Eastern Cape first XV

Daniel Pienaar

No. 86 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 12 in Eastern Cape.

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

Rating

1618

started 2026 at 1496

2026 record

9-3-6

18 matches

Points

444-530

-86 difference

Last 5

WWLWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 30-28 against Pearson, a match Daniel Pienaar had a 19% chance of winning before kick-off.

Rating through the season

Rating after each match this season. Season start is the left edge.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
22 Aug	at Muir College	17-13	79%	+15	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
15 Aug	vs Brandwag (EP)	24-12	48%	+67	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Aug	at Nico Malan	27-47	24%	-33	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Jul	vs Andrew Rabie	45-43	24%	+45	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
06 Jun	at Pearson	30-28	19%	+47	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 May	vs Grey High School	5-94	25%	-49	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
23 May	at Despatch	18-18	68%	-9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
01 May	at Brandwag (EP)	23-22	30%	+24	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Apr	Hudson ParkGrey Rugby Festival	34-34	50%	0	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
18 Apr	vs Otto du Plessis	33-10	49%	+81	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
11 Apr	vs Framesby	28-36	31%	-30	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Apr	RobertsonOakdale Festival	27-34	25%	-23	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 Mar	Marais ViljoenOakdale Festival	21-15	47%	+50	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
28 Mar	EllisrasOakdale Festival	27-37	50%	-57	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	StirlingGraeme Rugby Festival	24-24	63%	-6	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	vs Graeme College	22-48	41%	-61	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	vs Muir College	22-15	75%	+24	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Feb	HangklipGill Sports Day	17-0	70%	+38	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)

2025: played 18, won 5, drew 3, lost 10, points 378-472.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
23 Aug	at Muir College	17-17	62%	-6	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
16 Aug	at Brandwag (EP)	0-26	7%	-9	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
02 Aug	vs Nico Malan	8-38	20%	-29	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	at Andrew Rabie	18-0	16%	+133	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Jun	at Pearson	36-41	7%	-5	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
24 May	vs Despatch	43-29	64%	+46	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
10 May	at Punt HS	24-24	43%	+3	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
10 May	Point	24-24	23%	+8	SA School Sports(one source)
30 Apr	Windhoek HSPaul Roos Fest	22-26	35%	-26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Apr	BrackenfellPaul Roos Fest	21-26	31%	-25	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
26 Apr	vs Brandwag (EP)	19-22	17%	-10	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
19 Apr	at Otto du Plessis	21-20	27%	+26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
12 Apr	at Framesby	12-52	33%	-57	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 Mar	St Charles CollegeGrey Rugby Festival	13-26	44%	-55	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	vs Ithembelihle	31-13	62%	+53	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
21 Mar	UnionGraeme Rugby Festival	24-7	67%	+43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
15 Mar	at Graeme College	17-51	39%	-66	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	vs Muir College	28-30	79%	-45	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	18	9-3-6	50%	444	530	-86	24.7	29.4
2025	18	5-3-10	28%	378	472	-94	21.0	26.2
2024	17	10-0-7	59%	395	347	+48	23.2	20.4
2023	15	6-1-8	40%	243	315	-72	16.2	21.0
2022	17	6-0-11	35%	263	539	-276	15.5	31.7

Also listed in results as: HTS Daniel Pienaar, HTS Daniël Pienaar.