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The defending champions, Northwood, and the hosts, St John’s, got off to winning starts on Thursday at the St John’s College Basketball Tournament.

Recent Highveld rains threatened play on the opening day, but the organisers arranged to move matches to indoor venues, and games in the 20th edition of the event went ahead as scheduled.

All eyes were on coach Kent VanderYacht and his talented Northwood High School team, who had won the title in dominant style last year.

Johannesburg’s King Edward VII, 2024’s beaten finalists, will be aiming to take down the Knights this time around, but it’s going to take a top effort and high-level execution.

With it being the opening day of competition, there was plenty of nervous energy in the air as teams set out to make a statement in their first outings.

Northwood’s first challenge was a showdown with Jeppe High School for Boys. The Durban school quickly their dominance, working their way into a 13-point lead after 24 minutes of play.

Try as they might, Jeppe could not mount a comeback and the champions rolled to a comfortable 20-point win, triumphing 65-45.

In another Group D clash, Pretoria Boys High beat the International School of South Africa 40-25.

St John’s College eased to a 20-point win over St Andrew’s College in their Group A opener, while the 2023 champions, St Charles College, won by six over St George’s College, of Harare.

In Group B, KES was extended by the American International School of Johannesburg but came away with a 32-30 win. The King’s School Linbro Park also bagged a W, defeating St David’s Marist Inanda by nine points.

Hilton College got their campaign off to a winning start in Group C, taking down St Alban’s College 30-22, while Alma Mater International School recorded a five-point win over St Peter’s College.

Sacred Heart College had no problems with a St John’s Invitation team in their Pool E opener, while St Benedict’s College won 33-24 against Michael Mount Waldorf School.

In Group F, St Stithians handed Parktown Boys’ High a 26-19 loss, while Maritzburg College edged out Falcon College, of Harare, by a single point.

RESULTS

Group A

St John’s 43-23 St Andrew’s College
St Charles 32-26 St George’s College (Zim)

Group B

King’s School Linbro Park 32-23 St David’s Marist Inanda
King Edward VII 32-30 American International School of Johannesburg

Group C

Alma Mater International School 33-28 S Peter’s College
Hilton College 30-22 St Alban’s College

Group D

Jeppe 45-65 Northwood
International School of South Africa 25-40 Pretoria Boys High

Group E

Sacred Heart College 20-0 St John’s Invitation
Michael Mount 24-33 St Benedict’s College

Group F

Parktown Boys’ High 19-26 St Stithians
Maritzburg College 21-20 Falcon College (Zim)

Twenty-eight teams took to the waters of the Wahoo Aquatic Centre and St Peter’s Girls Prep School on Thursday, day one of the four-day Old Petrians’ Water Polo Tournament, in Sandton, Johannesburg.

When it wrapped up, Roedean, inspired by vice-captain Amy Stubbs had compiled an unbeaten record: three matches and three wins. Stubbs led the way, top-scoring for her side.

In their first game, Roedean faced a stiff challenge from Makhanda’s Diocesan School for Girls (DSG), but they pulled off a 6-5 win. Stubbs netted twice, while Esmé du Plessis, Gabriella Morrell, Emma Pelicot, and Taylor Billett also got onto the score sheet

DSG’s vice-captain Mia Jenner matched Stubbs by scoring twice, and Lucy Rutherfoord struck three times, but that was not quite enough for the Eastern Cape side.

In their second game, coach Siyabonga Guzana‘s Roedean came out guns blazing and roared to an 11-3 win over the hosts, St Peter’s College

Again, Stubbs led by example, scoring three goals. She was well backed up by Gabriella Morrell, the team captain Emma Pelicot, and Taylor Billett, who all found the back of the net twice. Sophie Wilcox and Ané du Plessis completed the scoring for Roedean.

In their last outing of the day, they cruised to another comfortable win, handing Clarendon High School for Girls a 9-2 defeat as Stubbs and Morrell recorded hat-tricks again.

While the score sheet might suggest otherwise, Clarendon gave their opponents a good fight. Meka Loots and Holley Jacoby were rewarded with goals for the East London school.

In Pool B, Hudson Park High School leads the pack following victories over Rand Park High School and Collegiate Girls’ High School.

They crushed Rand Park 18-0, with Kayden Glasgow‘s four goals leading all scorers. Slayde Herman and Eva Moore bagged hat-tricks, while Mackenzie Goss and Sarah Barratt chipped in with two goals apiece. Kara Batting, Amber Preston, Mia Smit, and Erin Batting also scored.

It wasn’t a flawless day for Hudson Park, however. They put up a strong showing against Reddam House Bedfordview in their third game, but came off second best, suffering a hard-fought 7-9 defeat.

St Stithians College impressed, winning their three matches emphatically. They began their day with a 21-2 romp against Pretoria High School for Girls. Kingswood College was the next to fall, with Saints running out 10-3 winners, and St Cyprian’s had to bend the knee, too, as St Stithians took their haul to 41 goals for the day after a 10-1 victory.

Pool D’s matches were evenly contested. Five teams won one game only, although Kingsmead College was the only side to play three matches.

It was very interesting! The defending champions, Herschel edged out Kingsmead by a single goal, but lost to Durban Girls’ College (DGC) in a shootout. Kingsmead, meanwhile, comfortably beat Springfield Convent School but they needed a shootout to sneak by Reddam House Helderfontein.

Both Reddam Helderfontein and Springfield finished the day winless, but they’ll have three opportunities each for victory on Friday.

