10 June 2025
Clifton College gave St Charles fits in the first half of the clash on Old Orchards on Saturday, with a try just before halftime by the visitors leaving the hosts only 12-5 ahead. In the second half, though, Saints came on strongly to pull well clear, powering their way to a convincing 52-10 victory.
When the teams met at the Sharks’ Schools Rugby Day, Clifton trailed only 14-19 at halftime, but St Charles went on to a 47-14 win. It was more of the same on Saturday, unfortunately for the Durban boys.
Eben Crafford crossed for two tries for Saints, while Raphael Ajibade, Matthew Ludick, Braydon Joese, Carl Chekera, Dresden Coetzee, and Likuthi Mbalana (shown in the superb feature photo by Justin Waldman Sports Photography) also crossed for tries.
It was close early in the second half. When Devan Schwartz bulldozed his way over for Clifton’s second, and his second of the game, it brought the score to 10-19, but after that the momentum firmly flipped in favour of the home side.
While the results went the way of St Charles, perhaps the most surprising one was their convincing victory in the u15A game. When the teams met at the Sharks’ Schools Rugby Day, Clifton took the win, but Saints put daylight between them and the boys in black and white on Saturday.
RESULTS
1st: St Charles 52-10 Clifton
2nd: St Charles 38-10 Linpark 1st
3rd: St Charles 0-41 Howick 1st
4th: St Charles 19-19 Howick 2nd
5th: St Charles 27-24 Linpark 2nd
16A: St Charles 56-17 Clifton
16B: St Charles 27-0 Howick 16A
15A: St Charles 33-7 Clifton
15B: St Charles 7-47 Howick 15A
14A: St Charles 38-13 Clifton
14B: St Charles 23-19 Howick A
14C: St Charles 12-48 Clifton B
HOCKEY
Rowen Rajah netted a penalty corner hat-trick for St Charles, while Clifton captain Zach Williamson responded with one of his own, also from the set piece, as the 1st XIs delivered rich entertainment.
Tristan Smith added a field goal for the Durban side, while Blake Francis struck for Saints as the teams shared an exciting 4-4 draw.
Saints claimed wins in the other two open age group matches, but the Clifton u16A side continued its goal-scoring binge with a big 6-0 win. Clifton also won the u14A game, but St Charles did well further down the ranks.
RESULTS
1st: St Charles 4-4 Clifton
2nd: St Charles 1-0 Clifton
3rd: St Charles 5-1 Clifton
16A: St Charles 0-6 Clifton
16B: St Charles 1-1 Clifton
16C: St Charles 4-0 Clifton
16D: St Charles 2-0 Clifton
14A: St Charles 1-2 Clifton
14B: St Charles 2-1 Clifton
14C: St Charles 1-0 Clifton
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