3 June 2023
Hilton College made home ground advantage count against Maritzburg College, achieving a number of significant victories over the visitors from the city below on Saturday, 3 June. These included wins for the 1st XV and the under-16 A hockey team in eagerly anticipated clashes.
Rugby
Maritzburg College is renowned for its strength in depth in rugby, but Hilton College won five of the six open age group games, including three very tight contests: two of them by two points and the other by four.
The home team also recorded an impressive under-16 A victory, but College owned the rest of the fixtures from under-16 B down, including wins by their under-15 A and under-14 A teams.
In the 1st XV match, Hilton forged a 22-0 lead before College managed to cross for their first try. It was an unexpectedly convincing win for the boys in white and black, and it furthers their claim to be KZN’s best for the second season in succession.
There is, of course, the not-so-small issue of a second meeting with Michaelhouse coming up, and the red and white are certainly in the conversation about KZN’s top 1st XV.
Results
1st: Hilton College 29-14 Maritzburg College
2nd: Hilton College 19-18 Maritzburg College
3rd: Hilton College 34-7 Maritzburg College
4th: Hilton College 18-14 Maritzburg College
5th: Hilton College 14-12 Maritzburg College
6th: Hilton College 7-52 Maritzburg College
16A: Hilton College 31-10 Maritzburg College
16B: Hilton College 5-45 Maritzburg College
16C: Hilton College 5-34 Maritzburg College
16D: Hilton College 0-36 Maritzburg College
15A: Hilton College 5-23 Maritzburg College
15B: Hilton College 7-43 Maritzburg College
15C: Hilton College 5-34 Maritzburg College
14A: Hilton College 12-19 Maritzburg College
14B:
14C: Hilton College 7-50 Maritzburg College
Hockey
Hilton ran out convincing winners in the match between the two 1st XIs, which was pretty much according to the form book, but Hilton’s win over the College under-16 A side was an upset. Interestingly, there was a lot of space between the two under-16 B teams, with College winning by five goals.
Hilton, though, enjoyed the advantage in the under-14 age group.
Results
1st: Hilton College 3-0 Maritzburg College
2nd: Hilton College 2-0 Maritzburg College
3rd: Hilton College 1-1 Maritzburg College
4th: Hilton College 1-0 Maritzburg College
5th: Hilton College 0-1 Maritzburg College
16A: Hilton College 3-2 Maritzburg College
16B: Hilton College 1-6 Maritzburg College
16C: Hilton College 1-0 Maritzburg College
16D: Hilton College 0-4 Maritzburg College
16E: Hilton College 1-4 Maritzburg College
16F: Hilton College 1-1 Maritzburg College
14A: Hilton College 5-1 Maritzburg College
14B: Hilton College 3-0 Maritzburg College
14C: Hilton College 1-2 Maritzburg College
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