DAY 1 RESULTS

POOL A

St Peter’s 4-5 Crawford Lonehill
DSG Makhanda 5-6 Roedean
Clarendon 7-3 Crawford Lonehill
St Peter’s College 3-11 Roedean
DSG 15-4 Rustenburg
Roedean 9-2 Clarendon
DSG 11-3 St Peter’s
Alex Road 3-13 Clarendon

POOL B

Rand Park 0-18 Hudson
St Anne’s 8-6 Reddam House Bedfordview
Reddam House Constantia 12-1 Wynberg
Hudson Park 6-4 Collegiate
Reddam House Bedfordview 18-0 Rand Park
Wynberg 4-12 St Anne’s
Reddam House Constantia 5-3 Collegiate
Hudson Park 7-9 Reddam House Bedfordview

POOL C

Kingswood 4-3 St Mary’s Waverley
Pretoria Girls 2-21 St Stithians
Stirling 3-6 Chisipite
Kingswood 3-10 St Stithians
St Cyprian’s 2-4 St Mary’s Waverley
Chisipite 16-0 Pretoria Girls
Stirling 3-5 Kingswood
St Stithians 10-1 St Cyprian’s

POOL D

Springfield 2-7 St Dominic’s
Kingsmead (1) 3-3 (0) Reddam House Helderfontein
DGC 6-3 Pearson
Herschel 4-3 Kingsmead
Reddam House Helderfontein (2) 4-4 (1) Springfield
Pearson 4-3 St Dominic’s
DGC (5) 6-6 (4) Herschel
Kingsmead 12-1 Springfield

FIXTURES

Friday, 21 February

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

07:00 – St Mary’s vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 33)
07:35 – Herschel vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 34)
08:10 – Stirling vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 35)
08:45 – DGC vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 36)
09:20 – St Cyprian’s vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 37)
09:55 – Springfield vs Pearson (Pool D, Match 38)
10:30 – St Stithians vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 39)
11:05 – St Dominic’s vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 40)
11:40 – St Mary’s vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 41)
12:15 – Herschel vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 42)
12:50 – Pretoria Girls vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 43)
13:25 – Springfield vs DGC (Pool D, Match 44)
14:00 – Chisipite vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 45)
14:35 – Pearson vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 46)
15:10 – St Stithians vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 47)
15:45 – Reddam Helderfontein vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 48)
16:20 – Pretoria Girls vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 49)
16:55 – Pearson vs Herschel (Pool D, Match 50)
17:30 – Chisipite vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 51)
18:05 – Kingsmead vs DGC (Pool D, Match 52)
18:40 – Stirling vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 53)

St Peter’s Girls Prep School

07:00 – Crawford vs DSG (Pool A, Match 54)
07:35 – Wynberg vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 55)
08:10 – Alexander Road vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 56)
08:45 – St Anne’s vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 57)
09:20 – Clarendon vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 58)
09:55 – Reddam Constantia vs Reddam Bedfordview (Pool B, Match 59)
10:30 – Crawford vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 60)
11:05 – Hudson Park vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 61)
11:40 – Rustenburg vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 62)
12:15 – Collegiate vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 63)
12:50 – Alex Road vs DSG (Pool A, Match 64)
13:25 – Reddam Constantia vs St Anne’s (Pool B, Match 65)
14:00 – Rustenburg vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 66)
14:35 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 67)
15:10 – Roedean vs Alex Road (Pool A, Match 68)
15:45 – Reddam Constantia vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 69)
16:20 – DSG vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 70)
16:55 – St Anne’s vs Hudson Park (Pool B, Match 71)
17:30 – Crawford vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 72)
18:05 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 73)
18:40 – St Peter’s vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Match 74)

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

07:00 – Reddam Constantia vs Hudson park (Pool B, Match 75)
07:35 – Rustenburg vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 76)
08:10 – St Anne’s vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 77)
08:45 – Crawford vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Mach 78)
09:20 – Wynberg vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 79)

Exhibition Match

11:30 – Playoff 2A vs 2D (Match 85)
12:05 – Playoff 2B vs 3C (Match 86)
12:40 – Playoff 2C vs 3B (Match 87)
13:15 – Playoff 2D vs 3A (Match 88)

Bowl Quarterfinals

13:50 – 4A vs 5D (Match 89)
14:25 – 4B vs 5C (Match 90)
15:00 – 4C vs 5B (Match 91)
15:35 – 4D vs 5A (Match 92)

Cup Quarterfinals

16:10 – Winner 85 vs 1B (Match 97)
17:00 – Winner 86 vs 1D (Match 98)
17:50 – Winner 87 vs 1A (Match 99)
18:40 – Winner 88 vs 1C (Match 100)

St Peter’s Girls Prep School

07:00 – Herschel vs Springfield (Pool D, Match 80)
07:35 – St Stithians vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 81)
08:10 – Pearson vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 82)
08:45 – St Cyprian’s vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 83)
09:20 – DGC vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 84)

Shield Quarterfinals

11:30 – 6A vs 7D (Match 93)
12:05 – 6B vs 7C (Match 94)
12:40 – 6C vs 7B (Match 95)
13:15 – 6D vs 7A (Match 96)

Sunday, 23 February

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

Plate Semi-finals

07:00 – Loser 85 vs Loser 87 (Match 115)
07:35 – Loser 86 vs Loser 88 (Match 116)

Shield Semi-finals

08:10 – Winner 93 vs Winner 95 (Match 117)
08:45 – Winner 94 vs Winner 96 (Match 118)

Bowl Semi-finals

09:20 – Winner 89 vs Winner 91 (Match 119)
09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)

Cup Semi-finals

09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)
10:30 – Winner 99 vs Winner 98 (Match 121)

Plate Final

12:10 – Winner 117 vs Winner 118 (Match 123)

Shield Final

12:45 – Winner 119 vs Winner 120 (Match 124)

Bowl Final

13:20 – Winner 115 vs Winner 116 (Match 125)

5th/6th

13:55 – Winner 105 vs Winner 106 (Match 126)

3rd/4th

14:45 – Loser 121 vs Loser 122 (Match 127)

Cup Final

15:35 – Winner 121 vs Winner 122 (Match 128)

After two days of heavy rain, no play was possible on Thursday, the opening day of the Independent Schools Festival in Pretoria.

With more rain forecast for the remaining three days, the ground staff and curators at the various venues were already hard at work early on Thursday morning to try and get the fields into playable conditions before the second day gets underway on Friday.

Due to the lack of action on the first day, Friday will see two rounds of five T20 matches to be played at St Alban’s College’s TC Mitchell, Balloy and Murray Ovals and Cornwall Hill’s Van der Byl, Parke de Terrace and Landsend Ovals.

Day two has some juicy matches lined up. Arguably, the pick of those is the showdown between St John’s College and St Andrew’s School at Cornwall Hill College‘s Parke de Terrace Oval.

