Independent Schools, Day 2

The unbeaten teams are Kearsney, Kingswood, St Charles, St Andrew’s of Grahamstown, Eton 2nd XV and hosts Bishops.

The Eton 1st XV has taken two big defeats while their 2nd XV has won both of its matches. The Eton sides will not be playing on the third day, Wednesday, as they are off on their wanderings east.

The main match on Day 2, a perfect Cape winter's day, blue sky, no wind and comfortable warmth, between Hilton and Bishops, was a thriller. After Hilton scored first, the lead changed five times till Bishops led 28-18, but back came Hilton to get the score to 28-24. Then Bishops scored a thriller and it was 35-24, but Hilton attacked, fuelled by great determination, several penalties and a yellow card for Bishops, and eventually got over for a try which took the score to 35-31 with Bishops still running the ball. Bishops scored five tries to three but some excellent goal-kicking by Hilton kept the KwaZulu Natal side in the game.

Results, Day 2

Bishops vs Hilton, 35-31

Eton 2nd XV vs Excelsior, 12-10

Kearsney vs Eton, 38-14

Kingswood vs Penryn, 53-24

Michaelhouse vs St Alban’s, 24-15

Reddam House vs Uplands, 12-8

St Andrew’s College (Grahamstown) vs St Andrew’s School (Bloemfontein), 39-0

St Charles vs CBC Boksburg, 39-0

St David’s vs Somerset College, 20-6

St Stithians vs Clifton, 13-10

Results, Day 1

Bishops vs Eton, 62-10          

Clifton College (Durban) vs Reddam House (Tokai), 31-3

Eton 2nd XV vs Somerset College, 17-7          

Excelsior vs CBC (Boksburg), 8-0          

Hilton vs St Stithians, 19-6          

Kearsney vs St Alban's, 67-7          

Kingswood vs Michaelhouse, 29-24          

St Andrew's College (Grahamstown) vs St David's Marist College (Inanda), 52-5         

St Andrew's School (Bloemfontein) vs Penryn College, 7-0

St Charles vs Uplands College, 42-19     

Fixtures, Day 3, Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Piley Rees

09.00: CBC Boksburg vs St Andrew’s School

10.15: Michaelhouse vs Penryn

11.30: St David's vs Kearsney

13.00: Bishops vs Kingswood

Avenue

09.00: St Stithians vs Reddam

10.15: Clifton vs Uplands

11.30: Hilton vs St Andrew’s College

Range

09.00: St Alban's vs Excelsior

10.15: St Charles vs Somerset College