Easter Festivals - 2008
It’s Easter time. The leaves are turning, many people are praying,. some are going on holiday and rugby breaks out around the country, but especially in Gauteng.
We give the details of some of these schools festivals but only those for 1st XVs, wonderful occasions generating much enthusiasm and growing annually in number.
The Saints Festival turns 25 this year. They have a powerful line-up of teams again.
Oakdale has a different format. It starts later and the matches for the subsequent two days depend on the results of the first day in order to ensure good match-ups.
Grey High of Port Elizabeth
This is their 14th festival.
Teams: Helpmekaar of Johannesburg, Middelburg of Mpumalanga. Itembelihle and Ndzondelelo of Port Elizabeth, Solomon Mhlanga of Uitenhage, Framesby of Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Graeme College of Grahamstown, Grey and Michaelhouse.
Fixtures:
Thursday 20 March 2008
12.15: Framesby vs Ndzondelelo
13.30: Graeme College vs Helpmekaar
14.45: Michaelhouse vs Middelburg
16.00: Grey vs Nelspruit
Saturday 22 March 2008
10.30: Helpmekaar vs Middelburg
11.40: Itembelihle vs Solomon Mhlanga
12.50: Framesby vs Nelspruit
14.00: Graeme College vs Ndzondelelo
15.10: Grey vs Michaelhouse
Monday 24 March 2008
08.30: Graeme College vs Michaelhouse
09.45: Nelspruit vs Ndzondelelo
11.00: Grey vs Helpmekaar
12.15: Framesby vs Middelburg
Kearsney College of Botha’s Hill
Teams: Kearsney, Durban High School, KwaZulu Natal Development, Queen’s College, Dale College of King William’s Town, Selborne College of East London, Hoërskool Marais Viljoen of Alberton, St John’s College of Harare, Afrikaanse Hoërseunskool of Pretoria and HTS Middelburg..
Fixtures
10.10: KZN Development vs St John’s
11.30: DHS vs Affies
13.20: Kearsney vs Selborne
14.40 Dale vs Marais Viljoen
16.00: HTS Middelburg vs Queen’s
Saturday 22 March 2008
10.10: HTS Middelburg vs DHS
11.30: KZN Development vs Selborne
13.20: Affies vs Queen’s
14.40: St John’s vs Marais Viljoen
16.00: Kearsney vs Dale
Monday 24 March 2008
10.10: KZN Development vs Dale
11.30: Kearsney vs Queen’s
13.20: HTS Middelburg vs St John’s
14.40: DHS vs Marais Viljoen
16.00 Affies vs Selborne
King Edward VII School
Teams: St Andrew’s College of Grahamstown, St David’s of Johannesburg, South African College High School of Cape Town, Trinityhouse of Johannesburg, Hoërskool Florida , Hoërskool Rob Ferreira of Mpumalanga, King Edward VII School, FNB Invitation, Jeppe High School For Boys of Johannesburg, Westville Boys’ High School of Durban, Hoërskool Waterkloof of Pretoria and Hoërskool Eldoraigne of Pretoria.
Fixtures
09.30: St Andrew’s College vs St David’s Inanda
10.45: SACS vs Trinityhouse
12.00: Florida vs Rob Ferreira
13.15: KES vs FNB Invitation
14.30: Jeppe vs Westville
15.45: Waterkloof vs Eldoraigne
Day 2 Saturday 22 March 2008
09.30: FNB Invitation vs Trinityhouse
10.45: St David’s Inanda vs Eldoraigne
12.00: Waterkloof vs Florida
13.15: Jeppe vs Rob Ferreira
14.30: St Andrew’s College vs Westville
15.45: KES vs SACS
Monday 24 March 2008
09.30: FNB Invitation vs Eldoraigne
10.45: Florida vs SACS
12.00: St David’s Inanda vs Trinityhouse
13.15: Westville vs Rob Ferreira
14.30: KES vs Waterkloof
15.45: Jeppe ‘ vs St Andrew’s College
Kokstad College
It has a different format. This is the 23rd two-day festival they have had and they hold it in Holy Week – on Spy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday.
