DHS return unbeaten from KERF
Durban High School have proven themselves to be a force to be reckoned with after successfully defending their unbeaten run at KERF 2025. The icing on the cake was five of their boys being named on the KERF All Star Team.
FOR the second year in a row Durban High School (DHS) left Botha’s Hill unbeaten in the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF), and with five of their players named as part of the All Stars Team.
DHS was one of two schools who successfully defended their 100% record during this 16th edition of the festival. Fellow KZN side Westville Boys’ High also won all three of their matches at this year’s event. In an impressive display of skills, all the teams put up a strong fight against their opponents. After a draw to Glenwood and defeat to DHS in their first two games, Hoërskool Monument were made to work hard for an eventual 26-21 win over Milnerton High on Day 3, having led 19-0 at half-time.
The West Cape School, who had beaten Peterhouse Boys’ High before falling to Glenwood, were one of the most exciting sides to watch over the weekend, with twins Chadlin and Chadwin Sellidon in particular sparking some delicious counter-attacking plays. Glenwood overcame a much-improved defensive performance from Dale College to claim an eventual 33-12 win in their final outing, with the Eastern Cape school having already copped losses to Hoërskool Durbanville and hosts Kearsney College.
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Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen pipped Hoërskool Framesby 22-20, having beaten Kearsney on Thursday before losing out to a Westville team that knocked over the Gqeberha boys on the first day – though Framesby did rebound to see off Peterhouse convincingly on Day 2. Having opened their festival campaign with a big win over Hoërskool Rustenburg, who had held off Durbanville on Day 2, DHS collected their third victory in a 33-15 result over Ivan Jooste’s charges.
Westville completed their KERF grand slam thanks to a 24-17 result over Rusties, while Kearsney finished with a two from three record after beating Peterhouse 48-8 in the final game of the showpiece. Despite their losses, the Zimbabwean tourists were true crowd favourites who earned many new supporters through their positive attitudes and good sportsmanship over the weekend.
In keeping with tradition, an independent panel of rugby selectors awarded the festival’s best forward player title to Briint Davids from Milnerton and the best backline player title to Zekethelo Siyaya (Westville).
The Festival’s All Stars Team:
1 Eli Pedro (Durbanville)
2 Okuhle Mbanjwa (DHS)
3 Jo-seph Udo-Idung (DHS)
4 Vimbiso Kasvosve (DHS)
5 Lwandile Mlaba (Westville)
6 Briint Davids (Milnerton)
7 Sambesiwe Ndamase (Glenwood)
8 Nhlanhla Ndlovu (Kearsney)
9 Mondre van Heerden (Framesby)
10 Chadwin Sellidon (Milnerton)
11 Ruan Genip (Monument)
12 Zingce Simka (DHS)
13 Andrew Maringa (Peterhouse)
14 Zenkosi Mthiyane (DHS)
15 Zekethelo Siyaya (Westville)
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