Rugby and netball top the bill at 2014 festival
Saheti School’s annual rugby sevens and netball festival was held on Saturday, March 1.
The event featured 24 rugby teams and 27 netball teams, representing 17 schools in the U/16 and U/19 age groups.
This was the 21st year the Rugby Sevens festival has been staged by Saheti School.
The seven-a-side rugby and netball festival has become an institution in its own right and is used as a curtain raiser of the school’s winter sports calendar.
The event attracts schools from across the Witwatersrand.
The popular sevens format applies, with teams playing pool games followed by plate, shield and championship sections. The netball section of the festival also includes a bowl trophy.
The day belonged to Krugersdorp High School, who won both the open rugby and netball finals.
They also reached the rugby U/16 finals, but were beaten by Queens High School.
On the netball courts, the U/16 section was won by last year’s shield recipients, Redhill College.
Hosts, Saheti School, scooped three trophies on the day, the plate for both rugby and netball U/16 events and the shield in the open netball section.
An added attraction and highlight of the day was the spirited participation of Saheti School old boys and girls in alumni matches.
An invited team of St John’s old boys were special guests and opponents in the rugby match, which was won by the home team.
The netball game saw a combined old girls’ team taking on and triumphing over the 2013 first netball team.
In the U/16 rugby championship semi-final, Allen Glen High School lost 10 points to 14 to Krugersdorp High School, while Highlands North High School lost to Queens High School, 12-0.
The U/16 shield semi-finals games saw Queens High School B defeat St Peter’s College 17 points to 7, and Jabulani High School lose against Reddam House, 17 points to 19.
In the U/16 plate semi-finals, Saheti School beat Elsbrug High School 17 points to 12 and Mondeor High School beat Krugersdorp High School’s B side 7 points to 0.
In the championship finals for the U/16 rugby players, Krugersdorp High School’s A side was defeated by Queens High School’s A side 29 point to 7.
In the shield finals, Queens High School’s B side lost to Reddam House 0 points to 14.
In the Plate finals, Saheti School beat Mondeor High School 7 points to 0.
In the open rugby championship semi-finals, Allen Glen High School and Reddam House recorded losses against Krugersdorp High School and Queens High School.
The open shield semi-finals saw Saheti School loose to Elsburg High School, and Highlands North Boys High School defeated Krugersdorp High School. Reddam House lost to Queens High School.
In the plate semi-finals for open rugby sides, Dominican Convent School lost to St Peter’s College and Mondeor High School lost to Christ Church College.
Mondeor High School was handed the plate semi-final win by default.
The open championship rugby finals saw Krugersdorp High School narrowly beat Queens High School 12 points to 10.
In the open shield finals, Highlands North Boys High School beat Elsburg High School 7 points to 0.
In the open plate finals, Mondeor High School lost to St Peter’s College 0 point to 24.
For the netball U/16 championship semi-finals, Redhill College beat St Peter’s College and Mondeor High School beat Reddam House.
In the U/16 netball shield semi-finals, Dominican Convent School and Krugersdorp High School recorded wins against Queens High School and Wendywood High School.
For the semi-final plate play-offs, Saheti School’s A side beat Malvern Community College and De La Salle Holy Cross High School beat Allen Glen High School.
For the U/16 championship finals, Redhill College faced Mondeor High School. Redhill College won the game 11 points to 3.
In the U/16 shield finals, Dominican Convent School beat Krugersdorp High School 7 points to 3.
In the plate finals for U/16 netball players, Saheti School beat De La Salle Holy Cross High School 5 points to 4.
For the open netball championship semi-final, Redhill College and Krugersdorp High School recorded wins against St Peter’s College and Reddam House.
In the open shield semi-finals, Edenglen High School and Wendywood High School recorded losses against Jeppe High School for Girls and Saheti School’s A side.
For the open bowl play-offs, Queens High School and Mondeor High School beat Dominican Convent School and Allen Glen High School.
In the open plate semi-finals, Saheti School’s B side beat Malvern High School and De La Salle Holy Cross High School beat Christ Church College.
The open netball championship finals saw Redhill College loose to Krugersdorp High School 3 points to 8.
Saheti School beat Jeppe High School for Girls in the open netball Shield play-offs, 4 points to 2.
The open plate netball finals saw Mondeor High School beat Queens High School 5 points to 4.
De La Salle Holy Cross High School beat Saheti School’s B side in the open netball bowl finals.