They’ve met once this season already, with St John’s winning on that occasion, but the St Andrew’s boys have played their best cricket recently and they’ll be contesting the national final of the Schools SA20 next month.

Follow all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)

Bishops Diocesan College and Clifton College are set to light up St Alban’s College‘s Baloyi Oval. The Cape Town school, after an excellent 2024, remains a powerful unit while Clifton has been a touch off their best. They’re blessed with some outstanding players, though, and if they find their best form they could set Bishops a stern test.

Cornwall Hill College will face a tough task when they host St Stithians College on the Van der Byl Oval.

At 15:00 the Van der Byl Oval will host what will surely be an interesting clash between St Benedict’s College and Hilton College. Both have been somewhat inconsistent this season, but both also have players capable of producing match-winning cricket.

Michaelhouse fronts up to Makhanda’s St Andrew’s College on the TC Mitchell Oval in round two, while Helpmekaar Kollege heads to Cornwall Hill’s Land’s End Oval for a meeting with St John’s College, from Harare during round one.

The other Zimbabwean team, St George’s College, also from Harare, takes on Kingswood College, who are coached by former South Africa A and Warriors’ fast bowler, Andrew Birch.

The hosts, St Alban’s College, will enjoy the familiar confines of their TC Mitchell Oval when they take on Kearsney College. They were supposed to meet at the iHlobo Festival in January, but that match was rained out.

Updated Fixtures Day 2 – Friday, 21 February

T20 – Round 1 – 12:00:

St Alban’s College vs Kearsney College – TC Mitchell Oval
St George’s College (Zim) vs Kingswood College – Baloyi Oval
Cornwall Hill College vs St Stithians – Van der Byl Oval
St John’s College vs St Andrew’s Schools – Parke de Terrace Oval
St John’s College (Zim) vs Helpmekaar Kollege – Landsend Oval

T20 – Round 2 – 15:00:
Michaelhouse vs St Andrew’s College – TC Mitchell Oval
Diocesan College vs Clifton College – Murray Oval
St Benedict’s College vs Hilton College – Van der Byl Oval
St David’s Marist vs Woodridge College – Parke de Terrace
Uplands College vs Titans Hub Invitational XI – Landsend Oval

Reddam House Constantia’s Adam (7) and Blake Brown (4) scored a combined 11 goals to inspire their team to an astonishing 15-7 victory over South African College High School (SACS) in round five of the SACS Nite Series in Cape Town on Wednesday.

It was one of the best matches of this year’s competition and it stunned the home supporters at the SACS Aquatic Centre into silence.

The visitors entered the clash after sustaining a 4-14 loss to Bishops Diocesan College in round four. SACS had, meanwhile, forced a 10-10 draw with high-flying Rondebosch Boys’ High in their last outing.

Both sides had a shot at qualifying for the semifinals, but they also needed other results to go their way.

From the start, Reddam was on fire and they flew off the blocks, dominating the early exchanges.

Coach Nick Tinkler’s charges rushed to a 3-0 lead in the opening three minutes, courtesy of a quick hat-trick from Adam Brown.

Those quick goals sparked his brother, Blake, into life, and he quickly joined the scoring party with a brace of his own.

After the first chukka, Reddam enjoyed an eye-opening 5-1 lead, with Jandro Rojo-Roos finding the only reply for SACS.

With three full chukkas left, one might’ve given SACS the benefit of the doubt, and they appeared to believe they had a comeback in them. However, that belief and hope were quickly shut down by Reddam’s enthusiastic defence and the acrobatic shot-stopping of goalkeeper Guy Hart.

While the hosts continued to misfire, Reddam found the back of the net with ease. Blake Brown added two more goals to his tally in the second chukka, and his brother followed suit after captain Jayden Bosman also added his name to the score sheet.

Aidan Turrell struck twice for SACS, but they found themselves in a big hole, trailing Reddam 3-9 at the break.

A big win beckoned for the visitors if they could maintain control in the second half and see out the match.

They didn’t panic. Instead, they continued to build scoreboard pressure and netted six more times in the remaining two chukkas.

Adam enhanced his haul by adding another three goals, while Pierre Johnson, Jethro Montagu-Fryer, and Struan Valentine completed the drubbing in the final chukka.

Turrell struck twice more for SACS, and Rojo-Roos and Connor Mortlock also found the back of the net, but the game was well and truly out of reach by then.

Reddam House, the underdogs, had secured a dominant victory.

The loss means SACS has missed out on the semi-finals. It also means they will face Reddam next week again for fifth place.

In other round five fixtures, Rondebosch was made to work hard for their 8-6 win over Wynberg Boys’ High.

They were led to victory by hat-tricks from Noah Reiback and Luke Burger, while Jack Robinson and Matthew Galpin also netted.

Riley Clarke scored three times and was the standout player for Wynberg, while Sam Mocke (2) and Alex Barrett made sure it was a tight game.

Meanwhile, Matt Fenn scored a hat-trick of goals as Bishops scored a narrow 8-7 win over Paul Roos.

Scorers

Reddam House Constantia 15: Adam Brown (7), Blake Brown (4), Jayden Bosman, Pierre Johnson, Jethro Montagu-Fryer, Struan Valentine. SACS 7: Aidan Turrell (4), Jandro Rojo-Roos (2), Connor Mortlock.

Rondebosch Boys High 8: Noah Reiback (3), Luke Burger (3), Jack Robinson, Matthew Galpin. Wynberg Boys High 6: Riley Clarke (3), Sam Mocke (2), Alex Barrett.

Bishops 8: Matt Fenn (3), Timothy Young, Harry Ford, James Malan, Milo Letschert, Owen Cross. Paul Roos 7: Karl Jeppe (2), Aiden Laubser, James Swart, Andrew Reynolds, Reuben van der Merwe, Franz Wetzl.

The Junior Springboks got their short tour of Georgia off to a good but cold start with a live training session against the Lelo Saracens club in Tbilisi on Wednesday afternoon.

The SA u20s have experienced sub-zero and snowy conditions since their arrival in the Georgian capital on Monday, but they are taking the freezing temperatures in their stride and went about undeterred with their preparations.

