2026 season
SA schools rugby rankings 2026: weekly updates
The national table after each of the 18 main weekends of 2026, rebuilt from every result. 3 schools held No. 1 at some point: Paarl Gimnasium, Durban HS, Grey College.
Updated , with results to .
Every update
| After the weekend of | No. 1 | Climbed most | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2026Final | Paarl Gimnasium | SACS, up 18 to No. 26 | 19 |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | SACS, up 11 to No. 44 | 45 |
| 08 Aug 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Pretoria Noord, up 26 to No. 45 | 62 |
| 01 Aug 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Queen’s, up 27 to No. 51 | 82 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Transvalia, up 13 to No. 48 | 86 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Michaelhouse, up 9 to No. 18 | 21 |
| 13 Jun 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Noordheuwel, up 16 to No. 14 | 32 |
| 06 Jun 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Potch Volkskool, up 36 to No. 44 | 54 |
| 30 May 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Jeppe, up 19 to No. 43 | 88 |
| 23 May 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | SACS, up 15 to No. 25 | 104 |
| 16 May 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Boland Landbou, up 15 to No. 56 | 105 |
| 09 May 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Nelspruit, up 24 to No. 47 | 96 |
| 02 May 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Kempton Park, up 27 to No. 56 | 59 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Ben Vorster, up 58 to No. 51 | 107 |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Noordheuwel, up 35 to No. 23 | 106 |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Paarl Gimnasium | Jeppe, up 6 to No. 25 | 101 |
| 04 Apr 2026 | Durban HS | None | 163 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Grey College | None | 140 |
The table today: full rankings. How it is worked out: how it works.