Teams: Glenwood, Grosvenor, George Campbell and Westville of Durban, King Edward of Johannesburg, Kingsway of Amanzimtoti, Voortrekker and Maritzburg College of Pietermaritzburg, Ixopo, Suid-Natal of Port Shepstone, Vryheid, Midlands Academy, Thomas More of Kloof, Amanzimtoti, Pinetown Boys’ High, Weston Agricultural of Mooi River, Midlands Academy, Uplands College of White River, St Patrick’s College of Kokstad and Kokstad College. There are also two primary schools – Kokstad Junior and Kuswag of Amanzimtoti.
Fixtures:
Wednesday, 19 March
10.20: Kokstad Junior vs Kuswag
11.20: Kokstad College vs Grosvenor
12.30: KES vs Kingsway
13.40: Glenwood vs Midlands Academy
14.50: Suid-Natal; vs Vryheid
16.20: Kokstad College vs Voortrekker
Thursday, 20 March
09.00: Ixopo vs Amanzimtoti
10.10: Pinetown vs Thomas More
11.20: Kuswag vs Weston
12.30: St Patrick’s vs Westville Under-16
13.40: Maritzburg College vs Westville
15.00: George Campbell vs Upland
Krugersdorp High School
Teams: Christian Brothers College of Pretoria, Northwood High School of Durban, Glenvista High School of Johannesburg, Hoërskool Pionier of Vryheid, Krugersdorp High School, Highland North Boys High School of Johannesburg, HTS Nic Diederic of Krugersdorp, St Charles College of Pietermaritzburg. YCEP Eagles, Springs Boys High, Monnas Kwaggas, team from Hoërskool Monument of Krugersdorp, and Cornwall Hill College of Pretoria.
Fixtures:
Thursday 20 March 2008
09.20: CBC vs Northwood
10.40: Glenvista vs Pionier
12.00: Krugersdorp v Highlands North
13.20: Nic Diederic vs St Charles
14.40: YCEP Eagles vs Springs
16.00: Monnas Kwaggas vs Cornwall Hill
Saturday 22 March 2008
09.20: Highlands North vs Springs
10.40: YCEP Eagles vs CBC
12.00: Glenvista vs Cornwall Hill
13.30: Monnas Kwaggas vs Northwood’
14.50: Nic Diederic vs Pionier
16.00: Krugersdorp vs St Charles
Monday 24 March 2008
09.20: Cornwall Hill vs St Charles
10.40: Nic Diederic vs Springs
12.00: Monnas Kwaggas vs Pionier
13.20: YCEP Eagles vs Glenvista
14.30: Highlands North vs CBC
16.00: Krugersdorp vs Northwood
Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale of Riversdale
Teams: Hoërskool Overberg of Caledon, Hoërskool Monumentpark of Cape Town, Augsburg Landbou of Clanwilliam, Hoër Landbouskool Vryheid, Dr EG Jansen of Boksburg, Hoërskool Punt of Mossel Bay, Hoërskool Lichtenburg, Hoërskool Brackenfell of Cape Town, Hoër Landbouskool Marlow of Cradock, Menlopark of Pretoria, Hoërskool Zwartkop of Pretoria, Hoërskool DF Malan of Cape Town, Hoërskool Pietersburg, Hoërskool Brandwag, Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale, Hoërskool Hugenote , Hoërskool Centurion, Hoërskool Vredenburg, Hoërskool Langenhoven of Oudtshoorn, Hoërskool Vredendal ,Hoërskool Aliwal-Noord, Hoërskool Bredasdorp, Hoërskool Sentraal and Hoërskool Montagu.
