6 November 2026
The provisional line-up for the 2027 St Stithians Easter Rugby Festival shows a strong recovery in tier-one schoolboy rugby. After scheduling conflicts in 2026 with Pretoria Boys' High's 125th anniversary festival thinned the traditional pool of heavyweights, the organisers have bounced back significantly.
The provisional, unconfirmed fixtures for 2027:
Day 1: Thursday, 25 March 2027
* St Stithians vs St John’s Harare
* Wynberg vs Kempton Park
* St Andrew’s vs St Charles
* Grey High vs Bishops
* Marlow vs St George’s Zimbabwe
* Middelburg vs Hartpury UK
* Windhoek vs Northcliff
* Mali XV vs Hartpury 2ndXV
* Hudson Park vs Pietersburg
Day 2: Saturday, 27 March 2027
* Marlow vs Kempton Park
* Mali XV vs Windhoek
* Hartpury 2ndXV vs St John’s Harare
* Middelburg vs St Andrew’s
* Northcliff vs Pietersburg
* Hudson Park vs St George’s Zim
* Grey High vs St Charles
* Wynberg vs Hartpury UK
* St Stithians vs Bishops
Day 3: Monday, 29 March 2027
* Windhoek vs St George’s Zim
* Wynberg vs Hudson Park
* St John’s Harare vs Pietersburg
* Hartpury UK vs Marlow