Day 2 Prospects at Kearsney
The second day of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival has some interesting fixtures and dramatic results are again anticipated.
After the first day, where two matches ended in tight finishes and were the most exciting games, others showed that they could well be one of the better teams at the festival which has attracted some of the cream of the country's rugby-playing schools.
Menlopark lost by just two points against Westville Boys’ High and they will come up against Selborne College. In the first game on Thursday, Selborne showed they are a class side, overpowering hosts Kearsney. The Pretoria team will have to pull out all the stops to win this second match.
The other close result was Grey College from Bloemfontein beating HTS Middelburg with a penalty in the final moments of the match. Grey should win comfortably against hosts Kearsney, who will have to improve dramatically from their last game.
HTS Middelburg come up against Glenwood, the latter who played a good second half to score 36 points against Framesby, after being held to 0-0 at half time. The big Middelburg pack could make it difficult for the local side, although Glenwood would have gained much confidence from their second-half performance.
SACS, in their debut match at the festival, surprised Dale College by beating them. Dale did not appear to have the exciting backline players that they have had in the recent past. They have, however, beefed up their pack; so Dale’s second-day match against Westville could be a close encounter. SACS come up against Affies, the latter who have some big mobile forwards, which makes them favourites to win this encounter.
The final match on the second day is between Dr EG Jansen and Framesby. Here the East Rand side should be too strong and physical for the team from Port Elizabeth.
From Kearsney
Maundy Thursday's Results
Selborne vs Kearsney, 48-7
SACS vs Dale, 22-12
Glenwood vs Menlopark, 31-0
Affies vs Dr EG Jansen, 41-5
Westville vs Framesby, 27-25
Grey Bloem vs HTS Middelburg, 22-19
Holy Saturday's Fixtures
09.30: Selborne College vs Menlopark
10.45: Westville vs Dale College
12.00: Kearsney College vs Grey College
13.15: Affies vs SACS
14.30: Glenwood vs HTS Middelburg
15.45: Framesby vs Dr EG Jansen
Easter Monday's Fixtures
09.30: Westville vs SACS
10.45: Framesby vs Affies
12.00: HTS Middelburg vs Selborne College
13.15: Glenwood vs Menlopark
14.30: Grey College vs Dr EG Jansen
15.45: Kearsney College vs Dale College
