9 June 2026
St Charles College took the long road to Johannesburg on the weekend to face St David’s Marist Inanda on the Johannesburg school’s Old Boys’ Day. Debating, cross country, football, golf, chess, hockey, tennis, and rugby made up a busy schedule.
RUGBY
Given that they had beaten St Stithians the previous weekend, albeit by scoring a last-gasp try, converted by Caleb Sharp to secure a 33-31 victory, and given that St Stithians had beaten St David’s 20-12 in their opening match of the season, the Wild Dogs would have felt confident heading into Saturday’s clash.
Sometimes, though, long-distance trips and playing at high altitude come with a penalty, and so it proved for St Charles, who led 5-3 at halftime, but fell to a 19-29 defeat.
That would have been a disappointment to Saints, but their overall results in the rugby games were good. They won 10, St David’s won four, and the u16B match was drawn.
The Pietermaritzburg school’s wins included victories for their u16A, u15A, and u14A sides.
Results
1st: St David’s 29-19 St Charles
2nd: St David’s 22-19 St Charles
3rd: St David’s 7-24 St Charles
4th: St David’s 26-27 St Charles
5th: St David’s 7-46 St Charles
6th: St David’s 24-33 St Charles
7th: St David’s 10-55 St Charles
16A: St David’s 18-45 St Charles
16B: St David’s 24-24 St Charles
15A: St David’s 0-17 St Charles
15B: St David’s 26-24 St Charles
15C: St David’s 50-10 St Charles
14A: St David’s 10-12 St Charles
14B: St David’s 12-19 St Charles
14C: St David’s 12-35 St Charles
HOCKEY
On the Astro, the St David’s 1st XI beat St Charles 2-1. The home side’s captain, Matteo Stipcevich, selected for the South African Schools side in 2025, scored both of his team’s goals.
Much like in the rugby matches, though, St Charles fared well, winning nine games overall, including an astonishing six by a 1-0 margin.
St David’s recorded four victories, and four matches were drawn, including the u16A game. One of the 1-0 wins for Saints was in the u14A match.
Results
1st: St David’s 2-1 St Charles
2nd: St David’s 2-2 St Charles
3rd: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
4th: St David’s 0-7 St Charles
5th: St David’s 0-0 St Charles
16A: St David’s 0-0 St Charles
16B: St David’s 2-0 St Charles
16C: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
16D: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
16E: St David’s 1-2 St Charles
16F: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
16G: St David’s 1-0 St Charles
16H: St David’s 3-1 St Charles
14A: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
14B: St David’s 0-1 St Charles
14C: St David’s 0-2 St Charles
14D: St David’s 0-0 St Charles
Other results
In other sports, St David’s claimed a 3-1 win in a clash of the football 1st XIs. They also won the golf 5-1, and were 3-0 winners of the chess.
The St Charles 1st team won their tennis tie 5-2, while the 2nd teams shared a 2-2 draw.