Kearsney cancels Easter Rugby Festival following Covid-19 crisis
The school made the move to protect learners after a National State of Disaster was declared.
IN line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a National State of Disaster last on Sunday, the 13th Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival has been cancelled.
Kearsney’s headmaster, Elwyn van den Aardweg, said, “South Africans need to come together to support each other at this hour and adopt a spirit of social responsibility and civic-mindedness to support the national effort and minimise the impacts within the country.“
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“Next year is Kearsney’s centenary and a special edition of the festival is being planned with exciting new teams,” he said. The addition includes a number of schools that Kearsney has had a long relationship with for decades.
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