Western Cape first XV

Hopefield

No. 74 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 23 in Western Cape.

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

Rating

1650

started 2026 at 1662

2026 record

8-0-4

12 matches

Points

374-189

+185 difference

Last 5

WWWLL

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 29-3 against Labori, a match Hopefield had a 63% 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
06 Aug	vs Swartland	14-24	45%	-49	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Aug	at Hugenote (Wellington)	34-39	65%	-60	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Jul	Labori	29-3	63%	+34	SA School Sports(one source)
23 May	Piketberg	43-7	91%	+8	SA School Sports(one source)
16 May	vs Melkbosstrand	29-7	91%	+11	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Apr	vs Dirkie Uys	76-7	94%	+10	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
18 Apr	at Charlie Hofmeyr	10-29	35%	-49	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	Bosmansdam	19-24	72%	-40	SA School Sports(one source)
30 Mar	BosmansdamPatriot Fest	29-5	65%	+52	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Mar	Windhoek HSPatriot Fest	29-18	76%	+26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Mar	at Bellville	21-19	64%	+18	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
14 Mar	Wesbank	41-7	72%	+27	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 10, won 8, drew 0, lost 2, points 307-118.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
09 Aug	Curro Langebaan	27-14	85%	+10	SA School Sports(one source)
02 Aug	at Swartland	31-20	83%	+18	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Jun	Thomas Rich	29-14	76%	+18	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Jun	Labori	46-6	65%	+35	SA School Sports(one source)
17 May	vs Melkbosstrand	32-10	92%	+10	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
10 May	Dirkie Uys	49-5	83%	+17	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Apr	vs Charlie Hofmeyr	14-17	69%	-47	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 Apr	at Bellville	22-15	47%	+53	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Steynville	52-7	59%	+44	SA School Sports(one source)
08 Mar	Augsburg	5-10	74%	-41	SA School Sports(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	12	8-0-4	67%	374	189	+185	31.2	15.8
2025	10	8-0-2	80%	307	118	+189	30.7	11.8
2024	17	11-0-6	65%	404	256	+148	23.8	15.1
2023	10	7-0-3	70%	254	207	+47	25.4	20.7
2022	14	8-0-6	57%	297	247	+50	21.2	17.6