Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival

Festival app

Our festival app “Kearsney Events” is available in the iStore and Google Play store. The app will provide festival news, including team information, fixtures, results, match reports and more.

The Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (KERF) will have 28 teams participating in this year’s 16th edition, with 12 boys’ high school sides, 12 primary school teams and, for the first time, a girls’ high school division.

Fast-paced schools’ rugby provides spectators with a display of uninhibited passion, with many of the young players forming lifelong friendships and rivalries over the weekend.

All games will be live streamed on SuperSport Schools website and app.

Tickets

Tickets may be purchased on the day at Kearsney College Road Gate for R45 per person. The gate is cashless and only SnapScan, bank cards or prepaid tickets will be accepted at Kearsney College Road Gate.

Prepaid tickets for the festival will be available for purchase online at Quicket on this link for R45 per person (which includes an online booking fee of R5). To avoid the queues, the Hopkins Gate entrance at the far south end of the campus will be open for prepaid tickets. Children under six years of age are free.

2025 Play dates: 17, 19 and 21 April

Festival Information

Senior Boys Games

 

Thursday 17 April    
08:00 Milnerton High v Peterhouse Boys (Zim) 34 – 18
09:20 Hoërskool Durbanville v Dale College Boys’ High 66 – 22
10:40 Durban High School v Hoërskool Rustenburg 41 – 07
13:00 Kearsney College v Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen 24 – 29
14:20 Hoërskool Monument v Glenwood High 26 – 26
15:40 Westville Boys’ High v Hoërskool Framesby 31 – 00
Saturday 19 April    
08:00 Hoërskool Durbanville v Hoërskool Rustenburg  
09:20 Hoërskool Framesby v Peterhouse Boys (Zim)  
10:40 Milnerton High v Glenwood High  
13:00 Westville Boys’ High v Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen  
14:20 Kearsney College v Dale College Boys’ High  
15:40 Hoërskool Monument v Durban High School  
Monday 21 April    
08:00 Hoërskool Monument v Milnerton High  
09:20 Glenwood High v Dale College Boys’ High  
10:40 Hoërskool Framesby v Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen  
13:00 Durban High School v Hoërskool Durbanville  
14:20 Westville Boys’ High v Hoërskool Rustenburg  
15:40 Kearsney College v Peterhouse Boys (Zim)  

Primary Schools and Girls U16 Games

Girls’ games shown in italics.

Thursday 17 April   Result
08:00 Highbury Prep v Kloof Senior Primary 24 – 07
09:00 Penzance Primary v uThukela Rugby 77 – 00
10:00 Winston Park Primary v Westville Senior Primary 03 – 14
11:00 Hillcrest Primary v Chelsea Prep 07 – 32
12:00 Mowat Park  v Adams College 20 – 05
12:00 George Campbell         v Grosvenor Girls High  20 – 10
13:00 Umhlali Prep v KZN Ibutho Development 34 – 10
Saturday 19 April    
08:00 Kloof Senior Primary v Winston Park Primary  
10:00 Westville Senior Primary v Hillcrest Primary  
11:00 Glenwood Prep v uThukela Rugby  
12:00 Adams College George Campbell  
12:00 Mowat Park v Grosvenor Girls High   
13:00 Highbury Prep v KZN Ibutho Development  
14:00 Penzance Primary v Umhlali Prep  
Monday 21 April    
08:00 Hillcrest Primary v Winston Park Primary  
09:00 Chelsea Prep v KZN Ibutho Development  
10:00 Kloof Senior Primary v uThukela Rugby  
11:00 Mowat Park v George Campbell   
11:00 Adams College  v Grosvenor Girls  
12:00 Glenwood Prep v Westville Senior Primary  
13:00 Highbury Prep v Umhlali Prep  

Action photos from Day 1 (Thursday 17 April) are available in these online albums.

Credit: Gabrielle Swanepoel
 
Milnerton High v Peterhouse Boys (Zim) https://photos.app.goo.gl/fvUZgEPnMG4cG3d1A
Hoërskool Durbanville v Dale College Boys’ High https://photos.app.goo.gl/7wB3jB72VEkA3VaC6
Durban High School v Hoërskool Rustenburg https://photos.app.goo.gl/L7HSCWWqSZs3dtj89
Kearsney College v Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen https://photos.app.goo.gl/gJJMtsDBcFsDQsEj9
Hoërskool Monument v Glenwood High https://photos.app.goo.gl/d1tka66xRSo2WVHG9
Westville Boys’ High v Hoërskool Framesby https://photos.app.goo.gl/AtpXGqyZEES5zGaw5

Kearsney headmaster Patrick Lees, Sharks coach John Plumtree, Kearsney director of rugby Keegan Daniel at the 2025 launch and announcement of participating teams and fixtures.

We sincerely thank the sponsors involved in the 2025 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival.

2025 News

Press release, 18 February 2025 – Launch

 

All matches can be streamed on YouTube on SuperSport Schools.
Rewatch the exciting rugby matches at your leisure.
Photo albums for each game will be available on our Facebook page.

