Independent Schools Festival Starts

In the main match Bishops met Eton College of Windsor for the first time and gave them a drubbing.

Eton, a school famous for its Wall Game and its impressive list of former pupils, including royalty, 19 British prime ministers and 37 holders of the Victoria Cross, has never attended the Festival before and this was the first time they have played against Bishops.

Eton brought two teams and the second team were victorious against Somerset College of Somerset West.

Also playing at the Festival is Excelsior Secondary School of Belhar, a Cape Town suburb. They beat Christian Brother's College of Boksburg.

Results, Day 1

Bishops vs Eton, 62-10          

Clifton College (Durban) vs Reddam House (Tokai), 31-3

Eton 2nd XV vs Somerset College, 17-7          

Excelsior vs CBC (Boksburg), 8-0          

Hilton vs St Stithians, 19-6          

Kearsney vs St Alban's, 67-7         

Kingswood vs Michaelhouse, 29-24          

St Andrew's College (Grahamstown) vs St David's Marist College (Inanda), 52-5         

St Andrew's School (Bloemfontein Penryn College, 7-0

St Charles vs Uplands College, 42-19     

Fixtures, Days 2 & 3

Day 2, Monday 4 July 2016

Piley Rees

11.30: St Andrew’s School vs St Andrew’s College

13.30: Penryn vs Kingswood

14.45: Michaelhouse vs St Alban's

16.00: Bishops vs Hilton

Avenue

09.00: Eton 2nd XV vs Excelsior

10.15: Uplands vs Reddam

11.30: Eton 1st XV vs Kearsney

13.30: St Stithians vs Clifton

Range

09.00: CBC Boksburg vs St Charles

10.15: Somerset College vs St David's

Day 3, Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Piley Rees

09.00: CBC Boksburg vs St Andrew’s School

10.15: Michaelhouse vs Penryn

11.30: St David's vs Kearsney

13.00: Bishops vs Kingswood

Avenue

09.00: St Stithians vs Reddam

10.15: Clifton vs Uplands

11.30: Hilton vs St Andrew’s College

Range

09.00: St Alban's vs Excelsior

10.15: St Charles vs Somerset College