After successive draws in 2025, SACS and Bishops aim to break the deadlock
SACS vs Diocesan College
SACS hosts Bishops at 12:30 on Memorial Field on Saturday in the first southern suburbs’ derby of the season for both outfits.
Last season, neither side won against the other. That’s because they shared 18-18 and 14-14 draws in 2025. Bishops was the most recent winner, but even then, there was almost nothing to separate the teams, with the home side triumphing 12-10 on the Piley Rees in August 2024.
SACS will be licking their wounds. Since opening their season with back-to-back wins, they’ve suffered three consecutive losses – most recently a narrow 20-18 defeat to Hoërskool Durbanville.
Bishops, meanwhile, will have an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Should they win, it would mean a first southern suburbs’ scalp of the season for the side, and also a return to winning ways after they fell to their first loss of the season at the St John’s Easter Festival, going down 26-39 to Graeme College.
Both outfits boast inside centres who run good lines at speed, and are very handy playmakers, capable of finding space both for themselves and their teammates to exploit.
SACS’s James Sale proved his abilities with two tries against Durbies last weekend, while Bishops’ Boytjé Fyfer has also delivered many performances of a similar calibre in the past.
Based on recent contests between the rivals, there should be little between them at the final whistle.
Milnerton High vs Hoërskool Brackenfell
Milnerton High lost their sixth match in a row against Hoërskool Parel Vallei on Saturday. They’ll be aiming to take out their frustration at home against Hoërskool Brackenfell when the sides kick off at 11:30.
Brakkies haven’t been in their best form either, losing four of their five matches, including a 6-12 setback against Hoërskool Bellville last Saturday.
When they met at Brackenfell last year, Millies earned themselves a 22-8 triumph. This time out, it will likely be a closer affair between two units desperate to claim a victory.
Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Hopefield
Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr hosts Hoërskool Hopefield at 13:30 on Saturday. When they met last year in Hopefield, it was a tight clash, with Charlies emerging from it the 17-14 victors.
Last Saturday, they were also on the winning side, downing Hoërskool Strand 43-24. They’ll be confident of victory again. However, with the margin of victory being so close last time out, Hopefield will believe they, too, are in with a decent chance of victory.
TEAMS
SACS vs Diocesan College at 12:30 on Memorial Field on Saturday.
SACS: 15 Nahum Koen, 14 Dayyaan Conrad, 13 Luca Orgill, 12 James Sale, 11 Josh Gorgens, 10 Jake Dave, 9 Jordan Forbes, 8 Stephan Kruger, 7 Dom Raisbeck, 6 Kwakhanya Gobe, 5 Cameron Hirst, 4 RJ Cunningham, 3 Deen Fortuin, 2 Zac Dall, 1 Qiraan Hermans.
Diocesan College / Bishops: 15 Caleb Clark, 14 Elihle Tsobo, 13 Danny Newton, 12 Boytjé Fyfer, 11 Lulibo Nyawula, 10 Christian Toweel, 9 Rhys Jack, 8 Jack Venter, 7 Luke Hofmeyr, 6 James Gordon, 5 Alex Vincent, 4 Dan Coetzee, 3 Jack Hibling, 2 Joe Lanning, 1 Sam Bey.
Minerton High vs Hoërskool Brackenfell at 11:30 on Saturday.
Milnerton (likely): 15 Chadlin Sellidon, 14 Akho Mkaya, 13 Josh Marran, 12 Connor Petrie, 11 Nurudeen Wanza, 10 James Ferreira, 9 Callan Lackay, 8 Likhona Anda, 7 Sibabalo Siwisa, 6 Joshua White, 5 Nico Lourens, 4 Gregory Tshibangu, 3 Kyle Janse van Rensburg, 2 Liam Plaaitjies, 1 Troy Jackson.
Brackenfell: N/A.
Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr vs Hoërskool Hopefield at 13:30 on Saturday.
Charlie Hofmeyr: N/A.
Hopefield: N/A.