On Wednesday, the Junior Boks encountered snow – vastly different to the high temperatures at their base in Stellenbosch in recent weeks – when they left for the Lelo Saracens club.

The SA u20s had a good workout of about one hour against the club’s senior men’s team and afterwards, Junior Bok coach Kevin Foote said he could already see value in the tour.

“It was a nice hit out today and we are grateful for Lelo Saracens for hosting us in such a splendid way,” said Foote.

“It’s bitterly cold out here – probably minus two degrees when we left for the field – but that (the challenging weather conditions) is very good for our boys’ mentality, because it’s something we cannot control, unlike our preparations and our performances.”

Foote said the tour squad started with about 50 minutes of training in units (backs and forwards separately), performing live lineouts, scrums and mauls against their hosts, with the effort and performance of the youngsters leaving their coach a satisfied man afterwards.

“I was very impressed with our scrum efforts today,” said Foote.

“I thought our pack did well, and our lineout is obviously something that we focus on a lot, alongside our mauls and maul defence. The players also did some set-piece defence, attack, and some skills work, and then we got together for our team rugby session.

“We are also working hard on our execution, which is another big focus area for us, making sure we all know our roles and what good execution looks like. All our coaches, Melusi Mthethwa and Lumumba Currie (assistant coaches), as well as Johan Ackermann (coaching consultant), did a great job.”

The time together in a foreign environment is proving to be a good factor for the Junior Boks as they continue with their preparations for the rest of the season.

Following Wednesday’s live training session against the club side, the Junior Boks will now turn their attention to the two outings against their Georgian u20 counterparts.

“I couldn’t be prouder of how the management staff and players are getting together, and we really looking forward to our hit-out against the Georgian u20 side on Sunday, which we expect will be tough opposition,” said Foote.

“It’s been a good camp so far, we’ve trained hard in tough conditions and Thulani Nteta (strength and conditioning coach) is making us do some great fitness work, to make sure we are well conditioned.

“I feel we are getting our combinations right, as well as our game model. We got some work to do on our fifteen versus fifteen scenarios, but I really feel that we are making good progress.”

Rolling subs will be used in Sunday’s match against the Georgia u20s, which will allow Foote the opportunity to give all the members of the touring squad game time.

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

The fourth edition of the Jenny Orchard Invitational Tournament gets underway at Maritzburg College on Thursday. The 28-team tournament includes 16 teams in the A Division and 12 teams in the B Division teams.

Last year, the battle for the honours went to overtime, with the hosts, Maritzburg College, battling Northwood School for the title. The Knights had beaten the Red, Black, and White in a pool match-up, but College rose to the occasion to claim the title.

The same passion and excitement will be on show again, and the action is LIVE on SuperSport Schools.

The tournament features four teams in four groups in the A Division, while the B Division has six teams in two groups.

The action begins at noon, with the A Division’s matches taking place in the Alan Paton Memorial Hall at Maritzburg College. Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High‘s Community Centre hosts the B Division.

In Pool A, the home team, Maritzburg College, will be favoured to top the standings. They were dominant in KwaZulu-Natal until last weekend when they suffered a shock loss at Kearsney College.

However, in the Alan Paton Memorial Hall, they’ll be playing on a familiar court, cheered on by their enthusiastic supporters. Scoring points has not been an issue for College this season and captain Nkhanyiso Ngcobo sets a good example.

When College faced Michaelhouse, one of their pool opponents, earlier in the season, they romped to a 93-57 win, and while they wouldn’t be expected to win by 36 points again, they would be favoured over the Balgowan boys.

Wynberg Boys’ High, the winners of the B Division in 2024, has moved up to the A Division this year. How will they handle the adjustment? They’ll also be up against their fellow Cape Town school, Westerford.

It had been a season of moderate success for Kearsney College until last weekend when they scored a shocking 51-34 win over Maritzburg College, keeping their opponents scoreless in the final quarter while dropping 17 points. That makes Kearsney a dark horse contender.

They’ve beaten Michaelhouse and Glenwood this year but went down to Durban High School (DHS) and Northwood. However, with positive momentum on their side, they will pose a threat.

In Pool B, Northwood would be a clear favourite, if the Knights were not defending the St John’s Basketball Tournament title in Johannesburg this weekend, too. That throws open the competition and the team to beat might be the Soweto Basketball Academy.

They placed fifth in 2024, winning four and losing two games. One of those was to the eventual runner-up, Northwood, in the quarterfinals, and the other was to Kearsney College in pool play. They reversed that result in the playoffs, going from a seven-point loss in their first meeting with Kearsney to a five-point win the second time around.

Saheti School, from Johannesburg, and Rondebosch Boys’ High, from Cape Town, are, perhaps, the outsiders. Saheti wasn’t part of the event last year, while ‘Bosch was competitive in most of their games but ended only 15th after a comfortable win over Bishops.

Westville Boys’ High will face a stiff challenge from DHS in Pool D. Westville is a well-drilled team that usually shoots the ball well. DHS, meanwhile, brings size and physicality, along with skill to the court.

Last year, Westville placed a disappointing 11th, but they’ve been one of the best teams in the country since the latter part of 2024, so they’ll be out to prove a point.

Elite Sporting and Cultural Academy (ESCA) Wanderers could upset the apple cart. They beat DHS in the playoff for ninth place last year, recording a 73-63 win.

SACS is a bit of an unknown. The leading basketball teams appear to be in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, but might they and their fellow Capetonians surprise? Last year, they were the best of the Western Cape teams at the Jenny Orchard Invitational, finishing in 11th place.

