The stage is set for the Grey College Water Polo Tournament
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) will be gunning for a successful title defence when the annual Grey College Water Polo Tournament commences in Bloemfontein this weekend.
The event, which has become a mainstay on the schools’ water polo calendar, runs from Thursday, 29 January, and ends with the final on Saturday at 17:30.
Affies lifted the title in 2025, when they beat Jeppe High School for Boys 14-11 in the final.
That title-winning success had been some time in the making and arrived after Affies had finished as the runner-up to Selborne College in the previous two years.
Others from the Gauteng region, who will be joining them at the tournament, include their second-string side, Jeppe, Pretoria Boys High, and debutants, King Edward VII (KES).
Jeppe and KES will fancy their chances of clinching the title. They have started the season well in the KES Thursday Night League.
There will also be a three-strong KwaZulu-Natal contingent battling it out in the Pool.
Northwood, who defeated Reddam House Constantia on the final day last year to finish third, will be back, along with Maritzburg College, while Durban High School (DHS) debuts.
The KZN trio will also be chasing top spot, and they’ll be match-ready after playing in the opening two rounds of the Kearsney Night Series and some traditional local derbies.
For the first time since the tournament’s inception, there will be no teams from the Eastern Cape or Western Cape.
The action kicks off with a rivalry clash between Affies and Pretoria Boys High at 14:00.
FIXTURES
Thursday, 29 January
14:00 – Affies 1st vs Pretoria Boys High; 14:30 – Grey College 2nds vs DHS; 15:00 – Jeppe vs Maritzburg College; 15:30 – Grey College vs Northwood; 16:00 – Affies 2nds vs KES; 16:30 – Affies vs DHS; 17:00 – Pretoria Boys High vs Maritzburg College; 17:30 – Grey College 2nds vs Northwood; 18:00 – Jeppe vs KES; 18:30 – Grey College vs Affies 2nds.
Friday, 30 January
08:00 – Affies vs Maritzburg College; 08:30 – DHS vs Northwood; 09:00 – Pretoria Boys High vs KES; 09:30 – Grey College 2nds vs Affies 2nds; 10:00 – Jeppe vs Grey College; 10:30 – Affies vs Northwood; 11:00 – Maritzburg College vs KES; 11:30 – DHS vs Affies 2nds; 12:00 – Grey College vs Pretoria Boys High; 12:30 – Jeppe vs Grey College 2nds; 13:00 – Affies vs KES; 13:30 – Northwood vs Affies 2nds; 14:00 – Grey College vs Maritzburg College; 14:30 – DHS vs Jeppe; 15:00 – Pretoria Boys High vs Grey College 2nds; 15:30 – Affies 1st vs Affies 2nds; 16:00 – Grey College vs KES; 16:30 – Jeppe vs Northwood; 17:00 – Maritzburg College vs Grey College 2nds; 17:30 – DHS vs Pretoria Boys High; 18:00 – Affies vs Grey College; 18:30 – Jeppe vs Affies 2nds; 19:00 – Grey College 2nds vs KES; 19:30 – Northwood vs Pretoria Boys High; 20:00 – Maritzburg vs DHS.
Saturday, 31 January
08:00 – Affies vs Jeppe; 08:30 – Grey College 1st vs Grey College 2nds; 09:00 – Affies 2nds vs Pretoria Boys High; 09:30 – KES vs DHS; 10:00 – Northwood vs Maritzburg College; 10:30 – Affies vs Grey College 2nds; 11:00 – Jeppe vs Pretoria Boys High; 11:30 – Grey College vs DHS; 12:00 – Maritzburg College vs Affies 2nds; 12:30 – KES vs Northwood.
Playoffs to follow on Saturday afternoon.
