Kearsney 48-08 Peterhouse (Zim)
Kearsney College eased past Peterhouse Boys’ School 48-8 in the final game of KERF 2025.
The One-Stripe had started slowly against Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen before outdoing Dale College on Day 2.
The touring Zimbabweans, who had had no pre-season to speak of heading into the festival, finish their campaign winless after having already gone down to Milnerton High School and Hoërskool Framesby on Thursday and Saturday respectively.
After nailing a superb 50/22, flyhalf Jayden Jonsson was on hand to finish off the ensuing attack for the hosts and get them off to the best possible start. Andrew Maringa, earlier named best No 13 at the festival, nailed a drop goal for Peterhouse to get their first points on the board, but a pinpoint cross-kick by that man Jonsson moments later set up Valentino Lenge for Kearsney’s second.
Lwandle Mkhize and Keanu Williamson contributed more tries as the home team took a 24-3 lead into halftime.
Mkhize secured his brace in the second half, before Peterhouse finally got their first try of the afternoon through Michael Marimo. But further Kearsney five-pointers from Lwazi Mbebe, Simo Mnqokoyi and Jonsson added even more gloss to the final scoreline.
Scores
Kearsney: Tries: Jonsson (2), Lenge, Mkhize (2), Williamson, Mbebe, Mnqokoyi. Cons: Mbebe (4)
Peterhouse: Try: Marimo. Drop goal: Maringa.
Rustenburg 17-24 Westville
Westville Boys’ High School won their third game of KERF thanks to a 24-17 defeat of Hoërskool Rustenburg in the penultimate game of the festival.
Having won the award for playing the most attractive rugby at the closing ceremony earlier in the day, the KZN outfit were high on confidence and duly delivered another solid performance to match local rivals Durban High School’s (DHS) 100%-win record over the weekend.
Rustenburg finished their campaign with just the solitary win they picked up on Day 2 against Hoërskool Durbanville, having started slowly in a big defeat to DHS in their first game of the festival.
Quickfire tries through Lwandle Makhanya and Avumile Lisa pushed WBHS out to a 12-0 lead early on, but Tristan Myburgh crashed over to reduce the deficit for Rusties.
Ross Calvert scored his side’s third a little before the break to extend the Westville lead, and it took Rustenburg until 10 minutes into the second half to reply, when Thian Labuschagne barged his way over.
With 10 minutes left on the clock, Ayden Willemse sank a penalty to level matters for the boys in green and orange, but Luxolo Sononkonkono had the last say with the winning try for Westville minutes later.
Scores
Westville: Tries: Makhanya, Lisa, Calvert, Sononkonkono. Cons: Koopman (2).
Rustenburg: Tries: Myburgh, Labuschagne. Cons: Willemse (2). Pen: Willemse.
DHS 33-05 Durbanville
In the fourth match of Day 3, Durban High School’s (DHS) 33-5 win over Hoërskool Durbanville ensured they finished their second consecutive KERF campaign with a 100% record.
Peter Engledow’s charges were boosted by tries from centres Zingce Simka (two) and hat-trick hero Nathan Aneke. They had opened their account with a 41-7 defeat of Hoërskool Rustenburg before downing Hoërskool Monument 32-17 on the final game of Day 2.
Durbanville, meanwhile, had followed up their big 66-22 victory over Dale College on Thursday with a disappointing 22-26 reverse against Rusties and were looking to get back to winning ways. As it happened, however, the Horseflies’ quality on both sides of the ball meant they were never really in it.
The prolific Simka opened the scoring before Valrhinio Olckers showed some great acceleration to get Durbanville’s only points of the encounter.
Simka bulldozed his way over for his fifth five-pointer of the festival not long thereafter, to make it 14-5 at halftime. But his midfield buddy Aneke was about to steal the show, with the No. 13 blitzing away to score first after the interval in an absolute pearler of a first-phase set-play.
Aneke added two more tries in the second half as DHS cantered to victory.
Scores
DHS: Tries: Simka (2), Aneke (3). Cons: van Wyk (4).
Durbanville: Try: Olckers.
Framesby 20-22 EG Jansen
Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen edged out Hoërskool Framesby 22-20 in the third day of Day 3.
After a Day 1 defeat to Westville Boys’ High, the Gqeberha boys were looking to build on their victory over Peterhouse Boys’ High on the second day, while Egies were out to return to winning ways, having followed up their opening defeat of Kearsney College with a loss, also at the hands of Westville.
