The 2nd leg of Johannesburg’s biggest derby double-header fixture, and one of the biggest in the country: Jeppe High School for Boys vs King Edward VII School, takes place at Jeppe this Saturday.

The schools began playing rugby against each other in 1935 and, since then, there have been 95 encounters. KES has won 62, Jeppe 27 and there have been six draws.

During the 1970s, 80s and 90s KES pretty much dominated the first rugby team results. Jeppe have clawed their way back in recent times. In the last 10 years, KES have won six times, Jeppe four and there has been one draw.

The hockey matches between the two schools began later, in 1960. There have been 62 clashes so far. Jeppe won 28 of them, KES 15, with 19 draws. Of the last 12 encounters, Jeppe have won 11, with one draw.

1st team results in the last 10 years

Rugby
2014 Jeppe 17 KES 17
2015 KES 24 Jeppe 0
2016 Jeppe 36 KES 17
2017 KES 35 Jeppe 10
2018 Jeppe 24 KES 21
Jeppe 40 KES 25
2019 KES 49 Jeppe 31
Jeppe 25 KES 7
2022 KES 27 Jeppe 26
KES 19 Jeppe 16
2023 KES 23 Jeppe 20

Hockey
2014 Jeppe 4 KES 2
2015 Jeppe 5 KES 0
2016 Jeppe 3 KES 2
2017 Jeppe 3 KES 0
2018 Jeppe 2 KES 2
Jeppe 1 KES 0
2019 Jeppe 5 KES 1
Jeppe 6 KES 0
2021 Jeppe 4 KES
2022 Jeppe 2 KES 0
Jeppe 2 KES 0
2023 Jeppe 3 KES 1