Fixtures
Day 1 – Saturday, 22 March
Eike-Veld
09.00: Overberg vs Monumentpark
10.10: Augsburg Landbou vs Vryheid
11.20: Dr EG Jansen vs Punt
14.00: Lichtenburg vs Brackenfell
15.10: Marlow vs Menlopark
16.20: Zwartkop vs DF Malan
18.30: Pietersburg vs Brandwag
19.40: Oakdale vs Hugenote
Populierbos-Veld
09.00: Centurion vs Vredenburg
10.10: Langenhoven vs Vredendal
11.20: Aliwal-Noord vs Bredasdorp
14.00: Sentraal vs Montagu
Potchefstroom Boys High
This is the 3rd FNB Easter Rugby Festival with ten teams taking part.
Teams: St Dominic’s College of Boksburg, Capricorn High of Polokwane which used to be called Pietersburg, General Smuts of Vereeniging, Carlton Jones of Carltonville, Potchefstroom Boys High, Hudson Park of East London, Wesvalia of Klerksdorp, Witbank, Goudveld of Welkom and Hennenman of the Free State.
Fixtures
Thursday 20 March 2008
Olën Park
15.30: St Dominic’s College vs Capricorn High
16.30: General Smuts vs Carlton Jones
17.30: Potchefstroom Boys High vs Hudson Park
18.30: Wesvalia vs Witbank
19.30: Goudveld vs Hennenman
Saturday 22 March 2008
Gevers Field
12.00: Goudveld vs General Smuts
13.00: St Dominic’s College vs Witbank
14.00: Carlton Jones vs Capricorn High
15.00: Hudson Park vs Wesvalia
16.00: Potchefstroom Boys High vs Hennenman
Monday 24 March 2008
Gevers Field
08.00: Hudson Park vs Goudveld
09.00: Capricorn High School vs Witbank
10.00: Carlton Jones vs St Dominic’s
11.00: Potchefstroom Boys High vs General Smuts
12.00: Hennenman vs Wesvalia
St John’s College
Teams taking part: HTS Daniël Pienaar, Maritzburg College (for the first time), Monument of Krugersdorp, regular attendees Paarl Boys’ High, Paul Roos of Stellenbosch who have been to all 13 festivals, St Benedict’s of Bedford View (for the first time), Hoërskool Windhoek, the FNB XV which is chosen from two Paarl Schools Klein Nederburg and New Orleans, Glenwood of Durban, Grey College of Bloemfontein and Hoërskool Linden of Johannesburg (for the first time).
There are also primary schools taking part. There is also an old man’s match. One of those for a long weekend is enough.
Fixtures:
Thursday 20: March
C Rugby Field
08.15: St Benedicts vs Cornwall-Hill
09.00: Cordwalles vs Pridwin
Burger Field
07.30: Jan Celliers vs The Ridge
08.15: Clifton vs Leeuwenhof
09.00: St John’s vs CBC
09.45: Monument vs FNB
11.00: St John’s vs Windhoek
12.15: Maritzburg College vs Daniel Pienaar
13.30: Linden vs Grey
14.45: Paul Roos vs St Benedict’s
16.00: Glenwood vs Paarl Boys
17.15: Pirates Madalas vs SA Legends
Saturday 22 March
C Rugby Field
08.15: CBC vs Pridwin
09.00: The Ridge vs Clifton
Burger Field
07.30: St Benedicts vs Jan Celliers
08.15: St John’s vs Cornwall-Hill
09.00: Cordwalles vs Leeuwenhof
09.45: Daniel Pienaar vs St Benedicts
11.00: FNB VS Linden
12.15: Paul Roos vs Windhoek
13.30: Opening Ceremony
13.45: Monument vs Paarl Boys
