Queen's College held off the much-fancied festival hosts KES to win 17-12 on Saturday.

The much-anticipated clash produced some moments of brilliance from both sides. Queen's dominated the early proceedings and kept the pressure on the hosts throughout the match.

In other matches, Eldoraigne beat Hentie Cilliers 47-31, Graeme College remained unbeaten with a convincing 45-5 victory over Trinityhouse, and Rondebosch Boys' slumped to a surprise 20-14 defeat to Hoërskool Marlow from the Eastern Cape.

Day 1 results:

Eldoraigne 8 Marlow 6
Northwood 10 Graeme College 34
Queen’s College 24 Parktown 16
Hentie Cilliers 34 Trinityhouse 27
KES 13 Rondebosch 3
Grey PE 16 Menlopark 17

Day 2 results:

Menlopark 11 Northwood 0
Eldoraigne 47 Hentie Cilliers 31
Trinityhouse 5 Graeme College 45
Rondebosch 14 Marlow 20
Grey PE 66 Parktown 3
KES 12 Queen’s 17

Day 3 fixtures:

Queen’s College vs Hentie Cilliers (08:30)
Graeme College vs Parktown (09:50)
Marlow vs Menlopark (11:10)
Grey PE vs Rondebosch (12:30)
Eldoraigne vs Trinityhouse (13:50)
KES vs Northwood (15:10)

Photo: KES