FIXTURES

A Division

Thursday, 20 February

Alan Paton 1

12:00 – Kearsney College vs Clifton College (Pool C, Game 1)
13:30 – Maritzburg College vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A, Game 3)
16:30 – Kingswood College vs Pinelands High School (Pool C, Game 5)
18:00 – Westerford vs Wynberg Boys’ High (Pool A, game 7)

Alan Paton 2

12:00 – Northwood School vs Soweto Basketball Academy (Pool B, Game 2)
13:30 – Westville Boys’ High vs Durban High School (Pool D, Game 4)
16:30 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Saheti School (Pool B, Game 6)
18:00 – SACS vs ESCA (Pool D, Game 8)

Thursday, 20 February

Alan Paton 1

12:00 – Kearsney College vs Clifton College (Pool C, Game 1)
13:30 – Maritzburg College vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A, Game 3)
16:30 – Kingswood College vs Pinelands High School (Pool C, Game 5)
18:00 – Westerford vs Wynberg Boys’ High (Pool A, game 7)

Alan Paton 2

12:00 – Northwood School vs Soweto Basketball Academy (Pool B, Game 2)
13:30 – Westville Boys’ High vs Durban High School (Pool D, Game 4)
16:30 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Saheti School (Pool B, Game 6)
18:00 – SACS vs ESCA (Pool D, Game 8)

Friday, 21 February

Alan Paton 1

08:00 – Westerford vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A, Game 9)
09:30 – Maritzburg College vs Wynberg Boys’ High (Pool A, Game 11)
11:00 – Clifton College vs Kingswood College (Pool C, Game 13)
14:00 – Kearsney College vs Pinelands High School (Pool C, Game 15)
15:30 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Michaelhouse A (Pool A, Game 17)
17:00 – Kearsney College vs Kingswood College (Pool C, Game 19)
18:30 – Westerford vs Maritzburg College (Pool A, Game 21)
20:00 – Clifton College vs Pinelands High School (Pool C, Game 23)

Alan Paton 2

08:00 – Soweto Basketball Academy – Rondebosch Boys’ High (Pool B, Game 10)
09:30 – Northwood School vs Saheti School (Pool B, Game 12)
11:00 – Durban High School vs SACS (Pool D, game 14)
14:00 – Westville Boys’ High vs ESCA (Pool D, game 16)
15:30 – Soweto Basketball Academy vs Saheti School (Pool B, Game 18)
17:00 – Durban High School vs ESCA (Pool D, Game 22)
18:30 – Northwood vs Rondebosch Boys’ High (Pool B, Game 22)
20:00 – Westville vs SACS (Pool D, Game 24)

Saturday, 22 February

Alan Paton 1

08:00 – A3 vs C4 (9-16, Game 25)
09:30 – A4 vs C3 (9-16, Game 27)
11:00 – A1 vs C2 (Quarterfinals, Game 29)
12:30 – C1 vs A2 (Quarterfinals, Game 31)
15:00 – Loser 25 vs Loser 27 (13-16, Game 33)
16:30 – Winner 25 vs Winner 27 (9-12, Game 35)
18:00 – Winner 29 vs Winner 31 (Semi-final 1, Game 37)
19:30 – Winner 30 vs winner 32 (Semi-final 2, Game 39)

Alan Paton 2

08:00 – B3 vs B4 (9-16, Game 26)
09:30 – B4 vs D3 (9-16, Game 28)
11:00 – B1 vs D2 (Quarterfinals, Game 30)
12:30 – D1 vs B2 (Quarterfinals, Game 32)
15:00 – Loser 26 vs Loser 28 (13-16, Game 34)
16:30 – Winner 26 vs Winner 28 ((9-12, Game 36)
18:00 – Loser 29 vs Loser 31 (5-8, Game 38)
19:30 – Loser 30 vs Loser 32 (5-8, Game 40)

Sunday, 23 February

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08:00 – Winner 35 vs Winner 36 (9/10, Game 41)
09:30 – Winner 38 vs Winner 40 (5/6, Game 43)
11:00 – Winner 39 vs Winner 40 (Div B Final, Game 45)
12:30 – Winner 37 vs Winner 39 (Div A Final, Game 47)

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08:00 – Loser 35 vs Loser 36 (11/12, Game 42)
09:30 – Loser 38 vs Loser 40 (7/8, Game 44)
11:00 – Loser 37 vs Loser 39 (3/4, game 46)

The 20th Old Petrians’ Water Polo Tournament takes to the water on Thursday and runs through to Sunday, 25 February, with 28 schools playing 128 games as they compete for the prestigious title.

The teams have been divided into four pools of seven, with matches being played at two venues, the Wahoo Aquatic Centre and St Peter’s Girls Prep School.

The hosts are in Pool A and will be in action early on Thursday, taking on Crawford College Lonehill at 09:00 at the Wahoo Aquatics Centre.

The action at St Peter’s starts an hour earlier with the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament hosts, Kingswood College, facing St Mary’s Waverley.

Last year’s Saints Invitational Tournament champions, Roedean Senior School, who are also in Pool A, will begin their challenge against Makhanda’s Diocesan School for Girls (DSG). After a blistering start to the Brian Baker tournament last month, Roedean finished fifth. This time, they’ll be keen to carry consistent form through to the end of the Old Petrians’ Tournament.

East London’s Clarendon High School for Girls faces another Eastern Cape side, Alexander Road High School, in their opener.

Pool B features Reddam House Bedfordview, who finished as the runner-up at both the Saints Invitational and Brian Baker tournaments and won the Roedean Prestige Cup. With that outstanding record of performing well in tournaments, they’ll be a team to keep an eye on. Their first outing will be against St Anne’s Diocesan College.

Rand Park High School tackles Hudson Park High School, while Reddam House Constantia, the third-place finisher at the Brian Baker Tournament, takes on Wynberg Girls’ High in their first match. Their successes in 2024 included winning the Mackenzie Cup in their home pool and the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament title in KZN.

In Pool C, Zimbabwe’s Chisipite Senior School will make their bow against Stirling High School. St Stithians College, three-time winners of the Old Petrians’ title, faces Pretoria High School for Girls and later goes up against Kingswood College

Pool D’s first game will be between Springfield Convent Senior School and St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls. The group also features the defending champions, Herschel Girls School, who beat Reddam House Bedfordview in the final of the Brian Baker Tournament. They will start their title defence against Kingsmead College.

Herschel won the 2024 tournament after a 9-6 win over St Stithians in the final. Alexa de Villiers starred in that game, scoring four of their nine goals.

Durban Girls’ College, a dark horse contender, faces Pearson High School.

