All your school sports
FRAMESBY enjoyed the best record of the Eastern Cape schools who attended various rugby festivals around the country over the Easter weekend.
The Port Elizabeth side competed in the highly rated Kearsney Festival in Durban and went through their three-match programme unbeaten.
They were, though, pushed all the way as there were close wins over Dale (15-5) and Pretoria Boys’ High (13-10) before they rounded off their programme with a solid 30-8 result against Noord Kaap.
They were joined at the festival by Border schools Dale, Selborne and Queen’s, who had some tough matches. In a collective nine games, the only victory came from Selborne when they defeated Middelburg Tech 33-19.
The East London side were competitive, suffering agonising three-point losses in their other games against DHS and Drostdy.
Four local teams took part in the St Stithians Festival in Johannesburg, with Graeme, St Andrew’s and Grey High all winning two matches.
Grey and Graeme lost their opening matches to Bishops and Clifton respectively, but then bounced back impressively to win their next two.
Grey had a notable 30-15 result against Maritzburg College and then trounced Parktown 61-0, while Graeme edged Parktown 16-15 and finished nicely with a 29-7 win over Northcliff. St Andrew’s defeated Michaelhouse and Clifton in the only two matches they played before leaving for an overseas tour.
Kingswood started with a 30-30 draw against the hosts, but then lost two hard-fought games against Rondebosch and SACS.
In the KES Festival, Hudson Park impressed with two wins before losing to Jeppe, while Marlow were competitive in winning one of their three matches.
Pearson produced two good results in the Union High Festival in Graaff-Rienet, defeating East London sides Cambridge and Stirling.
The results were: Tony Stoops Festival: Alexander Road lost to Monument Park 24-10, Alex Road bt Ashton 39-24, Otto du Plessis lost to Hopefield 26-7, Otto bt Monument Park 28-21) St John’s: Daniel Pienaar bt Florida 28-22, Daniel Pienaar lost to Paul Roos 68-5, Daniel Pienaar lost to Windhoek Gym 57-14 Kearsney: Framesby bt Dale 15-5, Framesby bt Pretoria Boys’ High 13-10, Framesby bt Noord Kaap 30-8, Dale lost to Glenwood 39-0, Dale lost to DHS 39-0, Queen’s lost to Pretoria Boys’ High 14-10, Queen’s lost to DHS 24-7, Queen’s lost to Middelburg Tech 36-18, Selborne lost to DHS 16-13, Selborne bt Middelburg Tech 33-19, Selborne lost to Drostdy 29-26) St Stithians: Graeme lost to Clifton 26-0, Graeme bt Parktown 16-15, Graeme bt Northcliff 29-7, Grey High lost to Bishops 27-10, Grey High bt Maritzburg College 30-15, Grey High bt Parktown 61-0, Kingswood drew with St Stithians 30-30, Kingswood lost to Rondebosch 15-10, Kingswood lost to SACS 17-10, St Andrew’s bt Michaelhouse 24-15, St Andrew’s bt Clifton 31-29 KES: Hudson Park bt Eldoraigne 47-26, Hudson Park bt Marais Viljoen 23-22, Hudson Park lost to Jeppe 36-18, Marlow bt Marais Viljoen 39-10, Marlow lost to Jeppe 21-13, Marlow lost to Ben Vorster 27-26), Muir lost to Northwood 50-7, Muir lost to Noordheuwel 48-3, Muir lost to Wynberg 81-0 Union High: Pearson bt Cambridge 18-5, Pearson bt Stirling 25-15