Mpumalanga first XV

Nelspruit

No. 38 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 1 in Mpumalanga.

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

Rating

1794

started 2026 at 1543

2026 record

12-0-5

17 matches

Points

454-486

-32 difference

Last 5

LWWWL

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 37-31 against Montana (BB), a match Nelspruit had a 20% chance of winning before kick-off.

Rating through the season

Rating after each match this season. Season start is the left edge.

2026 results

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
22 Aug	vs ZwartkopNV Plate Final	22-41	27%	-35	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
18 Aug	vs Kempton ParkNV Plate SF	29-15	67%	+43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Aug	vs HTS MiddelburgNV Plate	20-12	83%	+17	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
01 Aug	vs Kempton ParkNV Plate	30-29	50%	+17	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
25 Jul	at ZwartkopNV Plate	33-49	16%	-20	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
06 Jun	at WesvaliaNV Plate	28-15	68%	+38	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 May	vs KlerksdorpNV Plate	24-19	64%	+31	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
09 May	at Montana (BB)NV Plate	37-31	20%	+82	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
01 May	vs TransvaliaNV Plate	31-20	47%	+65	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
18 Apr	Oos-MootNWU Skolesportreeks Final 3-4	14-31	65%	-95	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	WaterkloofNWU Skolesportreeks SF 1-4	32-71	29%	-47	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
04 Apr	St Alban’sSt John’s Easter R/F	24-21	88%	+7	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
02 Apr	Hilton CollegeSt John’s Easter R/F	14-65	29%	-51	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 Mar	Beth. VoortrekkerNMI Toyota Noord Suid	42-22	86%	+19	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
27 Mar	FramesbyNMI Toyota Noord Suid	29-14	38%	+86	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	at Kempton ParkNWU Skolesportreeks	25-15	47%	+60	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	vs EG JansenNWU Skolesportreeks	20-16	54%	+36	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

2025 results

2025: played 19, won 7, drew 0, lost 12, points 427-546.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
09 Aug	vs EG JansenNV Cup	27-21	37%	+64	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
02 Aug	at TransvaliaNV Cup	19-20	22%	-7	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
14 Jun	at MonumentNV Cup	34-41	27%	-26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Jun	Noordheuwel	14-27	59%	-46	SA School Sports(one source)
07 Jun	vs NoordheuwelNV Cup	14-27	37%	-44	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
31 May	at GarsfonteinNV Cup	20-32	8%	-9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
24 May	at RustenburgNV Cup	32-38	32%	-29	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
17 May	vs HelpmekaarNV Cup	13-22	40%	-42	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
10 May	at MenloparkNV Cup	17-40	27%	-39	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Apr	vs WaterkloofNV Cup	31-24	55%	+46	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
19 Apr	Maritzburg CollegeSt John’s Easter R/F	22-13	43%	+65	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
17 Apr	Welkom GimnasiumSt John’s Easter R/F	34-31	55%	+29	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
12 Apr	MiddelburgNWU SS Reeks Final@EG Jansen	26-27	26%	-8	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Apr	Rondebosch Boys' HighNMI Toyota Noord Suid	12-47	15%	-22	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Oakdale LandbouNMI Toyota Noord Suid	12-45	44%	-73	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	Oos-MootNWU SS Reeks SF 5-8	40-32	71%	+28	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
15 Mar	at EG JansenNWU SS Reeks	24-22	24%	+43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	vs HTS MiddelburgNWU SS Reeks	18-24	59%	-55	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Mar	vs MiddelburgNWU SS Reeks	18-13	65%	+30	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog

Season by season

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	17	12-0-5	71%	454	486	-32	26.7	28.6
2025	19	7-0-12	37%	427	546	-119	22.5	28.7
2024	20	10-1-9	50%	557	596	-39	27.9	29.8
2023	20	4-0-16	20%	303	756	-453	15.2	37.8
2022	18	14-0-4	78%	446	309	+137	24.8	17.2

Head to head

Also listed in results as: Hoerskool Nelspruit, Hoërskool Nelspruit.