KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL WRAP & FINAL LOG OF RESULTS

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A highly successful seventh Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival wrapped up yesterday (Monday) with the announcement of the five players to each receive bursaries to the Sharks Academy for 2015.

Valued at over R100 000 each, the recipients are prop Kenny van Niekerk and flyhalf Curtis Jonas, both from Glenwood, flank Adrian Heystek from Westville Boys’ High, fullback Justerino Davids from Dale College in King William’s Town and fullback Barend Smit from HTS Middelburg. This includes a contract with the Academy in 2015, accommodation and a tuition bursary with one of its education partners.

In announcing the awards Etienne Fynn, managing director of the Academy, said the great pool of talent this year had made it extremely difficult for the selectors to choose only three players, as originally planned; and they had therefore decided on awarding five bursaries.

“The standard is again consistently high with excellent match-ups at the festival. Academy coaches and selectors who have been to the other festivals taking place around the country this weekend have reported that the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival has an exceptionally high standard of participating teams; with sides being very competitive and evenly matched,” Fynn said.

At the end of the festival four teams remained unbeaten: Glenwood, HTS Middelburg, Grey College and Monument. Glenwood and Middelburg both won all three of their games played at the festival; whilst perennial powerhouses Grey and Monument won two and drew the game against each other.

The festival was well supported with capacity crowds who were able to enjoy a high standard of competitive rugby in good weather. It was a successful event for organisers and sponsors Standard Bank, Illovo Sugar South Africa, Nashua Durban and the Sharks Academy.

Adding to the status of the festival and to the thrill of players, international rugby referees Craig Joubert and Marius Jonker officiated at three games over the weekend. Joubert said it was always a delight to ref schoolboy games and to experience the wealth of talent coming through at this level of the game.

(Photos: Tracey van den Aardweg)

LOG OF GAMES PLAYED – WON/LOST/DRAW

# PLAYED
WON
LOST
DRAWN
Affies
3
1
2

Dale College
3
1
2

EG Jansen
3
1
2

Framesby Hoerskool
3

Glenwood
3
3

Grey College
3
2

1
HTS Middelburg
3
3

Kearsney College
3
1
2

Monument
3
2

1
Nico Malan
3

Selborne College
3
2
1

Westville Boys’ High
3
1
2

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

THURSDAY 17 APRIL

Kearsney College
25
HTS Middelburg
31
Framesby
16
Monument
21
Westville Boys’ High
41
Nico Malan
10
Selborne College
12
Affies
34
Glenwood
31
Dale College
17
Grey College
26
EG Jansen
8

SATURDAY 19 APRIL

Selborne College
21
Framesby
13
HTS Middelburg
43
Nico Malan
22
Kearsney College
24
Dale College
19
Glenwood
31
EG Jansen
20
Grey College
32
Westville
20
Affies
14
Monument
36