15.00: Glenwood vs Grey
16.15: Maritzburg College vs St John’s
Monday 24 March
C Rugby Field
08.15: Leeuwenhof vs Cornwall-Hill
09.00: CBC vs Jan Celliers
Burger Field
07.30: The Ridge vs Pridwin
08.15: St Benedicts vs Cordwalles
09.00: St John’s vs Clifton
09.45: Glenwood vs FNB
11.00: Windhoek vs St Benedicts
12.15: Paarl Boys vs Linden
13.30: St John’s vs Daniel Pienaar
14.45: Paul Roos vs Maritzburg College
16.00: Grey vs Monument
Players:
Daniël Pienaar Henry van Niekerk, Werner Kapp, Gareth Grobler, Juan Engelbrecht, Daneel Ellis, Maurice Rudman, Pierre Hayward, Dalton Davis, Wesley-Dean Luiters, Louis Kruger, J, P, Schuin, Clay Cristoffels, Nicholas Claassen, Danielle Claassen, Jundre Nel, Wayne Lemley, Chris Dicks, Elrich Kock, Kirsten Gerber, Aldre Nel, Darrell Marais, Shaun Dorfline
FNB Invitation: Harold Stuart, Glen Scholtz, Keenan Abrahams, Yagyaa Crook, Ashwell Williams, Wesley Rossouw, Charlton Jacobs, Morné Williams, Elvin Farmer, Ryan Jordaan, Henrico Visser, William Hendricks, Anwell Botha, Dud-Lee Jonathan, Clayton Blommetjies, Dadriane Von Willingh, Rowan Cornelissen, Shaun Sias, Christopher Benjamin
Grey College: John-Henri Harris, Johan Swanepoel, Stefan Kotze, Dirk Wessels, Danie van der Walt, Clinton Earle, Ryno Fourie, Adriaan Theisinger, Pieter Rademan, Franna du Toit, Schalk Malherbe, Spoed Smith, Piet Lindeque, Stephan van der Linde, Riaan Britz, Baksteen van Heerden, Schalk van der Merwe, Stephan Pretorius, Jean Cook, Cobus Reinach, Francois Venter, Ernst Dinkleman
Hoerskool Linden: Hendrik Reyneke, Aldo Kruger, Luvan Viljoen, Frik Henri Slabbert, Murray Burger, Monare Voges, Reinard Pretorius, Ben Verhoef, Nicol Russouw, Jacques Russouw, Lodewyk Uys, Frits Reyneke, Perus Brak, Sip Mohlahla, Lukas Kruger, Rudi van Aarde, Michael Taljaard, Andreas van der Linde, Marcel Fourie, Jako Potas, Mark Atterbury
Glenwood: Johannes Raubenheimer, Shaun Malton, John Roy Jenkinson, Steen Smith, Frederick Schnetler, Ruan Burr-Dixon, Jean-Pierre Lafond, Francois Kleinhans, Andrich Arlow, Storm Pearton, Pieter Oosthuizen, Allen Zungu, Msisi Ncongo, Dean Lovett, Marinus Coetzee, Ruan Grobler, Erasmus Venter, Leslie Potgieter, Bradley Bosman, Andre Swart, Jacobus Lourens, Ettiene Beneke, Brendon Groenewald
Maritzburg College: Kevan Austin, Shaun Higgs, Grant Scott, Andries Fourie, Matthew Nurse, Sanele Ngema, Shaun Hansmeyer, Kelvin Adam, Matthew Curren, Wesley Middleton, Pierre Ogle, Andrew Norton, Koffi Appiah, Darren Anderson, Marc Torlage, Sibusiso Zwane, Nicholas Schonert, Campbell Pletts, Jason Boshi, Nicholas Pletts, Angus Raw, Jared Chiocchetti
Monument: Juan Nel, Waldo du Preez, Ruan Dreyer, Ryno Kirstein, Griffin van Wyk, Jimmy Hughes, PJ Uys, JP Le Grange, Wesley Moolman, Christo Potgieter, Charl JoosteKabous Janse van Rensburg, Bradley Moolman, Jaco Taute, Vincent Scott, Kyle Pieterse, Maruin Nodey, Kyle Howard, Gary Bishopp, Darryl Pienaar, Benjamin van As, Adrian Vermeulen
