Festival promises the best in schoolboy rugby
The 12th annual Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival will be held in April.
A feast of the best schoolboy rugby is on the cards for the 12th annual Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival which takes place over the Easter weekend.
Twelve South African school teams renowned for their rugby pedigree will participate over three play days – Thursday, 18, Saturday, 20 and Monday, 22 April – at Kearsney College in Botha’s Hill.
This year Hoërskool Transvalia from Gauteng will participate for the first time. They will join local schools Glenwood High School and Durban High School and hosts Kearsney College, along with Pretoria Boys’ High, Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen, HTS Middelburg and Welkom Gimnasium from Gauteng, the Eastern Cape’s Selborne College (East London) and Hoërskool Framesby (Port Elizabeth), HTS Drostdy from Worcester in the Western Cape and Hoërskool Noord-Kaap (Kimberley).
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The festival promises a celebration of highly entertaining action, with six 1st XV fixtures daily. The Sharks Academy will again offer bursaries to three selected players after the festival’s final game. These bursaries include a contract with the Academy, accommodation and a tuition bursary with one of its education partners.
Participating players and the public are requested to leave new or good condition second-hand rugby kit and clothing in designated collection bins at the main field. The ‘Boots and Balls’ outreach initiative, started in 2015, will ensure all donated kit is sorted, refurbished and distributed. It will be divided between the local Reservoir Rhino Rugby Club and the KZNRU Development Programme for distribution.
Gate entrance to the festival is R25 per person. Ample secure parking will be available; as well as food and refreshment outlets.
Fixtures and festival information are available at www.kearsney.com.
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