Hosts Kearsney College, St John’s and St Stithians all lost, as KES romped to victory on the opening day of the annual Easter Rugby Festivals across the country.
Dale College edged Kearsney 23-20 in a tightly contested opener in KZN on Thursday, and in Johannesburg, Welkom Gim stunned St John’s 28-12 on their home turf.
Also in Gauteng, Cape powerhouses Bishops thrashed St Stithians 64-3, while KES hammered Hudson Park 52-12.
Action resumes on day two of the festivals on Saturday.
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Easter festival results (Day one):
Kearsney Easter Festival:
Kearsney 20–23 Dale College
DHS 31–36 Worcester Gim
Monument 28–7 Framesby
Westville Boys 31–19 Noord-Kaap
Dr EG Jansen 28–28 Hartpury College (UK)
Glenwood 22–10 Marlow
KES Easter Festival:
St David’s 11-46 Nico Malan
Eldoraigne 36-0 Parktown
Paarl Boys’ High 48-5 Selborne
Northwood 30-15 Ben Vorster
KES 52-12 Hudson Park
Queen’s 40-21 Diamantveld
Can the Sharks overcome a mighty task in toppling Top 14 leaders Toulouse? @mark_keohane and Zels make their Champions Cup picks. pic.twitter.com/uARZrk0xM9
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) April 6, 2023
St John’s Easter Festival:
Maritzburg College 50-5 Lions Invitational
St Charles College 5-41 Pretoria Boys’ High
Nelspruit High 12-8 St Benedict’s College
Jeppe 27-17 Graeme College
Grey High 22-12 Boland Landbou
Hilton 32-30 Noordheuwel
Welkom Gim 28-12 St John’s
St Stithians Easter Festival:
St Stithians 3-64 Bishops
Kingswood 45-12 Clifton
St John’s (Zimbabwe) 29-26 St Alban’s
St Andrew’s 22-29 Michaelhouse
Wynberg 20-12 Helpmekaar
It’s do or die for the Stormers, with Exeter Chiefs standing in the way of a semi-final berth. Watch @mark_keohane and Zels make their Champions Cup picks. pic.twitter.com/RwZfPf3Mo5
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) April 6, 2023
Fixtures (Day 2, Saturday):
Kearsney Easter Festival:
9am: Hartbury College v Westville
10:20am: Marlow v Worcester Gim
11:40am: Dale v Glenwood
1pm: EG Jansen v Kearsney
2:20pm: Durban High v Framesby
3:40pm: Monument v Noord-Kaap
KES Easter Festival:
8am: Kempton Park v Durbanville
9:10am: Nico Malan v Diamantveld
10:20am: Eldoraigne v St David’s
11:30am: Hudson Park v Northwood
12:40pm: Queen’s v Ben Vorster
1:50pm: Selborne v Parktown
3pm: KES v Paarl Boys’
Will Glasgow Warriors put an end to the Lions’ rampage, or will they taste defeat at Scotstoun Stadium? @mark_keohane and Zels make their Challenge Cup picks. pic.twitter.com/yDD3CvwDIK
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) April 6, 2023
St John’s Easter Festival:
Welkom Gym v Lions Invitational
St Charles v St Benedict’s
Graeme College v St John’s
Maritzburg v Nelspruit
Noordheuwel v Boland Landbou
Hilton v Jeppe
Grey High v Pretoria Boys’
St Stithians Easter Festival:
11am: St Alban’s v Wynberg
12:15pm: St John’s (Harare) v St Andrew’s
1:30pm: Clifton v Michaelhouse
2:45pm: Helpmekaar v Bishops
4:30pm: St Stithians v Kingswood
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