2026 season

Western Cape schools rugby rankings

71 Western Cape schools ranked. Paarl Gimnasium is the top-rated side, and No. 1 in the country.

Updated 24 Oct 2026, with results to 22 Aug 2026.

No. 1 in Western Cape

Paarl Gimnasium

No. 1 nationally, rating 2356

In the national top 25

of 71 Western Cape schools ranked

Best record

Sao Bras

5-0-0

Most points

Paarl Gimnasium

760 in 15 matches

Western Cape first XV table, 2026

#	School	Rating	P	W-D-L	Last 5	+/-
1	Paarl Gimnasium	2356	15	14-0-1	WWWWW	+533
2	Paul Roos Gimnasium	2153	16	14-0-2	WLWWW	+214
3	Paarl Boys' High	2065	14	8-1-5	LWWWL	+124
4	Stellenberg	2056	17	15-0-2	WWWWW	+372
5	Drostdy	1969	14	12-0-2	WWWWW	+309
6	Rondebosch Boys' High	1929	17	12-0-5	WLWWW	+210
7	Parel Vallei	1900	14	13-0-1	LWWWW	+308
8	Charlie Hofmeyr	1885	14	13-0-1	LWWWW	+281
9	Swartland	1871	16	12-1-3	WWWWW	+218
10	SACS	1849	18	9-0-9	WLLWW	+57
11	Oakdale Landbou	1827	14	6-1-7	WLLWL	+25
12	Wynberg Boys' High	1818	16	10-0-6	WWWLL	+79
13	Outeniqua	1782	14	7-1-6	LWLLL	+187
14	Hoërskool Lutzville	1763	11	10-0-1	WWWWW	+225
15	Porterville	1733	14	11-1-2	DWWWW	+234
16	Overberg	1719	14	11-0-3	WWWWW	+256
17	Robertson	1696	17	11-1-5	WLWWL	+219
18	Boland Landbou	1695	15	5-0-10	LLLLW	-125
19	Sao Bras	1692	5	5-0-0	WWWWW	+74
20	Hugenote (Wellington)	1689	16	11-0-5	WLWWL	+88
21	Oudtshoorn	1679	15	10-0-5	LWWWW	+323
22	Durbanville	1662	15	6-0-9	LLWLL	-51
23	Hopefield	1650	12	8-0-4	WWWLL	+185
24	HTS Bellville	1643	12	9-0-3	WWLWW	+148
25	Bellville	1627	19	11-0-8	LWWWL	-36
26	Labori	1597	17	10-2-5	WLLWW	+99
27	The Settlers	1579	10	6-0-4	LWWWW	+25
28	Wittedrift	1571	7	4-0-3	WWLLW	+29
29	Worcester Gimnasium	1570	13	5-0-8	WWLLW	-210
30	Montagu	1564	21	9-3-9	WLWWL	+56
31	Camps Bay	1554	8	4-1-3	LWWLD	+57
32	Langenhoven Gimnasium	1541	11	6-0-5	WWWLL	+80
33	George HS	1540	7	3-0-4	LWWLW	+10
34	Somerset College	1529	9	5-0-4	WLWLW	+2
35	Augsburg	1525	12	6-0-6	WWLLL	+114
36	Strand	1521	19	8-0-11	WLLLW	-19
37	Stellenbosch	1516	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	-23
38	Brackenfell	1505	20	10-1-9	WWLLW	-2
39	Paul Sauer	1504	5	4-0-1	WWWLW	+17
40	HTS Eden	1493	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	+24
41	De Villiers Graaff	1490	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	+25
42	Jan van Riebeeck	1488	9	5-1-3	LLWLW	+87
43	Hottentots Holland	1487	9	4-0-5	WWLLL	+15
44	Jakes Gerwel	1482	7	3-0-4	LLWLW	-15
45	DF Akademie	1481	15	6-1-8	WWLWL	+22
46	Bishops	1480	16	5-0-11	LLLLL	-286
47	Bergvliet	1473	9	5-0-4	WLWWL	-5
48	Fairmont	1471	10	5-0-5	WLLWW	+12
49	Kuswag	1463	8	2-0-6	LLLWW	-60
50	Edgemead	1462	11	5-1-5	DLWWL	0
51	Milnerton	1449	16	3-1-12	WLWLW	-231
52	Knysna	1449	7	3-0-4	WLLWL	-22
53	Swellendam	1448	12	7-0-5	WLLWL	+82
54	Vredendal	1446	6	2-0-4	WLLLW	-4
55	York	1445	10	5-0-5	LWWLL	+15
56	Fish Hoek	1435	5	1-1-3	LLLDW	-78
57	Curro Durbanville	1432	5	2-1-2	LDWLW	-12
58	Bosmansdam	1412	12	6-0-6	WLLLL	+91
59	Hoërskool Vredenburg	1353	7	3-1-3	WDWLL	-51
60	Tygerberg	1352	18	6-1-11	LLLWL	-243
61	Glenwood House	1350	8	2-0-6	LWLWL	-41
62	Point	1348	12	3-0-9	LLLLW	-35
63	Bredasdorp	1344	12	3-1-8	LWWWL	-155
64	Hermanus	1343	15	4-0-11	LLLWL	-256
65	Melkbosstrand	1318	18	5-0-13	LWLLL	-174
66	Piketberg	1318	11	3-0-8	LLLWL	-261
67	Curro Langebaan	1306	5	1-0-4	LLLLW	-116
68	Dirkie Uys	1270	9	1-0-8	LLWLL	-217
69	Punt HS	1200	8	0-0-8	LLLLL	-118
70	Curro Hermanus	1180	6	0-0-6	LLLLL	-167
71	Langenhoven HS	1168	9	0-0-9	LLLLL	-252

Ranks here are within Western Cape; each school's national place in the South African schools rugby rankings is on its own page. 9 Western Cape schools are in the national top 25: Paarl Gimnasium (No. 1), Paul Roos Gimnasium (No. 4), Paarl Boys' High (No. 7), Stellenberg (No. 8), Drostdy (No. 11), Rondebosch Boys' High (No. 16), Parel Vallei (No. 19), Charlie Hofmeyr (No. 21), Swartland (No. 24).