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There are a few changes this year, with First XVs in action on only two of the days over the weekend.
Fans of schoolboy rugby have plenty to pick from when three Joburg schools host their traditional Easter rugby festivals this weekend. Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
It’s Easter weekend and that means it’s time for schoolboy rugby action – and plenty of it.
The three traditional Easter long weekend festivals in Johannesburg will again take place with fixtures on Thursday, Saturday and Monday at St John’s, St Stithians and King Edward VII School.
In an interesting new twist, St John’s are hosting U-13 and U-16 matches as well, with Monday’s schedule dedicated to the U-13s and U-16s only. Matches on the three days will take place on the Burger field as C field.
The St Stithians Sportsfest also includes U13 and U16 boys and girls teams in action on Monday, with the opening day Thursday and Saturday reserved for the senior U19 boys.
A hockey festival is taking place at the same time, as well as matches in netball, tennis, squash and football.
King Edward VII School’s U-19 boys matches this year take place on Saturday and Monday only.
Thursday’s action is dedicated to U-13s and U15s as well as U-16 girls. The school will also host a hockey festival over the weekend, with matches on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Several other sporting festivals will take place across Gauteng and the country over the long weekend, including the Best of the West rugby festival at Krugersdorp High and the annual Kearsney College festival in KZN.
This story has been updated since publication to reflect the latest results.
Thursday
Kingswood 43 Randburg 21
Voortrekker 10 Graeme 21
Golden Lions Invitational 0 Maritzburg College 43
St David’s Marist Inanda 3 SACS 28
Nelspruit 34 Welkom Gim 31
Pretoria Boys 43 Diamantveld 29
St John’s 5 Hilton 29
Saturday
St David’s Marist Inanda 16 Golden Lions Invitational 20
Welkom Gim 33 Diamantveld 50
Voortrekker 8 SACS 21
Pretoria Boys 10 Graeme 25
Randburg 24 St John’s 33
Hilton 33 Kingswood 16
Maritzburg 13 Nelspruit 22
Thursday
Hartpury College 2nd (England) 31 Rand Park 20
St Stithians 32 Clifton 0
Northcliff 26 St Andrew’s Makhanda 54
Michaelhouse 65 St John’s Harare 14
St Charles 38 Windhoek High 22
Hartpury College 1st 10 Wynberg Boys 19
Bishops 12 Helpmekaar 38
Saturday
Hartpury College 2nd (England) TBC Mzwandile Mali XV TBC
Clifton 10 Windhoek High 32
Northcliff 54 St John’s Harare 19
St Andrew’s Makhanda 19 St Charles 14
Bishops 14 Hartpury College 19
Wynberg 17 Helpmekaar 18
St Stithians 27 Michaelhouse 19
Saturday
Pearson 26 Northwood 61
Hudson Park 32 Eldoraigne 26
Queen’s 47 Parktown 15
Noordheuwel 27 Affies 45
Jeppe 38 Selborne 17
KES 20 Rondebosch 17
Monday
Pearson 21 Eldoraigne 12
Queen’s 0 Rondebosch 33
Affies 57 Selborne 19
Parktown 25 Hudson Park 15
Noordheuwel 21 Jeppe 20
KES 7 Northwood 12 (lightning stopped play)
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