Grey College, Affies score big wins

The Golden Lions — and Northvaal — champions Monument went down 26-6 to an outstanding Grey College side in the final match of the Kearsney Easter festival on Monday. And at St Johns, last year’s No.2-ranked Outeniqua were thrashed 49-3 by Affies with seven converted tries telling of the Pretoria schools’ supremacy.

There were some close calls as more strength-versus-strength matches were played, and it is ironic that two of the games between four of the country’s best brought such big wins.

** Grey, who scored three tries to none, were up 10- 0 at the break after two tries before Monnas’ Marais Schmidt slotted two penalties that brought them back into the game with his team’s only score. Three more penalties and a converted try by Grey gave them the 26-6 win that could have been bigger but for some poor Grey College kicking in the first half.

** At St John’s the home side ended their tournament without a win as they went down 26-24 against the FNB Imitational XV, with Paul Roos (29-9) showing their class against Pretoria Boys High.

Jeppe, buoyed by their derby win over KES and a good performance against Paul Roos on Thursday, came down to earth as Paarl Boys won comprehensively, 17-3.

Nelspruit drew 7-all with Helpmekaar while Dale edged Wynberg 14-11, and the Lions Invitation XV received another hiding, this time from St John’s Harare (35-9).

Scores from Monday:

Kearsney:

Marais Viljoen 68 eLan Invitational XV 8

Nico Malan 20 Upington 7

E.G. Jansen 19 Kearsney College 12

Glenwood 19 Selborne College 10

Grey College 26 Monument 6

St John’s:

Nelspruit 7 Helpmekaar 7

St John’s (Harare) 35 Golden Lions XV 9

FNB Invitational XV 26 St John’s 24

Paarl Boys 17 Jeppe 3

Dale 14 Wynberg 11 Paul Roos 29 Pretoria Boys 0

Waterkloof:

Jim Fouché 22 Garsfontein 14

Voortrekker 26 Truro 7

Hereford 14 Merensky 3

Wesvalia 20 Kasselsvlei 15

Middelburg 18 Tygerberg 17

Harmonie 14 HTS John Vorster 5

Kemptonpark 15 Pionier 13

Paarl Gimnasium 23 Centurion 12

Diamantveld 15 Waterkloof 6

KES:

Florida 10 DHS 6

Eldoraigne 15 Marlowe 6

Queen’s College 18 FNB Invitation 12

Westville 22 St Benedict’s 0

Parktown 12 Rondebosch 0

St Alban’s 28 Trinityhouse 21

KES 24 Viadana 16

Affies 49 Outeniqua 3

St Stithians:

Hudson Park 18 St Charles 17

FNB Invitational XV 32 St Davids 11

St Andrew’s 15 Noord-Kaap 12

St Stithians 17 Windhoek 13