Bishops race away to the tryline at the St Stithians Easter Festival.

St Stithians Easter Festival wrap (Day 1): Bishops brush Saints aside

Bishops recorded the biggest win of the day when they trounced hosts Saints on the opening day of the 2023 St Stithians Easter Festival.

by Mariette Adams

07-04-2023 08:52

in Rugby

Bishops race away to the tryline at the St Stithians Easter Festival.

Bishops recorded the biggest win of the day when they trounced hosts Saints on the opening day of the 2023 St Stithians Easter Festival on Thursday.

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As is customary at this long-standing festival, the hosts play the opening game. Unfortunately for them, they came up against a ruthless Bishops side who produced a faultless performance on their way to a 66-3 win.

Bishops had seven different try-scorers for their 10 touchdowns, with wing Lucca Mynhardt getting a hat-trick. There was to be so such fortunes for Saints, who failed to score a single try against Bishops’ suffocating defence.

Elsewhere, Kingswood hammered Clifton 45-12 after Vizi Lebase scored three tries, Wynberg took down Helpmekaar 20-12, Michaelhouse sealed a 29-22 win over St Andrew’s and St John’s from Harare in Zimbabwe pipped St Alban’s 29-23.

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ST STITHIANS EASTER FESTIVAL SCORERS (DAY 1):

Wynberg Boys’ 20 — Tries: Amier Adams, Xola Nyali. Conversions: Yaqeen Amed (2) Penalties: Amed (2).
Helpmekaar 12 — Tries: Junayden Seffeir, Jandre Labuschagne. Conversions: Michael Benzien.

Michaelhouse 29 — Tries: Murray Baker, Luthando Buthelezi, Campbell Ridl, Penalty Try. Conversions: Luke Davidson (2) Penalty: Davidson.
St Andrew’s 22 — Tries: Oliver Myatt-Taylor (2), Joe Wostenholm. Conversions: Jacques Cloete (2). Penalty: Cloete.

St John’s (Harare) 29 — Tries: Stefan Kruger, PK Manyakara, Joshua Galant, Thomas Judson, Penalty Try. Conversions: Rory Honey (2) Penalties: Honey.
St Alban’s 26 — Tries: John-Joshua Steenkamp, Alex Yeatman, Ross Van Noordwyk, Luke Sass, Patrick Weir. Conversions: John Verster (3).

Kingswood 45 —Tries: Vizi Lebase (3), Shingi Manyara, Amazing Verhiwa, Sine Brawn, Appiah Nedzengu. Conversions: Praise Matsila (5).
Clifton 12 — Tries: Nathan Shotland, Levi Anastia. Conversion: Jonathan Kennedy.

Bishops 66 — Tries: Lucca Mynhardt (3), Merlin Fransman, Hashim Pead, Aidan Norris, Olo Sopotela, Nic Allison, Christian Steward, Kashief Joseph. Conversions: Gilermo Mentoe (5), Shaywan Blankenberg (2), Mynhardt.
St Stithians 3 —Penalty: Chris Anderson.

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