Boland Landbou has ambitious goals in 2026

Boland Landbou almost delivered one of the upsets of the season in May last year, but they came up just short against Paul Roos Gimnasium at home, going down 36-40.

At the end of the season, in August, though, they succeeded in pulling off a big upset – albeit that Oakdale Landbou was without five players representing the SA u18 and SA u18A sides – winning 34-27 in Riversdal.

Historically, they are a tough and ferocious rugby school, with centre and wing, Canaan Moodie, their most recent old boy to be capped by the Springboks.

Looking ahead to the 2026 season, head coach Nico Breedt told SuperSport Schools Plus about some exciting talent in the Farmers‘ squad: “We have a few matrics who collected caps last year,” he said. “Those include Juan Visagie (eighthman), Chad Meintjies (lock), and Gehano van Bo (flyhalf/fullback).

“We also have some strong Grade 11 talent from last year’s Grant Khomo [team] coming through to the u19 level, including the likes of Divan Meyer, at inside centre, and Oloff Bergh, at scrumhalf.”

Breedt, who was in charge of the Maritzburg College 1st XV in 2025, will be assisted by Liaan Scriven, Albertus Buckle, and Juan Mostert. Johan van Rooyen serves as the side’s strength and conditioning coach.

“We’re excited about all our matches, especially the festivals,” Breedt said with optimism. “At the North-South Festival, we’ll get to play Menlopark and Helpmekaar. Then, at the Wildeklawer Festival, we’ll get to play Jeppe and Noordheuwel.”

While the Farmers have traditionally been competitive, their goal is to consistently challenge South Africa’s leading teams. “We want to be seen among the top 10 best rugby schools in the country,” Breedt explained.

If that’s their goal, they need look no further than their fellow Paarl schools, Paarl Boys’ High and Paarl Gimnasium, for a reminder of the standard that will be required to be regarded as one of the best.

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