Both teams displayed endurance and the drive to win as the game could have gone either way.
However Eldoraigne emerged victorius with a score of 8-6 against Marlow.
An early penalty to Marlow after a scrum 16 minutes into the game saw the boys in white take an early the lead with 3-0.
Minutes later Eldoraigne responded with a penalty kick of their own seeing both teams with 3points each at 9.08am.
Marlow seemed to take advantage of another penalty after winning a lineout which saw them push play back to halfway.
In the second half of the game, Marlow was still leading 6-3.
However skill and determination saw the Eldoraigne boys score a great try after a 5-phase series of passes.
The tight game ended with Eldoraigne leaving the pitch with the first match win bragging rights.
Later in the day KES, the hosts won comfortably 13-3 against Rondebosch.
All the scores and results from day one of the King Edward VII School (KES) Easter Rugby Festival:
9:00 | – | 10:10 | Eldoraigne | 8 | – | 6 | Marlow |
10:20 | – | 11:30 | Northwood | 10 | – | 34 | Graeme College |
11:40 | – | 12:50 | Queens College | 24 | – | 16 | Parktown Boys |
13:00 | – | 14:10 | Hentie Cilliers | 34 | – | 29 | Trinityhouse |
14:20 | – | 15:30 | KES | 13 | – | 3 | Rondebosch |