King Price Derby Series to showcase the best that schoolboy rugby has to offer
The King Price Derby Series is set to elevate the passion, tradition, and rivalry of schoolboy rugby in 2026, delivering one of the most extensive and anticipated seasons yet.
This year’s King Price Derby Series will consist of 45 matches, which includes the biggest school rugby derby in the world between Paarl Boys’ High and Paarl Gimnasium.
The King Price Derby Series will see no less than 47 of South Africa’s top rugby schools in action, with the top talent taking their first steps towards higher honours.
Nothing divides and unites a community quite like interschool clashes, including famous traditional rivalries between Paarl Gimnasium and Paarl Boys’ High, HTS Middelburg and Hoërskool Middelburg, Duineveld and Hoërskool Upington, King Edward VII and Jeppe, and Voortrekker vs Witteberg, among many other noteworthy games.
The list of prominent schools participating in the King Price Schools Derby Series also includes Grey College, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria, Outeniqua, SACS, Rondebosch Boys’ High, Boland Landbou, Maritzburg College, Queen’s College, Oakdale Landbou, Durban High School, Selborne College, Waterkloof, and Garsfontein.
All 45 derbies will be broadcast on the SuperSport Schools’ linear channel 216 on DStv, and via the SuperSport Schools App, ensuring nationwide access to every big moment.
“The King Price Derby Series gives talented young players a national stage, whether they come from a powerhouse or smaller community school, and that matters to us. It is more than a sponsorship. It is a statement about belief, opportunity, and building the next generation of South African rugby,” says De Wet van Deventer, Chief Marketing Officer at King Price.
Dedicated rugby fans will be able to tune in every Saturday, with live broadcasts starting at 14:00, second‑round matches at 15:30, and delayed broadcasts at 18:00 and 19:30, ensuring a full day of school rugby action across 16 Saturdays.
“Schools rugby has shaped the Springboks for generations, earning passionate support from fans and drawing audiences that outshine many provincial matches. The King Price Schools Rugby Derby Series celebrates this heritage and looks to grow it even more,” says JD Henderson, Managing Director of Provantage Sports.
Provantage’s successful delivery of the inaugural Derby Series demonstrated their ability to highlight school rugby communities, create meaningful commercial value for participating schools, and open new opportunities for stakeholders across the ecosystem.
The Fixtures:
14 March 2026
Outeniqua vs Nico Malan
Northwood vs Glenwood
21 March 2026
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Affies
Grey College vs Monument
Westville Boys’ High vs Maritzburg College
11 April 2026
Affies vs Paarl Gimnasium
Paarl Boys’ High vs Oakdale Landbou
Jeppe High School for Boys vs King Edward VII
18 April 2026
Noordheuwel vs King Edward VII
Paarl Gimnasium vs Grey College
Garsfontein vs Affies
Grey High School vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
30 April 2026
Kingswood College vs Pretoria Boys High
9 May 2026
Grey College vs Paarl Boys’ High
Hoërskool Middelburg vs HTS Middelburg
Nico Malan vs Pearson
16 May 2026
Affies vs Grey College
Monument vs Jeppe High School for Boys
Oakdale Landbou vs Outeniqua
St Charles College vs Glenwood
23 May 2026
Hoërskool Durbanville vs Diocesan College
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Paarl Boys’ High
Voortrekker vs Witteberg
St Stithians College vs Parktown Boys’ High
30 May 2026
Durban High School vs Westville Boys’ High
Queen’s College vs St Andrew’s College
6 June 2026
Paarl Gimnasium vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
Kearsney College vs Maritzburg College
Selborne College vs St Andrew’s College
13 June 2026
St Andrew’s College vs Kingswood College
20 June 2026
St John’s College vs St Stithians College
25 July 2026
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Boland Landbou
Framesby vs Grey High School
Maritzburg College vs Affies
1 August 2026
King Edward VII vs Jeppe High School for Boys
Paarl Boys’ High vs Paarl Gimnasium
Stellenberg vs Hoërskool Durbanville
8 August 2026
Boland Landbou vs Oakdale Landbou
Pretoria Boys’ High vs Affies
Duineveld vs Hoërskool Upington
15 August 2026
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Grey College
Dale College vs Queen’s College
25 August 2026
SACS vs Wynberg Boys’ High
Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Diocesan College
Robertson vs Charlie Hofmeyr
