Jean de Villiers u16 Festival once again will see the cream of the crop in action
The annual Jean de Villiers u16 Rugby Festival will once again be one of the highlights of the u16 schoolboy rugby calendar of 2024.
The festival is hosted by Paarl Gimnasium in Paarl and has been held since 1993. Most of the country’s top rugby schools’ u16 sides have been in attendance since the inaugural festival.
Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).
One of the highlights annually was the match-up between the hosts and Grey College of Bloemfontein. This match won’t be part of the fixtures this year as these two schools will have their first interschools
Paarl Gimnasium will face Waterkloof of Pretoria in the main match of the opening day. The hosts will lock horns with the two Krugersdorp schools in attendance, Monument and Noordheuwel, in their two remaining matches.
The encounter with Monnas could be the highlight of the festival. Monument will take on Oakdale Landbou in their opening clash and will conclude their Paarl visit against Framesby from Gqeberha.
Grey College will come up against Hilton College, Boland Landbou, and Hoërskool Durbanville in their three matches in Paarl.
The main curtain raiser for the main match on Saturday between Paul Roos Gimnasium and Affies also promises to produce some fireworks.
The Fixtures:
Thursday, 21 March 2024
JA KRIEL FIELD
19:00 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Nelspruit
17:45 – Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) vs Paarl Boys’ High
16:30 – Oakdale Landbou vs Monument
15:15 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Noordheuwel
14:00 – Hoërskool Rustenburg vs Nico Malan
12:45 – Diamantveld vs Outeniqua
11:30 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Waterkloof
STOFBERG FIELD
16:30 – Boland Landbou vs Framesby
15:15 – Affies vs Stellenberg
14:00 – HTS Drostdy vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium
12:45 – Hilton College vs Grey College
11:30 – Marlow Landbou vs Menlopark
Saturday, 23 March 2024
JA KRIEL FIELD
19:00 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Monument
17:45 – Affies vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
16:30 – Boland Landbou vs Grey College
15:15 – Stellenberg vs Hilton College
14:00 – Waterkloof vs Hoërskool Durbanville
12:45 – Framesby vs Diamantveld
11:30 – Marlow Landbou vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium
STOFBERG FIELD
16:30 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Menlopark
15:15 – Nico Malan vs Outeniqua
14:00 – HTS Drostdy vs Hoërskool Nelspruit
12:45 – Hoërskool Rustenburg vs Oakdale Landbou
11:30 – Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) vs Noordheuwel
Monday, 25 March 2024
JA KRIEL FIELD
10:30 – Paarl Gimnasium vs Noordheuwel
09:15 – Grey College vs Hoërskool Durbanville
08:00 – Affies vs HTS Drostdy
STOFBERG FIELD
10:30 – Oakdale Landbou vs Menlopark
09:15 – Nico Malan vs Hoërskool Nelspruit
08:00 – Boland Landbou vs Marlow Landbou
OUKRAAL FIELD
10:30 – Diamantveld vs Hilton College
09:15 – Stellenberg vs Waterkloof
08:00 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Rustenburg
LEMOENKLOOF FIELD
10:30 – Outeniqua vs Die Brandwag (Uitenhage)
09:15 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium
08:00 – Monument vs Framesby
