South Africa\u2019s popular Premier Interschools rugby series on Wednesday received a massive boost with the announcement that leading short term insurer Mutual & Federal had signed a three-year contract as the title sponsor, with Cell C and G4S as associate sponsors.<\/p>\n
Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which will feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa\u2019s top rugby schools, broadcast live on SuperSport from April to August.<\/p>\n
Schoolboy rugby has served as one of the cornerstones of domestic rugby dating back more than a century, and true to its slogan \u201cHonouring Heritage. Playing for the Future\u201d, Premier Interschools is about History, Heritage and Tradition. The series, now in its second year, is expected to grow even stronger.<\/p>\n
The Premier Interschools stories will further be captured in 12 magazine shows which will preview all the games and provide historical overviews of these traditional schools and highlight other academic, cultural and sporting achievements.
Commenting on Mutual & Federal signing up as the title sponsor, former Springbok Captain and Premier Interschools Director, Tiaan Strauss said: \u201cIt is a privilege for Premier Interschools that Mutual & Federal, as one of the oldest companies in South Africa, has joined as a sponsor. Premier Interschools is all about the traditions and heritage of the participating schools and that goes hand in hand with a brand like Mutual &Federal.
\u201cI would further like to thank Cell C and G4S for coming on board as associate sponsors to make Premier Interschools a great success.
\u201cI am very proud to be involved with Premier Interschools as I experienced some of my most memorable and passionate moments during my school rugby career, and Premier Interschools would like to bring such special moments to the public by broadcasting these games.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mutual & Federal Executive: Brand, Customer and Transformation, Vuyo Lee, was equally delighted with the deal and said it was an easy decision to sponsor the series as schoolboy rugby formed a vital cog in the development of future Springbok heroes. Lee said: \u201cThe Premier Interschools series embodies the proud heritage of rugby in South Africa while also providing a platform to nurture future rugby heroes. These principles resonate with the Mutual & Federal brand and our proud heritage which dates back over 180 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cell C Chief Commercial Officer Jose Dos Santos echoed the sentiment that the series could have a big influence in paving the way for some players to achieve their dreams of becoming Springboks in future, and said this inspired them to support the series as associate sponsors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to be associated with Premier Interschools Rugby,\u201d said Dos Santos. \u201cThis event will ultimately change the lives of many of these young, aspiring sports stars and Cell C will be a part of that magic, this is why we do what we do, to change lives.\u201d
Albert Erasmus, Managing Director, G4S Cash Solutions added: \u201cGlobally, G4S has invested in the development of youth through the sponsorship of sport. G4S is particularly proud to be associated with sport in South Africa, and the Premier Interschools series is yet another example of G4S\u2019s commitment to the communities in which we operate. We are grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank all those involved in arranging this event. Good luck to all the schools.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools series will see 15 of the top schools in the country being pitted against each other over weekends namely:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Affies
\u2022 Bishops
\u2022 Glenwood
\u2022 Grey College
\u2022 Grey PE
\u2022 Jeppe
\u2022 KES
\u2022 Maritzburg College
\u2022 Monument
\u2022 Outeniqua
\u2022 Paarl Boys High
\u2022 Paarl Gymnasium
\u2022 Paul Roos Gymnasium
\u2022 Rondebosch
\u2022 Waterkloof<\/p>\n
Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools fixtures 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, 20 April \u2013 KES vs. Jeppe (KES, Johannesburg) South Africa\u2019s popular Premier Interschools rugby series on Wednesday received a massive boost with the announcement that leading short term insurer Mutual & Federal had signed a three-year contract as the title sponsor, with Cell C and G4S as associate sponsors. Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which will feature the highest profile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Saturday, 27 April \u2013 Outeniqua vs. Paarl Gimnasium (Outeniqua, George)
Saturday, 11 May \u2013 Paul Roos vs. Paarl Gimnasium (Paul Roos, Stellenbosch)
Saturday, 18 May \u2013 Maritzburg College vs. KES (Maritzburg, Pietermaritzburg)
Saturday, 25 May \u2013 Grey College vs. Paarl Boys High (Grey, Bloemfontein)
Saturday, 01 June \u2013 Glenwood vs Monument (Glenwood, Durban)
Saturday, 08 June \u2013 Bishops vs. Rondebosch Boys’ High (Bishops, Cape Town)
Saturday, 20 July \u2013 Paarl Boys High vs. Paul Roos (Paarl Boys High, Paarl)
Saturday, 27 July \u2013 Grey College vs. Grey PE (Grey Bloem, Bloemfontein)
Saturday, 03 August \u2013 Paarl Gimnasium vs Paarl Boys High (Faure Street Stadium, Paarl)
Saturday, 10 August \u2013 Outeniqua vs. Affies (Outeniqua, George)
Saturday, 17 August \u2013 Paul Roos vs. Grey College (Paul Roos, Stellenbosch)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"