Eastern Cape first XV

Nico Malan

No. 35 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 3 in Eastern Cape.

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

Rating

1804

started 2026 at 1661

2026 record

10-2-4

16 matches

Points

489-424

+65 difference

Last 5

DDWWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 35-34 against Framesby, a match Nico Malan had a 29% 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
07 Aug	at Brandwag (EP)	26-12	51%	+62	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Aug	vs Daniel Pienaar	47-27	76%	+33	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Jul	vs DF Malherbe	95-12	76%	+48	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
30 May	vs Graeme College	27-27	31%	+9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
23 May	at Marlow Landbou	25-25	65%	-7	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
02 May	Point	24-13	74%	+18	SA School Sports(one source)
01 May	vs Punt HS	24-13	92%	+9	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
27 Apr	MonumentABSA Wildeklawer	15-52	15%	-23	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
24 Apr	EG JansenABSA Wildeklawer	31-24	59%	+40	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
18 Apr	at Framesby	35-34	29%	+25	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	vs Muir College	31-24	80%	+19	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 Mar	HTS MiddelburgNMI Toyota Noord Suid	28-31	43%	-28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Mar	Welkom GimnasiumNMI Toyota Noord Suid	43-54	64%	-80	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
20 Mar	Queen’sGraeme Rugby Festival	24-19	33%	+61	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	at Outeniqua	0-45	28%	-49	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	Bergsig Ak	14-12	68%	+10	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 17, won 11, drew 1, lost 5, points 489-311.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
23 Aug	vs Framesby	17-22	82%	-77	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
16 Aug	at Punt HS	24-17	94%	+5	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
16 Aug	Point	24-17	82%	+10	SA School Sports(one source)
09 Aug	vs Brandwag (EP)	12-19	62%	-63	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
02 Aug	at Daniel Pienaar	38-8	80%	+29	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	vs DF Malherbe	57-5	93%	+11	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
31 May	at Graeme College	42-43	63%	-23	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
24 May	vs Marlow Landbou	26-7	70%	+42	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
10 May	at Pearson	18-10	50%	+51	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
30 Apr	GlenwoodABSA Wildeklawer	41-39	61%	+20	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Apr	at Muir College	43-14	73%	+40	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
12 Apr	at Langenhoven Gimnasium	53-3	74%	+45	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Apr	RustenburgNMI Toyota Noord Suid	15-15	32%	+9	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	HelpmekaarNMI Toyota Noord Suid	17-33	56%	-78	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	Dale CollegeGraeme Rugby Festival	24-22	80%	+10	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
15 Mar	vs Kingswood College	24-10	35%	+91	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	vs Outeniqua	14-27	60%	-77	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	16	10-2-4	63%	489	424	+65	30.6	26.5
2025	17	11-1-5	65%	489	311	+178	28.8	18.3
2024	19	13-0-6	68%	486	377	+109	25.6	19.8
2023	21	13-2-6	62%	548	322	+226	26.1	15.3
2022	17	7-0-10	41%	380	320	+60	22.4	18.8