{"id":57485,"date":"2024-09-21T20:58:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T18:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=57485"},"modified":"2024-09-21T20:58:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T18:58:28","slug":"four-teams-unbeaten-on-day-one-of-sacs-water-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=57485","title":{"rendered":"Four teams unbeaten on day one of SACS Water Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St John’s College defeated Hilton College in one of their four matches on the opening day of the SACS Water Polo tournament. Photo: TeamPhotoSA<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gauteng’s St John’s College<\/strong>\u00a0and St Stithians College,<\/strong> along with the Western Cape’s Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong>\u00a0and Rondebosch Boys’ High,<\/strong> were the only teams to win all four of their matches on the opening day of the SACS Water Polo Tournament<\/a>, proudly sponsored by Hussar Grill, <\/strong>in Cape Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The tournament, which pits 20 of the best water polo-playing schools against each other, runs through to Monday, with the final scheduled for 14:30.<\/p>\n

Catch all the action LIVE<\/a><\/strong> on SuperSport Schools.<\/p>\n

The opening day, as expected, delivered fireworks as teams battled for position in their pools, while aiming to build momentum ahead of day two.<\/p>\n

Pool A, which features last year’s champions and hosts, SACS<\/strong>, Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG)<\/strong>, Selborne College<\/strong>, and Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong>, was dominated by St John’s College.<\/p>\n

The Gauteng side, led by Jon-Marc de Carvalho<\/strong> and the experienced Vlado Trninic,<\/strong> was in top form and showed their dominance from the get-go, beating St Benedict’s College 7-1 in their opener.<\/p>\n

They added another three wins, beating St Alban’s College<\/strong> 5-0, before edging out SACS, 5-4, and completing their day with a resounding 6-2 win over Wynberg Boys’ High.<\/p>\n

Sunday sees St John’s take on Paul Roos, Parktown Boys’ High<\/strong>, Northwood<\/strong>, St Andrew’s College<\/strong>, and Selborne College.<\/p>\n

There are three teams just behind St John’s in Pool A, Selborne College, SACS, and Paul Roos. They each managed three wins from their four outings.<\/p>\n

Selborne lost 2-3 to Northwood later in the day, while PRG went down 1-4 against Selborne, and SACS lost to St John’s.<\/p>\n

The bottom three teams on the Pool A log are Parktown Boys’ High<\/strong>\u00a0and St Alban’s College<\/strong>, who are without a win, and Makhanda’s St Andrew’s College<\/strong>, who scored a win, a draw, and two defeats in their four outings.<\/p>\n

Pool B has taken on a similar narrative to Pool A, although it includes three teams – Bishops<\/strong>, St Stithians College<\/strong>, and Rondebosch<\/strong> -with perfect records after Saturday’s heavy programme.<\/p>\n

Coach Jabulani Sibiya<\/strong>‘s Bishops side is among the favourites and they didn’t disappoint, scoring four convincing victories, beating\u00a0 Grey College<\/strong> 8-2, Grey High<\/strong> 7-3, Clifton College<\/strong> 4-1, and Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> 8-2.<\/p>\n

St Stithians was also in top form. They opened their account with a 3-1 win against Grey High and followed up with a 7-0 win over Pretoria Boys’ High. Then, they sneaked a 4-3 win over Hilton College and won 5-1 against St David’s Marist Inanda.<\/p>\n

Rondebosch also made it four wins out of four matches with a last-minute victory over Clifton College in the final match of the day.<\/p>\n

The second day’s action at the SACS Aquatics Centre starts early on Sunday morning, with Grey High tackling Jeppe High School for Boys at 07:10.<\/p>\n

GROUPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A:<\/strong> Northwood School, Parktown Boys’ High, Paul Roos Gimnasium, SACS, Selborne College, St Alban’s College, St Andrew’s College, St Benedict’s College, St John’s College, Wynberg Boys’ High.<\/p>\n

Pool B: <\/strong>Bishops Diocesan College, Clifton College, Grey High School, Grey College, Hilton College, Jeppe High School for Boys, Pretoria Boys High, Rondebosch Boys’ High, St David’s Marist Inanda, St Stithians College.<\/p>\n

DAY 1 | RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST ANDREW’S vs NORTHWOOD<\/td>\n2 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSACS vs WYNBERG<\/td>\n4 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nRONDEBOSCH vs PRETORIA BOYS<\/td>\n9 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nHILTON vs ST DAVID’S<\/td>\n5 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSELBORNE vs PARKTOWN<\/td>\n8 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST JOHN’S vs ST BENEDICT’S<\/td>\n7 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nBISHOPS vs GREY COLLEGE<\/td>\n8 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST STITHIANS vs GREY PE<\/td>\n3 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nPAUL ROOS vs ST ALBAN’S<\/td>\n4 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nWYNBERG vs NORTHWOOD<\/td>\n3 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nCLIFTON vs JEPPE<\/td>\n4 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nRONDEBOSCH vs ST DAVID’S<\/td>\n4 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSACS vs PARKTOWN<\/td>\n16 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nPAUL ROOS vs ST BENEDICT’S<\/td>\n4 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST STITHIANS vs PRETORIA BOYS<\/td>\n7 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nBISHOPS vs GREY PE<\/td>\n7 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST JOHN’S vs ST ALBAN’S<\/td>\n5 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSELBORNE vs ST ANDREW’S<\/td>\n6 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nGREY COLLEGE vs JEPPE<\/td>\n2 – 5<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nHILTON vs CLIFTON<\/td>\n5 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nWYNBERG vs PARKTOWN<\/td>\n12 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST JOHN’S vs SACS<\/td>\n5 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nPRETORIA BOYS vs GREY PE<\/td>\n4 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nRONDEBOSCH vs JEPPE<\/td>\n6 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST ANDREW’S vs ST ALBAN’S<\/td>\n1 – 0<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSELBORNE vs PAUL ROOS<\/td>\n4 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nBISHOPS vs CLIFTON<\/td>\n4 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST STITHIANS vs HILTON<\/td>\n4 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nNORTHWOOD vs ST BENEDICT’S<\/td>\n3 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST JOHN’S vs WYNBERG<\/td>\n6 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST DAVID’S vs GREY COLLEGE<\/td>\n5 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST ANDREW’S vs PAUL ROOS<\/td>\n1 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nHILTON vs JEPPE<\/td>\n8 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSELBORNE vs NORTHWOOD<\/td>\n2 – 3<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nBISHOPS vs PRETORIA BOYS<\/td>\n8 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST STITHIANS vs ST DAVID’S<\/td>\n5 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nGREY PE vs GREY COLLEGE<\/td>\n4 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nST BENEDICT’S vs PARKTOWN<\/td>\n6 – 2<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nSACS vs ST ALBAN’S<\/td>\n6 – 1<\/td>\nPOOL A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21, 2024<\/td>\nRONDEBOSCH vs CLIFTON<\/td>\n5 – 4<\/td>\nPOOL B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> for day two’s fixtures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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