Mpumalanga first XV

HTS Middelburg

No. 113 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 6 in Mpumalanga.

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

Rating

1542

started 2026 at 1769

2026 record

8-0-8

16 matches

Points

358-429

-71 difference

Last 5

WLLLL

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 33-26 against Montana (BB), a match HTS Middelburg had a 37% 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
08 Aug	at NelspruitNV Plate	12-20	17%	-17	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
01 Aug	vs ZwartkopNV Plate	14-50	10%	-14	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Jul	vs Oos-MootNV Plate	19-32	70%	-92	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
06 Jun	at TransvaliaNV Plate	18-21	51%	-35	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 May	vs WesvaliaNV Plate	29-22	71%	+28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
23 May	at KlerksdorpNV Plate	21-19	42%	+30	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 May	vs Montana (BB)NV Plate	33-26	37%	+67	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
09 May	at Middelburg	10-26	49%	-69	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 May	at Kempton ParkNV Plate	12-27	61%	-87	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
18 Apr	MiddelburgNWU Skolesportreeks Final 5-6	15-12	68%	+20	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	EG JansenNWU Skolesportreeks SF 5-8	46-31	75%	+31	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 Mar	Nico MalanNMI Toyota Noord Suid	31-28	57%	+28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Mar	TrioNMI Toyota Noord Suid	25-27	76%	-44	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
14 Mar	vs Piet RetiefNWU Skolesportreeks	35-22	87%	+15	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
10 Mar	at WaterkloofNWU Skolesportreeks	9-40	54%	-94	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Feb	vs Ligbron Akademie	29-26	92%	+5	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

2025: played 19, won 12, drew 0, lost 7, points 499-335.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
30 Aug	at MiddelburgNV Plate Final	19-11	35%	+70	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
23 Aug	at KlerksdorpNV Plate SF	23-10	45%	+69	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
09 Aug	at ZwartkopNV Plate	30-36	16%	-14	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 Aug	vs Ligbron AkademieNV Plate	41-32	88%	+12	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	vs Kempton ParkNV Plate	22-3	93%	+8	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Jun	vs KlerksdorpNV Plate	62-26	59%	+71	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
31 May	at WesvaliaNV Plate	24-22	23%	+44	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
17 May	vs MiddelburgNV Plate	11-16	40%	-32	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
10 May	at Marais ViljoenNV Plate	44-15	59%	+64	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
24 Apr	at Oos-MootNV Plate, rain ended game early	21-23	51%	-28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
12 Apr	TransvaliaNWU SS Reeks Final@EG Jansen	10-21	72%	-92	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
05 Apr	vs Landboudal	31-10	83%	+23	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
03 Apr	vs DF Malan	27-9	86%	+18	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
01 Apr	GlenwoodGlenwood Fest	5-7	70%	-39	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
29 Mar	Fochville	26-5	79%	+17	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Mar	WaterkloofNWU SS Reeks SF 1-4	22-26	39%	-29	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
08 Mar	at NelspruitNWU SS Reeks	24-18	42%	+55	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
08 Mar	Kempton Park	27-33	83%	-53	SA School Sports(one source)
01 Mar	vs EG JansenNWU SS Reeks	30-12	33%	+104	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	16	8-0-8	50%	358	429	-71	22.4	26.8
2025	19	12-0-7	63%	499	335	+164	26.3	17.6
2024	18	13-0-5	72%	529	341	+188	29.4	18.9
2023	14	2-1-11	14%	272	389	-117	19.4	27.8
2022	16	5-2-9	31%	319	470	-151	19.9	29.4