EASTER FESTIVAL: Viadana surprises Lions on day two
HOUGHTON - The second day of the St John’s College Easter Rugby Festival provided some mouth-watering clashes, which saw the very best in school rugby battle it out.
The fans and parents came out in their numbers and were treated to wonderful and entertaining rugby, the festival welcomed Viadana a team from Italy who were participating for the first time.
Viadana were the surprise package of the day, after being thrashed by Paul Roos (94 – 0) on the first day, they came back strongly and earned a hard fought victory over the Lions Presidential XV. St John’s College provided a below par performance as they were thumped by Hilton College.
St John’s pupils were on top of their voices as their team took to the field for the fourth game of the day, but they were let down by their team’s poor defence and lack of awareness in crucial stages of the game.
The opening ceremony saw all the 12 participating teams take into the field with their school flags, Paul Edey the Headmaster of St John’s College said, “ Thursday certainly got off to a great start, and I would like to thank the parents, sponsors , committee and the boys it certainly is a team effort.”
This festival has certainly earned its place as one of the most prominent school sporting events on the South African calendar.The atmosphere was terrific throughout the day and the games were played in the true spirit of the festival.
