Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival fixtures
HOSTS Grey are set for an explosive finish to the Standard Bank Grey High School Rugby Festival when they take on King Edward School of Johannesburg in the final match of the tournament next weekend.
Set to start at 3.20pm on the Philip field, the match will bring the curtain down on the annual extravaganza of schoolboy rugby which will take place on a number of fields on the Grey campus.
In association with Powerade and supported by AlgoaFM, the annual festival will see 81 teams taking part and almost 2 000 players and officials descending on Port Elizabeth for the action on April 28 and 30.
Grey will begin their programme against another Johannesburg side in St John’s College, but it is the final game against KES which is sure to have an injection of spice.
Both proud rugby-playing schools, the sides are sure to be fired up to take home the bragging rights.
The home team have traditionally risen to their occasion at their own festival, but that will only have their KES rivals all the more motivated to pull off victory.
A total of 28 first teams from around the country will do battle during the festival and there is guaranteed to be some exciting action from top schools such as Garsfontein of Pretoria, Johannesburg’s Jeppe High and Durban High School.
Known as Garsies, the Pretoria outfit will prove a handful for Bloemfontein entrants Louis Botha Tech, while the main curtain-raiser on Monday when they tackle DHS will be part of fascinating final afternoon.
Another enthralling contest should come on the opening day when Grahamstown outfit St Andrew’s College open their programme against DHS.
Border powerhouses Queen’s, Selborne and Dale will be in attendance, joined by Hudson Park and Stirling.
Dale will have a tough opener against Jeppe, who have been given one of the harder schedules for the weekend. Besides the slick-running Dalians, they will face Selborne on the Monday, never a side you can take lightly.
Following their notable recent win over Brandwag, Marlow will be keen to make an impact and will provide tough opposition for Graeme College in their opening game, which kicks off the festival on the Philip field.
Their second clash against the energetic Louis Botha outfit should make for a thrilling encounter on the Pollock Oval.
Teams such as Woodridge, Otto du Plessis and Ithembelihle will also relish the opportunity to show what they can do.
Woodridge and Otto play the opening match on the Pollock Oval and the Thornhill-based outfit will again be tested on Monday against Ithembelihle.
The Port Elizabeth township side will not be able to write off the Grey Unicorns in their Saturday encounter.
The first teams competing are: Grey High, Marlow, Graeme, St Andrew’s, Daniel Pienaar, Kingswood, Woodridge, Brandwag, Otto du Plessis, Muir, Ithembelihle, Nico Malan (all EP), St Stithians, Jeppe, KES, St John’s, Parktown, St David’s (Johannesburg), Garsfontein, St Alban’s (Pretoria), Queen’s, Selborne, Dale, Hudson Park, Stirling (Border), Louis Botha Tech (Bloem), DHS (Durban).
Standard Bank Grey High Festival 2018 | |||||||
SATURDAY 28 APRIL – DAY ONE | |||||||
Philip Field | Pollock Oval | ||||||
8:00 | Marlow | vs | Graeme College | 8:00 | Woodridge | vs | Otto du Plessis |
9:10 | Queen’s College | vs | St Stithian’s College | 9:10 | Die Brandwag Hoerskool | vs | Stirling High School |
10:20 | HTS Louis Botha | vs | Garsfontein | 10:20 | Hudson Park | vs | Daniel Pienaar |
11:40 | St Andrew’s College | vs | Durban High School | 11:40 | Muir College | vs | St Alban’s College |
12:50 | Dale College | vs | Jeppe | 12:50 | Grey Unicorns | vs | Itembilehle |
14:00 | Selborne College | vs | KES | 14:00 | Nico Malan | vs | Parktown Boys High |
15:20 | Grey High School | vs | St John’s College | 15:20 | Kingswood College | vs | St David’s |
Pyott Field | Gordon Field | ||||||
