{"id":51614,"date":"2024-06-30T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T15:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=51614"},"modified":"2024-06-30T17:36:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T15:36:53","slug":"young-guns-ready-to-fire-at-annual-showpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=51614","title":{"rendered":"Young guns ready to fire at annual showpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"South Africa\u2019s top schoolgirls will be in action at the SA Rugby U16 & U18 Girls Weeks staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg from Monday.<\/p>\n

The final two tournaments in SA Rugby\u2019s 2024 Youth Weeks programme will run from 1 to 4 July. The U18 fixtures will be staged on Monday and Wednesday, while the U16 games will be played on Tuesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n

The High-Performance Manager: Women’s Rugby, Lynne Cantwell, said the tournaments are paramount to give these age group girls the opportunity to compete at a national level.<\/p>\n

“The system is growing year on year and this competition gives us a sense of which direction that is going. We\u2019ve been monitoring injuries in the competition over the past few years as the physical readiness of the players gives us a lot of information on the make-up of the community game. Last year we noticed a decrease in injuries at u18s age grade for the first time and therefore we are interested track this trend to inform our decisions on the game,” Cantwell explained.<\/p>\n

“We are also seeing a slow but gradual increase in female coaches coaching the provincial teams.\u00a0 This year 22 female coaches will be involved at the tournament. It is important to maintain a gender mix within management, but we also know that girls coached by woman are more likely to want to coach themselves when they grow up.\u00a0 Developing female coaches is a long-term project.”<\/p>\n

For the first time, an u18 EPD squad will be selected, with a two-day High-Performance Camp to follow the tournament.<\/p>\n

Some of the Springbok Women players will also be in attendance.<\/p>\n

Eastern Province and Free State will meet in the first fixture of the U18 tournament at 09h00 on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, EP will tackle the Blue Bulls in the u16 opener at 10h00 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

u18 fixtures (Monday 1 July):<\/strong><\/p>\n

09h00: EP v Free State, A Field<\/p>\n

09h00: Blue Bulls v Valke, B Field<\/p>\n

10h30: Sharks v Limpopo Blue Bulls, A Field<\/p>\n

10h30: Western Province v Zimbabwe, B Field<\/p>\n

12h00: SWD v Griquas, A Field<\/p>\n

12h00: Border v Leopards, B Field<\/p>\n

14h00: Griffons v Golden Lions, A Field<\/p>\n

14h00: Pumas v Boland, B Field<\/p>\n

u16 fixtures (Tuesday 2 July):<\/strong><\/p>\n

10h00: EP v Limpopo Blue Bulls, A Field<\/p>\n

10h00: WP v Golden Lions, B Field<\/p>\n

11h15: Pumas v Griffons, A Field<\/p>\n

11h15: Leopards v Free State, B Field<\/p>\n

12h30: Sharks v Griquas, A Field<\/p>\n

12h30: Border v Blue Bulls, B Field<\/p>\n

13h45: Boland v Border Country Districts, A Field<\/p>\n

13h45: SWD v Valke, B Field<\/p>\n

Issued by SA Rugby Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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