The two teams qualified for the semi-finals after finishing in the top four, with Christ’s’ win over St Thomas in the final round boosting them to third and knocking St Thomas out.
The other semi-final will see Tasman rivals Nelson College take on Marlborough Boys’ College.
Boys’ High and Christ’s first played each other in 1892, and have squared off 138 times – the most recent being a Boys’ High win, 34-25, in round 3.
Boys’ High first XV head coach Rhys Archibald said he was expecting Christ’s to be up for it, in better form than that day.
“They look like they’ve got better and better over the season, especially over the last few weeks. They played really well against St Thomas on Saturday,” he said.
Christ’s head coach Sam Broomhall said their 32-25 win over St Thomas, which gave them a first semi-final appearance since 2021, was an emotional result.
“It was a do-or-die match, there was a lot of emotion after the game, actually,” he said.
“It means a lot for the lads and the team to make the semi-finals, it was part of our goal for the start of the season.”
Christ’s assistant coach Reuben Thorne said Boys’ High was their preferred opponents in the semi-final.
“Really because we don’t have to travel to Nelson, which is great.
“(But also) it’s a really traditional old rivalry between the two schools so getting the chance to play them again, it’s just something that our boys really enjoy.
“They’re a quality team and they showed that last time we played them, they beat us well, so we get a second chance and the guys are just excited about that opportunity.”
