Northern Cape first XV

Upington

No. 63 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 2 in Northern Cape.

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

Rating

1686

started 2026 at 1575

2026 record

9-0-3

12 matches

Points

362-206

+156 difference

Last 5

LWWWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 38-7 against Point, a match Upington had a 54% 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	at Duineveld	36-19	89%	+13	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
25 Jul	vs Kalahari (Kuruman)	35-21	66%	+44	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
23 May	vs Duineveld	50-10	90%	+15	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
16 May	vs Noord-Kaap	52-0	90%	+17	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
18 Apr	at Diamantveld	5-31	36%	-56	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
11 Apr	at Kathu	45-10	64%	+58	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
01 Apr	Cardiff and ValeOakdale Festival	10-28	55%	-79	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
30 Mar	HermanusOakdale Festival	38-20	73%	+35	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
28 Mar	Langenhoven GimnasiumOakdale Festival	15-3	68%	+37	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
21 Mar	at Oakdale Landbou	0-50	24%	-43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
07 Mar	Punt HSKwagga Sportdag	38-7	83%	+26	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
07 Mar	Point	38-7	54%	+45	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 13, won 8, drew 0, lost 5, points 287-301.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
23 Aug	at WittebergKovsies Semifinal	31-62	23%	-36	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
09 Aug	Duineveld	12-10	71%	+14	SuperSport Schools(one source)
26 Jul	Kalahari (Kuruman)	19-13	68%	+28	SuperSport Schools(one source)
17 May	Noord-Kaap	21-14	68%	+30	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
10 May	Duineveld	36-15	62%	+54	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
03 May	Hentie Cilliers	33-22	59%	+29	SA School Sports(one source)
02 Apr	LichtenburgOakdale Festival	19-20	32%	-10	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
31 Mar	MiddelburgOakdale Festival	7-29	37%	-53	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
29 Mar	Die AnkerOakdale Festival	14-12	48%	+28	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
15 Mar	Kalahari (Kuruman)	15-3	61%	+28	SA School Sports(one source)
08 Mar	Drostdy	7-65	38%	-72	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
05 Mar	vs Diamantveld	27-36	33%	-34	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
01 Mar	HTS Louis Botha	46-0	77%	+38	SuperSport Schools(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	12	9-0-3	75%	362	206	+156	30.2	17.2
2025	13	8-0-5	62%	287	301	-14	22.1	23.2
2024	11	6-0-5	55%	210	206	+4	19.1	18.7
2023	9	4-1-4	44%	283	234	+49	31.4	26.0
2022	7	2-1-4	29%	138	215	-77	19.7	30.7

Also listed in results as: Hoerskool Upington, Hoërskool Upington, UPPINGTON.