Wildeklawer schools rugby festival in Kimberley: All the fixtures
It is a feast of sporting action in the capital of the Northern Cape.
The annual Wildeklawer Sports Festival takes place over the coming days in Kimberley. Picture: Louis Botha/Gallo Images
One of the country's biggest schools sporting festivals takes place in Kimberley over the coming days, including the hugely popular Wildeklawer Rugby Festival, which is being held from Thursday to Saturday.
Rugby, netball, hockey and football will all be played, at junior and high school level, in Kimberley.
According to the organisers, a record-breaking 232 teams, representing 126 different schools all over South Africa, will come together to compete.
These teams comprise a total of 5,357 players and officials.
Some of the sporting events have been happening since last Thursday already. Matches are being played across the city at a number of different venues.
The opening ceremony will take place at Diamantveld High School at 5.30pm on Wednesday.
First XV rugby fixtures
Wednesday
A field
Marlow v Welkom Gim 12.30pm
Nico Malan v Glenwood 2pm
Diamantveld v Waterkloof 3.30pm
Affies v Paul Roos 7pm
Thursday
A field
EG Jansen v Drostdy HTS 8am
Boland Landbou v Framesby 9.30am
DHS v Stellenberg 11am
Monnas v Outeniqua 12.30pm
Garsfontein v Oakdale 2pm
Northwood v Paarl Gim 3.30pm
Noordheuwel v Paarl Boys High 5pm
Jeppe v Maritzburg College 6.30pm
Grey College v Helpmekaar 8pm
B field
Barbarian North v Barbarian South 3pm
Rustenburg v Voortrekker Bethlehem 4.10pm
Saturday
A field
Waterkloof v Stellenberg 8am
Noordheuwel v Outeniqua 9.30am
Monnas v Paarl Boys High 11am
Diamantveld v Maritzburg College 12.30pm
Affies v Boland Landbou 2pm
Jeppe v Oakdale 3.30pm
EG Jansen v Paul Roos 5pm
Garsfontein v Grey College 6.30pm
DHS v Paarl Gim 8pm
B field
Rustenburg v Welkom Gim 10.20am
Framesby v Helpmekaar 11.30am
Barbarian South v Voortrekker Bethlehem 12.40pm
Northwood v Drostdy HTS 1.50pm
Marlow v Glenwood 3pm
Nico Malan v Barbarian North 4.10pm
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