KwaZulu-Natal first XV

Michaelhouse

No. 20 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 4 in KwaZulu-Natal.

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

Rating

1894

started 2026 at 1573

2026 record

9-0-5

14 matches

Points

424-314

+110 difference

Last 5

WWLWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 29-27 against Affies, a match Michaelhouse had a 16% 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
20 Jun	vs Hilton College	20-16	36%	+54	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
13 Jun	at Maritzburg College	24-17	17%	+92	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
06 Jun	at Westville Boys' High	19-52	36%	-60	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
30 May	vs Pretoria BH	53-17	84%	+26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 May	at St John’s	34-14	51%	+69	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
09 May	Kearsney CollegeSharks Rugby Day @ Hilton	31-32	44%	-14	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
02 May	at Hilton College	21-23	15%	-7	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
27 Apr	St Andrew’sGrey Rugby Festival	41-5	80%	+32	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Apr	Grey High SchoolGrey Rugby Festival	19-28	61%	-70	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
06 Apr	JeppePretoria BH 125th Fest	40-36	57%	+33	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
04 Apr	AffiesPretoria BH 125th Fest	29-27	16%	+51	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	vs Northwood	28-14	41%	+82	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
14 Mar	at Durban HS	20-26	10%	-9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	St Charles College	45-7	58%	+43	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 17, won 4, drew 3, lost 10, points 493-423.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
21 Jun	at Hilton College	20-29	12%	-12	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
14 Jun	vs Westville Boys' High	20-50	11%	-16	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
07 Jun	vs Maritzburg College	25-31	60%	-56	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 May	at Pretoria BH	31-24	39%	+61	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
16 May	NorthwoodSharks Rugby Day @ Hilton	29-43	32%	-40	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
09 May	vs Kearsney College	50-17	43%	+102	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
03 May	vs Hilton College	20-25	22%	-17	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Apr	vs Peterhouse	80-5	83%	+31	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
19 Apr	St Stithians CollegeSt Stithians Easter R/F	19-27	66%	-73	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
17 Apr	St John’s (Harare)St Stithians Easter R/F	65-14	53%	+88	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 Apr	at St Andrew’s	22-22	25%	+12	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 Apr	at Selborne College	22-22	26%	+12	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
31 Mar	BishopsGrey Rugby Festival	17-26	56%	-64	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Grey High SchoolGrey Rugby Festival	28-28	27%	+11	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
22 Mar	vs Durban HS	22-28	14%	-11	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
15 Mar	at Northwood	13-15	26%	-13	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	vs Helpmekaar	10-17	53%	-52	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	14	9-0-5	64%	424	314	+110	30.3	22.4
2025	17	4-3-10	24%	493	423	+70	29.0	24.9
2024	15	8-0-7	53%	368	307	+61	24.5	20.5
2023	15	13-1-1	87%	433	270	+163	28.9	18.0
2022	15	10-0-5	67%	401	254	+147	26.7	16.9