14 Independent School’s from all over the country participated in an U15 rugby festival which was successfully hosted by St Andrew’s College.
After the first day of scheduled fixtures, teams were then matched according to their strengths. Kearsney, St Davids, Helpmekaar, Kingswood and St Andrew’s College all had big wins.
The second day of fixtures saw some interesting match ups with hosts St Andrew’s College taking on Kearsney, St Davids against Helpmekaar and locals Kingswood against Michaelhouse. St Andrew’s, Helpmekaar and Michaelhouse were the victors.
The last day saw one of the most anticipated match ups of the festival Helpmekaar against Kearsney. Helpmekaar proved by winning this match 27-8 that they could justifiably claim to be the best side at the festival. The only other team that went unbeaten during the festival was St Andrew’s College who beat all three KZN opponents: Hilton, Kearsney and Michaelhouse.
All games were played in true festival spirit. The free day allowed many of the teams to explore a bit of the Eastern Cape coastline. Boys had a relaxing day at nearby beaches where they enjoyed the much welcomed sunshine. Hilton College will be hosting the festival next year.
Friday, 8 April Results:
Lower Team 1 Team 2
09h00 Uplands 19 0 Treverton
10h00 Kearsney 57 7 St Albans
11h00 Woodridge 19 17 Penryn
12h00 St Davids 62 0 Thomas More
13h00 Michaelhouse 0 38 Helpmekaar
14h00 Kingswood 50 3 St Andrew's Bloem
15h00 Hilton 10 37 St Andrew's
Saturday, 9 April
Lower Team 1 Team 2
09h00 Woodridge 5 24 Uplands
10h00 St Albans 36 0 Thomas More
11h00 Hilton 12 5 St Andrew's Bloem
12h00 Treverton 8 5 Penryn
13h00 St Davids 3 66 Helpmekaar
14h00 Kingswood 16 26 Michaelhouse
15h00 Kearsney 19 28 St Andrew's
Monday, 11 April
Lower Team 1 Team 2
08h00 Kearsney 8 - 27 Helpmekaar
09h00 Uplands 5 - 42 Kingswood
10h00 Hilton 35 - 7 St David’s
11h00 Michaelhouse 12 - 18 St Andrew’s
Knowling Team1 Team 2
08h00 Thomas More 1 - 15 Penryn
09h00 St Andrew’s Bloem 29 - 14 Treverton
10h00 St Albans 27 - 12 Woodridge
