SCHOOLS RUGBY
Grey tipped to demolish Paarl Boys record
Two heavyweights of schools rugby clash on Saturday in Bloemfontein and the smart money will be on hosts Grey College
Two heavyweights of schools rugby clash on Saturday in Bloemfontein and the smart money will be on hosts Grey College ending Paarl Boys High’s two-year winning run. The 70-minute inter-schools clash to decide who is the unofficial No1 team in the country will be shown live on SuperSport at 2pm. College have home-field advantage and that alone could be worth 10 points. But Paarl Boys have been the unofficial kings of schools rugby for the past two years. The boys from the Boland have not had their colours lowered since 2014 and along the way have taken on and beaten all comers, most times with apparent ease. But now comes an acid test of their credentials on the road. For their part, College have not just beaten teams this season, they have smashed them. Whether the boys in blue can carry on in that vein against a rival they have dominated in the main since their first meeting in 1950 remains to be seen. Paarl Boys’ record is 32 wins with just eight defeats. But it would come as no s...
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