{"id":76825,"date":"2025-07-03T18:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=76825"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:21:49","slug":"swart-cleared-to-lead-wp-against-sharks-after-red-card-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=76825","title":{"rendered":"Swart cleared to lead WP against Sharks after red card overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Marius Nortj\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Swart<\/strong>, captain of Western Province<\/strong>, has been cleared to lead his side in the unofficial final of the 2025 Grant Khomo Week<\/strong> against the Sharks on Friday, 4 July, at St Alban\u2019s College<\/strong> in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

Follow all the Grant Khomo action live on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This follows an unusual red card incident during Province’s clash with South Western Districts<\/strong> on the second day. At a mandatory disciplinary hearing, it was established that Swart had erroneously been issued a second yellow card, which was automatically upgraded to red.<\/p>\n

Despite the drama, Swart’s availability provides a significant boost to the Western Province pack, particularly with the expectation that forward dominance will heavily influence the outcome of the match.<\/p>\n

Adding fuel to the fire, two of the week\u2019s top front-rowers are expected to go head-to-head. If WP loosehead Thomas Meyer<\/strong> earns a starting berth, his battle with the Sharks\u2019 Tunga Griffiths<\/strong> in the scrums promises to be a compelling contest.<\/p>\n

Griffiths will be eager to impose himself and provide a solid platform for a dangerous Sharks back division, featuring inside centre Elgenio Oersen<\/strong> and fullback Rosco Williams<\/strong>. Oersen is set to face a fierce midfield challenge from Luca Orgill<\/strong>, whose attacking threat from the No. 13 channel has been instrumental for the Southerners throughout the week.<\/p>\n

The curtain-raiser sees another Cape side, Western Province XV<\/strong>, in action following an unbeaten run during the first two days. However, they face a wounded Blue Bulls<\/strong> outfit, who are not only the hosts, but also have a score to settle following a draw on day two, which is viewed by their camp as a loss.<\/p>\n

Namibia<\/strong> and Zimbabwe<\/strong> will traditionally kick off the day\u2019s action on the B-Field at 09:00, while Border Country Districts<\/strong> will be in search of their first win as they take on Iqhawe XV<\/strong> in the opening clash on the C-Field.<\/p>\n

Free State<\/strong> will face off against neighbours Griquas<\/strong> at 11:30 in the main fixture on the B-Field\u2014a match set to be equally intriguing. The men in white and orange are still chasing their first victory of the tournament, while Griquas aim to complete a clean sweep.<\/p>\n

Griffons <\/strong>kick off\u00a0proceedings on the Moshate Field<\/strong> with an interesting match-up with Eastern Province<\/strong>, followed by a highly anticipated meeting between the Golden Lions<\/strong> and South Western Districts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Preceding the main match on the C-Field at 11:30 between the Limpopo Blue Bulls<\/strong> and the Leopards<\/strong>, a very dangerous Pumas<\/strong> outfit faces off with the Valke<\/strong> in their hunt for a first victory. Old foes, Boland<\/strong> and Border<\/strong>, meet at 10:15 on the B-Field.<\/p>\n

Fixtures for the final day, Friday, 4 July:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moshate Field:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:00\u00a0<\/strong>– Griffons vs Eastern Province
\n10:15 –\u00a0<\/strong>Golden Lions vs South Western Districts
\n11:30\u00a0<\/strong>– Blue Bulls vs Western Province XV
\n13:15 –\u00a0<\/strong>Western Province vs Sharks<\/p>\n

Baloyi A Field:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:00 –\u00a0<\/strong>Zimbabwe vs Namibia
\n10:15 –\u00a0<\/strong>Border vs Boland
\n11:30 – <\/strong>Free State vs Griquas<\/p>\n

Baloyi B Field:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:00 –\u00a0<\/strong>Border Country Districts vs Iqhawe XV
\n10:15 –\u00a0<\/strong>Pumas vs Valke
\n11:30 –\u00a0<\/strong>Leopards vs Limpopo Blue Bulls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

James Swart, captain of Western Province, has been cleared to lead his side in the unofficial final of the 2025 Grant Khomo Week against the Sharks on Friday, 4 July, at St Alban\u2019s College in Pretoria. Follow all the Grant Khomo action live on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)\u00a0 This follows an unusual red card incident during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":76832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76825","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\/76825","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/76832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}