Wildeklawer proposed fixtures for 2016
The top ranked South African school side of 2015, Paarl Boys’ High, will clash against the two Pretoria heavyweights, Waterkloof and Affies, at #Wildeklawer2016 in the proposed fixtures released on Wednesday. The clash on the second day against Affies promises to be one of the top clashes in schoolboy rugby for 2016.
Paarl Boys’ High finished the season unbeaten. The first time since 1982 that a first XV from the school managed to do so. The two new kids on the block Garsfontein and Stellenberg will play their first Wildeklawer games against Grey College and Noord-Kaap respectively. The match between Grey College and Garsfontein could be the match not to miss on the opening day.
All the matches on the A-field of the second day will be televised live on SuperSport. The tournament will once again be hosted by Diamantveld in the City of Diamonds. Diamantveld’s head coach of 2015, Jean Stemmet, already joined Paarl Gimnasium in a marketing position. Gimmies appointed a new head of rugby in former Springbok Pieter Rossouw.
Affies will also face the Kwaggas from Outeniqua in their opening match. Monument of Krugersdorp could expect some stiff opposition from Selborne College and Outeniqua in their two encounters in Kimberley.
The fixtures are:
Saturday, 30 April – A-field: Grey College vs. Garsfontein; Affies vs. Outeniqua; Monument vs. Selborne College; Paarl Boys’ High vs. Waterkloof; HTS Middelburg vs. Paul Roos; Menlopark vs. Paarl Gimnasium; Stellenberg vs. Noord-Kaap; EG Jansen vs. Louis Botha. B-field: Oakdale Landbou vs. Saru XV-tal; Diamantveld vs. Boland Landbou.
Monday, 2 May – Grey College vs. Oakdale Landbou; Affies vs. Paarl Boys’ High; Waterkloof vs. Boland Landbou; Monument vs. Outeniqua; Menlopark vs. Paul Roos; EG Jansen vs. Paarl Gimnasium; HTS Middelburg vs. Diamantveld; Noord-Kaap vs. Saru XV-tal. B-field: Louis Botha vs. Selborne College; Garsfontein vs. Stellenberg.
