The school rugby rankings for 2016
There are different ranking metrics and sites to measure the top rugby teams, and no one is definitive. So here we round up the big lists to give you a fair idea of which South African schools are breeding our nation's finest young rugby players.
The SA School Sports Totalsports First XV rankings 2016:
1. Paarl Boys High, Paarl
2. Affies, Pretoria
3. Grey College, Bloemfontein
4. Paarl Gim, Paarl
5. Dale College Boys' High School, King William's Town
6. Boland Landbou, Paarl
7. Kearsney College
8. Hoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
9. Helpmekaar Kollege, Johannesburg
10. Selborne College, East London
11. Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
12. Glenwood High School, Durban
13. Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen, Boksburg
14. Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg
15. Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
16. Kingswood College, Grahamstown
17. Hoërskool Outeniqua, George
18. SACS (South African College High School), Cape Town
19. Hoërskool Garsfontein (Garsies), Pretoria
20. Hoërskool Oos-Moot, Pretoria
To see the rest of the 100 rankings, visit SA School Sports.
Rugby365.com’s top 20 schools 2016:
1. Paarl Boys' High, Paarl
2. Grey College, Bloemfontein
3. Affies, Pretoria
4. Paarl Gim, Paarl
5. Boland Landbou, Paarl
6. Helpmekaar Kollege, Johannesburg
7. Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen, Boksburg
8. Hoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
9. Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdal
10. Glenwood High School, Durban
11. Hoërskool Garsfontein (Garsies), Pretoria
12. Paul Roos Gymnasium
13. Hoërskool Outeniqua, George
14. Selborne College, East London
15. Dale College Boys' High School, King William's Town
16. Hoërskool Diamantveld, Kimberley
17. Hoërskool Nelspruit
18. Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
19. Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg
20. Welkom Gimnasium, Welkom
To see the top schools for the past decade and get more info on how this list was compiled, visit Rugby365.com.
The Rugby15.co.za school rankings 2016:
1. Paarl Boys High
2. Grey College
3. Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), Pretoria
4. Paarl Gim
5. Hoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
6. Selborne College, East London
7. Glenwood High School, Durban
8. Dale College Boys' High School, King William's Town
9. Hoërskool Garsfontein (Garsies), Pretoria
10. Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen, Boksburg
11. Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Riversdal
12. Helpmekaar Kollege, Johannesburg
13. Hoërskool Outeniqua, George
14. Paul Roos Gymnasium
15. Boland Landbou, Paarl
16. Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
17. Hoërskool Nelspruit
18. Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg
19. Kingswood College, Grahamstown
20. Welkom Gimnasium, Welkom
For the full table, visit Rugby15.co.za.
For an infographic with the school rankings from 2012 to 2016, visit SchoolBoyRugby.co.za.
Which schools produced the 2016 Springbok squad?
In alphabetical order:
Hoërskool Bastion, Krugersdorp: Rudy Paige
Hoërskool Ben Vorster, Tzaneen: Trevor Nyakane
Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town: Nizaam Carr
Brackenfell High School, Cape Town: Cheslin Kolbe
Hoërskool Brits, Brits: Franco Mostert
Hoërskool Fichardtpark, Bloemfontein: Lionel Mapoe
Hoërskool Florida, Roodepoort: Elton Jantjies
Glenwood High School, Durban: Warren Whiteley
Grey College, Bloemfontein: Adriaan Strauss, Francois Venter, Johan Goosen and Piet van Zyl
Grey High School, Port Elizabeth: Sergeal Petersen
Höerskool Hugenote, Springs: Lood de Jager
Hoërskool Jim Fouché, Bloemfontein: Jamba Ulengo
HTS John Vorster, Pretoria: Tian Schoeman
Kearsney College, KwaZulu-Natal: Jean-Luc du Preez
King Edward VII School (KES), Johannesburg: Malcolm Marx
HTS Louis Botha, Bloemfontein: Teboho “Oupa” Mohojé
Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg: Jesse Kriel
Michaelhouse, KZN Midlands: Pat Lambie, Ruan Combrinck
Milnerton, Cape Town: Damian de Allende
Ntabankulu High School, Butterworth: Lizo Gqoboka
Paarl Boys' High (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl): Thomas du Toit
Paarl Gim, Paarl: Lourens Adriaanse
Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch: Steven Kitshoff
Peterhouse, Zimbabwe: Tendai Mtawarira
St. Alban's College, Pretoria: Bongi Mbonambi
Hoërskool Strand, Western Cape: Uzair Cassiem
Hoërskool Swartland, Malmesbury: Pieter-Steph du Toit
Hoërskool Tygerberg, Cape Town: Eben Etzebeth
Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria: Faf de Klerk and Rohan Janse van Rensburg
Sources: Supersport.com, Wikipedia
For general Springbok rugby news, visit Sport24.co.za.
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