{"id":14148,"date":"2023-03-24T06:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/?p=14148"},"modified":"2023-03-24T06:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:53:32","slug":"exciting-rugby-expected-during-voortrekkers-u16-prestige-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=14148","title":{"rendered":"Exciting rugby expected during Voortrekker&#8217;s u16 Prestige Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7539\" src=\"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NewsG_Voortrekker-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"NewsG Voortrekker\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NewsG_Voortrekker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NewsG_Voortrekker.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Supporters can expect some exciting rugby during this year&#8217;s edition of <\/span>Voortrekker&#8217;s<b>\u00a0VKB Prestige Rugby Week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which takes place from 23 to 27 March in Bethlehem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This festival will allow <\/span>u16 teams<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from mostly the central region as well as Gauteng the opportunity to compete against schools they would not usually get to and provide a couple of exciting matchups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voortrekker, <strong>Welkom Gimnasium<\/strong>, Witteberg, Goudveld, Sentraal, Grey College, Transvalia, Middelburg, Kempton Park, Lichtenburg, Frikkie Meyer, Ho\u00ebrskool Alberton and Pretoria-Noord will all have teams competing this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The games will be available to watch live on <\/span><b>SuperSport Schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/supersportschools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register your free account now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just after lunch on the first day, the home team,<\/span><b>\u00a0 Voortrekker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, play their opening match of the week against <\/span><b>Kempton Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A combination of <\/span><b>Grey College<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s and C teams will be representing the school from Bloemfontein in Bethlehem when they take on <\/span><b>Frikkie Meyer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0on day one at 09:10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boys from Thabazimbi will relish the chance to prove themselves against Grey as these two schools will not cross each other\u2019s paths often.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival kicks off at 08:00 on Friday morning, when the Trekkers&#8217; B-side, playing as the VKB XV takes on <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool <\/strong><\/span><b>Alberton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Deon de Kock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Joe Gillingham<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were both Albertonians before they went on to play for the Springboks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The matchup between <\/span><b>Goudveld-Ho\u00ebrskool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pretoria-Noord<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also promises to be a hard-fought battle between two teams who do not regularly face each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the week&#8217;s fixtures will be determined by the results of day one, to ensure that all games are matched fairly, guaranteeing exciting, competitive rugby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The fixtures &#8211; Day 1:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, 24 March 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>08:00 &#8211; 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