World Schools Rugby Festival
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founder | Heyneke Meyer |
| First season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 20 (boys) |
| Country | Global |
| Venue(s) | Thailand 2022-present |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Hamilton Boys High School (NZ) |
| Most titles |  South Africa (3) |
| Official website | https://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[edit]
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[edit]
The 2018 tournament was held in Paarl, South Africa in celebration of Paarl Boys High's 150th anniversary.[citation needed]
Participating teams[edit]
| Team South Africa
|
|---|
| Affies |
| Boland Landbou |
| Glenwood |
| Grey College |
| Hilton |
| Monument |
| Oakdale Landbou |
| Outeniqua |
| Paarl Boys |
| Paarl Gim |
Rest of the World 
|
|---|
| AP Dragons
|
 Argentina U18
|
 Cavaliers
|
| Christchurch Boys
|
 Hartpury College
|
 Italian XV
|
 Namibia XV
|
| Napier Boys
|
 Rhino Rugby
|
| St Ignatius
|
Results[edit]
| 3 April 2018 | Boland Landbou
|
59-26 | Napier Boys
|
|||
| 3 April 2018 | Outeniqua
|
91-0 | St Ignatius
|
|||
| 3 April 2018 | Oakdale
|
67-7 | Namibia XV
|
|||
| 3 April 2018 | Monument
|
48-14 | Cavaliers
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Glenwood
|
53-0 | Italian XV
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Paarl Gim
|
84-7 | Rhino Rugby
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Hilton
|
35-24 | AP Dragons
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Affies
|
15-26 | Hartpury College
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Paarl Boys
|
10-19 | Argentina U18
|
|||
| 4 April 2018 | Grey College
|
66-28 | Christchurch Boys
|
|||
| 6 April 2018 | Oakdale
|
67-19 | St Ignatius
|
|||
| 6 April 2018 | Glenwood
|
53-7 | Namibia XV
|
|||
| 6 April 2018 | Outeniqua
|
47-13 | Italian XV
|
|||
| 6 April 2018 | Monument
|
42-37 | Napier Boys
|
|||
| 6 April 2018 | Boland Landbou
|
67-0 | Cavaliers
|
|||
| 7 April 2018 | Hilton
|
78-19 | Rhino Rugby
|
|||
| 7 April 2018 | Paarl Gim
|
38-36 | Argentina U18
|
|||
| 7 April 2018 | Grey College
|
60-0 | Hartpury
|
|||
| 7 April 2018 | Affies
|
17-5 | AP Dragons
|
|||
| 7 April 2018 | Paarl Boys
|
25-7 | Christchurch Boys
|
|||
Final standings[edit]
|
Day | 
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Overall | 4 |
2019 tournament[edit]
The 2019 tournament was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa at Paul Roos.
Participating teams[edit]
| Team South Africa
|
|---|
| Affies |
| Boland Landbou |
| Glenwood |
| Grey College |
| Hilton |
| Monument |
| Paarl Gim |
| Paul Roos |
| SACS |
| Invitation XV |
| Rest of the World
|
|---|
| AP Dragons
|
| Christchurch Boys
|
| Hartpury College
|
| Italian XV
|
| John McGlashan
|
| Napier Boys
|
| Southland Boys
|
| USA XV
|
| World Schools XV
|
 Zambezi Steelers
|
Results[edit]
| 26 March 2019 | Glenwood
|
32-17 | John McGlashan
|
|||
| 26 March 2019 | Invitation XV
|
29-76 | World Schools XV
|
|||
| 26 March 2019 | SACS
|
43-24 | Zambezi Steelers
|
|||
| 26 March 2019 | Monument
|
32-21 | Hartpury
|
|||
| 26 March 2019 | Paarl Gim
|
50-24 | AP Dragons
|
|||
| 27 March 2019 | Affies
|
36-12 | Italian XV
|
|||
| 27 March 2019 | Boland Landbou
|
30-25 | Napier Boys
|
|||
| 27 March 2019 | Hilton
|
43-0 | USA XV
|
|||
| 27 March 2019 | Grey College
|
73-26 | Christchurch Boys
|
|||
| 27 March 2019 | Paul Roos
|
93-5 | Southland Boys
|
|||
| 29 March 2019 | Invitation XV
|
33-30 | Zambezi Steelers
|
|||
| 29 March 2019 | SACS
|
15-25 | World Schools XV
|
|||
| 29 March 2019 | Glenwood
|
33-10 | AP Dragons
|
|||
| 29 March 2019 | Paarl Gim
|
41-12 | Hartpury
|
|||
| 29 March 2019 | Monument
|
48-10 | John McGlashan
|
|||
| 30 March 2019 | Boland Landbou
|
71-3 | USA XV
|
|||
| 30 March 2019 | Hilton
|
32-15 | Italy XV
|
|||
| 30 March 2019 | Grey College
|
54-0 | Southland Boys
|
|||
| 30 March 2019 | Affies
|
31-31 | Christchurch Boys
|
|||
| 30 March 2019 | Paul Roos
|
62-7 | Napier Boys
|
|||
Final standings[edit]
|
|
Day |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Overall | 5 |
2020 tournament[edit]
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[edit]
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
|
|---|
| Affies |
| Grey College |
| Hilton |
| KES |
| Maritzburg |
| Monument |
| Oakdale |
| Paul Roos |
| Pretoria Boys |
| SACS |
| Rest of the World
|
|---|
| AP Dragons
|
| Kings College
|
| Hartpury College
|
 Portugal U18
|
 Georgia U18
|
 RKS
|
 Uruguay U18
|
| Verona Academy
|
| USA U18
|
| TBD
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Heyneke establishes world schools festival". News24. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Heyneke's company shows interest in buying SWD". News24. Retrieved 10 June 2020.