Schools 7s Championship Starts

Fifteen schools are taking part in the School Sevens Championship to take place at the Pirates RFC in Greenside, Johannesburg, from 5 to 6 October 2018.

The fifteen schools are the Sevens champions of the 14 provinces plus the champions of Limpopo. They have emerged as top schools from the roughly 260 schools which took part in a weekly series.

The schools are divided into four pools. The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarterfinals.

Teams & Pools

Pool A: Paul Roos (Western Province), HTS Middelburg (Pumas), Daniël Pienaar (Eastern Province), Pietersburg (Limpopo)

Pool B: Grey College (Cheetahs), Drostdy (Boland), Noord-Kaap (Griquas), Grens (Border)

Pool C: Glenwood (Sharks), Lichtenburg (Leopards), Hentie Cilliers (Griffons), Birchleigh (Valke)

Pool D: Oakdale (South Western Districts), Oos-Moot (Blue Bulls), Randburg (Golden Lions)

*So that all teams going into the quarterfinals will have played the same number of matches, the two teams topping Pool D play each other at the end of Day 1.

Like many Sevens tournaments, this promises to be a great party with fun for young and old.

Fixtures, Day 1

09.30: Oos-Moot vs Randburg

09.48: Paul Roos vs HTS Middelburg

10.06: Daniël Pienaar vs Pietersburg

10.24: Grey vs Drostdy

10.42: Noord-Kaap vs Grens

11.00: Glenwood vs Lichtenburg

11.18: Hentie Cilliers vs Birchleigh

11.36: Oakdale vs Oos-Moot

11.54: Paul Roos vs Daniël Pienaar

12.12: HTS Middelburg vs Pietersburg

12.30: Grey vs Noord-Kaap

12.48: Drostdy vs Grens

13.06: Glenwood vs Hentie Cilliers

13.24: Lichtenburg vs Birchleigh

13.42: Oakdale vs Randburg

14.00: Paul Roos vs Pietersburg

14.18: HTS Middelburg vs Daniël Pienaar

14.36: Grey vs Grens

14.54: Drostdy vs Noord-Kaap

15.12: Glenwood vs Birchleigh

15.30: Lichtenburg vs Hentie Cilliers

15.48: 1st Pool D vs 2nd Pool D

The ,matches on Day 2, 6 October 2018, start at 09.00. The final is scheduled for 15.00.