8:00 | Queen’s U15A | vs | Brandwag U15A | 8:00 | Nico Malan U14A | vs | Parktown U14A |
9:10 | Parktown U15A | vs | Nico Malan U15A | 9:10 | St Andrew’s U14A | vs | Brandwag U14A |
10:20 | Grey High U15A | vs | St John’s U15A | 10:20 | Selborne U14A | vs | Paarl Gim U14A |
11:40 | Selborne U15A | vs | Paarl Gim U15A | 11:40 | Grey High U14A | vs | DHS U14A |
12:50 | Selborne U16A | vs | Paarl Gim U16A | 12:50 | Queen’s U14A | vs | St John’s U14A |
14:00 | Grey High U16A | vs | Marlow U16A | 14:00 | Grey U14B | vs | Muir U14A |
15:20 | Jeppe U16A | vs | Brandwag U16A | ||||
St George’s Park | Crusaders | ||||||
8:00 | 8:00 | Framesby U14A | vs | Hudson Park U14A | |||
9:10 | St David’s U16A | vs | Kingswood U16A | 9:10 | Framesby U15A | vs | Hudson Park U15A |
10:20 | St Andrew’s U16A | vs | St Stithian’s U16A | 10:20 | Graeme U14A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U14A |
11:40 | Framesby U16A | vs | Hudson Park U16A | 11:40 | Graeme U15A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U15A |
12:50 | Graeme U16A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U16A | 12:50 | St David’s U14A | vs | Kingswood U14A |
14:00 | 14:00 | St David’s U15A | vs | Kingswood U15A | |||
15:20 | 15:20 | ||||||
Old Grey | Police | ||||||
8:00 | Grey U15B | vs | Muir U15A | ||||
9:10 | Grey U16B | vs | Muir U16A | 9:10 | Marlow U14A | vs | Westering U14A |
10:20 | Queen’s U16A | vs | Nico Malan U16A | 10:20 | Marlow U15A | vs | Westering U15A |
11:40 | St Andrew’s U15A | vs | Eezi Fana U15A | ||||
12:50 | Woodridge U16A | vs | Parktown U16A | ||||
14:00 | |||||||
MONDAY 30 APRIL – DAY TWO | |||||||
Philip Field | Pollock Oval | ||||||
8:00 | Muir College | vs | St David’s Marist Inanda | 8:00 | Marlow | vs | HTS Louis Botha |
9:10 | Graeme College | vs | St Alban’s College | 9:10 | Dale College | vs | Daniel Pienaar |
10:20 | Brandwag | vs | St Stithian’s College | 10:20 | Kingswood | vs | St John’s College |
11:40 | Selborne College | vs | Jeppe | 11:40 | Nico Malan | vs | Stirling High School |
12:50 | Hudson Park | vs | Parktown | 12:50 | Grey Unicorns | vs | Otto du Plessis |
14:00 | Durban High School | vs | Garsfontein | 14:00 | Woodridge | vs | Itembilehle |
15:20 | Grey High School | vs | KES | 15:20 | |||
Pyott Field | Gordon Field | ||||||
8:00 | Westering U15A | vs | Queen’s U15A | 8:00 | Paarl Gim U14A | vs | Framesby U14A |
9:10 | Selborne U16A | vs | Jeppe U16A | 9:10 | St John’s U14A | vs | St Andrew’s U14A |
10:20 | Selborne U15A | vs | Brandwag U15A | 10:20 | Selborne U14A | vs | DHS U14A |
11:40 | Grey U15A | vs | Marlow U15A | 11:40 | Grey U14B | vs | Brandwag U14A |
12:50 | Grey U16A | vs | St Stithian’s U16A | 12:50 | Westering U14A | vs | Queen’s U14A |
14:00 | Queen’s U16A | vs | Muir U16A | 14:00 | Grey U14A | vs | Marlow U14A |
15:20 | |||||||
Crusaders | Old Grey | ||||||
8:00 | St Andrew’s U15A | vs | St John’s U15A | 8:00 | Muir U14A | vs | St David’s U14A |
9:10 | Paarl Gim U15A | vs | Framesby U15A | 9:10 | Muir U15A | vs | St David’s U15A |
10:20 | Graeme College U14A | vs | Parktown U14A | 10:20 | Brandwag U16A | vs | St David’s U16A |
11:30 | Graeme College U15A | vs | Parktown U15A | 11:30 | Grey U15B | vs | Otto du Plessis U15A |
12:40 | Kingswood U14A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U14A | 12:40 | Grey U16B | vs | Eezi Fana U16A |
13:50 | Kingswood U15A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U15A | 13:50 | Otto du Plessis U16A | vs | Marlow U16A |
15:20 | 15:00 | vs | |||||
St George’s | Police | ||||||
8:00 | 8:00 | Hudson Park U14A | vs | Nico Malan U14A | |||
9:10 | Graeme College U16A | vs | Parktown U16A | 9:10 | Hudson Park U15A | vs | Nico Malan U15A |
10:20 | Paarl Gim U16A | vs | Framesby U16A | 10:20 | Hudson Park U16A | vs | Nico Malan U16A |
11:30 | Kingswood U16A | vs | Daniel Pienaar U16A | 11:30 | vs | ||
12:40 | 12:40 | vs | |||||
13:50 | 13:50 | vs |
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