{"id":34749,"date":"2024-02-12T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=34749"},"modified":"2024-02-12T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:36:14","slug":"new-champions-to-be-crowned-at-48th-vides-water-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=34749","title":{"rendered":"New champions to be crowned at 48th Vides Water Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34767\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34767\" src=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/water-polo-clifton-120224-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Added to the lineup for the 2024 Vides Water Polo Tournament, Durban's Clifton College should be among the title contenders.\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Added to the lineup for the 2024 Vides Water Polo Tournament, Durban&#8217;s Clifton College should be among the title contenders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There will be new champions crowned at this year&#8217;s <strong>Vides Water Polo Tournament<\/strong>. The action kicks off later this week at <strong>Selborne College<\/strong> in East London.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s winners, <a href=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/day-4-sacs-come-from-behind-to-clinch-sac-shield-in-epic-final\/\">South African College High School<\/a> <strong>(SACS)<\/strong>, and <strong>Kearsney College<\/strong>, will miss out on the 48<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the event and are replaced by <strong>Clifton College <\/strong>and the <strong>Grey High School<\/strong> 2<sup>nd<\/sup> team.<\/p>\n<p>The oldest schoolboy water polo tournament in South Africa commences with eight fixtures on Thursday, with the play-offs coming into the frame the next day, and the final scheduled for 17:10 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The home side enters the tournament playing confident water polo after recently claiming top honours at the <a href=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/day-4-hansen-stars-as-selborne-retains-itec-title\/\">ITEC Grey College Water Polo Tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll have an opportunity to follow up that success by breaking their hoodoo at their home event, which they last won back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Stellenbosch&#8217;s <strong>Paul Roos<\/strong> are also among the favourites after showing positive signs early on in the season. They&#8217;re currently ranked in the top four of the ongoing SACS Night Series and they beat Selborne in the playoff for fifth place at the SAC Shield in January.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Cape tussles will also be front and centre with Grey High and <strong>Pearson<\/strong> <strong>High<\/strong> set to face each other during the pool stages.<\/p>\n<p>Grey faces a tough challenge in Pool A, where, apart from taking on their neighbours from Gqeberha, they go up against Clifton and <strong>St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pool D will be another group to keep an eye on. It&#8217;s a tough one to call.<\/p>\n<p>Both <strong>Grey College<\/strong> and <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s College<\/strong> will fancy themselves to finish in the top two, but <strong>St Alban&#8217;s College<\/strong> and <strong>Stirling High<\/strong> won&#8217;t be pushovers.<\/p>\n<p>Pool C will also see two teams from Cape Town, <strong>Wynberg<\/strong> <strong>Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> and <strong>Reddam House Constantia<\/strong>, face each other, while <strong>Woodridge College<\/strong> will brace itself for a massive encounter against the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will be played at Selborne College and <strong>Clarendon High School.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Selborne, the action kicks off at 15:10 when Clifton takes on Pearson. The Grey High 2<sup>nd<\/sup> team plays St David&#8217;s at the same time at the Clarendon Pool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool A:<\/strong> Clifton College, St David&#8217;s, Pearson High, Grey High (2<sup>nd<\/sup> team)<br \/>\n<strong>Pool B:<\/strong> Paul Roos, Grey High, Glenwood House, Selborne Collegians<br \/>\n<strong>Pool C:<\/strong> Woodridge, Reddam House Constantia, Selborne College, Wynberg Boys&#8217; High<br \/>\n<strong>Pool D:<\/strong> St Andrew&#8217;s College, St Alban&#8217;s College, Grey College, Stirling High School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1, Thursday, 15 February 2020 @ Selborne College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15:10 &#8211;<\/strong> Clifton College vs Pearson High (1); <strong>16:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Glenwood House vs Selborne Collegians (3); <strong>16:50 &#8211;<\/strong> Paul Roos vs Grey High (5); <strong>17:40 &#8211;<\/strong> Selborne College vs Wynberg Boys&#8217; High (7).