POOLS

Pool A
Alexander Road; Clarendon; Crawford; Diocesan School for Girls; Roedean; Rustenburg; St Peter’s

Pool B
Collegiate; Hudson Park; Rand Park; Reddam Bedfordview; Reddam Constantia, St Anne’s; Wynberg.

Pool C
Chisipite; Kingswood; Pretoria High School for Girls; St Cyprian’s; St Mary’s Waverley; St Stithians; Stirling

Pool D
Durban Girls’ College; Herschel; Kingsmead; Pearson; Reddam Helderfontein; Springfield; St Dominic’s

Thursday, 20 February

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

09:00 – St Peter’s vs Crawford (Pool A, Match 1)
09:35 – Rand Park vs Hudson Park (Pool B, Match 2)
10:10 – DSG vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 3)
10:45 – St Anne’s vs Reddam Bedfordview (Pool B, Match 4)
11:20 – Clarendon vs Crawford (Pool A, Match 5)
11:55 – Reddam Constantia vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 6)
12:30 – St Peter’s vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 7)
13:05 – Hudson Park vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 8)
13:40 – DSG vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 9)
14:15 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 10)
14:50 – Roedean vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 11)
15:25 – Wynberg vs St Anne’s (Pool B, Match 12)

St Peter’s Girls Prep School

8:00 – Kingswood vs St Mary’s (Pool C, Match 13)
8:35 – Springfield vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 14)
9:10 – Pretoria Girls vs St Stithians (Pool C, Match 15)
9:45 – Kingsmead vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 16)
10:20 – Stirling vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 17)
10:55 – DGC vs Pearson (Pool D, Match 18)
11:30 – Kingswood vs St Stithians (Pool C, Match 19)
12:05 – Herschel vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 20)
12:40 – St Cyprian’s vs St Mary’s (Pool C, Match 21)
13:15 – Reddam Helderfontein vs Springfield (Pool D, Match 22)
13:50 – Chisipite vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 23)
14:25 – Pearson vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 24)
15:00 – Stirling vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 25)
15:35 – DGC vs Herschel (Pool D, Match 26)
16:10 – St Stithians vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 27)
16:45 – Kingsmead vs Springfield (Pool D, Match 28)
17:20 – DSG vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 29)
17:55 – Reddam Constantia vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 30)
18:30 – Alex Road vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 31)
19:05 – Hudson Park vs Reddam Bedfordview (Pool B, Match 32)

Friday, 21 February

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

07:00 – St Mary’s vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 33)
07:35 – Herschel vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 34)
08:10 – Stirling vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 35)
08:45 – DGC vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 36)
09:20 – St Cyprian’s vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 37)
09:55 – Springfield vs Pearson (Pool D, Match 38)
10:30 – St Stithians vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 39)
11:05 – St Dominic’s vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 40)
11:40 – St Mary’s vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 41)
12:15 – Herschel vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 42)
12:50 – Pretoria Girls vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 43)
13:25 – Springfield vs DGC (Pool D, Match 44)
14:00 – Chisipite vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 45)
14:35 – Pearson vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 46)
15:10 – St Stithians vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 47)
15:45 – Reddam Helderfontein vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 48)
16:20 – Pretoria Girls vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 49)
16:55 – Pearson vs Herschel (Pool D, Match 50)
17:30 – Chisipite vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 51)
18:05 – Kingsmead vs DGC (Pool D, Match 52)
18:40 – Stirling vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 53)

St Peter’s Girls Prep School

07:00 – Crawford vs DSG (Pool A, Match 54)
07:35 – Wynberg vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 55)
08:10 – Alexander Road vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 56)
08:45 – St Anne’s vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 57)
09:20 – Clarendon vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 58)
09:55 – Reddam Constantia vs Reddam Bedfordview (Pool B, Match 59)
10:30 – Crawford vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 60)
11:05 – Hudson Park vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 61)
11:40 – Rustenburg vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 62)
12:15 – Collegiate vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 63)
12:50 – Alex Road vs DSG (Pool A, Match 64)
13:25 – Reddam Constantia vs St Anne’s (Pool B, Match 65)
14:00 – Rustenburg vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 66)
14:35 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 67)
15:10 – Roedean vs Alex Road (Pool A, Match 68)
15:45 – Reddam Constantia vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 69)
16:20 – DSG vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 70)
16:55 – St Anne’s vs Hudson Park (Pool B, Match 71)
17:30 – Crawford vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 72)
18:05 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 73)
18:40 – St Peter’s vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Match 74)

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

07:00 – Reddam Constantia vs Hudson park (Pool B, Match 75)
07:35 – Rustenburg vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 76)
08:10 – St Anne’s vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 77)
08:45 – Crawford vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Mach 78)
09:20 – Wynberg vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 79)

Exhibition Match

11:30 – Playoff 2A vs 2D (Match 85)
12:05 – Playoff 2B vs 3C (Match 86)
12:40 – Playoff 2C vs 3B (Match 87)
13:15 – Playoff 2D vs 3A (Match 88)

Bowl Quarterfinals

13:50 – 4A vs 5D (Match 89)
14:25 – 4B vs 5C (Match 90)
15:00 – 4C vs 5B (Match 91)
15:35 – 4D vs 5A (Match 92)

Cup Quarterfinals

16:10 – Winner 85 vs 1B (Match 97)
17:00 – Winner 86 vs 1D (Match 98)
17:50 – Winner 87 vs 1A (Match 99)
18:40 – Winner 88 vs 1C (Match 100)

St Peter’s Girls Prep School

07:00 – Herschel vs Springfield (Pool D, Match 80)
07:35 – St Stithians vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 81)
08:10 – Pearson vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 82)
08:45 – St Cyprian’s vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 83)
09:20 – DGC vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 84)

Shield Quarterfinals

11:30 – 6A vs 7D (Match 93)
12:05 – 6B vs 7C (Match 94)
12:40 – 6C vs 7B (Match 95)
13:15 – 6D vs 7A (Match 96)

Sunday, 23 February

Wahoo Aquatic Centre

Plate Semi-finals

07:00 – Loser 85 vs Loser 87 (Match 115)
07:35 – Loser 86 vs Loser 88 (Match 116)

Shield Semi-finals

08:10 – Winner 93 vs Winner 95 (Match 117)
08:45 – Winner 94 vs Winner 96 (Match 118)

Bowl Semi-finals

09:20 – Winner 89 vs Winner 91 (Match 119)
09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)

Cup Semi-finals

09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)
10:30 – Winner 99 vs Winner 98 (Match 121)

Plate Final

12:10 – Winner 117 vs Winner 118 (Match 123)

Shield Final

12:45 – Winner 119 vs Winner 120 (Match 124)

Bowl Final

13:20 – Winner 115 vs Winner 116 (Match 125)

5th/6th

13:55 – Winner 105 vs Winner 106 (Match 126)

3rd/4th

14:45 – Loser 121 vs Loser 122 (Match 127)

Cup Final

15:35 – Winner 121 vs Winner 122 (Match 128)

If ever there was a school sporting success story, it has to be water polo.

