Eastern Cape first XV

Despatch

No. 218 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 25 in Eastern Cape.

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

Rating

1329

started 2026 at 1331

2026 record

1-1-3

5 matches

Points

99-122

-23 difference

Last 5

LWLDL

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 31-27 against Otto du Plessis, a match Despatch had a 45% 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
30 May	Otto du Plessis	21-29	42%	-26	SA School Sports(one source)
23 May	vs Daniel Pienaar	18-18	32%	+9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
16 May	Andrew Rabie	17-22	9%	-4	SA School Sports(one source)
09 May	Otto du Plessis	31-27	45%	+26	SA School Sports(one source)
18 Apr	Bergsig Ak	12-26	11%	-7	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 8, won 0, drew 0, lost 8, points 119-249.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
21 Jun	Bergsig Ak	5-29	16%	-13	SA School Sports(one source)
31 May	Otto du Plessis	7-38	19%	-17	SA School Sports(one source)
24 May	at Daniel Pienaar	29-43	36%	-46	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
17 May	Andrew Rabie	27-46	17%	-13	SA School Sports(one source)
10 May	Otto du Plessis	15-43	31%	-28	SA School Sports(one source)
29 Mar	George HS	17-20	36%	-14	SA School Sports(one source)
15 Mar	PearsonKirkwood R/D	11-19	22%	-21	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
08 Mar	Cradock	8-11	38%	-15	SA School Sports(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	5	1-1-3	20%	99	122	-23	19.8	24.4
2025	8	0-0-8	0%	119	249	-130	14.9	31.1
2024	8	3-0-5	38%	110	152	-42	13.8	19.0
2023	10	6-1-3	60%	234	158	+76	23.4	15.8
2022	8	0-0-8	0%	47	193	-146	5.9	24.1