{"id":944,"date":"2023-09-17T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T09:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watersports.supersportschools.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2023-09-17T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T09:44:13","slug":"st-johns-college-eyeing-a-second-consecutive-title-at-the-clifton-water-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=944","title":{"rendered":"St John&#8217;s College eyeing a second consecutive title at the Clifton Water Polo tournament\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-polo-ball-and-splash-with-athlete-in-swimmi-2023-02-14-22-45-01-utc-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Clifton Water Polo tournament winners from 2022, St Johns College will set their eyes on defending their title at this year\u2019s inaugural tournament set to kick-off in Durban this coming Friday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> edition of the tournament will see 16 schools battle it out for top honours throughout the weekend, with the tournament coming to an end on Monday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In last year\u2019s edition, St Johns entered the tournament high in confidence and went on to claim top spot by thumping Paul Roos (13-7) in the final.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The final was played at a high tempo with the Gauteng side taking a (3-1) after the first chukka. They asserted their dominance in the final three chukkas, and despite a flurry of late goals by the Cape side, St Johns held on to win the clash by six goals.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the third\/fourth play-off match, the hosts, Clifton took on the South African College Schools, after both sides stumbled to narrow defeats on day three. The Cape side prevailed in that fixture, edging out Clifton by eight goals to six.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s tournament will see a similar structure in play, with the 16 teams separated in four pools. Pool A will see Kearsney from Durban take on SACS, Glenwood, and King Edward VII.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last year\u2019s finalists, Paul Roos will be licking their lips in Pool B, as they\u2019re up against Westville, Durban High School, and Affies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">St Andrews College from Makhanda are the only school from the Eastern Cape this year, and they are seeded in Pool C, alongside Hilton College, Pietermaritzburg College, and Reddam House Constantia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool D is the group of death, with last year\u2019s winners, St Johns set to take on the home side, Clifton, Grey College, and Michaelhouse who finished in ninth place last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gqeberha\u2019s Pearson, Grey High School and Maritzburg college will miss out on this year\u2019s tournament with their spots being taken by Reddam House Constantia, Pietermaritzburg College and Bloemfontein\u2019s Grey College.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The groups:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool A-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kearsney, SACS, Glenwood, Kind Edward VII.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool B-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Paul Roos, Westville, Durban High School, Affies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool C-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> St Andrews, Hilton College, Pietermaritzburg College, Reddam House Constantia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool D- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">St Johns College, Clifton, Grey College, Michaelhouse.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The fixtures:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Friday:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Westville vs Durban High School; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Clifton vs Grey College; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">09:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> St Andrews vs Reddam House Constantia; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> KES vs Kearsney College; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Affies vs Westville; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Michaelhouse vs St Johns; Pietermaritzburg College vs St Andres; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> SACS vs Glenwood; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Paul Roos vs Durban High School; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> St Johns vs Grey College; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Hilton College vs Pietermaritzburg College; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kearsney vs Glenwood; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Clifton vs Michaelhouse; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> SACS vs KES; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Paul Roos vs Affies; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Hilton vs Reddam House Constantia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saturday:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">07:15- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michaelhouse vs Grey College; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pietermaritzburg College vs Reddam House Constantia; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:45- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">KES vs Glenwood; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">09:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clifton vs St Johns; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:15- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hilton vs St Andrews; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paul Roos vs Westville; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:45- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kearsney vs SACS;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Durban High School vs Affies;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 13:15- BREAK; 14:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool A vs 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool C;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 14:45- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool B vs 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool D;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 15:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pool A vs 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool C; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool B vs 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool D; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 25 vs 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool D.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sunday:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">07:15- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 26 vs 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool A; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 27 vs 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool B; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:45- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 28 vs 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool C; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">09:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool A vs Winner 26;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 10:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool B vs Winner 25; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool C vs Winner 28; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pool D vs Winner 27<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winner 29 vs Winner 30; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14:15- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winner 31 vs Winner 32; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 29 vs Loser 30; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15:45- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 31 vs Loser 32; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16:30- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 33 vs Loser 35; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17:15- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loser 34 vs Loser 36; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winner 33 vs Winner 35; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19:00- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winner 34 vs Winner 36.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monday:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">07:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/16<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off \u2013 Loser 40 vs Loser 39; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">07:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 13<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Winner 40 vs Winner 39; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">08:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/ 12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Loser 37 vs Loser 38; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">09:15-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Winner 37 vs Winner 38; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:00-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Loser 41 vs Loser 42; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:45-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Winner 41 vs Winner 42; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> play-off- Loser 44 vs Loser 43; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:30-<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Final- Winner 44 vs Winner 43.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clifton Water Polo tournament winners from 2022, St Johns College will set their eyes on defending their title at this year\u2019s inaugural tournament set to kick-off in Durban this coming Friday.\u00a0 The 18th edition of the tournament will see 16 schools battle it out for top honours throughout the weekend, with the tournament coming to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-944","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\/944","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}