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World Schools Rugby Festival

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World Schools Rugby Festival
SportRugby union
FounderHeyneke Meyer
First season2018
No. of teams20 (boys)
CountryGlobal
Venue(s)Thailand 2022-present
Most recent
champion(s)
New Zealand Hamilton Boys High School (NZ)
Most titlesSouth Africa South Africa (3)
Official websitehttps://www.worldschoolsfestival.com/

The World Schools Rugby Festival is an international rugby union tournament for 15-a-side youth teams. Participation is through invitation with the aim of having the top youth rugby teams in the world compete in a Ryder Cup style format with 10 teams from South Africa and 10 teams from the Rest of the World.

History

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The originator of the idea of a World Schools festival was former Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer who upon joining a Hong Kong based sports marketing firm as Managing Director made arranging the tournament his priority.[1] After initially focusing on the George area Meyer was approached by parties suggesting the festival be held at Paarl Boys to celebrate their 150th birthday celebrations.[2]

2018 tournament

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The 2018 tournament was held in Paarl, South Africa in celebration of Paarl Boys High's 150th anniversary.[citation needed]

Participating teams

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Team South Africa South Africa
Affies
Boland Landbou
Glenwood
Grey College
Hilton
Monument
Oakdale Landbou
Outeniqua
Paarl Boys
Paarl Gim
Rest of the World NATO
NATO AP Dragons
Argentina Argentina U18
Australia Cavaliers
New Zealand Christchurch Boys
England Hartpury College
Italy Italian XV
Namibia Namibia XV
New Zealand Napier Boys
United States Rhino Rugby
United States St Ignatius

Results

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3 April 2018 Boland Landbou South Africa 59-26 Napier Boys New Zealand  


3 April 2018 Outeniqua South Africa 91-0 St Ignatius United States  


3 April 2018 Oakdale South Africa 67-7 Namibia XV Namibia  


3 April 2018 Monument South Africa 48-14 Cavaliers Australia  


4 April 2018 Glenwood South Africa 53-0 Italian XV Italy  


4 April 2018 Paarl Gim South Africa 84-7 Rhino Rugby United States  


4 April 2018 Hilton South Africa 35-24 AP Dragons NATO  


4 April 2018 Affies South Africa 15-26 Hartpury College England  


4 April 2018 Paarl Boys South Africa 10-19 Argentina U18 Argentina  


4 April 2018 Grey College South Africa 66-28 Christchurch Boys New Zealand  


6 April 2018 Oakdale South Africa 67-19 St Ignatius United States  


6 April 2018 Glenwood South Africa 53-7 Namibia XV Namibia  


6 April 2018 Outeniqua South Africa 47-13 Italian XV Italy  


6 April 2018 Monument South Africa 42-37 Napier Boys New Zealand  


6 April 2018 Boland Landbou South Africa 67-0 Cavaliers Australia  


7 April 2018 Hilton South Africa 78-19 Rhino Rugby United States  


7 April 2018 Paarl Gim South Africa 38-36 Argentina U18 Argentina  


7 April 2018 Grey College South Africa 60-0 Hartpury England  


7 April 2018 Affies South Africa 17-5 AP Dragons NATO  


7 April 2018 Paarl Boys South Africa 25-7 Christchurch Boys New Zealand  

Final standings

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South Africa Day NATO
10 1 0
8 2 4
10 3 0
10 4 0
38 Overall 4

2019 tournament

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The 2019 tournament was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa at Paul Roos.

Participating teams

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Team South Africa South Africa
Affies
Boland Landbou
Glenwood
Grey College
Hilton
Monument
Paarl Gim
Paul Roos
SACS
Invitation XV
Rest of the World NATO
NATO AP Dragons
New Zealand Christchurch Boys
England Hartpury College
Italy Italian XV
New Zealand John McGlashan
New Zealand Napier Boys
New Zealand Southland Boys
United States USA XV
NATO World Schools XV
Zimbabwe Zambezi Steelers

Results

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26 March 2019 Glenwood South Africa 32-17 John McGlashan New Zealand  


26 March 2019 Invitation XV South Africa 29-76 World Schools XV NATO  


26 March 2019 SACS South Africa 43-24 Zambezi Steelers Zimbabwe  


26 March 2019 Monument South Africa 32-21 Hartpury England  


26 March 2019 Paarl Gim South Africa 50-24 AP Dragons NATO  


27 March 2019 Affies South Africa 36-12 Italian XV Italy  


27 March 2019 Boland Landbou South Africa 30-25 Napier Boys New Zealand  


27 March 2019 Hilton South Africa 43-0 USA XV United States  


27 March 2019 Grey College South Africa 73-26 Christchurch Boys New Zealand  


27 March 2019 Paul Roos South Africa 93-5 Southland Boys New Zealand  


29 March 2019 Invitation XVSouth Africa 33-30 Zambezi Steelers Zimbabwe  


29 March 2019 SACS South Africa 15-25 World Schools XV NATO  


29 March 2019 Glenwood South Africa 33-10 AP Dragons NATO  


29 March 2019 Paarl Gim South Africa 41-12 Hartpury England  


29 March 2019 Monument South Africa 48-10 John McGlashan New Zealand  


30 March 2019 Boland Landbou South Africa 71-3 USA XV United States  


30 March 2019 Hilton South Africa 32-15 Italy XV Italy  


30 March 2019 Grey College South Africa 54-0 Southland Boys New Zealand  


30 March 2019 Affies South Africa 31-31 Christchurch Boys New Zealand  


30 March 2019 Paul Roos South Africa 62-7 Napier Boys New Zealand  

Final standings

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South Africa Day NATO
8 1 2
10 2 0
8 3 2
9 4 1
35 Overall 5

2020 tournament

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The 2020 tournament was to be held in Pretoria, South Africa at Affies in celebration of their centenary year. The festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participating teams

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Before the tournament was cancelled 19 teams had committed: 10 from South Africa and 9 from the rest of the world contingent.

Team South Africa South Africa
Affies
Grey College
Hilton
KES
Maritzburg
Monument
Oakdale
Paul Roos
Pretoria Boys
SACS
Rest of the World NATO
NATO AP Dragons
New Zealand Kings College
England Hartpury College
Portugal Portugal U18
Georgia (country) Georgia U18
Fiji RKS
Uruguay Uruguay U18
Italy Verona Academy
United States USA U18
NATO TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Heyneke establishes world schools festival". News24. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Heyneke's company shows interest in buying SWD". News24. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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