Paarl Boys’ High: Ashley Kohler, Glen Ward, Marcel van der Merwe, Bouke Hanekom, William Clift, Waldo Nigrini, Marius Relitz, Kyle Strydom, Neville Adams, Gavin Hauptfleisch, Quintin Botha, Stephan Badenhorst, Jan-Bertus Vorster, Jacobus du Plessis, Lincoln Heugh, James Genis, Pieter-Jan du Plessis, Christof du Toit, Burger Kraemer, Dylan Siegelaar, Edwin van der Walt, Waldo Louw
Paul Roos: Kyle Conlin, Charl de Villiers, Tom Botha, Reniel Hugo, Constand Strydom, Matthew Markram, Daryn Chalmers, Reuben Johannes, Rick Schroeder, Nico van der Westhuizen, Estiaan de Swardt, Dylan Petersen, Dudley de Reuck, JP du Plessis, Tythan Adams, Andrew Stidworthy, Calvin de Bruyn, Bernard Forrer, Werner Rabe, Bradley Coetzer, Johan Smit, Wouter van Niekerk
SAt Benedict’s: Christie Langton, Jason Bissict, Srjdan Dabovic, Sakhile Khunga, Dewald Wasserman, Billy Tweedie, Kyle De Almeida, Wesley Kennedy, Ryan Kruger, Bronson Lange, Mpho Malebe, Rowan Varkevisser, Ivan Jones, Judd Juby, Tebogo Modisane, Quik Kung, Oagiloe Moiloa, Chad Erasmus, Nicholas Rohrbreck, Darrell Cramer, Cameron Smit, Liam Brown
St John’s: Shaun Rudling, Piers Cooper, Wian de Beer, Brandon Walker, Paul Sanders, John Anderson, Renand Pretorius, Dinand Bezuidenhout, Justin May, Glen Huddy, Michael Aquadro, Lorne Hallendorff, Manyano Madiba, Alexander Becker, Odwa Siwahla, Jean-Pierre le Roux, Michael Flanagan, Nicholas de Jager, Aleksandar Stojakovic, Thomas Savage, Clayton Redford, Andrew Chouler
Windhoek Hoërskool: Erik Burger, Niel Van Vuuren, Henk Roets, Dexter Bosch, Chris Snyman, Dirk Basson, Pierre Coetzee, Zana Botes, Wiaan Mans, Hendrik Marx, Franna van der Merwe, Zirk Coetzee, William Jacobs, Ronge Kauuva, Reinhardt Liebenberg, Jean Basson, Henrik Derks, Duncan Oppel, Jaco Wiese, Pieter Janse van Rensburg, Johan Deysel, Raymond van Schoor
St Stithians
Teams: St Albans of Pretoria, Bishops of Cape Town, Paarl Gimnasium, Noord-Kaap of Kimberley, Hilton, Parktown Boys of Johannesburg, St Stithians, FNB Invitation, Boland Landbou of Paarl, Outeniqua of George, Wynberg of Cape Town and Pretoria Boys.
Fixtures
Thursday 20: March 2008
09.45: St Albans vs Bishops
11.00: Paarl Gimnasium vs Noord-Kaap
12.15: Hilton vs Parktown Boys
13.30: St Stithians College vs FNB Invitation
14.45: Boland Landbou vs Outeniqua
16.00: Wynberg vs Pretoria Boys
Saturday 22 March 2008
09.45: Boland Landbou vs FNB Invitation
11.00: St Albans vs Noord-Kaap
12.15: Parktown Boys vs Wynberg
13.30: Pretoria Boys vs Paarl Gimnasium
14.45: Bishops vs Outeniqua
16.00: St Stithians College vs Hilton
Monday 24 March 2008
09.45: Noord-Kaap vs Outeniqua
11.00: Pretoria Boys vs FNB Invitation
12.15: Boland Landbou vs Hilton
13.30: Parktown Boys vs Bishops
14.45: St Stithians College vs Wynberg
16.00: St Albans vs Paarl Gimnasium
