Sixteen of South Africa’s top performing rugby schools will be showcased live in the 12 matches over the 2014 season.
These include 5 new derbies namely Paul Roos vs Grey High, Affies vs KES, Affies vs Pretoria Boys High, Grey College vs Maritzburg College and Boland Landbou vs Oakdale.
School rugby has served as one of the cornerstones of domestic rugby which dates back more than a century, and remains true to its slogan “Honouring Heritage. Playing for the Future.”
Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools is about History, Heritage and Tradition. The series, now in its second year, is set for a thrilling season!
The Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools stories are further captured in 12 magazine shows which preview all the games and provide historical overviews of these traditional schools.
They also highlight other academic, cultural and sporting achievements, including years in review of past historical derbies. The magazine shows will air Wednesday evenings at 18:15 on SuperSport 1 in the lead up to the Saturday derbies.
2014 Fixtures:
12 April 2014 – Paul Roos vs Grey High School
10 May 2014 – Paarl Gymnasium vs Paul Roos
17 May 2014 – KES vs Affies
24 May 2014 – Paarl Boys High vs Grey College
31 May 2014 – Monument vs Glenwood
7 June 2014 – Paul Roos vs Paarl Boys High
26 July 2014 – Jeppe vs KES
2 August 2014 – Paarl Gymnasium vs Paarl Boys High
9 August 2014 – Affies vs Pretoria Boys High
16 August 2014 – Grey College vs Maritzburg College
23 August 2014 – Boland Landbou vs Oakdale
31 August 2014 – Bishops vs Rondebosch
– Terras Communications