St. John’s College Easter Festival fixtures for 2016
The annual St. John’s College Easter Festival will celebrate its 21st next year. Standard Bank is the main sponsor of the festival in Johannesburg.
The big guns in attendance at the tournament is Paarl Boys’ High, Affies of Pretoria, Monument of Krugersdorp and Paul Roos Gimnasium.
The main match of the final day will be between Affies and Paul Roos Gimnasium. The team from Stellenbosch defeated Affies by 29-12 in the main match of their 150th celebration Rugbyday this year. Affies will also lock horns for the first time in history with Nelspruit on the second day of the Easter Festival.
The main match of the first day is between the hosts and Nelspruit. The Nelspruit Rhinos will also face Paarl Boys’ High on the final day in another match which promises to be one of the highlights of the St. John’s College’s Easter Festival. The match between Monnas and Helpmekaar on the final day might decide which school side is the top team from the Golden Lions for 2016.
Helpmekaar is one of the newbies at the tournament in 2016. Helpies played at the St. Stithian’s College Easter Festival in 2015. Helpies will also face Paarl Boys’ High and St. John’s College of Harare at the tournament. Teams that won’t be attending in 2016 that was in action earlier this year are St. Benedict’s College, St. Charles College, Garsfontein and Jeppe Boys’ High.
Besides Helpmekaar the who will be making their comeback to the St. John’s College Easter Festival are Affies, Parktown Boys’ High and St. John’s College (Harare).
The fixtures:
Thursday, 26 March 2016
12:15 – Paarl Boys’ High vs. Golden Lions XV
13:30 – Monument vs. Viadana (Italy)
14:45 – Helpmekaar vs. St. John’s College (Harare)
16:45 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs. Hilton College
18:00 – Affies vs. Parktown Boys’ High
19:15 – St. John’s College vs. Nelspruit
Saturday, 26 March 2016
08:45 – Parktown Boys’ High vs. Viadana (Italy)
10:00 – Affies vs. Nelspruit
11:15 – Hilton College vs. Golden Lions XV
13:30 – St. John’s College vs. St. John’s College (Harare)
14:45 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs. Monument
16:00 – Paarl Boys’ High vs. Helpmekaar
Monday, 28 March 2016
09:00 – Golden Lions XV vs. St. John’s College (Harare)
10:15 – Parktown Boys’ High vs. Hilton College
11:30 – St. John’s College vs. Viadana (Italy)
13:30 – Monument vs. Helpmekaar
14:45 – Paarl Boys’ High vs. Nelspruit
16:00 – Paal Roos Gimnasium vs. Affies
