Schools wrap: Monnas match Green Machine

Monument and Glenwood played out a thrilling draw at the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival on Thursday, while there were wins for Wynberg and Pretoria Boys’ in Joburg.

At Kearsney, Monnas and the Green Machine both scored four tries in a 26-26 stalemate, with Monnas replacment flyhalf Jaydon Viljoen converting his own try with five minutes remaining to level the scores.

Earlier in the day, EG Jansen triumphed 29-24 over Kearsney. The boys from Boksburg led 19-0 at half time and while the hosts fought back in the second half, they fell just short.

At St John’s, winger Neo Matlaletsa scored a hat-trick in Pretoria Boys’ 43-29 win against Diamantveld, Nelspruit edged Welkom Gym 34-31 and SACS saw off St Davids 28-3.

Twenty kilometres away at St Stithians, Wynberg beat England’s Hartpury College 19-10, before fellow Cape Town school Bishops slumped to a 38-12 defeat to Helpmekaar.

The KES Easter Festival starts on Saturday.

Easter Festival results (Thursday)

Kearsney Festival
Milnerton 34 Peterhouse (Zimbabwe) 18
Durbanville 66 Dale 22
DHS 41 Rustenburg 7
Kearsney 24 EG Jansen 29
Monument 26 Glenwood 26
Westville 31 Framesby 0

St John’s Festival
Kingswood 41 Randburg 21
Graeme 21 Voortrekker Bethlehem 10
Maritzburg College 43 Golden Lions XV 0
SACS 28 St Davids 3
Nelspruit 34 Welkom Gym 31
Pretoria Boys’ 43 Diamantveld 29
St John’s 5 Hilton 29

St Stithians Festival
Hartpury College 2nd XV (England) 31 Rand Park 20
St Stithians 32 Clifton 0
St Andrew’s College 54 Northcliff 26
Michaelhouse 65 St John’s (Zimbabwe) 14
St Charles 38 Windhoek (Namibia) 22
Wynberg 19 Hartpury College (England) 10
Helpmekaar 38 Bishops 12

2025 Easter rugby festivals fixtures