{"id":78108,"date":"2025-07-25T17:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78108"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:05:22","slug":"riverwood-aquelle-soccer-festival-set-for-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78108","title":{"rendered":"Riverwood aQuell\u00e9 Soccer Festival set for kick-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78112 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Riverwood-College-Soccer-Festival--400x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"413\" \/>On Saturday, <strong>Riverwood College<\/strong> hosts the <strong>Riverwood aQuell\u00e9 Soccer Festival<\/strong>, which brings together nine boys&#8217; teams and 10 girls&#8217; teams from across KwaZulu-Natal for a one-day festival in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n<p>It is an u19 event and includes, among others, in the boys&#8217; competition, <strong>Linpark High, Howick High, Grace College,<\/strong> and <strong>Etham College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The girls&#8217; competition lineup includes the host team Riverwood College, <strong>St Anne&#8217;s Diocesan College, Pietermaritzburg Girls&#8217; High<\/strong>, Linpark High, and <strong>Epworth School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The festival consists of three groups &#8211; A, B, and C &#8211; across both divisions &#8211; with three teams in each group and four teams in Group C of the girls&#8217; competition.<\/p>\n<p>A round-robin format will be used to determine the top four teams, who will then compete in the semifinals, with the winners progressing to the title game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOYS&#8217; COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Groups and Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverwood College, Grace College, Treverton College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; Treverton College vs Grace College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:05 &#8211; Treverton College vs Riverwood College<br \/>\n11:50 &#8211; Riverwood College vs Grace College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Nicholas Diocesan School, Etham College, Domino Servite High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; Etham College vs Domino Servite High<br \/>\n09:40 &#8211; St Nicholas Diocesan School vs Domino Servite High<br \/>\n11:45 &#8211; Etham College vs St Nicholas Diocesan School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Linpark High, Umthoqotho High, Howick High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; Linpark High vs Howick High<br \/>\n09:45 &#8211; Umthoqotho High vs Linpark High<br \/>\n11:30 &#8211; Howick High vs Umthoqotho High<\/p>\n<p><strong>GIRLS&#8217; COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Groups and Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverwood College, Grace College, Epworth School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; Riverwood College vs Grace College<br \/>\n08:55 &#8211; Epworth vs Grace College<br \/>\n11:05 &#8211; Riverwood College vs Epworth School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Linpark High, St Anne&#8217;s Diocesan College, St Nicholas Diocesan School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:55 &#8211; St Anne&#8217;s vs Linpark High<br \/>\n09:50 &#8211; St Nicholas vs Linpark High<br \/>\n10:55 &#8211; St Anne&#8217;s vs St Nicholas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pietermaritzburg Girls&#8217; High, Howick High, The Wykeham Collegiate (TWC), St John&#8217;s DSG<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:55 &#8211; TWC vs PMB Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\n10:40 &#8211; Howick High vs St John&#8217;s DSG<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:40 &#8211; Howick High vs PMB Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\n12:30 &#8211; TWC vs St John&#8217;s DSG<br \/>\n13:55 &#8211; Howick High vs TWC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13:40 &#8211; St John&#8217;s DSG vs PMB Girls&#8217; High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys&#8217; Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13:30 &#8211; Winner Group A vs Winner Group B<br \/>\n14:20 &#8211; Winner Group C vs Best Runners-up<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls&#8217; Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14:40 &#8211; Winner Group A vs Winner Group C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14:40 &#8211; Winner Group B vs Best Runners-up<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls&#8217; Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>15:15 &#8211; Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys&#8217; Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>15:50 -Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Riverwood College hosts the Riverwood aQuell\u00e9 Soccer Festival, which brings together nine boys&#8217; teams and 10 girls&#8217; teams from across KwaZulu-Natal for a one-day festival in Pietermaritzburg. It is an u19 event and includes, among others, in the boys&#8217; competition, Linpark High, Howick High, Grace College, and Etham College. 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