Free State first XV

Bothaville

No. 56 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 6 in Free State.

Rating

1690

started 2026 at 1575

2026 record

9-1-3

13 matches

Points

389-275

+114 difference

Last 5

WWWLD

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 26-5 against Wessel Maree, a match Bothaville had a 52% 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	Ficksburg	26-26	76%	-6	SA School Sports(one source)
01 Aug	Wilgerivier	14-45	33%	-26	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Jul	St Anne's	55-34	82%	+19	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
23 May	St Anne's	28-5	76%	+28	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
16 May	HTS Sasolburg	43-15	81%	+23	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
09 May	Riebeeckstad	63-0	83%	+15	SA School Sports(one source)
18 Apr	Wessel Maree	26-5	52%	+59	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
11 Apr	Wilgerivier	10-47	30%	-25	SA School Sports(one source)
04 Apr	Hartbeessport	33-22	61%	+22	SA School Sports(one source)
28 Mar	Reitz	33-17	71%	+18	SA School Sports(one source)
28 Mar	Kalahari (Kuruman)	5-26	64%	-50	SA School Sports(one source)
14 Mar	Sasolburg	36-19	58%	+28	SA School Sports(one source)
07 Mar	Kathu	17-14	72%	+9	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 10, won 6, drew 0, lost 4, points 276-224.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
09 Aug	Ficksburg	29-31	68%	-19	SA School Sports(one source)
02 Aug	Wilgerivier	19-43	46%	-35	SA School Sports(one source)
26 Jul	Bultfontein	28-7	58%	+51	SuperSport Schools SA School Sports
31 May	Bultfontein	26-24	53%	+12	SA School Sports(one source)
24 May	Hoopstad	24-26	66%	-31	SuperSport Schools(one source)
17 May	Wessel Maree	14-13	71%	+7	SA School Sports(one source)
10 May	Riebeeckstad	27-22	84%	+9	SA School Sports(one source)
26 Apr	Wilgerivier	21-24	68%	-36	SA School Sports(one source)
12 Apr	HTS Sasolburg	60-12	58%	+95	SuperSport Schools(one source)
08 Mar	Parys	28-22	50%	+58	SuperSport Schools(one source)