After both schools survived late scares against Waverley in consecutive weeks, Barker and Knox will meet on Saturday to decide the 2024 CAS premiership.

Both schools went undefeated through the opening three rounds of the competition before the July school holiday break.

Barker then held on to beat Waverley 28-26 at Queens Park two weeks ago, before Knox won in similar circumstances against last year’s premiers last Saturday.

“Both schools were really tested against a good Waverley side but managed to get the result,” Barker first XV coach Dean Hargreaves told Rugby News.

“For us, we were a little rusty coming back from the three-week holiday break. Some boys were off playing rep footy during the break, others didn’t play at all.