South Africa’s premier under-16 schools rugby tournament was played at Kearsney College in Durban from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Full results from all five days, plus daily reports, below.
Day by day, with final scores where matches are complete. Kick-off times are SAST.
The FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week is the under-16 leg of SA Rugby’s Youth Weeks — the same provincial format as the famous U18 Craven Week, two age groups down. Each provincial union sends its best under-16 side, and for most future professionals it is the first time they pull on a provincial jersey in a national tournament.
The week is named in honour of Grant Khomo, one of the great figures of Black South African rugby, who captained national sides in the era when the game was segregated. Like the other Youth Weeks it keeps no points log and stages no official final: fixtures are seeded as the week unfolds, with the strongest sides paired on the final day.
Grant Khomo Week is where provincial and franchise scouts get their first proper look at a generation. The players who stand out here are the core of the U18 Craven Week squads two seasons later — and the names on this page are worth remembering when the 2028 Craven Week teams are announced.
The FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week 2026 ran from 29 June to 3 July at Kearsney College in Durban, bringing together South Africa’s best under-16 provincial schools sides. Every match was streamed live on SuperSport Schools, and the full day-by-day results are published above.
The FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week 2026 was played from 29 June to 3 July at Kearsney College in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, alongside the U16 Girls Week at the same venue.
Grant Khomo Week is South Africa’s premier under-16 schools rugby tournament — the U16 equivalent of Craven Week, contested by the provincial unions as part of SA Rugby’s FNB Youth Weeks.
Grant Khomo was one of the great pioneers of Black South African rugby and a national captain during the segregation era. SA Rugby named the under-16 week in his honour.
Grant Khomo Week is the under-16 tournament; Craven Week is the under-18 flagship. The 2026 U18 Craven Week runs from 6 to 11 July at Grey High School in Gqeberha.
The full day-by-day results from Kearsney College are published on this page, along with Octafield’s daily reports from the tournament.
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