Fixtures for the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid-tournament of 2024 announced
The annual NMI Toyota Noord/Suid-tournament will once again be one of the highlights of the South African schoolboy rugby calendar in 2024.
Next year’s edition of the tournament will be the tenth tournament since the inaugural festival of rugby was hosted by Menlopark in Pretoria back in 2014.
Next year’s tournament will take place from 22 to 26 March once again at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria. All the matches will be live-streamed by SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).
During that first year’s tournament four teams – Paarl Gimnasium, Waterkloof, Menlopark and Harrismith took part. The tournament arose from this humble beginnings to a total of 24 schools that will be in action during the 2024-edition.
“When we started the tournament back in 2014 it was a nice thing that we tried to do. It has grown immensely since then with the last two to three years being on a next level,” said Pieter Rossouw, founder and organiser of the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid-tournament.
The fixtures for next year’s tournament will once again showcase the top rugby schools from around South Africa locking horns. Some of the exciting match-ups during the Saturday include Affies vs Paul Roos Gimnasium, Monument vs Paarl Gimnasium and Noordheuwel vs Stellenberg.
On the opening day schoolboy rugby supporters could brace themselves for match-ups between Paarl Boys’ High vs King Edward VII, Garsfontein vs Oakdale Landbou and Grey College vs Jeppe High School for Boys.
Grey College will also face Garsfontein in their second match which also promises to be a fixture that will produce some sparks. Garsfontein’s only defeat in 2023 came at the hands of Grey College during Wildeklawer, while the team from the City of Roses finished the season unbeaten.
Paarl Boys’ High will face Helpmekaar in their second match, while Paarl Gimnasium will take on Pretoria Boys’ High in their other clash.
Fixtures (times and order of matches still to be confirmed):
Friday, 22 March 2024
Paarl Boys’ High vs King Edward VII
Grey College vs Jeppe High School for Boys
Garsfontein vs Oakdale Landbou
Helpmekaar vs Glenwood
Hoërskool Nelspruit vs HTS Drostdy
EG Jansen vs Welkom Gimnasium
Saturday, 23 March 2024
Affies vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
Monument vs Paarl Gimnasium
Noordheuwel vs Stellenberg
Outeniqua vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Waterkloof vs Durbanville
Menlopark vs Duineveld
Monday, 25 March 2024
Oakdale Landbou vs Jeppe High School for Boys
Grey College vs Garsfontein
Paarl Boys’ High vs Helpmekaar
Welkom Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Nelspruit
EG Jansen vs HTS Drostdy
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Affies vs Stellenberg
Monument vs Durbanville
Noordheuwel vs Duineveld
Paarl Gimnasium vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Waterkloof
Outeniqua vs Menlopark
