Paarl Gim and Paul Roos look like favourites for the u15 title at this year’s Marius Schoeman 7s Festival
The fifth annual Marius Schoeman Sevens Festival takes place this weekend at Paarl Gimnasium where some of the best schoolboy talent will be on show with cream of the Western Province rugby crop will be competing along with some visitors from further afield like Hoërskool Outeniqua from George and St Andrew’s College from Makhanda for the prestigious title.
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Paul Roos won the u15 tournament in 2022 and that group seems to have evolved into one of the favourites in the u17 competition this year after claiming the inaugural NWU Prestige Schools sevens tournament in Potchefstroom last weekend.
This year’s event promises endless action with the quality of the competing teams and the scale of the tournament meaning every game matters.
The home team won the u15 tournament in 2019 and looks like one of the favourites coming into this edition again with an unbeaten season for their u15 team in the regular season this year.
The reigning champs’ u15s have also gone unbeaten this year though, so expect an epic matchup if these two cross paths during the knockout round.
Both Paul Roos Gimnasium’s and Paarl Gimnasium’s u15 squads beat all their opponents this year, with the only draw coming when they faced each other.
There’s a lot of work to do before they can start worrying about the playoffs though, as there’s no guarantee of qualifying for the Cup knockout games.
Paul Roos shares a pool with Stellenberg, who are more than capable of causing an upset, and Swartland and Tableview, who could also surprise anyone on the day.
The Gimmies need to get through the visiting St Andrews College as well as Parel Vallei and Jan van Riebeeck.
Paarl Boys’ High are also in a tough group, Outeniqua has looked really strong in their centenary year and Paulus Joubert prides themselves on their skills in the quicker format of the game.
Saturday’s knockout games will be confirmed after the conclusion of the group stage on Friday.
The pools are:
Pool A – Worcester Gimnasium, Bosmandam, Connect Academy, Hermanus.
Pool B – Brackenfell, Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Curro Langebaan, Oakdale.
Pool C – Strand, Hoërskool Bellville, Forward Foundation, HTS Drostdy.
Pool D – Charlie Hofmeyr, Tygerberg, Melkbosstrand, Boland Landbou.
Pool E – Hoërskool Durbanville, Milnerton, Blitz Gimmies, Hugenote (Wellington).
Pool F – St Andrews College, Parel Vallei, Jan van Riebeeck, Paarl Gimnasium.
Pool G – Paarl Boys’ High, Paulus Joubert, Vooruitsig, Outeniqua.
Pool H – Paul Roos Gimnasium, Swartland, Table View, Stellenberg.
The fixtures:
Friday
Field 2 (Stofberg): 14:00 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Bosmandam; 14:20 – Connect Academy vs Hermanus; 14:40 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Tygerberg; 15:00 – Melkbosstrand vs Boland Landbou; 15:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Paulus Joubert; 15:40 – Vooruitsog vs Outeniqua; 16:00 – Brackenfell vs Oakdale; 16:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 16:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Hugenote; 17:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Milnerton; 17:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Stellenberg; 17:40 – Table View vs Swartland; 18:00 – Bosmandam vs Hermanus; 18:20 – Brackenfell vs Curro Langebaan; 18:40 – Strand vs Forward Foundation; 19:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Melkbosstrand; 19:20 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Blitz Gimmies; 19:40 – Parel Vallei vs Paarl Gimnasium; 20:00 – Paulus Joubert vs Outeniqua; 20:20 – Swartland vs Stellenberg; 20:40 – Milnerton vs Hugenote; 21:00 – St Andrews College vs Jan van Riebeeck; 21:20 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Vooruitsig; 21:40 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Table View.
Pitch 4 (Lemoenkloof): 14:00 – Brackenfell vs Hoërskool Stellenbosch; 14:20 – Curro Langebaan vs Oakdale; 14:40 – Hoërskool Durbanville vs Milnerton; 15:00 – Blitz Gimmies vs Hugenote; 15:20 – Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Swartland; 15:40 – Table View vs Stellenberg; 16:00 – Strand vs HTS Drostdy; 16:20 – Forward Foundation vs Hoërskool Bellville; 16:40 – St Andrews College vs Paarl Gimnasium; 17:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Parel Vallei; 17:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Connect Academy; 17:40 – Hoërskool Bellville vs HTS Drostdy.
Pitch 6 (Dammetjie): 14:00 – Strand vs Hoërskool Bellville; 14:20 – Forward Foundation vs HTS Drostdy; 14:40 – St ANdrews College vs Parel Vallei; 15:00 – Jan van Riebeeck vs Paarl Gimnasium; 15:20 – Worcester Gimnasium vs Hermanus; 15:40 – Connect Academy vs Bosmandam; 16:00 – Charlie Hofmeyr vs Boland Landbou; 16:20 – Melkbosstrand vs Tygerberg; 16:40 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Outeniqua; 17:00 – Vooruitsig vs Paulus Joubert; 17:20 – Hoërskool Stellenbosch vs Oakdale; 17:40 – Tygerberg vs Boland Landbou.
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