St John's Easter matches

St John's of Johannesburg will be holding their 18th REaster Festival this year. There will be primary schools and 1st XVs.


St John's of Harare are back again this year. The other foreign team is SGS Filton - South Gloucestershire and Stroud College from Bristol, which has a stroking rugby academy. They beat Millfield recently.


The two powerful South African teams, on last year's showing, are Paarl Boys' High and Waterkloof. Last year Boishaai ended top of the FNB Top 20 and Waterkloof sixth. That means that last year they were right at the top of South African schools' teams. Nelspruit were also there or thereabouts.


The Golden Lions have sent their XV along as they do each year. Instead of a combined side from the Western Cape New Orleans of Paarl will be playing on their own.


The preparatory sides will play mostly on the while the 1st XVs will play all matches on the Burger Field, looking up the dramatic koppie to the stone classrooms above. It's a wonderful venue.


Fixtures


Maundy Thursday, 28 March 2013


Preparatory Schools


08.00: St Stithians vs Kwa-Zulu Natal Development Burger

08.00: Clifton vs The Ridge

09.00: St Benedict’s vs Virginia

10.00: Cordwalles vs Maragon

11.00: Leeuwenhof vs Pridwin

12.00: Woodridge vs WHPS

12.45: St John's vs Orchards Burger

14.30: Coaching Clinic

 

1st XVs


08.00: Preparatory: St Stithians vs Kwa-Zulu Natal Development Burger

09.00: New Orleans vs St John’s College, Harare

10.15: Golden Lions President’s XV vs Nelspruit

11.30: Waterkloof vs Noordheuwel

12.45: Preparatory: St John's vs Orchards

13.30: Marais Viljoen vs Windhoek Gymnasium

14.45: Paarl Boys’ High School vs HTS Daniël Pienaar

16.00: SGS Filton vs St John’s College (Johannesburg)


Holy Saturday, 30 March 2013


Preparatory Schools


08.00: St Stithians vs Clifton

08.00: Cordwalles vs Pridwin

09.00: WHPS vs Virginia

10.00: Kwa-Zulu Natal Development vs Leeuwenhof

11.00: St John's vs Woodridge

12.00: Maragon vs The Ridge

12.30: Clifton vs St Benedict’s

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1st XVs


08.45: Noordheuwel vs Windhoek Gymnasium

10.00: Marais Viljoen vs New Orleans

11.15: Golden Lions President’s XV vs HTS Daniël Pienaar

12.30: Preparatory: Clifton vs St Benedict’s

13.15: Opening Ceremony

13.30: St John’s (Johannesburg) vs St John’s (Harare)

14.45: Paarl Boys’ High School vs SGS Filton

16.00: Nelspruit vs Waterkloof

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Easter Monday, 1 April 2013


Preparatory Schools


08.00: St Stithians vs Virginia

09.00: St John's vs Clifton

10.00: The Ridge vs Woodridge

11.00: Kwa-Zulu Natal Development vs Orchards

12.00: Leeuwenhof vs Maragon

12.45: Pridwin vs St Benedict’s Burger

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1st XVs


08.00:Prepartory: WHPS vs Cordwalles Burger.

09.00 New Orleans vs Lions President’s XV

10.15 St John’s (Harare) vs Windhoek Gymnasium

11.30 SGS Filton vs Nelspruit

12.45 Preparatory:: Pridwin vs St Benedict’s

13.30 Marais Viljoen vs HTS Daniël Pienaar

14.45 Noordheuwel vs St John’s (Johannesburg)

16.00 Paarl Boys’ High School vs Waterkloof

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