 

Standard Bank 
Standard Bank Facebook 
Twitter: @StandardBankZA
Instagram

#SBLove  #10pM  #KERF24

Newsroom – Festival press releases

For press enquiries, scores, reports and photographs, please contact Sue Miles – email  wwords@iafrica.com or 083 222 5211.

Local area infomation

Accommodation nearby

Durban Tourism

Headline sponsor

1st tier sponsor

Founding partner

2nd tier sponsor

PRODUCT SPONSORS

THIRSTI
Deep Heat
Bluff Meat Supply
Empact Group
Westown Square
SA Breweries
Eatfresh Contract Caterers
Blue Runnings Sport International
ROC Media
Land Survey Africa
Krispy Treats

MEDICAL SPONSORS

Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital

Together with The Sharks, KERF’s successful Boots & Balls outreach initiative will again collect new and used sports gear, with the focus on rugby gear. All donated kit is sorted, refurbished and distributed to selected schools and clubs.  Participating teams and the public are requested to leave kit in designated collection bins at the main field.

The family-friendly festival on Kearsney’s beautiful campus in Botha’s Hill will have numerous food outlets, a refreshment tent, a fun KidZone for little ones and ample available on-site parking.

Previous festivals’ brochures

2024 Brochure

2023 Brochure

2022 Brochure

2019 Brochure

2018 Brochure

2017 Brochure (10th anniversary)

2016 Brochure

2015 Brochure

Previous festivals’ results and reports

Standard Bank has been the festival’s major sponsor since 2012

Not only does schoolboy rugby play an invaluable role in the development of South Africa’s rugby culture, but it also instils the values of sportsmanship, team work, resilience and respect in young players.

This 15th KERF promises exhilarating competition between some of the country’s top-ranked schools, over the three play days of Thursday 28 March, Saturday 30 and Monday 01 April.

In endorsing their continued long-term headline sponsorship of the festival, Kuben Chetty, Standard Bank’s head of commercial banking for KwaZulu-Natal, said the company firmly believes in the power of sport to change lives.

“We believe that this tournament presents young people with opportunities to learn from challenges and to grow through teamwork,” Chetty said. 

Match reports

Day 1 Match reports

Day 2 preview

Day 2 Match reports

Day 3 preview

Day 3 Match reports

Festival wrap

 

2023 Festival Wrap

(Click above to read the wrap up).

For collections of photographs from the three days’ play, please visit Kearsney’s Facebook page at facebook.com/KearsneyCollege.

Highlights and reels can be found on Kearsney’s Instagram account instagram.com/kearsney.college

Videos of all games can be found by searching Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival on the SuperSport Schools app, website or YouTube channel.

Day 1 Match Reports

Day 2 Match Reports

Day 3 Match Reports

Day 1 – Thursday 14 April

Kearsney vs Marlow 10-14; DHS vs Waterkloof 23-5; Westville vs Monument 20-33; Noord-Kaap vs Selborne 17-43; Glenwood vs Pretoria Boys 29-12; Framesby vs Dr EG Jansen 22-19

Day 2 – Saturday 16 April

Noord-Kaap vs Westville 0-24; Monument vs Marlow 12-7; Kearsney vs Waterkloof 12-10; Dr EG Jansen vs DHS 15-20; Pretoria Boys vs Framesby 14-14; Glenwood vs Selborne 15-14

Day 3 – Monday 18 April

Glenwood High School 10 vs Dr EG Jansen 17; Westville Boys’ High School 7 vs Selborne College 20; Hoërskool Monument 7 vs DHS 5; Hoër Landbouskool Marlow 10 vs Pretoria Boys High School 21; Hoërskool Waterkloof 27 vs Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 7; Kearsney College 6 vs Hoërskool Framesby 26

Day 1 Thursday 18 April

08h30 Umhlali Prep School (20) vs KZN Ibutho / Mark Godefroy U13 (20)  
09h30 Kearsney College (11) vs Pretoria Boys High School (27) Watch
10h45 Hoërskool Framesby (25) vs Welkom Gimnasium (25) Watch
12h00 Selborne College (29) vs Hoërskool Noord Kaap (10) Watch
13h15 H T S Middelburg (14) vs H T S Drostdy (19) Watch
14h30 Glenwood High School (27) vs Dr E G Jansen (26) Watch
15h45 Durban High School (12) vs Hoërskool Transvalia (34) Watch

Day 2 Saturday 20 April

08h30 Hillcrest Primary (12) vs KZN Ibutho / Mark Godefroy U13 (36)  
09h30 Hoërskool Noordkaap (27) vs H T S Middelburg (21) Watch
10h45 Hoërskool Transvalia (17) vs Pretoria Boys High School (22) Watch
12h00 Kearsney College (21) vs Hoërskool Framesby (26) Watch
13h15 Welkom Gimnasium (35) vs H T S Drostdy (16) Watch
14h30 Durban High School (12) vs Dr E G Jansen (39) Watch
15h45 Selborne College * vs Glenwood High School * Watch

* Match abandoned after the start of the second half due to lightning.

