Dale College likely to pull out of rugby festival after tragic week: 'We need to do what is best'

Dale College headmaster Garth Shaw says the possibility of their first rugby team traveling to Johannesburg to honour their King Edward VII School Easter Festival invitation was unlikely after the tragedies that have befallen the school.

First team lock Liyabona Teyise died on Saturday evening after suffering a head injury during Dale College's 16-8 win against Port Rex Technical High School in East London.

Teyise's death came after 17-year-old Lisakhanya 'Carter' Lwana, also a first-team rugby player who played flyhalf, was found dead on Tuesday having been missing since last Saturday.

The players had taken part in Dale College's early season fixtures against Hudson Park at the Grens Rugby Festival and Marlow Agricultural High School at the Graeme College Festival in consecutive weekends last month.

Dale had fixtures listed against Trinityhouse, hosts KES, and Jeppe High School for Boys, with the latter school's director of rugby Carl Spilhaus a former Under-13A and first-team coach at Dale.

Our thoughts & prayers are with the @DaleCollege community after the loss of Liyabona Teyise & Lisakhanya Lwana this past week.Both of whom were First XV rugby players.At this tragic & very sad time our thoughts and prayers are with them & the Teyise & Lwana families. RIP

Shaw said they'll come to a decision on Monday and appreciated how the KES organisers have understood their plight.

"At this point in time, probably not, and we will make a final decision on Monday," Shaw told Sport24.

"We appreciate hugely that the KES tournament organisers have been very understanding and supportive.

"They have extended various options: to come later and play fewer games or to pull out altogether.

"At this point in time, we need to do what is best for our