Revised fixtures: Ligbron joins Fairtree Sport Festival in Pretoria
The withdrawal of Malmesbury’s Hoërskool Swartland has paved the way for Ligbron Akademie to join the Fairtree Sport Festival, hosted by Die Hoërskool Menlopark in Pretoria.
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Swartland was one of three sides travelling from south of the Vaal River to face a strong Noordvaal contingent. In their stead, Liggies, from Ermelo, has accepted an invitation to the new event.
The late change has also resulted in a shuffling of fixtures.
The match between Heidelberg Volkskool and Hoërskool Swartland, originally scheduled for 15:50 on Saturday, has been replaced by a clash between Hoërskool Marais Viljoen and Hoërskool Merensky Landbou Akademie. They were initially set to meet on Monday, but the Plasies, from Tzaneen, will now face that challenge two days earlier than previously scheduled.
Hoërskool Randburg will present the first hurdle for Ligbron Akademie, before Liggies take on Hoërskool Merensky Landbou Akademie on Monday.
The headliner on the opening day is the clash involving Stephan Janse van Rensburg and company, from Hoërskool Pietersburg, against Hoërskool Fichardtpark. The kick-off time has been slightly adjusted to 19:40 from 19:15.
That will be the first of two stern tests for Hoërskool Fichardtpark. The Bloemfontein school tackles Heidelberg Volkskool on Monday. Volkies will use the clash as valuable preparation before they lock horns with Hoërskool Zwartkop in the final of the NWU Prestige Series the following Friday.
The Buffels of Hoërskool Ben Vorster and Hoërskool Dinamika will still feature in the curtain-raiser to the final match on the opening day, with kick-off scheduled for 17:15.
The hosts, Die Hoërskool Menlopark, get proceedings underway against Hoërskool Tygerberg in a one-off 1st XV fixture at 19:30 on Friday. Parkies welcome back their stalwart centre, Dylan Stumke, who returns from an injury sustained against Paarl Gimnasium during the NMI Toyota Noord/Suid at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria late last month.
He will, however, be without his midfield partner, Danie Botma. The Parkies’ coaching staff has opted to rest Botma with the Virseker Noordvaal Cup fast approaching.
Jody Abrahams, usually a threat on the left wing, will do duty at full-back as Die Hoërskool Menlopark aims not only to make a statement against Hoërskool Tygerberg, but also to assess their depth and combinations.
FIXTURES
Friday, 24 April
19:30 – Menlopark vs Tygerberg
Saturday, 25 April
11:55 – Affies XV vs Dr Malan
13:55 – Menlopark XV vs Overvaal
14:35 – Randburg vs Ligbron
15:55 – Marais Viljoen vs Merensky Landbou Akademie
17:15 – Ben Vorster vs Dinamika
19:40 – Pietersburg vs Fichardtpark
Monday, 27 April
09:20 – Ligbron vs Merensky Landbou Akademie
10:40 – Pietersburg vs Tygerberg
12:00 – Affies XV vs Overvaal
13:20 – Heidelberg Volkskool vs Fichardpark
14:40 – Ben Vorster vs Randburg
16:00 – Menlopark XV vs Dr Malan
17:20 – Marais Viljoen vs Dinamika
