The stage is set for the Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival, with proceedings getting underway on Saturday, 25 April. Ten matches are scheduled for the opening day, before the festival concludes on Monday, 27 April - Freedom Day, when a further 11 fixtures will take place.
A powerful shift is taking place in junior rugby at Kingswood College. Since 2024, the introduction of Double-Goal Coaching and the ELM Tree framework, focusing on effort, learning and resilience, has transformed both performance and mindset.
The final day of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival went ahead despite dramatic overnight weather and still delivered a gripping showcase of schoolboy rugby - thanks to a swift and determined recovery effort by organisers and staff, the fields were made playable in time for kickoff.
The players will be challenged by fatigue and the physical battering of two earlier games when the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) heads into its final round of matches on Easter Monday on the picturesque Stott Field.
Day Two of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) definitely lived up to the momentum of the opener, delivering high-intensity clashes, standout individual performances, and a few surprises that kept spectators on the edge of their seats.
After a thrilling opening day at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF), Saturday’s schedule promises more rich entertainment, with the day’s final match between Westville Boys’ High and Helpmekaar Kollege the one that immediately catches the eye.
A beautiful warm, slightly cloudy day heralded the start of this year’s Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival which kicked off today (Thursday). The main Stott rugby field has been perfectly manicured in expectation of the exciting match-ups anticipated over the weekend between 12 top teams from across the country and Zimbabwe.
Every Easter, rugby fields across South Africa come alive with the energy, passion, and raw talent of the nation’s finest young players. The 2026 Easter Rugby Festivals promise another unforgettable chapter in this proud tradition, bringing together top school teams from across the country and beyond for a thrilling showcase of schoolboy rugby at its very best.
A cold, wet, and rainy Baileys set the stage for a fixture that kicked off with intense physicality right from the first whistle as Laird Hamilton-Brown chased down the kick off and forced Northwood to knock the ball on.
In a fixture that carried both history and anticipation, St Alban’s and Menlopark met in a full derby for one of the first times in over a decade. On the day, it was a sharp and well-drilled Menlopark side that came out on top, securing a 55-20 victory.