Paarl Boys' High ran in seven tries to beat Pretoria Boys' 45-14 on the final day of the St John's Easter Festival.

Tighthead prop Derrick Marais scored the first try for Paarl Boys' inside the first minute, which was converted by flyhalf Stefan Gouws. Inside centre Tristan Solomons and winger Christo Mostert also touched down to make it 19-0 at half-time.

Paarl Boys' started the second half as they did the first with Phillip Bester going over for his first try early on, before Ryan Lafite scored minutes later. Wian Gouws stretched the scoreline and Bester completed his brace with five minutes to play. Pretoria Boys' could only manage tries from Sipho Phiri and Mitchell Baumann.

Earlier, Klein Nederburg beat St John's College from Zimbabwe 46-17, Waterkloof finished unbeaten with a 55-15 thrashing of Noordheuwel, Scots College from Australia finished on a low with a 21-5 defeat to Jeppe, while hosts St John's recorded a moral boosting 26-13 victory over St Charles, after losses on the first two days.

Day 3 results:

Klein Nederburg 46 St John’s (Harare) 17
Noordheuwel 15 Waterkloof 55
St Charles 13 St John’s (JHB) 26
Scots College (Aus) 5 Jeppe 21
Paul Roos 15 Nelspruit 10
Paarl Boys' 45 Pretoria Boys' 14

Day 2 results:

Noordheuwel 7 Klein Nederburg 26
St Charles 29 St John’s (Harare) 7
Nelspruit 10 Pretoria Boys' 5
St John’s (Joburg) 14 Scots College 42
Paarl Boys' 12 Jeppe 5
Paul Roos 13 Waterkloof 19

Day 1 results:

St Charles 0 Paarl Boys' 35
Paul Roos 80 St John’s (Harare) 7
Waterkloof 45 Klein Nederburg 19
Pretoria Boys' 12 Scots College (Aus) 24
Jeppe 28 Noorheuwel 0
St John's (Joburg) 20 Nelspruit 29