{"id":76012,"date":"2025-06-24T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=76012"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:40:46","slug":"fixtures-for-the-2025-grant-khomo-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=76012","title":{"rendered":"Fixtures for the 2025 Grant Khomo Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49794\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49794\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grant-Khomo-Day-1-2-400x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olwethu Kosani, of the Sharks, in action against Free State on day one of the u16 Grant Khomo Week, at Grey High School, in Gqeberha, on 17 June 2024. Photo: Michael Sheehan\/Gallo Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Blue Bulls Rugby Union<\/strong>, the host of the <strong>2025 Grant Khomo Week<\/strong>, has announced the fixtures for the first day of the inter-provincial tournament, which commences on 30 June in the heart of Pretoria, where\u00a0<strong>St Alban&#8217;s College<\/strong> will lay on three days of scintillating action from the young guns.<\/p>\n<p>Follow all the Grant Khomo action live on\u00a0<strong>SuperSport Schools &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/supersportschools\">(www.supersportschools.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fixtures for the second day will be released after the first day&#8217;s action, and those for the third day will follow after the matches on day two.<\/p>\n<p>The action on the <strong>Moshate Field<\/strong>, the main field at St Alban&#8217;s, will commence at 09:30 on Monday morning with <strong>Border<\/strong> taking on the <strong>Leopards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The action on the <strong>Baloyi Field<\/strong> (B-Field) will kick off a half-hour earlier, at 09:00, with <strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong> crossing swords with <strong>Border Country Districts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will, however, be fixed on the main clash of the first day when <strong>Western Province<\/strong> begins their unofficial title defence against a strong outfit from the <strong>Free State<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2024 tournament, in Gqeberha, Western Province beat <strong>Eastern Province <\/strong>38-24, the <strong>Sharks<\/strong> 19-13, and the <strong>Blue Bulls<\/strong> 31-22.<\/p>\n<p>The main match on Baloyi Field will see the <strong>Iqhawe XV<\/strong> locking horns with <strong>Griquas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Iqhawe side is a new addition to the week and consists of the best talent identified at the <strong>2024 Hollywood Foundation Iqhawe Week<\/strong>, hosted by SA Rugby Legends, at <strong>Queens High School<\/strong> in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Western Province also won that title to add another trophy to the rugby powerhouse&#8217;s cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, 30 June\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A-Field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>09:30 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Border vs Leopards<br \/>\n<strong>10:50 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>South Western Districts vs Eastern Province<br \/>\n<strong>12:10 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Sharks vs Golden Lions<br \/>\n<strong>13:30 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Bulls vs Boland<br \/>\n<strong>14:45 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Opening Ceremony<br \/>\n<strong>15:15 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Western Province vs Free State<\/p>\n<p><strong>B-Field\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>09:00 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Zimbabwe vs Border Country Districts<br \/>\n<strong>10:20 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Valke vs Limpopo Blue Bulls<br \/>\n<strong>11:40 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Griffons vs Namibia<br \/>\n<strong>13:00 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Western Province XV vs Pumas<br \/>\n<strong>14:45 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Opening Ceremony<br \/>\n<strong>15:15:\u00a0<\/strong>Iqhawe XV vs Griquas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the host of the 2025 Grant Khomo Week, has announced the fixtures for the first day of the inter-provincial tournament, which commences on 30 June in the heart of Pretoria, where\u00a0St Alban&#8217;s College will lay on three days of scintillating action from the young guns. 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