Independent Schools Festival Starts
In the main match Bishops met Eton College of Windsor for the first time and gave them a drubbing.
Eton, a school famous for its Wall Game and its impressive list of former pupils, including royalty, 19 British prime ministers and 37 holders of the Victoria Cross, has never attended the Festival before and this was the first time they have played against Bishops.
Eton brought two teams and the second team were victorious against Somerset College of Somerset West.
Also playing at the Festival is Excelsior Secondary School of Belhar, a Cape Town suburb. They beat Christian Brother's College of Boksburg.
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 Penryn College, 7-0
St Charles vs Uplands College, 42-19
Fixtures, Days 2 & 3
Day 2, Monday 4 July 2016
Piley Rees
11.30: St Andrew’s School vs St Andrew’s College
13.30: Penryn vs Kingswood
14.45: Michaelhouse vs St Alban's
16.00: Bishops vs Hilton
Avenue
09.00: Eton 2nd XV vs Excelsior
10.15: Uplands vs Reddam
11.30: Eton 1st XV vs Kearsney
13.30: St Stithians vs Clifton
Range
09.00: CBC Boksburg vs St Charles
10.15: Somerset College vs St David's
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
