Limpopo first XV

Merensky

No. 215 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 8 in Limpopo.

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

Rating

1335

started 2026 at 1438

2026 record

5-0-9

14 matches

Points

339-440

-101 difference

Last 5

WWLLL

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 17-14 against Brandwag (Benoni), a match Merensky had a 21% 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
25 Jul	Potch Volkskool	10-35	8%	-6	SA School Sports(one source)
13 Jun	at Potch GimNV Bowl	17-48	27%	-43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
06 Jun	vs Die AnkerNV Bowl Oos	27-32	65%	-57	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 May	vs Brandwag (Benoni)NV Bowl Oos	17-14	21%	+60	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
23 May	at DinamikaNV Bowl Oos	36-27	25%	+89	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 May	vs Hugenote (Springs)NV Bowl Oos	25-28	38%	-24	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
09 May	at ErmeloNV Bowl Oos	34-44	31%	-34	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 May	at Frikkie Meyer	38-52	29%	-36	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
25 Apr	Marais ViljoenFairtree Sportfees @ Menlo	22-23	39%	-12	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Apr	Ligbron Akademie	29-59	64%	-67	SA School Sports(one source)
11 Apr	vs Secunda	15-41	77%	-130	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
01 Apr	Kalahari (Kuruman)Hansieweek	22-13	43%	+65	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 Mar	DriehoekHansieweek	33-12	53%	+70	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Mar	Hugenote (Springs)Hansieweek	14-12	56%	+23	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

2025: played 13, won 6, drew 2, lost 5, points 393-304.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
16 Aug	vs EldoraigneNV Bowl	8-36	85%	-154	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
09 Aug	at JeuglandNV Bowl	27-39	62%	-82	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
02 Aug	vs ErmeloNV Bowl	57-8	90%	+17	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	at RandburgNV Bowl	29-29	74%	-11	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Jun	at Potch GimNV Bowl	41-41	26%	+11	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
31 May	vs Potch VolkskoolNV Bowl	28-19	44%	+66	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
24 May	vs DinamikaNV Bowl	28-26	82%	+9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
17 May	at Bergsig AkNV Bowl	17-18	59%	-21	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 Apr	Hugenote (Wellington)Oakdale Festival	17-19	52%	-28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
29 Mar	Volkskool Graaf-reinet	31-19	49%	+38	SA School Sports(one source)
29 Mar	Graaff-Reinet VSOakdale Festival	31-19	48%	+64	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
22 Mar	HTS Tom Naudé	20-24	53%	-42	SuperSport Schools(one source)
08 Mar	Nylstroom	59-7	78%	+37	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	14	5-0-9	36%	339	440	-101	24.2	31.4
2025	13	6-2-5	46%	393	304	+89	30.2	23.4
2024	16	9-0-7	56%	597	369	+228	37.3	23.1
2023	14	9-0-5	64%	361	332	+29	25.8	23.7
2022	13	11-0-2	85%	401	215	+186	30.8	16.5

Also listed in results as: MERENKSY.