Eastern Cape first XV

Stirling

No. 206 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 24 in Eastern Cape.

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

Rating

1358

started 2026 at 1337

2026 record

5-3-9

17 matches

Points

310-477

-167 difference

Last 5

LLLLD

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 28-24 against Sasolburg, a match Stirling 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
08 Aug	Ooskus Gimnasium	22-22	56%	-3	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Aug	at Hudson Park	17-38	13%	-17	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Jul	at Kingswood College	7-70	7%	-11	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
20 Jun	at Selborne College	7-85	16%	-29	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
13 Jun	vs Hudson Park	5-22	53%	-72	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
06 Jun	at Graeme College	7-43	9%	-14	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
30 May	Cambridge	31-15	76%	+31	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
16 May	at Dale College	8-19	16%	-17	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
09 May	Hangklip	15-14	75%	+5	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Apr	at Port Rex THS	50-10	48%	+91	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
11 Apr	vs Queen’s	17-27	30%	-31	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
04 Apr	Sasolburg	28-24	30%	+35	SA School Sports(one source)
04 Apr	Brandwag (Benoni)	7-24	23%	-18	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Mar	Daniel PienaarGraeme Rugby Festival	24-24	37%	+6	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
14 Mar	Selborne CollegeBorder School Day	19-19	21%	+14	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Mar	Victoria Park	34-0	64%	+60	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
06 Mar	Brandwag (EP)Ooskus Gim Fest	12-21	6%	-6	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports

2025: played 19, won 6, drew 2, lost 11, points 304-564.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
16 Aug	Ooskus Gimnasium	17-17	48%	+1	SuperSport Schools(one source)
09 Aug	Cambridge	24-19	30%	+65	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
02 Aug	vs Hudson Park	5-33	44%	-68	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
26 Jul	vs Dale College	18-17	44%	+19	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
21 Jun	vs Selborne College	5-62	10%	-16	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
14 Jun	at Hudson Park	7-41	34%	-57	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
07 Jun	vs Graeme College	10-45	13%	-19	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
31 May	Cambridge	24-17	55%	+45	SuperSport Schools(one source)
24 May	Ooskus Gimnasium	15-27	63%	-81	SuperSport Schools(one source)
17 May	Port Rex THS	17-17	34%	+5	SA School Sports(one source)
12 Apr	Queen’s	12-51	12%	-18	SuperSport Schools(one source)
12 Apr	at Pearson	12-51	13%	-21	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
29 Mar	Union	14-17	76%	-33	SA School Sports(one source)
29 Mar	DF Malherbe	22-10	46%	+41	SA School Sports(one source)
22 Mar	PearsonGraeme Rugby Festival	26-38	12%	-13	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
20 Mar	HangklipGraeme Rugby Festival 2025	38-15	45%	+85	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
15 Mar	Ngangelizwe	24-7	19%	+77	SA School Sports(one source)
08 Mar	Queen’s	7-40	8%	-7	SA School Sports(one source)
08 Mar	PearsonOoskus Gim R/D	7-40	13%	-19	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	17	5-3-9	29%	310	477	-167	18.2	28.1
2025	19	6-2-11	32%	304	564	-260	16.0	29.7
2024	11	1-0-10	9%	50	483	-433	4.5	43.9
2023	12	1-0-11	8%	121	415	-294	10.1	34.6
2022	11	3-0-8	27%	136	286	-150	12.4	26.0

Also listed in results as: STIRLING HS, Stirling HS.