{"id":84288,"date":"2025-10-05T08:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T06:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84288"},"modified":"2025-10-05T08:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T06:34:20","slug":"upsets-highlight-opening-day-at-sacs-water-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84288","title":{"rendered":"Upsets highlight opening day at SACS Water Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeppe High School for Boys recorded a famous victory against St Stithians College on day one of the SACS Water Polo Tournament. Photo: TeamPhoto SA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were some shock results and a bucketload of goals scored on Saturday, day one of the SACS Water Polo Tournament<\/a><\/strong>, in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

The prestigious tournament features 20 of the best boys’ water polo-playing schools from across the country competing in a jam-packed schedule of 20-minute matches.<\/p>\n

The event runs through until Monday. All of the matches are being held at the SACS Aquatic Centre<\/strong> and streamed LIVE on the SuperSport Schools App<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a blistering start to the tournament, only four sides remain unbeaten after the opening day’s play.<\/p>\n

In Pool A, Rondebosch Boys\u2019 High<\/strong> picked up three wins and a 4-4 draw, which came against St John’s College<\/strong> in their opener.<\/p>\n

After sharing the points in that outing, they upped the tempo and outplayed Grey High School<\/strong> 8-1 before shrugging off St Andrew’s College<\/strong> 5-3 and\u00a0Northwood <\/strong>5-2 later in the day.<\/p>\n

That put ‘Bosch <\/strong><\/em>in pole position overnight, with Jeppe High School for Boys<\/strong>, Hilton College<\/strong>, and Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> completing the top four.<\/p>\n

Jeppe also had an impressive run and picked up some eye-opening wins, which included shocking St Stithians College<\/strong> 6-4 in their opener before holding St John’s to a thrilling 4-4 draw.<\/p>\n

The boys from Kensington went on a scoring spree against St Benedict\u2019s College<\/strong>, putting 10 past their opponents, but suffered a loss to Hilton College.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Hilton, the KwaZulu-Natal side was far from its usual best but they will be aiming to bounce back on day two.<\/p>\n

Like Jeppe, they picked up two wins, a draw, and a loss, which they suffered at the hands of Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Paul Martin<\/strong>-coached side kicks off Pool A proceedings on day two with a crucial game against St John’s, who, they recently beat in the final of the Clifton Water Polo Tournament<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

St Benedict’s will be hunting their first win while Grey High and Northwood will be aiming to move up the table.<\/p>\n

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St Alban’s College found the going hard on day one of the SACS Water Polo Tournament. Photo: TeamPhoto SA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool B was always going to be interesting with several top guns eager to make a statement.<\/p>\n

The hosts, SACS, produced a flawless start and won all four of their matches, beating Parktown Boys’ High<\/strong> 15-0, St Alban’s College<\/strong> 6-4, Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> (PBHS) 4-3, and Grey College<\/strong> 4-3.<\/p>\n

They were joined on the “unbeaten train” by Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> (PRG) and St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PRG has found the going tough in recent tournaments, but they appeared to have turned a new leaf at the SACS Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n

Coach Vaughn Marlow<\/strong>\u2019s boys picked up victories against PBHS, Parktown Boys, and Clifton College<\/strong>. Their biggest triumph on the day, however, was a 3-1 victory over the defending champions, Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St David’s ended the day in third place, with Bishops completing the top four.<\/p>\n

Selborne College<\/strong>, St Alban’s<\/strong> and Clifton, are all tied on three points after four matches, while PBHS and Parktown will go in search of their first victories on day two.<\/p>\n

The first three matches of Sunday will be Pool B fixtures, with PRG tackling St Alban\u2019s before the hosts take on Selborne. St David’s will tackle PBHS in a Gauteng derby.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/b><\/p>\n

Day 1
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A
\n<\/strong>
\nRondebosch 4-4 St John’s College
\nHilton 5-1 Grey High
\nSt Andrew’s College 5-1 St Benedict’s
\nWynberg 3-4 Northwood
\nSt John’s College 4-4 Jeppe
\nRondebosch 8-1 Grey High
\nWynberg 6-3 St Benedict’s
\nSt Andrew’s College 3-3 Northwood
\nHilton 6-6 St Stithians
\nSt John’s College 5-4 Grey High
\nSt Andrew’s College 3-5 Rondebosch
\nSt Stithians 5-3 Northwood
\nHilton 4-5 Wynberg
\nJeppe 10-2 St Benedict’s
\nSt Andrew’s College 5-4 St John’s
\nSt Stithians 4-4 Wynberg
\nSt Benedict’s 3-6 Grey High
\nRondebosch 5-2 Northwood
\n
\n<\/strong>Pool B<\/b><\/p>\n

