{"id":33471,"date":"2024-01-25T19:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=33471"},"modified":"2024-01-25T19:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:29:32","slug":"day-1-sac-shield-off-to-a-blistering-start-in-makhanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=33471","title":{"rendered":"DAY 1| SAC Shield off to a blistering start in Makhanda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hilton captain Meyer Malherbe and Clifton captain Ollie Ditz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Superb water polo, filled with non-stop action and a slew of upsets, highlighted the SAC Shield <\/strong>as it got off to a fiery start at St Andrew\u2019s College <\/strong>in Makhanda on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The annual tournament welcomed 13 schools from across the country to battle it out for top honours in a gruelling and demanding three-day slugfest between a selection of many of South Africa’s elite teams.<\/p>\n

The hosts had a disappointing opening to their day, losing against St John\u2019s<\/strong> and Paul Roos<\/strong> respectively. But they got into the winning column with a win over Michaelhouse<\/strong> in the evening at DSG.<\/p>\n

The big winners on the day were, undoubtedly, Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong>, who for the second time this week defeated South African College High School (SACS)<\/strong> 11-10. The win came in the wake of Jabulani Sibiya<\/strong>\u2019s side recording a stunning come-from-behind 11-5 triumph against the same opponents at the SACS Night Series<\/strong><\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

That momentous victory added to Bishop\u2019s 10-8 triumph against St Stithians earlier in the day and puts the side in a commanding position entering day two of the event.<\/p>\n

There were also provincial derbies in play, which included Clifton College <\/strong>edging Hilton College<\/strong> 8-6 to claim KwaZulu-Natal bragging rights. Meanwhile, Selborne College<\/strong> shocked Grey High<\/strong> in an Eastern Cape clash to shake up matters in Pool A ahead of a busy day two.<\/p>\n

One team that will need to improve on Friday is Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos Gymnasium, the defending champions.<\/p>\n

Despite winning all three of their matches, they were, at times, lucky and had to come from behind twice to force penalty shootouts against St Andrew’s and Michaelhouse respectively.<\/p>\n

The second day’s action kicks off with a mouthwatering clash between St John’s College<\/strong> and Paul Roos<\/strong> at 07:00. The home side face Rondebosch Boys High at 09:15, while Selborne College will look to make it two wins on the trot when they take on Hilton College at 13:45.<\/p>\n

Results: Day One<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishops <\/strong>10-8 St Stithians College
\n<\/strong>SACS <\/strong>10-8 St Andrew’s
\n<\/strong>St Stithians College <\/strong>11-7 Grey High
\n<\/strong>SACS <\/strong>10-5 Selborne College
\n<\/strong>Bishops <\/strong>11-10 SACS
\n<\/strong>Selborne College <\/strong>6-3 Grey High
\n<\/strong>Clifton <\/strong>8-6 Hilton College
\n<\/strong>SACS <\/strong>13-6\u00a0Hilton College
\n<\/strong>Clifton <\/strong>11-4 Grey High
\nHilton College <\/strong>13-3 Grey High<\/p>\n

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Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Roos<\/strong> 10-5 Westville Boys High
\n<\/strong>Rondebosch Boys High<\/strong> 10-7 Michaelhouse
\n<\/strong>St John\u2019s College<\/strong> 10-8 St Andrew\u2019s College
\n<\/strong>Paul Roos<\/strong> 7(9)-7(8) St Andrew\u2019s College
\n<\/strong>St John\u2019s College<\/strong> 8-6 Rondebosch Boys High
\n<\/strong>Paul Roos <\/strong>6(12)-6(11) Michaelhouse
\n<\/strong>St John\u2019s College <\/strong>7(10)\u20137(9) Westville\u00a0Boys High
\n<\/strong>St Andrew\u2019s College<\/strong> 11-8 Michaelhouse
\n<\/strong>Rondebosch Boys High<\/strong> 12-8 Westville Boys High<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Day 2 Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, 26 January, @ St Andrew’s College<\/strong><\/p>\n

07:00<\/strong> – (19) St John’s vs Paul Roos; 07:45<\/strong> – (20) Hilton vs St Stithians; 08:30<\/strong> – (21) Selborne vs Clifton; 09:15<\/strong> – (22) St Andrew’s vs Rondebosch; 10:00<\/strong> – (23) Grey High vs SACS; 10:45<\/strong> – (24) Bishops vs Selborne; 11:30<\/strong>– (25) St Stithians vs Clifton; 12:15<\/strong> – (26) Westville vs Michaelhouse; 13:00<\/strong> – (27) Rondebosch vs Paul Roos; 13:45<\/strong> – (28) Selborne vs Hilton; 14:30<\/strong> – (29) Clifton vs Bishops; 15:15<\/strong> – (30) SACS vs St Stithians; 16:00<\/strong> – (31) Westville vs St Andrew’s; 16:45<\/strong> – (32) Michaelhouse vs St John’s; 17:30<\/strong> – (33) Bishops vs Hilton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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