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Top U17 Sevens players to showcase skills

PUBLISHED: September 30, 2015


The top junior Sevens rugby players in the country will showcase their skills on Friday and Saturday (October 2-3, 2015) in the SARU Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens at Hoƫrskool Paarl Gimnasium.

The tournament features 16 teams namely the Blue Bulls, Boland, Border, Eastern Province, Falcons, Free State, Golden Lions, Griffons, Griquas, KwaZulu-Natal, Leopards, Limpopo Blue Bulls, Namibia, Pumas, SWD and DHL Western Province.

Each team will play three pool matches on Friday, which will be followed by seeding matches on Saturday, with the tournament concluding later in the day with the Shield, Bowl, Plate and Cup Finals.

Hosts, DHL Western Province, will enter the tournament as the defending champions, and with the home crowd on their side, they will look to use this advantage to the fullest as they attempt to secure back-to-back titles.

The Limpopo Blue Bulls will meet Griquas in the opening match on Friday at 11h40, which will be followed by a clash between Boland and Namibia, while the final match of the day will between Western Province and the Pumas will kick-off at 18h40.

Fans attending the tournament will have luxury of meeting the Springbok Sevens players as well as Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and SA Sevens Academy Manager Marius Schoeman on Friday.

Tickets can be purchased at the school on matchdays and will cost R20 for adults and R10 for children.

U17 INTERPROVINCIAL SEVENS POOL FIXTURES – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2:

10h40 – Limpopo Blue Bulls v Griquas
11h00 – Boland v Namibia
11h20 – Leopards v Border
11h40 – Blue Bulls v Lions
12h00 – SWD v EP
12h20 – Falcons v Free State
12h40 – Pumas v KZN
13h00 – DHL Western Province v Griffons
13h20 – Limpopo Blue Bulls v Namibia
13h40 – Boland v Griquas
14h00 – Leopards v Lions
14h20 – Blue Bulls v Border
14h40 – SWD v Free State
15h00 – Falcons v EP
15h20 – Pumas v Griffons
16h00 – DHL Western Province v KZN
16h20 – Limpopo Blue Bulls v Boland
16h40 – Namibia v Griquas
17h00 – Leopards v Blue Bulls
17h20 – Lions v Border
17h40 – SWD v Falcons
18h00 – Free State v EP
18h20 – KZN v Griffons
18h40 – DHL Western Province v Pumas