Jeppe 6-4 St Stithians
\nBishops 12-3 Grey College
\nClifton 4-4 Selborne College
\nSACS 15-0 Parktown
\nSt David’s Marist 4-4 St Alban’s
\nPretoria Boys High 1-3 Paul Roos
\nBishops 5-1 Selborne College
\nSt David’s 10-0 Grey College
\nSACS 6-4 St Alban’s
\nParktown 0-13 Paul Roos
\nClifton 4-2 Pretoria Boys High
\nGrey College 5-4 St Alban’s
\nBishops 1-3 Paul Roos
\nSACS 4-3 Pretoria Boys
\nSt David’s Marist 6-1 Clifton
\nSelborne 12-1 Parktown
\nClifton 0-2 Paul Roos
\nHilton 6-4 Jeppe
\nSACS 4-3 Grey College
\nSt David’s Marist 3-1 Selborne
\nSt Alban’s 8-2 Parktown
\nBishops 9-3 Pretoria Boys High<\/p>\n

Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 2 \u2013 Sunday, 5 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

07:10 – St Alban’s vs Paul Roos
\n07:30 – SACS vs Selborne College
\n07:50 \u2013 St David’s Marist vs Pretoria Boys High
\n08:10 \u2013 Hilton vs St John’s College
\n08:30 – St Stithians vs Rondebosch
\n08:50 \u2013 St Benedict’s vs Northwood
\n09:10 – St Andrew’s College vs Wynberg
\n09:30 \u2013 Grey College vs Parktown
\n09:50 \u2013 Jeppe vs Grey High
\n10:10 \u2013 Hilton vs Rondebosch
\n10:30 \u2013 Bishops vs Clifton
\n10:50 \u2013 Selborne College vs St Alban’s
\n11:10 \u2013 St Andrew’s College vs St Stithians
\n11:30 – Jeppe vs Northwood
\n11:50 – Grey College vs Paul Roos
\n12:10 \u2013 SACS vs Clifton
\n12:30 \u2013 St John’s vs St Benedict’s
\n12:50 \u2013 Wynberg vs Grey High
\n13:10 \u2013 St Davids vs Bishops
\n13:30 – Pretoria Boys vs Parktown
\n13:50 \u2013 Hilton vs St Andrew’s College
\n14:10 \u2013 St John’s College vs Northwood
\n14:30 – Selborne College vs Paul Roos
\n14:50 \u2013 Rondebosch vs St Benedict’s
\n15:10 \u2013 Wynberg vs Jeppe
\n15:30 – SACS vs St David’s Marist
\n15:50 – Clifton vs St Alban’s
\n16:10 – Pretoria Boys vs Grey College
\n16:30 – St Andrew’s College vs Grey High
\n16:50 \u2013 Hilton vs Northwood
\n17:10 – Bishops vs Parktown
\n17:30 \u2013 St Stithians vs St Benedict’s
\n17:50 \u2013 SACS vs Paul Roos
\n18:10 \u2013 Rondebosch vs Jeppe
\n18:30 – Clifton vs Grey College
\n18:50 \u2013 Pretoria Boys vs Selborne College
\n19:10 – Bishops vs St Alban’s
\n19:30 – Wynberg vs St John’s College
\n19:50 \u2013 St Stithians vs Grey High
\n20:10 – St David’s vs Parktown<\/p>\n

Day 3 \u2013 Monday, 6 October\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

06:50 – Hilton vs St Benedict’s
\n07:10 – Grey High vs Northwood
\n07:30 – Selborne College vs Grey College
\n07:50 – Pretoria Boys vs St Alban’s
\n08:10 – St Andrew’s College vs Jeppe
\n08:30 – St Stithians vs St John’s College
\n08:50 \u2013 St David’s Marist vs Paul Roos
\n09:10 – Clifton vs Parktown
\n09:30 – Rondebosch vs Wynberg
\n09:50 – SACS vs Bishops
\n10:40 – 3rd Pool A vs 2nd Pool B (Quarterfinal 1)
\n11:00 – 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B (Quarterfinal 2)
\n11:20 – 1st Pool A vs 4th Pool B (Quarterfinal 3)
\n11:40 – 4th Pool A vs 1st Pool B (Quarterfinal 4)
\n12:30 – Semifinal 1
\n13:00 – Semifinal 2
\n14:00 – Bronze medal playoff
\n14:00 – Final<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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