Eastern Cape first XV

Otto du Plessis

No. 111 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 13 in Eastern Cape.

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

Rating

1548

started 2026 at 1581

2026 record

7-0-7

14 matches

Points

366-307

+59 difference

Last 5

WWLWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 45-8 against Humansdorp, a match Otto du Plessis had a 30% 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	Bergsig Ak	23-18	69%	+15	SA School Sports(one source)
08 Aug	Alexander Road	60-8	31%	+84	SA School Sports(one source)
01 Aug	Andrew Rabie	12-15	17%	-6	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Jul	Victoria Park	40-10	84%	+14	SA School Sports(one source)
30 May	Despatch	29-21	59%	+26	SA School Sports(one source)
23 May	Humansdorp	45-8	30%	+79	SA School Sports(one source)
09 May	Despatch	27-31	55%	-26	SA School Sports(one source)
01 May	Welkom GimnasiumSentraal Festival	13-56	29%	-49	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
25 Apr	Bergsig Ak	10-13	22%	-8	SA School Sports(one source)
18 Apr	at Daniel Pienaar	10-33	51%	-81	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
11 Apr	Westering	47-14	52%	+49	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Mar	Muir CollegeGraeme Rugby Festival 2026	19-26	79%	-88	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	vs Brandwag (EP)	5-31	39%	-59	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	Oudtshoorn	26-23	74%	+16	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

2025: played 14, won 9, drew 0, lost 5, points 399-230.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
23 Aug	Cillie	72-28	72%	+28	SA School Sports(one source)
16 Aug	Bergsig Ak	17-12	47%	+28	SA School Sports(one source)
09 Aug	Alex Road	24-7	76%	+18	SA School Sports(one source)
02 Aug	Andrew Rabie	8-9	58%	-12	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Jun	Victoria Park	40-11	86%	+12	SA School Sports(one source)
31 May	Despatch	38-7	81%	+17	SA School Sports(one source)
10 May	Despatch	43-15	69%	+29	SA School Sports(one source)
26 Apr	Bergsig Ak	20-12	58%	+26	SA School Sports(one source)
19 Apr	vs Daniel Pienaar	20-21	73%	-26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Sao Bras	24-27	42%	-16	SA School Sports(one source)
22 Mar	CambridgeGraeme Rugby Festival 2025	21-24	78%	-57	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
20 Mar	Muir CollegeGraeme Rugby Festival	29-26	67%	+21	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
15 Mar	at Brandwag (EP)	7-31	30%	-45	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
08 Mar	Adelaide Gym	36-0	58%	+43	SA School Sports(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	14	7-0-7	50%	366	307	+59	26.1	21.9
2025	14	9-0-5	64%	399	230	+169	28.5	16.4
2024	13	9-0-4	69%	281	187	+94	21.6	14.4
2023	15	13-0-2	87%	476	206	+270	31.7	13.7
2022	15	12-0-3	80%	384	182	+202	25.6	12.1

Also listed in results as: OTTO DUPLESSIS.