Westville wins three of four St Charles Sevens titles
While some schools played late season rugby matches on the weekend, others accelerated into the football season. Some, still, had hockey fixtures to play, and, in KwaZulu-Natal, the Sevens Rugby season kicked off at the St Charles Sevens, in Pietermaritzburg.
Competition took place in the u17 and u15 age groups, with Westville Boys’ High A claiming the title from Pool A in the u17 competition, and Westville B matching that by lifting the Pool B crown.
At u15 age group level, it was Hilton College who edged out St Charles in Pool A, while the Pool B honours went the way of Westville. That made it three out of four for the Griffin.
Pool A of the u17 competition featured the hosts, St Charles College A, Westville A, Michaelhouse A, and Hilton College A.
Westville quickly seized the initiative with successive victories in the first two rounds, while Saints and Michaelhouse won once each, and Hilton suffered two tight losses.
Hilton cruised past St Charles in round three, and Michaelhouse upset Westville, but Westville had already done enough to set up a rematch with ‘House for the title, leaving St Charles and Hilton to meet again for third place.
Hilton repeated their win over Saints, claiming third place by a 36-14 margin. Michaelhouse, though, was unable to repeat their earlier success against Westville, who romped to a 24-5 victory.
In the u17 B competition. Westville B and Michaelhouse B made strong starts, brushing aside St Charles B and Howick High respectively. Both won in the second round again, which meant the final was already decided before they met in their last pool game.
In round three, Westville edged out Michaelhouse 14-12, while Howick scored a 29-14 win over St Charles.
The tables were turned in the third-place playoff, with Saints easing to a 27-5 win over Howick, but Westville got the better of Michaelhouse once more, winning the u17 B final 29-19.
St Charles shook up the u15A competition, beating Westville by five points in the first round before trouncing Michaelhouse 36-0 in their second outing. Hilton, meanwhile, beat the same opposition, scoring a 33-5 win over ‘House and a 26-12 win over Westville.
The third round of games was tightly contested, with Hilton holding on for a 28-22 win over Saints, and Westville sneaking by Michaelhouse 17-15.
In the u15A final, Hilton won another close game against St Charles, taking it 19-14. Michaelhouse placed third, winning 26-12 against Westville.
Westville, though, claimed the u15B title. They opened their campaign with a tough 15-5 win over St Charles, cruised to a 36-5 victory over Howick, and beat Michaelhouse 33-12 in their three pool games.
St Charles, after their loss to Westville, downed Michaelhouse 10-5 and won 12-7 against Howick to reach the title game.
It was yet another closely contested match for Saints in the final, but Westville won it 19-17 to take the Pool B honours.
Michaelhouse placed third after a 32-5 win over Howick High.
RESULTS
U17 Pool A
Round 1: Westville 22-7 St Charles, Michaelhouse 13-5 Hilton
Round 2: St Charles 28-15 Michaelhouse, Westville 22-19 Hilton
Round 3: Hilton 37-7 St Charles, Michaelhouse 21-15 Westville
3rd Place Playoff: Hilton 36-14 St Charles
Final: Westville 24-5 Michaelhouse
U17 Pool B
Round 1: Westville 36-5 St Charles, Michaelhouse 54-0 Howick
Round 2: Michaelhouse 48-0 St Charles, Westville 67-0 Howick
Round 3: Westville 14-12 Michaelhouse, Howick 29-14 St Charles
3rd Place Playoff: St Charles 27- 5 Howick
Final: Westville 29- 19 Michaelhouse
U15 Pool A
Round 1: St Charles 17- 12 Westville, Hilton 33-5 Michaelhouse
Round 2: St Charles 36-0 Michaelhouse, Hilton 26-12 Westville
Round 3: Hilton 28-22 St Charles, Westville 17-15 Michaelhouse
3rd Place Playoff: Michaelhouse 26-12 Westville
Final: Hilton 19- 14 St Charles
U15 Pool B
Round 1: Westville 15-5 St Charles, Michaelhouse 5 – 0 Howick
Round 2: St Charles 10-5 Michaelhouse, Westville 36-5 Howick
Round 3: Westville 33-12 Michaelhouse, St Charles 12-7 Howick
3rd Place Playoff: Michaelhouse 32-5 Howick
Final: Westville 19-17 St Charles
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