For the three teams from the Free State it was a mixed bag of results. Grey College secured back-to-back wins, while Welkom Gimnasium and Voortrekker Bethlehem both suffered further defeats. The hosts, Diamantveld, recorded a victory.

Grey claimed a 45-29 victory over Hoërskool Garsfontein, having led 24-15 at half-time. The fleet-footed Lamla Mgedezi crossed the line twice for the Bloemfontein powerhouse, while powerful centre Ethan Adams, livewire loose-forward Xander Smit, as well as Darius Erwee and Adam Nieuwoudt, also dotted down. Erwee added six conversions and a penalty to his tally.

For Garsfontein, Junaide Stuart, Drewyn Baron, Morné Coetzer, and Xian Erasmus each scored a try, with Joshua Gouws converting three and slotting a penalty.

On the B field, the Northern Barbarians thumped Voortrekker 50-0 after taking a 24-0 lead into the break. Waylon Oncke scored a hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians, while Reinhardt Herbst added a try and kicked six conversions and a penalty.

Hoërskool Rustenburg, meanwhile, cruised to a 33-0 win over Welkom Gim after leading 7-0 at half-time, claiming back-to-back victories at the tournament. Lorenzo Snyders bagged a brace of tries for the North West side, with Ayden Williams and Ricardo Enos each slotting two conversions.

The hosts, Hoërskool Diamantveld, recorded their first win of the tournament with a 38-31 triumph over Maritzburg College – a morale-boosting result ahead of their upcoming Classic Clash against Noord-Kaap in Kimberley next week.

In another big result, Paarl Gymnasium ended Durban High School’s unbeaten run in 2025 with a 47-20 win. Louis Koen Jr, son of former Springbok and Stormers flyhalf Louis Koen, scored a brace of tries and slotted six conversions for the Paarl side.

Helpmekaar Kollege, who had lost to Grey College earlier in the week, returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 62-7 victory over Framesby from Gqeberha. Glenwood High School from Durban edged Marlow Landbou from Cradock 9-8 in a tight affair.

Northwood also recorded their first win of the tournament, beating HTS Drostdy 19-12 after leading 14-7 at the break.

The South Central Barbarians edged out Nico Malan from Humansdorp 14-6, having taken a slender 7–6 lead into half-time.

Paarl Boys’ High made a massive statement by thrashing Hoërskool Monument with a record 85-0 win, while Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) hammered Boland Landbou 74-14. Paul Roos returned to winning form with a 46-17 victory over EG Jansen.

Waterkloof and Stellenberg played to a thrilling 17-17 draw, while Oakdale beat Jeppe 47-25.

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