Stars of SA Sevens in town for the Heritage Sevens

Hoërskool Kanonkop hosts the High School Sevens Series, proudly sponsored by Toyota, as part of its Heritage Sports Festival, which runs from 10-14 September in Middelburg.

The event, which takes place on Saturday, will also be graced by the SA Academy Sevens team, who will be in action against a club team, the SA All Stars and the Pumas.

Adding some sparkle to the occasion, South Africa’s Olympic bronze medal-winning Sevens team has been in town since Monday and has been interacting with the local community. The Sevens stars participated in a Padel evening on Wednesday, a golf day on Thursday, and they will be involved in a parade in the town on Friday, which will include a signing session.

In the schools’ competitions for u17 and u15 teams, the names of Helpmekaar, HTS Middelburg, and Hoërskool Middelburg leap to the fore as potential winners, but there are no givens in sport, and Sevens is a particularly unpredictable game.

U17 POOLS AND FIXTURES

Pool A: Barberton, Eastdene Combined, Bergvlam, Helpmekaar
Pool B: HTS Middelburg, Ben Viljoen, Steelcrest, Patriot
Pool C: Edu College, Kempton Park, Kanonkop, Meridian Karino
Pool D: HS Middelburg, HTS Witbank, Rob Ferreira, HS Generaal Hertzog

Pitch One

08:30 – Barberton vs Eastdene Combined
08:50 – Bergvlam vs Helpmekaar
09:10 – Edu College vs Kempton Park
09:30 – Kanonkop vs Meridian Karino
09:50 – HTS Middelburg vs Patriot
10:10 – Steelcrest vs Ben Viljoen
10:30 – HT Middelburg vs HS Generaal Hertzog
10:50 – Rob Ferreira vs HTS Witbank
11:10 – Barberton vs Bergvlam
11:30 – Kempton Park vs Meridian Karino
11:50 – Eastdene Combined vs Helpmekaar
12:10 – Edu College vs Bergvlam

13:30 – Shield semi-final – A4 vs B4
13:50 – Bowl semi-final – A3 vs B3
14:10 – Plate semi-final – A2 vs B2
14:30 – Cup semi-final – A1 vs D1

Pitch Two

08:30 – HTS Middelburg vs Ben Viljoen
08:50 – Steelcrest vs Patriot
09:10 – HS Middelburg vs HTS Witbank
09:30 – Rob Ferreira vs HS Generaal Herzog
10:00 – Barberton vs Helpmekaar
10:20 – Bergvlam vs Eastdene Combined
10:40 – Edu College vs Meridian Karino
11:00 – Kanonkop vs Kempton Park
11:30 – Ben Viljoen vs Patriot
11:50 – HTS Witbank vs HS Generaal Hertzog
12:10 – HTS Middelburg vs Steelcrest
12:30 – HS Middelburg vs Rob Ferreira

13:30 – Shield semi-final – C4 vs D4
13:50 – Bowl semi-final – C3 vs D3
14:10 – Plate semi-final – C2 vs D2
14:30 – Cup semi-final – C1 vs D1

15:30 – Bowl final – Winner A3 vs B3 vs Winner C3 vs D3
15:50 – Plate final – Winner A2 vs B2 vs Winner C2 vs D2
16:10 – u15 Cup final – Winner A1 vs B1 vs Winner C1 vs D1
16:30 – Cup final – Winner A1 vs B1 vs Winner C1 vs D1

U15 POOLS AND FIXTURES

Pool A: HTS Middelburg, Edu College, Kanonkop
Pool B: HS Middelburg, Ben Viljoen, Bergvlam
Pool C: HS Middelburg 2, Steelcrest, Barberton
Pool D: Helpmekaar, Eastdene Combined, Rob Ferreira

Pitch Three

08:30 – Eastdene Combined (D2) vs Rob Ferreira (D3)
08:50 – Steelcrest (C2) vs Barberton (C3)
09:10 – Ben Viljoen (B2) vs Bergvlam (B3)
09:30 – Edu College (A2) vs Kanonkop (A3)
09:50 – HS Middelburg 2 (C1) vs Barberton (C3)
10:10 – Helpmekaar (D1) vs Rob Ferreira (D3)
10:30 – HTS Middelburg (A1) vs Kanonkop (A3)
10:50 – HS Middelburg (B1) vs Bergvlam (B3)
11:10 – Helpmekaar (D1) vs Eastdene Combined (D2)
11:30 – HS Middelburg 2 (C1) vs Steelcrest (C2)
11:50 – HS Middelburg (B1) vs Ben Viljoen (B2)
12:10 – HTS Middelburg (A1) vs Edu College (A2)

Cup quarterfinals

13:10 – 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B
13:30 – 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A
13:50 – 1st Pool C vs 2nd Pool D
14:10 – 1st Pool D vs 2nd Pool C

Bowl semi-finals

14:30 – 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
14:50 – 3rd Pool C vs 3rd Pool D

Plate semi-finals

15:10 – Loser Cup quarter 1 vs Loser Cup quarter 2
15:30 – Loser Cup quarter 3 vs Loser Cup quarter 4

Pitch Two

Cup semi-finals

15:10 – Winner Cup quarter 1 vs Winner Cup quarter 2
15:30 – Winner Cup quarter 3 vs Winner Cup quarter 4

Bowl final

15:50 – Winner Bowl semi 1 vs Winner Bowl semi 2

Plate final

16:10 – Winner Plate semi 1 vs Winner Plate semi 2

Pitch One

Cup final

16:10 – Winner Cup semi 1 vs Winner Cup semi 2

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A product of Clifton (Nottingham Road) and St Andrew's School (Bloemfontein), Brad Morgan played schools' provincial cricket and hockey. He has worked in radio, online and for newspapers. He also previously handled media matters for the Natal Canoe Club, which hosts the Dusi Canoe Marathon, and for the Midmar Mile. Brad has, furthermore, co-authored books on the Dusi Canoe Marathon and the Comrades Marathon. He holds no particular biases towards South African sports teams but, beyond South Africa's borders, is a big fan of the Green Bay Packers and Liverpool FC. Brad enjoys photography and music, and likes working to some good dub techno in the background.

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