KES Easter Festival gets off to a great start!

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The 2013 KES EASTER FESTIVAL DAY ONE was blessed with great weather and wonderful entertainment provided by the boys on the rugby field. The REDS of King Edward VII School secured a solid win over Hudson Park High School, winning 40-12, in their green strip!

Thank you to the RED ARMY for their support and we look forward to the masses joining us on Saturday, 31 March for the hockey and rugby action on show!

Results from DAY 1 THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2013:

Hoërskool Garsfontein 106 vs 7 Golden Lions Invitation XV

King Edward VII School 40 vs 12 Hudson Park High School

Parktown Boys’ High School 10 vs 12 Trinity House

Landbouskool Marlow 22 vs 39 Hoërskool Centurion

Hoërskool Eldoraigne 20 vs 22 Hoërskool Hentie Cilliers

Hoërskool Menlopark 57 vs 10 Hoërskool Lichtenburg

KES exchange student reports back from Belgium!

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Bevan Leedham (Class of 2012) on Rotary Exchange in Belgium writes on his stay so far in a land far away from the sunny South Africa, that Bevan was used to:

‘I have already been in Belgium for 2 months and its supposedly spring, but it still snows! In February I had an amazing trip to the Alpes d’Huez in France for a snowboarding holiday, what an marvelous experience ! I have also picked up on a local saying ‘A snow day is a stay home day’ as we have been snowed in at home a couple of times, as recently as last week.

I have just joined the local rugby club, Lustin Rugby Club, and I play in my first match is on Sunday the 17th of March.

When I arrived for the first rugby practice, it was announced that I’m a South African and a large prop ,unable to speak a single word of English and wearing a South African rugby jersey, stepped forward and started shouting “BRYAN HABANAAAA”. He was thrilled to learn that I attended the same school as the famous rugby player as whenever he sees me now, he starts shouting “BRYAN HABANAAAA”. I have officially found Bryan Habana’s biggest fan!

All the people I have met so far now know the tales of the mighty RED Machine and the King Edward VII School. I told many about the tragic news of the boys who were recently struck by the lightning. I have showed many friends and their families the video of the war cry dedicated to these boys. It always ends with silence, as they have never experienced something as awe-inspiring as this, the atmosphere, the brotherhood! When I explain what the war cry is about, people are astonished and even more so that all of the boys survived and are okay. One person strangely asked me “Are all South Africans immortal or is it just the boys from the School of the 7th King ?”. I could not help but smile and reply “It’s only men from the School of the 7th King”

Thank you Bevan for the update from Belgium and for continuing to fly the ‘King Edward flag’ high and continue to ‘share the spirit’ with all that you meet!

Bevan in the Alpes d’Huez in France

King Edward Old Boy in SA fight back to lead at Leopards Trophy!

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King Edward VII School Old Boy, Callum Mowat (2010) is part of the the South African team that launched a spirited comeback in their afternoon singles to edge to a three point lead over Scotland in the first round of the Leopard Trophy at Leopard Creek, near Malelane. 

Central Gauteng’s Callum Mowat chipped a cracker to four feet at the 18th hole and boxed the putt to beat Graham Gordon from Scotland and give South Africa an 8.5 – 5.5 lead in the fourth annual Leopard Trophy at Leopard Creek, credit Dale Boyce. The pair set off for the final hole, still level, but while the South African split the fairway with his tee shot and could go for the green in two, Gordon narrowly avoided the water hazard and had to lay up. The Scot’s approach finished 20-feet left of the hole and he lagged his putt to two feet.
Mowat’s cool head under pressure held up as he executed a perfect chip from 60 foot and boxed the four-footer for birdie and the game.
“I lost it a little when I hit the water on 16 and then the bunker on 17, but knowing I still had one hole left to win the game, I managed to get it together again,” Mowat said. “It’s match play; you never give up until that final putt drops.”

Having won in 2010 and 2011, the South Africans are chasing their third victory in this annual test that pits a team of South Africa’s leading amateurs against a Scottish side comprising nine players drawn from the Scottish Golf Union’s Mens Performance and Transitional squads.

RED APPLAUSE to Callum and the SA Team and here’s trsusting for a 2013 victory too! Follow more at this link: Leopard Trophy Update