{"id":7255,"date":"2016-10-26T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T13:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/coca-cola-craven-week-fixtures-for-2017-announced\/"},"modified":"2016-10-26T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T13:03:46","slug":"coca-cola-craven-week-fixtures-for-2017-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=7255","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola Craven Week Fixtures for 2017 announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-6295\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cravenweeku18_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Cravenweeku18 Logo\" width=\"168\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cravenweeku18_Logo.jpg 319w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cravenweeku18_Logo-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/>Western Province will have to walk a far tougher path if they want to reach the main match of the Coca-Cola Craven Week for a third consecutive year. The team will kick off their onslaught to bag their third consecutive title against the Pumas on the opening day of the tournament in Johannesburg next year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unlike this year they have been placed in the same grouping as the Blue Bulls and Golden Lions. This means that WP will most likely meet the winner of the match between the Blue Bulls and KwaZulu-Natal or the victorious side of the main match on the first day between the Golden Lions and Border in their second match. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free State, usually one of the powerhouses at the Craven Week, will lock horns with Boland in their opening encounter on the second day of the tournament in the City of Gold. The Free Staters is most likely to face the winners of the match between South Western Districts and Eastern Province in their second encounter if they manage to beat Boland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It wil be the first time since 2006 that the tournament will be hosted in Johannesburg. The City of Gold also played host in 1974 and 1989.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The fixtures:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Day 1:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Griffons vs. Griqualand West\u00a0<\/span>Coutnry<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Districts;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Limpopo Blue Bulls vs. Border Country Districts;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free State vs. Boland;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Western Province vs. Pumas; Golden Lions vs. Border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Day 2:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Valke vs. Namibia;<\/span>\u00a0Leopards vs. Zimbabwe; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Griqualand West vs. Eastern Province Country Districts;<\/span>\u00a0South Western Districts vs. Eastern Province; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blue Bulls vs. KwaZulu-Natal<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Province will have to walk a far tougher path if they want to reach the main match of the Coca-Cola Craven Week for a third consecutive year. The team will kick off their onslaught to bag their third consecutive title against the Pumas on the opening day of the tournament in Johannesburg next year. 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