NCH look for improved showing at rugby festival

NORTHERN Cape High (NCH) will once again be heading down to KwaZulu-Natal this

Easter weekend to be part of the 11th annual Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. Twelve South African school teams renowned for their rugby pedigrees, will participate over three days of all out rugby action. Games will be played tomorrow, then again on Saturday, with the action wrapping up on Monday.

NCH will have to apply themselves during this tournament as they will be up against some major names on the national schools rugby circuit. Schools from the host province Glenwood, Durban High School and Kearsney College will welcome a diverse spread of tough teams from across the country. These include HTS Middelburg, Welkom Gimnasium, and Pretoria Boys High. The Eastern Cape’s Dale College, Queen’s College and Selborne College in East London, Hoërskool Framesby and finally HTS Drostdy from the Cape will all be there.

NCH rugby coach, Deon Carney was excited about the prospect of taking on some of the top teams in the country.

“We are always extremely excited to participate at this tournament. It is definitely a highlight of our season,”Carney said.

“Playing against the top schools in the country (means) getting fantastic exposure for our team and most importantly our players,” he added.“We are looking to improve from last years good results, but we know the task ahead of us will be a real tough one.”

The festival promises solid, exciting running rugby and an opportunity to witness some of SA’s fledgling talent. Many players from previous Kearsney festivals have become household names in Super and Currie Cup rugby, as well as Springbok and SA Sevens players.