{"id":86969,"date":"2025-11-27T10:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86969"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:59:12","slug":"fairtree-sportfees-creates-a-new-playing-field-that-is-shifting-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86969","title":{"rendered":"Fairtree Sportfees creates a new playing field that is shifting boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The first Fairtree Sportfees<\/strong> powered by STADIO<\/strong>, will be hosted from 24\u201327 April 2026<\/strong> at Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong> in Pretoria \u2013 a sports tournament aimed at raising the standard of South African school sports and creating a highly respected national tournament for rugby, netball, and hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n

The vision for the festival is clear: <\/span>\u201cto push boundaries in order to offer a highly respected tournament to a broad school market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With teams in the under-15 and under-18 age groups (rugby and netball), as well as under-18 boys and girls (hockey), the festival offers schools a unique opportunity to compete on a national platform, grow, and further develop their sporting standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

A strategic partnership to develop champions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival is presented in partnership with Fairtree<\/strong>, STADIO<\/strong>, and Duitser Bosman Sport<\/strong> (DB Sport) \u2013 an organisation with many years of experience in the school sports market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark\u2019s world-class facilities provide the ideal home for a festival focused on developing top-level sport.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Barry van Blerk<\/strong>, marketing manager at Fairtree, this partnership is an investment in the future of young sporting talent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFairtree wants to add value by giving more children the opportunity to play on a respected platform and be noticed,\u201d says Van Blerk. \u201cMenlopark is a school with a proud name and history, and excellent facilities, making it a privilege to be associated with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong>\u2019s principal, Kobus Hartman<\/strong>, says the school looks forward to helping shape a new era in school sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor Menlo, it is a privilege to welcome several strong schools to our grounds, and we would like to optimise our top facilities with this tournament,\u201d Hartman confirmed. \u201cMenlo hopes we can build a tournament that will add value to SA School Sports for many years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A tournament that promotes preparation and performance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tournament organiser Duitser Bosman<\/strong> of DB Sport believes the festival will change the way schools approach their season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bosman emphasises the value of the main sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Fairtree and STADIO, we have two founding sponsors who are currently very dynamically involved in South African sport. We are privileged that they are starting this <\/span>journey with us \u2013 one we believe will continue for many years \u2013 and that they will provide many schools with a sought-after platform on which to compete.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSchools\u2019 preparation for a season improves when they know a tough tournament lies ahead,\u201d Bosman said. \u201cWe believe many schools that take their sport seriously will use the opportunity to showcase how their standard of sport has progressed. We want to build the profile of this high-performance tournament so that schools will <\/span>want <\/span>to participate, and we want the experience to be truly unique for the young athletes and coaches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur hockey division is already full, and there are only a few spaces left in rugby and netball for schools that are serious about their sport. Visit our website (www.fairtreesportfees.co.za)<\/strong> to apply for participation or to find out more about the sports festival.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Festival features and offerings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>A top-quality tournament for schools with exceptional sporting ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Rugby: <\/span>2 matches per team against opponents outside their province.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Netball and Hockey: <\/span>Competition model that determines a champion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Fixtures for all three sports will be announced on <\/span>20 January 2026<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Full match durations according to national standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>No entry fees for participating schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Learners in school uniform: free entry.<\/span><\/p>\n

The festival is supported by a comprehensive media strategy, including live <\/strong><\/span>broadcasts<\/strong>, a national media partner, and local radio activations<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first Fairtree Sportfees powered by STADIO, will be hosted from 24\u201327 April 2026 at Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark in Pretoria \u2013 a sports tournament aimed at raising the standard of South African school sports and creating a highly respected national tournament for rugby, netball, and hockey. The vision for the festival is clear: \u201cto push […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":86979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86969","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\/86969","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=86969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}