Over the next two weekends, the epicentre of the sport will be in Johannesburg with six national tournaments taking place at local schools, covering boys’ and girls’ polo, at 1^st team level, and the junior age groups.

Over 2 000 boys and girls will be in action, playing several matches a day, and at the end, they will have spent three days in healthy activity, outdoors (or indoors in some cases), in the company of like-minded teenagers.

That’s quite an achievement these days when there’s so much talk of young people becoming more and more sedentary and refusing to move away from the electronic devices that occupy so much of their time.

It’s all happened quite quickly. Water polo doesn’t have the 100-year-old history at schools that sports like cricket and rugby do. I remember when inter-school water polo matches were pick-up games, arranged for boys, after swimming galas on Wednesday afternoons.

In 1981, I was part of a small committee that resurrected the Old Eds schools tournament, inviting some out-of-town teams to play in what was then the only national event. That tournament morphed into the King Edward VII (KES) Water Polo Tournament that takes place next weekend – one of the indoor events, in the impressive Mark Stevens Aquatic Centre at KES.

Around 1983, a pre-season national tournament, to be hosted by SACS in Cape Town, was started up and it and the KES tournament have remained among the most prestigious boys’ water polo tournaments on the calendar ever since.

The South African Schools inter-provincial tournament was five years old at that stage. It involved u19 boys teams only and, I recall, it was generally won by what was then Natal, every year.

Girls’ water polo made a short-lived appearance a few years later with an interprovincial tournament, involving Transvaal, Natal, and Western Province. The Transvaal team was made up of girls from Rand Park, Hyde Park, Roosevelt, and Krugersdorp High. The local girls’ schools weren’t interested in the game then, and the experiment was short-lived.

How that’s changed! Girls’ water polo, I’m told, is now the fastest-growing sport in the country, and the girls-only schools have embraced it and taken it to a level that we never dreamed of in those days.

In December this year, the 50^th Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament will be held in Johannesburg and it will be massive. There will be boys and girls teams in all the age groups – u13, u14, u15, u16 and u19. Some claim it is the biggest tournament in the world, although I’m not sure about that.

And the girls take centre stage this weekend with the u15 Shaun Fuchs Tournament at Crawford College Lonehill, and the Old Petrians – the foremost girls’ 1^st team tournament – at St Peter’s College.

Some of those girls will be back a few days later, playing in the Reef Cup tournament at St Stithians. The Reef Cup was originally for the Joburg co-ed schools but has developed into a massive national event involving 20 girls’ teams – involving most of the top schools, and a few from Zimbabwe – and 20 boys’ teams, drawn from the schools that aren’t invited to the KES tournament that is on at the same time.

The Indigo Tournament, for u15 boys, is on at Parktown Boys’ High over that weekend (named after “Indigo Girl“, the Watershed hit song. Watershed’s lead singer, Craig Hinds, is a Parktown old boy. He was a top water polo player in his day and taught and coached at the school before going into music). Across town, the Ken Short Tournament, for u14 boys, will be staged at Jeppe High School for Boys.

The KES tournament involves 16 teams. The two junior events are bigger: 24 teams at Parktown and 22 at Jeppe.

That means well over 2 000 players participating over the two weekends, and I’m not even talking about the scores of teachers, coaches, and other adults who will also be there.

As I said, it’s an undoubted sporting success story. And the standards are high. At u18 level, South African teams have done very well against international opposition. At senior level, we drop off, mainly because the game is professional in much of the world and our part-timers simply cannot put in the training time that the other teams do.

The administration of the game at senior level is also (to be very kind) not good – but that’s a story for another time.

The success and growth of water polo as a school sport have to be seen in the context of the effort required to play it. Apart from swimming training – and most polo players also swim for their schools – there are practices every day and they are generally far longer than those in other sports. It’s not a game that anyone can try out. You have to be a strong swimmer first.

I’m looking forward to the upcoming glut of action. I’m in awe of the boys and girls who have decided to get out there and be part of it, and grateful that we still have teachers who are prepared to sacrifice their time the way they do and pleased that a small group of teachers decided in the early 1980s to start taking the game seriously.

You’ll be able to watch just about all of it on SuperSport Schools, of course.

Soos die gebruik die afgelope paar seisoene sal Grey-kollege van Bloemfontein sy seisoen teen die Hoërskool Trio van Kroonstad op President Steyn se jaarlikse Hester van der Walt-sportdag net buite die Rosestad afskop.

Vanjaar sal die kragmeting die hoofwedstryd op Gonval Store-park wees. Dit sal die 32ste keer wees dat die Steyners hierdie sportdag in Bainsvlei aanbied.

Die gasheer, President Steyn, sal vanjaar reeds om 11:35 uitdraf om teen Wessel Maree van Odendaalsrus kragte te meet. Dit sal die derde agtereenvolgende keer wees dat die twee spanne sake tydens die sportdag uitspook.

Die Steyners was verlede jaar met 13-0 baas in die kragmeting, terwyl Wessel Maree in 2023 die tuisspan se partytjie met ‘n sege van 17-0 bederf het.

Baie van die kragmetings tydens die sportdag is besig om ‘n jaarlikse instelling te raak. Die Hoërskool Bultfontein en Wolmaransstad sal soos verlede jaar weer koppe stamp. Wollies was verlede jaar met 20-7 baas.

