Independent Schools Rugby Festival & Parktown Boys' U14 Rugby Festival
April 2009

The U15 Independent Schools Rugby Festival
This annual event was hosted by Woodridge College outside Port Elizabeth. The boys played their first mach against the hosting school, Woodridge College. It was a hard fought encounter but Uplands managed to beat Woodridge 17-5. The following day Uplands played against Thomas More College. The boys stuck to their game plan and won comfortably 20-5. The final game was a tough one against one of the best independent schools in South Africa, Hilton College. The boys were clearly tired and drained after two gruelling encounters and lost 0-32. However, they enjoyed the challenge and hopefully, identified a few areas which need work.

The Parktown Boys’ U14 Rugby Festival
The U14 Rugby squad attended the Parktown Boys’ High School U14 Rugby Festival. All teams played five 20 minute matches over the two days and Uplands came up against some tough opposition. Uplands played against Parktown Boys’ High School, St. Stithians College, St. Andrews College, Jeppe, as well as St. Albans. Although Uplands could only manage a draw against St. Andrews, we held our own on the field and competed with enthusiasm and pride.