Rondebosch came from behind to beat rivals Bishops in one of two Cape Town schools derbies on Saturday, while St John’s claimed a big win in their derby against St Stithians.

Trailing 15-0 after a poor start to the match, Bosch used the power of their pack to drive them to a 20-15 victory in the 198th game played between the two schools, and the first since 2019.

In the other Cape derby of the weekend, Wynberg claimed a comfortable 40-15 win over SACS. The two Winelands schools also had good wins as Paarl Boys’ High beat Boland Landbou 47-22 and Paarl Gim defeated Oakdale 42-10.

In KwaZulu-Natal, Hilton were too strong for Kearsney, powering to a 52-10 win, while Northwood beat Clifton 30-14.

Further north, St John’s won their derby against St Stithians 56-9 and Pretoria Boys’ High beat St Benedict’s 29-10.

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Western Cape

Wynberg 40 SACS 15
Bishops 15 Rondebosch 20
Oakdale 10 Paarl Gim 42
Boland Landbou 22 Paarl Boys’ High 47

Eastern Cape

Dale 13 Kingswood 12
Selborne 90 Cambridge 0
Daniel Pienaar 3 Graeme 71

KwaZulu-Natal

Hilton 52 Kearsney 10
Northwood 30 Clifton 14
Westville 26 Maritzburg 42
Michaelhouse 54 St Charles 12

Gauteng

Pretoria Boys’ High 29 St Benedicts 10
Noordheuwel 50 Marais Viljoen 8
EG Jansen 26 Monument 43
Waterkloof 29 Helpmekaar 15
St John’s 56 St Stithians 9
St David’s 14 St Alban’s 38

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