<\/p>\n<p><strong>@ Clarendon High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15:10 &#8211;<\/strong> Grey High 2<sup>nd<\/sup> vs St David&#8217;s (2); <strong>16:00-<\/strong> St Andrew&#8217;s College vs St Alban&#8217;s College (4); <strong>16:50-<\/strong> Woodridge College vs Reddam House Constantia (6); <strong>17:40-<\/strong> Grey College vs Stirling High (8).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2, Friday, 16 February 2024 @ Selborne College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Grey High vs Selborne Collegians (10); <strong>08:50 &#8211;<\/strong> Wynberg Boys&#8217; High vs Woodridge College (12); <strong>09:40 &#8211;<\/strong> Reddam House Constantia vs Selborne College (14); <strong>10:30 &#8211;<\/strong> Grey College vs St Andrew&#8217;s College (16); <strong>11:20 &#8211;<\/strong> Paul Roos vs Selborne Collegians (18); <strong>12:10 &#8211;<\/strong> Clifton College vs St David&#8217;s (20); <strong>13:00 &#8211;<\/strong> St Alban&#8217;s College vs Grey College (22); <strong>13:50 &#8211;<\/strong> St Andrew&#8217;s College vs Stirling High (24); <strong>14:40 &#8211; BREAK<\/strong>; <strong>15:30 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool A 3<sup>rd<\/sup> vs Pool B 4<sup>th<\/sup> (25); <strong>16:20 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool A 1<sup>st<\/sup> vs Pool B 2<sup>nd<\/sup> (29); <strong>17:10 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool B 1<sup>st<\/sup> vs Pool A 2<sup>nd<\/sup> (30); <strong>18:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool C 1<sup>st<\/sup> vs Pool D 2<sup>nd<\/sup> (31); <strong>18:50 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool D 1<sup>st<\/sup> vs Pool C 2<sup>nd<\/sup> (32).<\/p>\n<p><strong>@ Clarendon High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Grey High 2<sup>nd<\/sup> vs Clifton College (9); <strong>08:50 &#8211;<\/strong> Glenwood House vs Paul Roos (11); <strong>09:40 &#8211;<\/strong> Pearson High vs St David&#8217;s (13); <strong>10:30 &#8211;<\/strong> St Alban&#8217;s College vs Stirling High (15); <strong>11:20 &#8211;<\/strong> Grey High vs Glenwood House (17); <strong>12:10 &#8211; <\/strong>Grey High 2<sup>nd<\/sup> vs Pearson High (19); <strong>13:00 &#8211;<\/strong> Reddam House Constantia vs Wynberg Boys&#8217; High (21); <strong>13:50 &#8211;<\/strong> Woodridge College vs Selborne College (23); <strong>14:40 &#8211; BREAK<\/strong>; <strong>15:30 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool B 3<sup>rd<\/sup> vs Pool A 4<sup>th<\/sup> (26); <strong>16:20 &#8211; <\/strong>Pool C 3<sup>rd<\/sup> vs Pool D 4<sup>th<\/sup> (27); <strong>17:10 &#8211;<\/strong> Pool D 3<sup>rd<\/sup> vs Pool C 4<sup>th<\/sup> (28).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3, Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ Selborne College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:00 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 29 vs Loser 31 (35);<strong> 08:50 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 30 vs Loser 32 (36);<strong> 09:40 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 29 vs Winner 31 (39);<strong> 10:30 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 30 vs Winner 32 (40);<strong> 11:20 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 33 vs Loser 34 (41);<strong> 12:10 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 33 vs Winner 34 (42);<strong> 13:00 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 37 vs Loser 38 (43);<strong> 13:50 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 37 vs Winner 38 (44);<strong> 14:40 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 35 vs Loser 36 (45);<strong> 15:30 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 35 vs Winner 36 (46);<strong> 16:20 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 39 vs Loser 40 (47);<strong> 17:10 &#8211; FINAL.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@ Clarendon High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:00 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 25 vs Loser 27 (33); <strong>08:50 &#8211; <\/strong>Loser 26 vs Loser 28 (34); <strong>09:40 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 25 vs Winner 27 (37)- Plate semi-final; <strong>10:30 &#8211; <\/strong>Winner 26 vs Winner 28 (38)- Plate semi-final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be new champions crowned at this year&#8217;s Vides Water Polo Tournament. The action kicks off later this week at Selborne College in East London. Last year&#8217;s winners, South African College High School (SACS), and Kearsney College, will miss out on the 48th edition of the event and are replaced by Clifton College and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":34767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34749","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\/34749","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}