Michaelhouse stunned Affies in Pretoria, while there were notable wins for Rondebosch and DHS in Saturday’s Easter rugby festivals action.
Pretoria Boys’ High 125th Anniversary Easter Rugby Festival
Michaelhouse delivered one of the standout performances of day one, overturning a half-time deficit to beat Affies 29-27.
It was a tightly contested throughout, with Affies taking a narrow lead into the break.
Tries from Reece Cole, Fabiano Fierro, Tian de Bruyn and Trezegeut Hawkins saw the KwaZulu-Natal side seal a famous win.
An Aya Mabuza hat-trick guided hosts Pretoria Boys’ High to a thrilling 35-34 win over SACS. The teams were level at 20-20 at half-time.
Joshua Kirby scored four tries as Rondebosch thrashed Selborne 57-17, while Grey High beat Parktown Boys’ 40-18 and Maritzburg College secured a 35-12 win over Jeppe.
Pretoria Boys’ High 125th Annviversary Festival Day 1 results:
Maritzburg College 35 Jeppe 12
Michaelhouse 29 Affies 26
Rondebosch 57 Selborne 17
Grey High 40 Parktown Boys’ 18
Pretoria Boys’ 35 SACS 34
St John’s College Easter Rugby Festival
Hilton College defeated Brisbane’s St Joseph’s Nudgee (who beat Grey College on day one) 17-12.
Graeme College earned a 39-26 win against Bishops.
The St Joseph’s Nudgee 2nd XV hammered St Benedict’s College 48-7, while Auckland’s Westlake Boys’ High beat Welkom Gim 36-26.
In other results, Monument beat Kingswood 43-27, Nelspruit edged St Alban’s 24-21 and St John’s beat a Golden Lions XV 24-19.
St John’s College Easter Rugby Festival Day 2 results:
St David’s 28 Randburg 26
Nudgee 2nd XV 48 St Benedict’s 7
Nelspruit 24 St Alban’s 21
Monument 43 Kingswood 27
St John’s 24 Golden Lions XV 19
Graeme 39 Bishops 26
Welkom Gim 26 Westlake Boys’ 36
Hilton 17 Nudgee 12
St Stithian’s College Easter Rugby Festival
Wynberg Boys’ scored four tries to beat hosts St Stithians 28-12 on day two.
Sean Takaendisa’s brace proved decisive as St John’s College (Harare) edged Clifton College 22-18.
In other results, Northcliff scored seven tries in a 40-35 win over Windhoek, Hoërskool Pietersburg beat Hoërskool Middelburg 27-14, and Hartpury College ran out 47-18 winners against a Garsfontein Invitational XV.
St Stithians College Rugby Festival Day 2 results:
Hartpury 47 Garsfontein Invitational XV 18
Northcliff 40 Windhoek 35
St John’s (Harare) 22 Clifton 18
St Charles 24 Kempton Park 17
Hartpury 2nd XV 55 Mzwandile Mali XV 33
Hoërskool Pietersburg 27 Hoërskool Middelburg 14
Wynberg 28 St Stithians 12
Kearsney College Easter Rugby Festival
Hosts Kearsney College made it two from two, with Nhlanhla Ndlovu scoring twice in a 33-13 win over Transvalia.
Framesby responded to their 83-0 defeat to Westville with a 15-14 win against Glenwood.
DHS continued their strong form with a 38-7 win over Hoërskool Rustenburg. Cilermo Carolus scored twice, while Tanwil Onkers kicked four conversions.
In other results, Zimbabwe’s Peterhouse beat Milnerton 29-23, and Zwartkop overturned a half-time deficit to defeat EG Jansen 41-32.
Kearsney College Easter Festival Day 2 results:
Kearsney College 33 Transvalia 13
Framesby 15 Glenwood 14
DHS 38 Hoërskool Rustenburg 7
Peterhouse 29 Milnerton 23
Zwartkop 41 EG Jansen 32
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