It’s not just a four-day long Easter weekend with copious amounts of chocolate – there were FOUR Easter rugby school festivals played over the long weekend.
Easter festivals in Johannesburg and at Kearsney in KwaZulu-Natal provided South Africa’s leading rugby schools – and a couple of dark horses – with the opportunity to make a statement.
KEARSNEY FESTIVAL
Thursday, 17 April
Milnerton 34-18 Peterhouse (Zimbabwe)
Durbanville 66-22 Dale
DHS 41-7 Rustenburg
Kearsney 24-29 EG Jansen
Monument 26-26 Glenwood
Westville 31-0 Framesby
Saturday, 19 April
Rustenburg 26-22 Durbanville
Framesby 45-19 Peterhouse (Zimbabwe)
Glenwood 37-34 Milnerton
Westville 36-5 EG Jansen
Kearsney 34-13 Dale
DHS 32-17 Monument
Monday, 21 April
Monument 26-21 Milnerton
Glenwood 33-12 Dale
EG Jansen 22-20 Framesby
DHS 33-5 Durbanville
Westville 24-17 Rustenburg
Kearsney 48-8 Peterhouse (Zimbabwe)
KES FESTIVAL
Saturday, 19 April
Northwood vs Pearson
Eldoraigne vs Hudson Park
Queen’s College vs Parktown
Affies vs Noordheuwel
Jeppe vs Selborne
KES vs Rondebosch
Monday, 21 April
Pearson 21-12 Eldoraigne
Rondebosch 33-0 Queen’s College
Affies 57-19 Selborne
Parktown 25-15 Hudson Park
Noordheuwel 21-20 Jeppe
KES 7-12 Northwood
ST JOHN’S FESTIVAL
Thursday, 17 April
Kingswood 41-21 Randburg
Graeme 21-10 Voortrekker Bethlehem
Maritzburg College 43-0 Golden Lions XV
SACS 28-3 St Davids
Nelspruit 34-31 Welkom Gym
Pretoria Boys’ 43-29 Diamantveld
St John’s 5-29 Hilton
Saturday, 19 April
Golden Lions XV 20-16 St Davids
Diamantveld 50-33 Welkom Gym
SACS 21-8 Voortrekker Bethlehem
Graeme 25-10 Pretoria Boys’
St John’s 33-24 Randburg
Hilton 33-16 Kingswood
Nelspruit 22-13 Maritzburg College
ST STITHIANS FESTIVAL
Thursday, 17 April
Hartpury College 2nd XV (England) 31-20 Rand Park
St Stithians 32-0 Clifton
St Andrew’s College 54-26 Northcliff
Michaelhouse 65-14 St John’s (Zimbabwe)
St Charles 38-22 Windhoek (Namibia)
Wynberg 19-10 Hartpury College (England)
Helpmekaar 38-12 Bishops
Saturday, 19 April
Mali Foundation 40-24 Hartpury College II (England)
Windhoek (Namibia) 32-10 Clifton
Northcliff 54-19 St Johns (Zimbabwe)
St Andrews 19-14 St Charles
Hartpury College (England) 19-14 Bishops
Helpmekaar 18-17 Wynberg
St Stithians 27-21 Michaelhouse
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