Paarl Boys High cruised to a massive victory at the Porterville Festival, while there were also wins for Affies and Kearsney as schools rugby returned to action.
In the first weekend of schools rugby of 2024, Paarl Boys High avenged last year’s loss to Durbanville by claiming a 73-7 win at the annual Porterville Festival. Durbanville made history last year by beating Boishaai 26-25 in one of the surprising results of 2023.
Noordheuwel also got revenge by beating Outeniqua 28-19 at the Kwagga Sportsday, having lost 18-14 to the same opponents in their centenary last year.
In KwaZulu-Natal, Michaelhouse were beaten 10-7 by Helpmekaar, while Kearsney College claimed a 16-14 win against Maritzburg College.
At the Grens Festival in the Eastern Cape, Queen’s beat Sterling 29-3, Hudson Park powered to 46-7 win against Hangklip and Dale suffered a 22-20 defeat to Cambridge.
Meanwhile, Affies kicked their season off in style with a 33-10 win against Diamantveld.
EG Jansen flexed their muscles by hammering Kempton Park 85-3.
Selected results (9 March):
Michaelhouse 7 Helpmekaar 10
Kearsney 16 Maritzburg 14
Oakdale 40 Ligbron 0
Framesby 31 Brackenfell 12
Outeniqua 19 Noordheuwel 28
Paarl Boys High 73 Durbanville 7
Boland Landbou 29 Milnerton 18
Queen’s 29 Sterling 3
Hudson Park 46 Hangklip 7
Dale 20 Cambridge 22
Affies 33 Diamantveld 10
Eg Jansen 85 Kempton Park 3
Photo: Paarl Boys High/Facebook
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