PK Sports Tours: School Rugby Tours to Cape Town & South Africa:

It is believed by many, that for pure enjoyment, passion and commitment, little beats the rivalry that is produced at school  level. This certainly is the case in South Africa, especially in the Western Cape Region, where inter-school rivalry has been fought out on the rugby fields since the late 19th century.

The schools highlighted above are a few of the oldest in the region, with annual clashes that can be likened to any test match in the “real rugby world” and have been ongoing for well over a century, but, there are many others, in fact hundreds, that do battle every Saturday morning during the season.

Traditional Derbies include:

• The annual match between Bishops (Diocesan College) and SACS (South African College School), which is believed to date back to 1892

• SACS and Wynberg Boys’, the two oldest state schools in South Africa, still battle it out on Derby Saturday

• The annual derby between Paarl Boys’ High and Paarl Gym, dating back to 1915, which attracts crowds in excess of 15 000 every year

• More recently, the intense rivalry between Bishops and Rondebosch Boys’, a contest that attracts thousands on wintry Saturday mornings