GIRLS’ rugby teams competed for the first time in the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival’s history during the event staged from April 17 to 21 at Kearsney College. Etching their names in this history, Mowat Park High School won the U16 girls’ high school division title.

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Mowat Park competed in three matches during the festival and asserted their dominance. They started by beating Adams College 20–5 on April 17. On April 19 they beat Grosvenor Girls’ High School 45–0. They lost 0–5 to George Campbell in the final match on April 21, but their earlier performances were still enough to declare them the overall winners.

Wandile Khumalo, sports co-ordinator at Mowat Park High School, said he was proud of the performance.

“The team hit the ground running, they made a statement and also used the platform to the best of their abilities. They put their bodies on the line in all the games, they only conceded two tries against them and scored a whopping 14 tries. We could not have asked for a better showing of girls’ rugby at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival than what we got,” he said.

Khumalo also applauded Lusanda Zulu for her stellar performances. Zulu scored five tries in the three matches and was player of the match in two of them.

Mowat Park’s win not only won them the trophy but also assisted in opening doors towards the development of girls’ rugby, as well as participation in this legendary festival in the future.

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