The St John’s College rugby field was packed with excitement at the school’s 23rd annual Rugby Festival on 29 March.
Master in charge of rugby Adrian Norris welcomed the 24 school rugby teams participating. Norris said the festival was about giving the players an opportunity to play against teams that they usually wouldn’t play and learn from those experiences.
The first day began with the preparatory matches with the opening game being between KwaZulu-Natal visitors Clifton School Nottingham Road and Soweto’s Jabulani Rugby Club which Clifton won 56–7.
St Peter’s and Heron Bridge preparatory squared up for a memorable and tight game which ended in a 21-all draw. Hosts St John’s College Preparatory played against Orchards Primary School with St John’s winning 24–0.
The senior matches began with Eye of the Tiger taking on and St David’s Marist Inanda in which St David’s won 24– 19.
A highlight for the day saw Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos Gymnasium go head to head against the Lions Invitational team.
The Lions scores the opening try side but the Stellenbosch side got into their stride and led by 26–10 at half-time. The floodgates opened in the second-half with Paul Roos powering to a 78–10 win.
WATCH: Live stream of Paul Roos Gymnasium and Lions Invitational.
The North Eastern Tribune will be publishing a roundup of each day at the St John’s College Easter Rugby Festival.
Details: www.stjohnscollege.co.za