The first half saw the lead change hands several times, with neither side enjoying a clear advantage, but as things slowed down in the second half, EG Jansen took control and ultimately held out to seal the result.
Framesby sharpshooter Miles Feltham broke the deadlock with a penalty a few minutes in before hooker Marco Ventura replied for EG Jansen off the back of a rolling maul.
A nifty Jaco George grubber and re-gather put Framesby back in front, before Jordan van der Westhuizen finished off in the corner to level matters.
Feltham nudged over another three-pointer thereafter, but Ventura completed his brace after EG Jansen went back to their brutal maul game to take a 17-13 lead into halftime, with Deshean Pietersen crucially extending that lead immediately after the resumption.
George scored his second with three minutes remaining, to reduce the deficit to two points, but the team from Boksburg held on to claim an important win.
Scores:
Framesby: Tries: George (2). Cons: Feltham (2), Pens: Feltham (2).
EG Jansen: Tries: Ventura (2), van der Westhuizen, Pietersen. Cons: van Aswegen.
Dale 12-33 Glenwood
Glenwood High School overcame a valiant Dale College defensive effort to claim a 33-12 victory in the second game of the final day’s play.
The result ensured the KZN outfit leave Botha’s Hill unbeaten after a draw with Hoërskool Monument and a narrow win over Milnerton High School on the first two days. Dale, meanwhile, showed huge improvement in their third outing, following earlier defeats to Hoërskool Durbanville and hosts Kearsney College, and will be proud of how they fared against their much-fancied opponents.
For all of Glenwood’s territorial dominance throughout the game, they struggled to break Dale down, with the boys from the East Cape defending their hearts out in their own half and living off scraps.
Lesedi Khumalo scored first up for Glenwood before Milani Madide was on hand to finish off an 80m scorcher for the Daleians completely against the run of play.
Inga Mafanga had a penalty opportunity to put his side in front with just over three minutes of the first half-hour remaining, but he pulled it wide, with the Green Machine going on to score through second rower Tylo Madaat to take a 14-5 lead into halftime.
A Kungawo Jaca smash and grab brought Dale to within two points early in the second half, but further Glenwood tries through Lizwe Mtetwa and Lian Lochner (twice) all but sealed the deal.
Scores
Glenwood: Tries: Khumalo, Madaat, Mtetwa, Lochner (2). Cons: Kopp (4).
Dale: Tries: Madide, Jaca. Cons: Mafanga.
Milnerton 21-26 Monnas
A physical onslaught on both sides of the ball from Hoërskool Monument was enough to earn them a 26-21 win over spirited Milnerton High School in the first game of the final day.
Monnas were coming off the back of a Day 1 26-all draw with Glenwood and a Day 2 17-32 defeat to Durban High School, while the Western Cape side had downed Peterhouse Boys’ 34-18 in their opener, before coming unstuck to the Green Machine in a last-minute 34-37 loss.
The last time Monument had left KERF winless was in 2012, and it was clear from the outset the Krugersdorp school weren’t keen on breaking that successful streak on Monday. Much like they did against Glenwood, Milnerton staged another rousing comeback to lead at one stage, but ultimately they fell just short in the end.
Juandre Ehlers broke the deadlock after he barged over early on for the team in white, with Morgan Lodewyk, otherwise his side’s best player, missing a rather straightforward penalty attempt for Milnerton minutes later.
Monument went on to take control of proceedings from there and, although they couldn’t quite take all of their chances, Milnerton struggled to gain any kind of foothold in the contest.
A clever tap and go from Witbulle tighthead Juandre Marais five metres out led to their second try, before a third through blindsider Ryno van der Westhuizen made it 19-0 at the break.
The introduction off the bench of the Sellidon twins, Chadlin and Chadwin, marked a huge upturn in Milnerton's fortunes, with the diminutive duo pulling three excellent tries back between them in the third quarter, to edge their side into an unlikely 21-19 lead.
But when Cornelius Mostert set up Ewan van der Walt to regain Monument the advantage, Milnerton were all out of answers.
Scores
Monument: Tries: Ehlers, Marais, Van der Westhuizen, Van der Walt. Cons: Viljoen (3).
Milnerton: Tries: Chadlin Sellidon (2), Chadwin Sellidon. Cons: Chadwin Sellidon (3).
