Easter rugby festivals in Joburg: All the fixtures and kick-off times

It’s that time of the year when some of South Africa’s top schools go head to head in rugby and hockey matches at Easter weekend festivals across the country.

Fans of schoolboy rugby in Gauteng can choose between action at the three big traditional festivals at St John’s, St Stithians and King Edward School on Thursday, Saturday and Monday.

There will also be action over the weekend at Krugersdorp High where the Best of the West Festival will be hosted.

There are also other festivals across the country, among them at Kearsney in KZN.

Fixtures for Joburg’s top three festivals this Easter weekend.

St John’s Festival

Thursday

12.30pm: Maritzburg College v Lions
1.40pm: St Charles v Pretoria Boys High
2.50pm: Nelspruit v St Benedict’s
4pm: Jeppe v Graeme College
5.10pm: Grey High v Landbouskool Boland
6.20pm: Preparatory match
7.10pm: Hilton v Noordheuwel
8.20pm: St John’s v Welkom Gimnasium

Saturday

8.20am: Welkom Gimnasium v Lions
9.30am: St Charles v St Benedict’s
10.40am: Preparatory match
11.30am: Opening ceremony
11.50am: Graeme College v St John’s
1pm: Maritzburg College v Nelspruit
2.10pm: Noordheuwel v Landbouskool Boland
3.20pm: Hilton v Jeppe
4.30pm: Grey High v Pretoria Boys High

Monday

8.30am: Grey High v Lions
9.40am: Hilton v Graeme College
10.50am: Noordheuwel v St Benedict’s
12pm: St John’s v St Charles
1.10pm: Preparatory match
2pm: Landbouskool Boland v Welkom Gimnasium
3.10pm: Nelspruit v Pretoria Boys High
4.20pm: Maritzburg College v Jeppe

St Stithians Festival

Thursday

11am: Saints v Bishops
12.15pm: Kingswood v Clifton
1.30pm: St John’s Harare v St Albans
2.45pm: St Andrew’s v Michaelhouse
4pm: Wynberg Boys High v Helpmekaar

Saturday

11am: St Albans v Wynberg Boys High
12.15pm: St John’s Harare v St Andrew’s
1.30pm: Clifton v Michaelhouse
2.45pm: Helpmekaar v Bishops
4pm: Saints Old Boys 7s v Old Michaelhouse 7s
4.30pm: Saints v Kingswood

Monday

11am: Bishops v Clifton
12.15pm: Wynberg Boys High v Northcliff High
1.30pm: Michaelhouse v St Albans
2.45pm: Kingswood v Helpmekaar
4pm: Saints v St John’s Harare

KES Festival

Thursday

8.10am: St David’s v Nico Malan
9.20am: Eldoraigne v Parktown
10.30am: Paarl Boys High v Selborne
11.40am: Northwood v Ben Vorster
12.50m: KES v Hudson Park
2pm: Queen’s v Diamantveld

Saturday

8am: Kempton Park v Durbanville
9.10am: Nico Malan v Diamantveld
10.20am: Eldoraigne v St David’s
11.30am: Hudson Park v Northwood
12.40m: Queen’s v Ben Vorster
1.50pm: Selborne v Parktown
3pm: KES v Paarl Boys High

Monday

8am: Kempton Park v Queen’s
9.10am: Ben Vorster v Nico Malan
10.20am: Parktown v Diamantveld
11.30am: Hudson Park v St David’s
12.40pm: Eldoraigne v Durbanville
1.50pm: Northwood v Paarl Boys High
3pm: KES v Selborne