Festival hosts St Stithians suffered a 34-10 defeat at the hands of Hilton College in the final game on day two.

Hilton, who outscored Saints five tries to two, opened their account in the fifth minute through winger Darren McGhee. St Stithians struggled to find form or rhythm and 25 minutes into the contest they found themselves down by 29, having conceded three more tries and a penalty.

They did respond with two unconverted tries by Callum Ferguson and Dane Kotze, but the fifth five-pointer by Hilton ended any hopes the hosts had of staging a comeback.

Day 1 results:

Hilton 24 SACS 23
Maritzburg 29 Linden 15
St Benedict's 24 St Andrew's 43
St Stithians 16 Windhoek 10
Wynberg 29 Helpmekaar 7

Day 2 results:

Wynberg 50 Linden 15
St Benedict's 10 Windhoek 16
Helpmekaar 38 SACS 34
Maritzburg 20 St Andrew's 23
St Stithians 10 Hilton 34

Day 3 fixtures:

St Benedict's vs Helpmekaar (10:25)
St Stithians vs SACS (11:45)
Linden vs Windoek (13:10)
Hilton vs St Andrew's (14:30)
Maritzburg vs Wynberg (15:30)

Photo: Student Achiever/St Stithians