Cape Town - The participation of many of South Africa’s top ranked rugby-playing schools at the eighth Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival serves to highlight its prestigious status among players, coaches and supporters.
This year’s festival has attracted powerhouse teams from Grey College in Bloemfontein, Affies and Menlo Park from Pretoria, EG Jansen from Boksburg, HTS Middelburg from Mpumalanga; as well as Selborne, Dale College and Framesby from the Eastern Cape; SACS from Cape Town; with Glenwood, Westville Boys’ High and hosts Kearsney College from KwaZulu-Natal.
In endorsing the festival, John Smit, CEO of the Sharks and former Springbok coach, said schoolboy rugby plays an invaluable role in the development of South Africa’s rugby culture.