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K-Day Cometh

K-Day is a huge affair in gentle Grahamstown when religious wars of kind break out in the city of spires – Anglican St Andrew’s vs Methodist Kingswood.

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There will be a crowd. Nobody in that crowd will be impartial. Referees will be the only ones who don’t care who wins. Every body else at every match – players, coaches and spectators – will care with all their being.

All results in all sports will count passionately, but there will greatest passion attached to the 1st XV match, as is always the case.

St Andrew’s are having a better year than Kingswood. College have won 10 if their 11 matches while Kingswood have won nine of their 12. But the calibre of College opponents has made matches more demanding for St Andrew’s/.

Results against Common Opponents

The two schools, situated within walking distance from each other, have only two opponents in common.

Framesby: St Andrew’s won 10-8; Kingswood lost 22-13
Hudson Park: St Andrew’s won 22-14; Kingswood won 41-20

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Last year, after successive wins by Kingswood, St Andrew’s had a massive win.

Teams

St Andrew’s: 15 Ryan Ford, 14 Ryan Thompson, 13 Anthony More, 12 Charles Fleming, 11 Matthew Royle, 10 Murray Wilson, 9 Guy Rushmere, 8 Miles Danckwerts, 7 Christian Roebert, 6 Alexander Menage (captain), 5 Matthew Hillary, 4 Brayden Barratt, 3 Bame Malesu, 2 Christopher Poole, 1 Basi Malesu

Kingswood: 15 Anele Makongolo, 14 Abongile Klaas, 13 Sandiso Charles, 12 Hilton Krige, 11 Jeff Mutuku, 10 Jarred Manus, 9 Nick Lawson-Smith, 8 Athi Galada, 7 Onika Mgijima, 6 Jack Mills, 5 Loyd Dangazele, 4 Jordan Lombard, 3 Joshua Von Holdt, 2 Kamva Kalipa (captain), 1 Richie Rautenbach

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Date: Saturday, 16 June 2018
1st XV kick-off: 15.00
Venue: Lower Field, St Andrew’s College
Expected weather Cloudy with a high of 17°C and a low of 4°C

Rugby Programme – 16 June 2018

Lower
09.00: Under-15A
10.15: 3rd XV
12.30: Under-16A
13.45: 2nd XV
15.00: 1st XV

Knowling 1
09.00: Under-14A
10.15: Under-14B
12.30: 4th XV

Knowling 2
12.30: 6th XV
13.45: Under-15B

St Aidan’s
09.00: Under-16B
10.15: Under-15C
12.30: Under-16C
13.45: 5th XV

Kingswood vs St Andrew’s since 2003

2003: St Andrew’s won 17-7
2004: St Andrew’s won 12-9
2005: St Andrew’s won 31-5
2006: St Andrew’s won 22-12
2007: St Andrew’s won 41-10
2008: St Andrew’s won 8-6
2009: St Andrew’s won 43-3
2010: St Andrew’s won 43-15
2011: Kingswood won 23-22
2012: St Andrew’s won 43-19
2013: St Andrew’s won 46-23
2014: St Andrew’s won 42-28
2015: Kingswood won 20-19
2016: Kingswood won 34-22
2017: St Andrew’s won 72-5

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