Bishops and Michaelhouse were the only schools to come through their matches at the Independent Schools Rugby Festival unbeaten. THEO GARRUN reports.

A total of 14 schools were in action over three days at Kingswood College in Grahamstown in a festival that closes off the season for the independent schools and which, because of its timing, has become something of a ‘stayers’ tournament with some schools leaving their matrics out and all of them missing their provincial representatives.

Bishops beat hosts Kingswood 19-10 on the opening day and followed that up with a victory over Hilton (24-17).

Michaelhouse beat St Stithians 22-17 on day one, and they accounted for St Alban’s (15-12) and St David’s (33-19).

Independent Schools Rugby Festival results:

Friday
St David’s 17 St Andrew’s School 12
Michaelhouse 22 St Stithians 17
Clifton 35 Ezee Fana Academy 21
St John’s 26 Graeme College 10
Hilton 33 St Alban’s 0
Kearsney 25 St Andrew’s College 17
Bishops 19 Kingswood 10

Monday
Bishops 24 Hilton 17
St John’s 55 Ezee Fana Academy 7
Clifton 45 St Andrew’s School 10
St Stithians 43 Graeme College 41
St Andrew’s College 33 St David’s 3
St Alban’s 12 Michaelhouse 15
Kingswood 25 Kearsney 24

Wednesday:
Kearsney 22 St John’s 18
St Andrew’s School 17 St Alban’s College 12
Kingswood College 15 Clifton 14
Ezee Fana Academy 26 St Stithians 22
Hilton 19 St Andrew’s College 17
Michaelhouse 33 St David’s 19

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