Welkom Gimnasium en Jim Fouché pak mekaar in die vernaamste voorwedstryd vir die hoofmaal. Die Gimmies het verlede jaar met 31-13 die pyp in die kragmeting gerook.

Die Hoërskool Sentraal begin sy seisoen teen die Cherries, Grey-kollege se tweedespan. Die Tralies wil duidelik vanjaar reeds in die voorseisoen seker maak dat hulle nie vanjaar met hul broeke om die enkels gevang word nie.

Dié kragmeting sal aan die span ‘n goeie aanduiding kan gee oor hoeveel slypwerk nog vir hul voorlê voordat die besigheidskant van seisoen aanbreek.

Die Hoërskool Staatspresident Swart van Brandfort se Foxies sal vanjaar teen Hoopstad te staan kom.

Lichtenburg sal ‘n goeie opwarmingswedstryd hê voordat hul die NWU Prestige-reeks betree. Die Liggies kon teen Postmasburg vanuit die Noord-Kaap te staan.

Die bepalings:

GONVAL STORE-PARK (almal o.19-spanne)

17:30 – Grey College vs Hoërskool Trio
16:20 – Jim Fouché vs Welkom Gimnasium
15:10 – Sentraal vs Cherries (Grey College II)
13:55 – Staatspresident Swart vs Hoopstad
12:45 – Lichtenburg vs Postmasburg
11:35 – President Steyn vs Wessel Maree
10:20 – Louis Botha vs Zastron
09:10 – Wolmaransstad vs Bultfontein
08:00 – Sand du Plessis vs Hennenman

If the rain stays away, Pretoria and Johannesburg will enjoy a treat when the 2025 Independent Schools Cricket Festival kicks off on Thursday, 20  February.

Follow all the action live on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)

St Alban’s College will again host 17 top independent schools from South Africa, and two from Zimbabwe.

Other venues that will feature besides those of St Alban’s, are those of Cornwall Hill College, The University of Pretoria, St John’s College, and St David’s Marist Inanda.

The University of Pretoria’s fields will be used on Thursday and Friday only, whereafter the remaining fixtures not being played at St Alban’s and Cornwall Hill will take place at St John’s College and St David’s Marist Inanda.

Over the first three days – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – the teams will battle it out in the 50-over format, while Sunday’s action will be shorter and sharper, with teams contesting T20 matches.

As always, St Alban’s will play their fixtures on home soil, at the picturesque TC Mitchell Oval. The hosts kick off their campaign with a tough task, facing St Andrew’s College, from Makhanda. Another noteworthy fixture on the first day takes place on the Baloyi Oval, also at St Alban’s, between Diocesan College (Bishops) and Hilton College.

Just like St Alban’s, Cornwall Hill College will also enjoy home-ground advantage throughout the four days of cricket. They, too, will have their hands full with tough competition throughout, especially on the first day, when they face St David’s Marist Inanda, and the last day, when they come up against Bloemfontein’s powerhouse, St Andrew’s School, which has produced some outstanding results in 2025, especially in the T20 format.

The two international visitors, St John’s College and St George’s College, both from Harare, pose a different threat to the South African sides. St John’s might be familiar to some of the KZN teams after participating in the iHlobo Festival and Clifton T20 Tournament, but they will, largely, be a bit of an unknown to others.

St John’s takes on a tough Helpmekaar Kollege before tackling a young Kearsney College side that has pulled off some notable wins over highly regarded opposition. St George’s can look forward to an interesting match-up with St Benedict’s College on the first day. Their schedule will also include Kearsney, whom they meet in a T20 on the last day.

FIXTURES

Day 1 – Thursday, 20 February

St Alban’s College vs St Andrew’s College – TC Mitchell Oval
Diocesan College vs Hilton College – Baloyi Oval
Kearsney College vs Uplands College Murray Oval
Helpmekaar Kollege vs Woodridge College – Tuks Oval
Clifton College vs St Andrew’s School – Tuks B
Michaelhouse vs St John’s College – Tuks C
Titans Hub Invitational XI vs St John’s College (Zim) – Tuks D
Cornwall Hill College vs St David’s Marist – Van de Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Stithians vs Kingswood College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St George’s College (Zim) vs St Benedict’s College – Landsend Oval – Cornwall Hill

Day 2 – Friday, 21 February

St Alban’s College vs Kearsney College – TC Mitchell Oval
St George’s College (Zim) vs Kingswood College – Baloyi Oval
Diocesan College vs Clifton College – Murray Oval
St Benedict’s College vs Hilton College – Tuks Oval
Michaelhouse vs St Andrew’s School – Tuks B
St David’s Marist vs Woodridge College – Tuks C
Uplands College vs Titans Hub Invitational XI – Tuks D
Cornwall Hill College vs St Stithinas – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St John’s College vs St Andrew’s School – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St John’s College (Zim) vs Helpmekaar Kollege – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill

Day 3 – Saturday, 22 February

St Alban’s College vs Kingswood College – TC Mitchell Oval
Woodridge College vs St George’s College (Zim) – Baloyi Oval
St John’s College (Zim) vs Kearsney College – Murray Oval
St John’s College vs Hilton College – Mitchell Field – St John’s
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s College – Rice Field – St John’s
St David’s Marist vs Diocesan College – La Valla Oval – St David’s Marist
Cornwall Hill College vs Uplands College – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
Helpmekaar Kollege vs Clifton College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Andrew’s School vs St Benedict’s College – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill

Day 4 – Sunday 23, February

St Alban’s College vs St John’s College (Zim) – TC Mitchell Oval
Kearsney College vs St George’s College (Zim) – Baloyi Oval
Diocesan College vs Kingswood College – Marray Oval
St John’s College vs Titans Hub Invitational XI – Mitchell Field – St John’s
Helmekaar Kollege vs Michaelhouse – Rice Field – St John’s
St David’s Marist vs Clifton College – La Valla Oval – St David’s Marist
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s School – Gier Oval – St David’s Marist
Cornwall Hill College vs St Andrew’s School – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Benedict’s College vs Woodridge College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
Uplands College vs Hilton College – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill