Kearsney rings in 13th annual rugby festival
The action-packed event will be held during the Easter weekend at Kearsney College.
THE launch of the 13th edition of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival last Wednesday was attended by lovers of the game from across the spectrum and included 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, 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).
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As in the past, four primary school teams will be offered the opportunity to participate. This will provide young players with the excitement and challenges of playing on a full-size field in front of large crowds. This year Highbury Preparatory, Hillcrest Senior Primary and Umhlali Preparatory will face the KZN Rugby Union’s Ibutho U13 team to open each day’s play.
The primary school games kick off at 9.30am daily and will be followed at 10.30am by five tough match-ups between the 10 senior 1st XV teams.
Talent scouts and selectors from the Sharks and Sharks Academy will watch all three play days over the Easter weekend: Thursday, 9; Saturday, 11 and Monday, 13 April.
The Sharks Academy will offer full bursaries for 2021 to three players. These include a contract with the Sharks Academy, accommodation and a tuition bursary with one of its reputable education partners. The recipients of the bursaries, valued at more than R120 000 each, will be announced immediately after the final game of the festival.
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