Kelston Boys’ High on their departure for the World Schools Rugby Festival in Abu Dhabi.
Kelston Boys’ High and Westlake Boys’ High have made impressive starts to the World Schools Rugby Festival in Abu Dhabi overnight with first-up wins, as they seek to return the title to New Zealand for a third successive year.
Auckland 1A and Blues First XV champions Kelston Boys’ High made a powerful statement with an opening 33-0 win over South African team EG Jansen Hoërskool, while reigning tournament champions Westlake had a slightly tougher assignment in beating English champions Harrow School 22-5.
Kelston were convincing six-try winners against a relatively young EG Jansen team from Boksburg (about 30km from Johannesburg), which was based around the squad who will start their new season next March.
Playing with the wind, right wing Satali Fretton opened the scoring in the fourth minute for Kelston with a try in the corner after No 8 Aio Keith peeled off the back of a scrum near the line to initiate the move.
Tyson Parsons then added a penalty from right in front, though that was to prove the only successful kick of the day.
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Publish date : 2024-12-15 22:31:38
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