Festivals in Malmesbury & Tygerberg

There are two Festivals to come, one in the Swartland of the Boland and one in Cape Town's Northern Suburbs. The one in Malmesbury has several 1st XVs from schools. The one at Tygerberg had s Under-16, Under-15 and Under-14 teams.

Swartland Festival

Picturesque Malmesbury once again welcomes an interesting selection of teams, both local and from the UK, for two days, Thursday 17 and Saturday 19 July 2014, packed full of matches.

The full programme, as regards the Under-19 teams, is available in the Fixtures section of this site. The teams due to participate are Tygerberg, Bellville, Durbanville, Stellenberg (WP), Swartland, Charlie Hofmeyr, Piketberg, Augsburg Gym (Boland), Despatch (EP), Volkskool, Cradock (EP Country Districts) and English tourists Pates Grammar School, Manchester Grammar School and Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.

Several of the teams will be bringing 2nd XVs and four junior age-group matches are scheduled for the first day, including two sides from tourists Campbell College of Belfast.

Many Capetonians have taken the opportunity to make a full day of it in the Malmesbury area, taking a brief detour to enjoy memorable lunches in the legendary eateries of neighbouring Riebeeck Kasteel.

Oh, and there is a large-screen TV on which one can watch the Craven Week final on the Saturday, if the rugby on the field doesn't hold your attention.

Thursday 17 July

A Field

08.30: Brackenfell vs Vredenburg

09.40: Swartland 2nd XV vs Pates Grammar School 2nd XV

10.50: Bellville vs Volkskool (Graaff-Reinet)

12.00: Piketberg vs Cradock

13.10: Durbanville vs Pates Grammar School

14.20: Charlie Hofmeyr vs Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2nd XV

15.30: Tygerberg vs Despatch

16.40: Augsburg Gym vs Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

17.50: Swartland vs Manchester Grammar School

C Field

10.15: Under-15: Swartland vs Campbell College

11.25: Under-16: Volkskool vs Manchester Grammar School

12.35: Under-16: Swartland vs Campbell College

13.45: Under-16: Charlie Hofmeyr vs Cradock

Saturday 19 July

A Field

08.30: Bellville vs Manchester Grammar School

09.40: Cradock vs Pates Grammar School 2nds

10.50: Charlie Hofmeyr vs Volkskool (Graaff-Reinet)

12.00: Swartland vs Despatch

13.10: Durbanville vs Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2nds

14.20: Piketberg vs Brackenfell

15.30: Stellenberg vs Augsburg Gym

16.40: Vredenburg vs Pates Grammar School

17.50: Tygerberg vs Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

C Field

09.40: Under-16 Charlie Hofmeyr vs Volkskool

10.50: Under-16Cradock vs Manchester Grammar School

Tygerberg Junior Festival

The increasing popularity of and focus on rugby in the Under-15 and Under-16 age-groups has ensured the continuation of the Tygerberg Junior Festival.

Stokkies Truter, co-conspirator in the presentation of the annual Tony Stoops Rugby Festivals, has once again put together a comprehensive programme for the the 2014 version, which also takes place on Thursday 17 and Saturday 19 July 2014, up at Hoerskool Tygerberg.

Some of the schools are actually sending teams to participate in both festivals.

Schools attending this showpiece include Rondebosch, Tygerberg, Brackenfell, Stellenberg, Bellville, Strand, Bernadino Heights, Kasselsvlei, Drostdy, Swartland, Porterville, Weston Secondary, Despatch and Campbell College.

The reason for the popularity of these two festivals is the chance it gives the various participants to gear up for the tough final si: weeks of the season, while possibly blooding some promising new talent at the same time.

Thursday 17 July

A Field

09.00: Under-16A: Bellville vs Bernadino Heights

10.00: Under-16B: Tygerberg vs Weston SecondaryUnder-16A

11.00: Under-16A: Brackenfell vs Rondebosch

12.00: Under-14A: Bellville vs Drostdy

13.00: Under-16A: Tygerberg vs Drostdy

14.00: Under-16A: Stellenberg vs Kasselsvlei

B Field

09.00: Under-15A: Strand vs Kasselsvlei

10.00: Under-15A: Tygerberg vs Porterville

11.00: Under-15A: Stellenberg vs Drostdy

12.00: Under-15A: Brackenfell vs Weston Secondary

13.00: Under-15A: Bellville vs Rondebosch

14.00: Under-15B: Tygerberg vs Bernadino Heights Under-15A

C Field

09.00: Under-14A: Swartland vs Bernadino Heights

10.00: Under-14A: Brackenfell vs Despatch

11.00: Under-14A: Tygerberg vs Weston Secondary

12.00: Under-14A: Stellenberg vs Rondebosch

13.00: Under-14A: Strand vs Kasselsvlei

Saturday 19 July

A Field

09.00: Under-16B: Tygerberg vs Kasselsvlei Under-16A

10.00: Under-16A: Tygerberg vs Campbell College

11.00: Under-16A: Brackenfell vs Weston Secondary

12.00: Under-16A: Swartland vs Bernadino Heights

13.00: Under-16A: Bellville vs Rondebosch

14.00: Under-16A: Stellenberg vs Drostdy

15.00: Under-15A: Tygerberg vs Kasselsvlei

B Field

09.00: Under-15A: Stellenberg vs Campbell College

10.00: Under-15A: Swartland vs Porterville

11.00: Under-15A: Strand vs Bernadino Heights

12.00: Under-15A: Tygerberg vs Weston Secondary

13.00: Under-15A: Brackenfell vs Rondebosch

14.00: Under-15A: Bellville vs Drostdy

C Field

09.00: Under-14A: Weston Secondary vs Strand

10.00: Under-14A: Tygerberg vs Despatch

11.00: Under-14A: Stellenberg vs Drostdy

12.00: Under-14A: Bellville vs Kasselsvlei

13.00: Under-14A: Brackenfell vs Rondebosch

13.00: Under-14A: Bernadino Heights vs Swartland

By Tony Stoops

Photograph: Swartland vs Charlie Hofmeyr

Photographer: Ané Fourie