Engledow’s tenure at the Peacock Blues will come to an end at the conclusion of the current Currie Cup campaign after the union opted not to renew his contract.

He was able to reapply for the position, which he did, and made the short-list. Engeldow, however, opted to withdraw the application in order to make the move back to his native game.

He will be replacing Sean Erasmus at the school who guide the team to three number spots from 2015 to 2017. 

Erasmus has taken up a position at the Golden Lions Rugby Union.

A statement confirmed the appointment of Engeldow in his new position in Paarl.

“PaarlBoys High announced the appointment of Peter Engledow, current coach at Griquas as the new "Head of Rugby". Peter will replace Sean Erasmus as"Head of Rugby" who accepted an offer to join the Golden Lions RugbyUnion.

“According to the principal at Paarl Boys’ High, Mr Derek Swart the panel that handled the appointment had the privilege to work with some excellent candidates and after a thorough process it was decided to appoint Peter Engledow.

"Engeldow studied at the University of Stellenbosch and after coaching at Table View High School he moved to England for over a decade where he also was appointed at St Joseph'sCollege, Ipswich, England as Director of Rugby. He returned back to SouthAfrica and joining Griquas Rugby Union where he was initially appointed assistant Coach. He became Head Coach of Griquas' Vodacom and Currie Cup teams winning the Vodacom Cup in 2014 as well as ending runner-up in the 2017Supersport Rugby Challenge with a 90% winning ratio.

"It is a great honour and privilege to become part of the Paarl Boys High's culture," said Engledow.

"The selection process was comprehensive but I am determined to make the school proud and successfully replace Sean Erasmus."

"Sean was Head of rugby for five years at Paarl Boys High and achieved unknown successes with the1stXV. Highlights of his time at Paarl Boys High includes being unbeaten for three years in a row as well as a four-year winning streak against Paarl Gymnasium in the annual Interschools clash. The 2ndXV also only lost two games in five years.

"Engledow will be joining the Paarl Boys High family towards the end of October."

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