Jeppe overturned a 17-point deficit to win at KES, while hosts Rondebosch submitted Oakdale in a tight contest, reports ALLAN SCHULZ.
In front of a packed crowd in Houghton, Jeppe and KES threw everything they had at each other, but it was Jeppe who claimed bragging rights, bouncing back from 23-6 to win 37-28. KES had a chance to win it in injury time, but a drop-goal attempt was charged down, with Jeppe flank and man of the match Kuhle Shitlhangu collecting the loose ball to score and break Reds hearts.
Rondebosch completed a good week, following their draw with Paarl Gim at the WP Rugby Day with an impressive 10-7 win over highly-rated Oakdale at the Wynberg Festival in a match that played out like an arm wrestle.
Grey College gave Monnas a rugby lesson under lights on Friday night in Krugersdorp, scoring nine tries in a one-sided 47-8 victory. The only blight on the Grey performance was their goal-kicking, succeeding with just one attempt.
HTS Drostdy pushed Paul Roos all the way in Worcester, as the Maroon Machine was forced to work hard for a narrow 26-20 win over the Donkies.
At Graeme College’s annual festival, which is the pipe-opener of the Eastern Cape schoolboy season, Grey High and St Andrew’s College impressed with comfortable wins over Hudson Park and Framesby respectively.
All roads lead to Stellenbosch this week as Paul Roos host the annual Noord-Suid Festival, which is being played away from Affies for the first time. The Festival takes place from 28 March – 1 April.
Selected results (Thursday 20 – Saturday 22 March):
Durbanville 31 Boland Landbou 40
Maritzburg College 21 Northwood 24
Garsfontein 34 Noordheuwel 28
HTS Drostdy 20 Paul Roos 26
Monnas 8 Grey College 47
KES 28 Jeppe 37
Michaelhouse 22 DHS 28
Kearsney 10 Hilton 53
Kingswood 31 Helpmekaar 24
Stellenberg 22 Secunda 10
Outeniqua 76 Ligbron 7
Pretoria Boys High 64 Parktown 16
Graeme College Rugby Festival
St John’s College 24 Cambridge 21
Queen’s 17 Pearson 20
Graeme 31 Brandwag 27
Grey High 47 Hudson Park 27
Selborne 26 Marlow 22
Queen’s 29 Brandwag 15
St Andrew’s College 46 Framesby 17
Graeme 39 St John’s 24
Wynberg Rugby Festival
Bishops 43 Tsumeb Gim (Namibia) 3
SACS 14 Parel Vallei 12
Wynberg 19 St Charles 10
Rondebosch 10 Oakdale 7
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