Glenwood and St Andrew’s impressed at the festivals staged at Wynberg and Grey High School this past weekend, writes THEO GARRUN.
Durban’s Glenwood were at Wynberg, and they were the most impressive side on show. They beat KES and San Isidoro from Argentina, and look set for another good season following their top-five finish in the rankings last year.
San Isidro, in turn, beat Rondebosch and KES, while the hosts beat Pearson, but lost to KES.
In PE, Queen’s, Grey High, St Alban’s, Kingswood, Marlow, St Andrew’s and Dale won both of their games. Of them, St Andrew’s were particularly impressive, notching up wins over Jeppe and St John’s, with the hosts also looking good in their wins over Northwood and DHS.
In the only game in KwaZulu-Natal, Hilton drew first blood in the double-header derby with Michaelhouse, winning 20-10 at Hilton on Saturday.
Wynberg Festival results:
Thursday
Parel Vallei 41 Milnerton 0
Tygerberg 19 Soweto Schools 17
Fishoek 50 Langa 0
San Isidoro 34 Rondebosch 26
Wynberg 35 Pearson 10
Glenwood 48 KES 36
Saturday
Pearson 20 Soweto Schools 17
Parel Vallei 105 Langa 0
Glenwood 33 San Isidoro 31
Rondebosch 66 Tygerberg 12
KES 27 Wynberg 18
Monday
SA Isidoro 24 KES 22
Pearson 26 Tygerberg 20
Grey High School Festival results:
Thursday
St David’s 24 Woodridge 7
Hudson Park 24 St Benedict’s 14
St Alban’s 10 Graeme College 7
Kingswood 50 Parktown 12
Framesby 54 DGS 10
Marlow 24 Stirling 5
St Andrew’s 31 St John’s 10
Dale 33 Muir 3
Queens 46 St Stithians 24
Ithembelihle 26 Woodridge 12
Jeppe 19 Selborne 15
Grey High 43 Northwood 12
Saturday
St Alban’s 33 Muir 0
Brandwag 22 St Benedict’s 19
Marlow 34 Graeme College 10
Framesby 61 Hudson Park 10
Queens 27 St David’s 10
St Stithians 80 Stirling 12
Dale 43 Parktown 5
Kingswood 35 St John’s 8
St Andrew’s 13 Jeppe 12
Selborne 28 Northwood 26
Grey High 33 DHS 14
Other results:
Kearsney 36 St Charles 7
Hilton 20 Michaelhouse 10
This week the attention shifts to Stellenbosch, where Paul Roos Gimnasium is the venue for the second World Schools Festival. Ten local schools take on 10 overseas sides – five schools and five composite teams – over four days, beginning on Tuesday.
The fixtures are:
Tuesday
Glenwood vs John McGlashan College
SA Invitational vs Zambezi Steelers
SACS vs World Schools Select XV
Monument vs Hartpury College
Paarl Gim vs Africa Pacific Select XV
Wednesday
Affies vs Italian All Stars
Boland Landbou vs Napier Boys’ High
Hilton College vs USA Schools XV
Grey College vs Christchurch Boys’ High
Paul Roos vs Southland Boys’ High
Friday
SA Invitation XV vs World Schools Select XV
SACS vs Zambezi Steelers
Glenwood vs Africa Pacific Select XV
Paarl Gim vs Hartpury College
Monument vs John McGlashan
Saturday
Boland Landbou vs USA Schools XV
Hilton College vs Italian All-Stars
Grey College vs Southland Boys’ High
Affies vs Christchurch Boys’ High
Paul Roos vs Napier Boys’ High
The only other fixtures this weekend involve the Joburg private schools. St John’s host St David’s and St Stithians are at home to St Benedict’s.
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