2026 season

Western Cape schools rugby rankings

71 Western Cape schools ranked. Paarl Gimnasium is the top-rated side, and No. 1 in the country.

No. 1 in Western Cape

Paarl Gimnasium

No. 1 nationally, rating 2215

In the national top 25

of 71 Western Cape schools ranked

Best record

Sao Bras

5-0-0

Most points

Paarl Gimnasium

760 in 15 matches

Western Cape first XV table, 2026

#	School	Rating	P	W-D-L	Last 5	+/-
1	Paarl Gimnasium	2215	15	14-0-1	WWWWW	+533
2	Paul Roos Gimnasium	2022	16	14-0-2	WLWWW	+214
3	Paarl Boys' High	1947	14	8-1-5	LWWWL	+124
4	Stellenberg	1938	17	15-0-2	WWWWW	+372
5	Parel Vallei	1864	14	13-0-1	LWWWW	+308
6	Drostdy	1863	14	12-0-2	WWWWW	+309
7	Charlie Hofmeyr	1834	14	13-0-1	LWWWW	+281
8	Rondebosch Boys' High	1822	17	12-0-5	WLWWW	+210
9	Swartland	1817	16	12-1-3	WWWWW	+218
10	Hoërskool Lutzville	1759	11	10-0-1	WWWWW	+225
11	SACS	1747	18	9-0-9	WLLWW	+57
12	Wynberg Boys' High	1744	16	10-0-6	WWWLL	+79
13	Oakdale Landbou	1737	14	6-1-7	WLLWL	+25
14	Porterville	1709	14	11-1-2	DWWWW	+234
15	Outeniqua	1708	14	7-1-6	LWLLL	+187
16	Sao Bras	1705	5	5-0-0	WWWWW	+74
17	Overberg	1692	14	11-0-3	WWWWW	+256
18	Robertson	1671	17	11-1-5	WLWWL	+219
19	Oudtshoorn	1663	15	10-0-5	LWWWW	+323
20	Hugenote (Wellington)	1635	15	10-0-5	WLWWL	+68
21	Hopefield	1630	12	8-0-4	WWWLL	+185
22	HTS Bellville	1624	12	9-0-3	WWLWW	+148
23	Labori	1588	17	10-2-5	WLLWW	+99
24	Wittedrift	1588	7	4-0-3	WWLLW	+29
25	Boland Landbou	1585	15	5-0-10	LLLLW	-125
26	Bellville	1585	19	11-0-8	LWWWL	-36
27	The Settlers	1582	10	6-0-4	LWWWW	+25
28	Durbanville	1582	15	6-0-9	LLWLL	-51
29	Camps Bay	1568	8	4-1-3	LWWLD	+57
30	George HS	1561	7	3-0-4	LWWLW	+10
31	Montagu	1546	21	9-3-9	WLWWL	+56
32	Paul Sauer	1527	5	4-0-1	WWWLW	+17
33	Augsburg	1525	12	6-0-6	WWLLL	+114
34	Worcester Gimnasium	1522	13	5-0-8	WWLLW	-210
35	Langenhoven Gimnasium	1517	11	6-0-5	WWWLL	+80
36	Stellenbosch	1516	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	-23
37	Hottentots Holland	1510	9	4-0-5	WWLLL	+15
38	Somerset College	1508	9	5-0-4	WLWLW	+2
39	De Villiers Graaff	1501	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	+25
40	Strand	1499	19	8-0-11	WLLLW	-19
41	Fairmont	1494	10	5-0-5	WLLWW	+12
42	Bergvliet	1487	9	5-0-4	WLWWL	-5
43	Brackenfell	1486	20	10-1-9	WWLLW	-2
44	Jan van Riebeeck	1484	9	5-1-3	LLWLW	+87
45	Jakes Gerwel	1482	7	3-0-4	LLWLW	-15
46	Edgemead	1476	11	5-1-5	DLWWL	0
47	York	1472	10	5-0-5	LWWLL	+15
48	HTS Eden	1467	5	3-0-2	WLWLW	+24
49	Swellendam	1464	12	7-0-5	WLLWL	+82
50	Kuswag	1463	8	2-0-6	LLLWW	-60
51	Knysna	1458	7	3-0-4	WLLWL	-22
52	DF Akademie	1445	15	6-1-8	WWLWL	+22
53	Curro Durbanville	1443	5	2-1-2	LDWLW	-12
54	Vredendal	1432	6	2-0-4	WLLLW	-4
55	Bosmansdam	1426	12	6-0-6	WLLLL	+91
56	Bishops	1420	16	5-0-11	LLLLL	-286
57	Milnerton	1411	16	3-1-12	WLWLW	-231
58	Fish Hoek	1366	5	1-1-3	LLLDW	-78
59	Hoërskool Vredenburg	1364	7	3-1-3	WDWLL	-51
60	Glenwood House	1355	8	2-0-6	LWLWL	-41
61	Point	1355	12	3-0-9	LLLLW	-35
62	Bredasdorp	1348	12	3-1-8	LWWWL	-155
63	Tygerberg	1330	18	6-1-11	LLLWL	-243
64	Hermanus	1329	15	4-0-11	LLLWL	-256
65	Piketberg	1328	11	3-0-8	LLLWL	-261
66	Melkbosstrand	1323	18	5-0-13	LWLLL	-174
67	Curro Langebaan	1300	5	1-0-4	LLLLW	-116
68	Dirkie Uys	1270	9	1-0-8	LLWLL	-217
69	Curro Hermanus	1212	6	0-0-6	LLLLL	-167
70	Langenhoven HS	1206	9	0-0-9	LLLLL	-252
71	Punt HS	1204	8	0-0-8	LLLLL	-118

Ranks here are within Western Cape; each school's national place in the South African schools rugby rankings is on its own page. 9 Western Cape schools are in the national top 25: Paarl Gimnasium (No. 1), Paul Roos Gimnasium (No. 5), Paarl Boys' High (No. 7), Stellenberg (No. 8), Parel Vallei (No. 16), Drostdy (No. 17), Charlie Hofmeyr (No. 18), Rondebosch Boys' High (No. 20), Swartland (No. 21).