Easter rugby treat in store at Kearsney festival
Durban High School (DHS), Glenwood High School, Westville Boys’ High and Kearsney will take on teams from around the country.
THE launch of the 13th edition of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival was attended by current and former Springbok and Sharks rugby players, coaches, administrators, rugby journalists and sponsors.
Traditionally the three play days of the festival, held over the Easter long weekend, attract strong teams from across the country, offering an exciting mix of playing styles, and 2020 promises to be no different.
Kearsney College headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg said he was delighted that there were four teams from the host province – Durban High School (DHS), Glenwood High School, Westville Boys’ High and Kearsney.
They will be joined by the perennially strong Eastern Cape outfits of Selborne College (East London) and Hoërskool Framesby (Port Elizabeth), as well as HTS Drostdy from the Boland, Hoërskool Noord-Kaap from Kimberley, Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen (Boksburg in Gauteng) and HTS Middelburg (Mpumalanga).
Talent scouts and selectors from the Sharks and Sharks Academy will watch all three play days over the Easter weekend. The Sharks Academy will offer full bursaries for 2021 to three selected players. These include a contract with the Sharks Academy, accommodation and a tuition bursary with one of its education partners. The recipients of the bursaries, valued at over R120 000 each, will be announced immediately after the final game of the festival.
Four primary school teams will be offered the opportunity to participate, and primary school games kick off at 9.30am daily, followed at 10.30am by five tough match-ups between the 10 senior 1st XV teams.
Gate entrance to the festival is R30 per person, but free for children under six. Ample parking will be available, as well as food and refreshment outlets for those wanting to enjoy a full day of entertaining rugby.
For fixtures, visit: www.kearsney.com.
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