Day 3 Monday 22 April

08h30 Highbury Prep School (20) vs KZN Ibutho / Mark Godefroy U13 (38)  
09h30 Hoërskool Noordkaap (24) vs Dr E G Jansen (21) Watch
10h45 H T S Middelburg (32) vs Pretoria Boys High School (27) Watch
12h00 Selborne College (20) vs Hoërskool Framesby (14) Watch
13h15 Durban High School (19) vs H T S Drostdy (27) Watch
14h30 Glenwood High School (38) vs Hoërskool Transvalia (17) Watch
15h45 Kearsney College (8) vs Welkom Gimnasium (21) Watch

Day 1

Kearsney College 25 – HTS Middelburg 26

Queen’s College 10 – Pretoria Boys High School 14

Glenwood High School 26 – HTS Drostdy 29

Dale College 5 – Hoërskool Framesby 15

Selborne College 13 – Durban High School 16

Welkom Gimnasium 28 – Hoërskool Noord-Kaap  3

Day 2

Hoërskool Framesby 13 – Pretoria Boys High School 10

Durban High School 24 – Queen’s College 7

Kearsney College 20 – Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 11

Glenwood High School 39 – Dale College 0

HTS Drostdy 22 – Welkom Gimnasium 14

Selborne College 33 – HTS Middelburg 19

Day 3

Glenwood High School 24 – Welkom Gimnasium 10

Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 8 – Hoërskool Framesby 30

HTS Middelburg 30 – Queen’s College 19

Durban High School 39 – Dale College 0

HTS Drostdy 29 – Selborne College 26

15h45 Kearsney College 40 – Pretoria Boys High School 33

2016 Festival

Day 1

Kearsney College 55 vs Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 10; HTS Middelburg 14 vs Selborne College 22; Glenwood 14 vs Dr E G Jansen 13; Maritzburg College 16 vs Dale College 25; SACS 19 vs

Match reports for Day 1

Day 2

Hoërskool Framesby 17 vs Dale College 46; Glenwood 17 vs HTS Middelburg 6; Kearsney College 39 vs SACS 36; Maritzburg College 7 vs Selborne College 18; Dr E G Jansen 40 vs Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 17

Match reports for Day 2

Day 3

SACS 10 vs Selborne College 10; Hoërskool Framesby 66 vs Hoërskool Noord-Kaap 17; Maritzburg College 8 vs Dr E G Jansen 47; Glenwood 32 vs Dale College 5; Kearsney College 10 vs HTS Middelburg 24

Match reports for Day 3

2016 Festival wrap up

Highlights package televised after the Festival 2016

2015 Results

Day 1 

Kearsney 7 vs Selborne 48; SACS 22 vs Dale 12; Hoërskool Menlopark 25 vs Westville 27; Dr E G Jansen 5 vs Affies 41; Glenwood 31 vs Hoërskool Framesby 0; Grey College 22 vs HTS Middelburg 19

Day 2 

Selborne 28 vs Hoërskool Menlopark 20; Westville 10 vs Dale 22; Kearsney 10 vs Grey College 26; Affies 10 vs SACS 13; Glenwood 11 vs HTS Middelburg 22; Hoërskool Framesby 6 vs Dr E G Jansen  31

Day 3 

Westville 34 vs SACS 26; Hoërskool Framesby 0 vs Affies 57; HTS Middelburg 23 vs Selborne 15; Glenwood 19 vs Hoërskool Menlopark 23; Grey College 17 vs Dr E G Jansen  15; Kearsney 26 vs Dale 45

Newsroom – Festival press releases

Day 1 – 02 April 2015   |  Day 2 – 04 April 2015   |   Day 3 – 06 April 2015

2014 Results

Day 1 

Kearsney 25 vs HTS Middelburg 31; Hoërskool Framesby 16 vs Monument 21; Westville 41 vs Nico Malan 10; Selborne 12 vs Affies 34; Glenwood 31 vs Dale 17; Grey College 26 vs Dr EG Jansen 8

Day 2 

Selborne 21 vs Hoërskool Framesby 13; HTS Middelburg 43 vs Nico Malan 22; Kearsney 24 vs Dale 19; Glenwood 31 vs Dr EG Jansen 20; Grey College 32 vs Westville 20; Affies 14 vs Monument 36

Day 3 

Nico Malan 10 vs dale 25; Glenwood 31 vs Hoërskool Framesby 29; Westville 14 vs Selborne 20; Affies 10 vs HTS Middelburg 20; Grey College 10 vs Monument 10; Kearsney 3 vs Dr EG Jansen 25

Video highlights from Day 1

Kearsney vs HTS Middelburg  |  Framesby vs Monument  |  Westville vs Nico Malan  |  Selborne vs Affies

2013 Review

Day 1

Match reports for Day 1
Video highlights for Day 1

Day 2

Match Reports for Day 2 and summary
Video highlights for Day 2 (part 1)
Video highlights for Day 2 (part 2)

Day 3

Match reports for Day 3

Photos on Facebook

2012 Match reports

Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3