A derby-filled Saturday of schools rugby will see Affies travel to the Cape Winelands looking for back-to-back wins over Paarl Gimnasium for the first time in more than a decade.
The third Premier Interschools match of the season is a real mouth-watering derby as giants from the north and south clash for the fifth time in the televised schoolboy series. Prior to this annual fixture being introduced in 2017, the two schools did not regularly meet and only dueled on odd occasions at festivals.
The third Premier Interschools match of the season is a real mouth-watering derby as giants from the north and south clash for the fifth time in the televised schoolboy series.
Since their first encounter in 1967, they have only clashed 20 times in 56 years with Paarl Gim winning 11, Affies seven, and two draws. This year the giants of the north travel down to beautiful Paarl to challenge Paarl Gim at their fortress, the Jan Kriel Field.
Paarl Gym will look to avenge their 2022 defeat and restore dominance over their Pretoria rivals. Affies, meanwhile, are chasing the prospect of successive wins against Paarl Gim for the first time since 2012.
Source: SARugbyMag
