Eton College set to compete in South African Schools tournament (Live Stream link included)

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On Saturday Eton College will take part in the 2016 Independent Schools Festival in South Africa, hosted by the prestigious Bishops School, one of the most famous rugby schools in the world, let alone South Africa.

 

As a touring side, Eton enter two teams into the competition, their 1st XV and 2nd XV.

 

Both teams will be playing on Saturday with the 1st XV taking on the hosts, Bishops, at 15.00 (BST). That game can be seen live via the link below, as can all of the other games in the tournament, that also features other South African school powerhouse such as Durban’s Clifton.

 

(For live streams of the other games, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXJyZdiJoxj-ZSxS19JzRuw/feed)

 

Eton’s 2nd XV game is also live streamed, they face Somerset College, from Somerest West at 10.30am (BST).

 

Joining Eton, Bishops, Clifton, and Somerset College, are Penryn College from Nelspruit, St Andrew’s School (Bloemfontein), St Stithians and St David’s, both from Johannesburg, Michaelhouse (Balgowan), Kearsney (Botha’s Hill, Durban), St Andrew’s College and Kingswood (both Grahamstown), Hilton and St Charles’, both Pietermartizburg, Uplands College (White River), Christian Brothers’ College (Boksburg), St Alban’s (Pretoria), and Bishops’ Cape Town neighbours Reddam, as well as a local development team from Cape Town, Excelsior.

 

Following Saturday’s first round of games, the second round of games will take place on Monday 4th July, with Eton College facing Kearsney at 10.30 (BST) and the 2nd XV facing Exelsior at 8.00 (BST). Hosts Bishops will play Hilton at 15.00 BST.

 

The final day of play takes place on Wednesday 6th July, though by then Eton’s tour will have moved on, Bishops will round the tournament off at midday against Kingswood.

 

2016 Independent Schools Festival (South Africa) Schedule (All timings BST)
Day One – Saturday 2nd July
TimeGame
08.00Penryn v St Andrew’s School
09.15Christian Brothers v Excelsior
09.15St Andrew’s College v St David’s
10.30Clifton v Reddam
10.30St Charles v Uplands
10.30Eton College 2nd XV v Somerset College
12.30Michaelhouse v Kingswood
12.30Kearsney v St Albans
13.45St Stithians v Hilton
15.00Bishops v Eton College 1st XV
Day Two – Monday 4th July
TimeGame
08.00Eton College 2nd XV v Excelsior
08.00Christian Brothers’ v St Charles
09.15Uplands v Reddam
09.15Somerset College v St Davids
10.30St Andrew’s School v St Andrew’s College
11.30Eton College 1st XV v Kearsney
12.30Penryn v Kingswood
12.30St Stithians v Clifton
13.45Michaelhouse v St Albans
15.00Bishops v Hilton
Day Three – Wednesday 6th July
TimeGame
08.00Christian Brothers v St Andrew’s School
08.00St Stithians v Reddam
08.00St Albans v Excelsior
09.15Clifton v Uplands
09.15Michaelhoue v Penryn
09.15St Charles v Somerset College
10.30St Davids v Kearsney
10.30Hilton v St Andrew’s College
12.00Bishops v Kingswood
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