Free State first XV

Jim Fouche

No. 22 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 3 in Free State.

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

Rating

1877

started 2026 at 1535

2026 record

14-0-1

15 matches

Points

437-278

+159 difference

Last 5

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most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 14-7 against Bergsig Ak, a match Jim Fouche had a 41% 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
15 Aug	vs Sentraal (FS)	35-25	82%	+19	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Aug	vs TrioWesgrow SSR	34-31	78%	+13	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Jul	at Beth. VoortrekkerWesgrow SSR	31-22	87%	+13	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
23 May	vs DiamantveldWesgrow SSR	23-22	52%	+16	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
16 May	at Sentraal (FS)Wesgrow SSR	38-28	50%	+56	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
08 May	vs Duineveld	31-24	95%	+4	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Apr	at Bergsig AkBergsig Sport Fest	14-7	41%	+59	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
18 Apr	at Landboudal	31-19	71%	+32	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	at FichardtparkWesgrow SSR	17-29	61%	-80	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
03 Apr	Roots GimSCST in George	21-20	80%	+6	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
30 Mar	Brandwag (Benoni)SCST in George	30-5	43%	+91	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
21 Mar	vs WittebergWesgrow SSR	24-19	75%	+21	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	at Goudveld-HoërskoolWesgrow SSR	35-10	77%	+33	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	BurgersdorpFichardtpark S/D	61-7	77%	+40	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Feb	Hentie CilliersPresident Steyn S/D	12-10	63%	+19	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)

2025: played 19, won 13, drew 0, lost 6, points 679-391.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
16 Aug	at FichardtparkCheetahs final	10-17	56%	-59	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
09 Aug	vs Burgersdorp	71-10	90%	+18	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
02 Aug	vs Goudveld-HoërskoolWesgrow SSR	44-38	91%	+8	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	at WittebergWesgrow SSR	18-35	51%	-73	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 May	at DiamantveldWesgrow SSR	37-46	29%	-31	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
24 May	vs Landboudal	19-22	95%	-80	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
17 May	vs Sentraal (FS)	37-21	95%	+6	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
10 May	vs HTS Louis Botha	55-10	96%	+6	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
03 May	Hans Moore	65-17	92%	+8	SA School Sports(one source)
03 May	vs Dinamika	45-15	75%	+39	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
12 Apr	vs FichardtparkWesgrow SSR	20-16	85%	+11	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Apr	DF MalanGlenwood Fest	40-26	76%	+29	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Reitz	29-17	85%	+10	SA School Sports(one source)
29 Mar	Kzn Select	60-12	68%	+34	SA School Sports(one source)
22 Mar	vs Beth. VoortrekkerWesgrow SSR	28-10	40%	+90	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
15 Mar	at TrioWesgrow SSR	14-31	46%	-64	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	Burgersdorp	36-14	76%	+34	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
01 Mar	DuineveldFichardtpark S/D	39-10	31%	+121	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
22 Feb	Welkom GimnasiumPresident Steyn S/D	12-24	17%	-19	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	15	14-0-1	93%	437	278	+159	29.1	18.5
2025	19	13-0-6	68%	679	391	+288	35.7	20.6
2024	18	8-1-9	44%	433	415	+18	24.1	23.1
2023	21	12-1-8	57%	636	587	+49	30.3	28.0
2022	14	10-0-4	71%	412	228	+184	29.4	16.3

Also listed in results as: Jim Fouché.