Huge Queen's sporting celebration

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:01

As part of the celebration of the 150th Anniversary Queen's College are hosting a winter sports festival which starts on Monday morning and 28 April to Saturday, 3 May. The festival includes not only rugby but also hockey, squash and cross-country fixtures.

In total there will be almost 800 boys being hosted and participating in sports in Queenstown over the next week. This is a wonderful advertisement for traditional schools sport in South Africa but no doubt a huge logistical exercise for the host.

Fourteen rugby, 12 hockey, 12 squash and 10 Under-13 rugby teams plus cross country runners will take part, with the senior rugby on the Rec, the hockey on the Astro, squash at the Queen’s and Sandringham courts, Under-13 rugby at Queen’s Junior and the Rec and the cross country events comprising a mountain race, a Bowker’s Kop team race, one at Parker’s Folly and a Berry Dam Relay.

One of the highlights will be the formal Winter Sport Dinner in the marquee on the Wilkinson Field at which former Springbok rugby captain François Pienaar was to have been the speaker. Pienaar will be unable to attend as he has to be abroad, but two Old Boys of the school who have represented South Africa on the rugby fields of the world, Rob Kempson and Kaya Malotana, will be present. Well-known Radio Algoa DJ Darron Mann will be master of ceremonies.

The rugby fixtures are as follows:

Monday 28 April
 
09.00: Dale vs Wynberg
10.15: Selborne vs Pretoria Boys
11.30: St Andrew's vs KES
12.45: Grey PE vs Rondebosch
14.00: Hangklip vs SACS 
16.00: Queen's vs DHS

Under-13

09.00: Hangklip Invitation vs Merchiston
10.15: Grey PE vs Trinityhouse
11.30: Dale vs Wynberg
12.45: Selborne vs Grey Bloem
15.15: Queen's vs Paarl Boys 
 
Tuesday 29 April
 
Under-13

10.15: Dale vs Grey Bloem 
11.30: Hangklip Invitation vs Wynberg 
12.45: Selborne vs Paarl Boys 
14.00: Queen's vs Trinityhouse 
15.15: Grey PE vs Merchiston
 
Wednesday 30 April
 
09.00: Grey PE vs Pretoria Boys 
10.15: Queen's vs KES 
11.30: Selborne vs DHS 
12.45: Dale vs Rondebosch 
14.00: St Andrew's vs SACS 
15.15: Hangklip vs Wynberg 
  
Thursday 1 May
 
Under-13

10.15: Selborne vs Wynberg 
11.30: Dale vs Merchiston 
12.45: Hangklip Invitation vs Trinityhouse 
14.00: Grey PE vs Paarl Boys 
15.15: Queen's vs Grey Bloem

Friday 2 May 
 
09.00: Dale vs Pretoria Boys
10.15: Grey PE vs SACS
11.30: Selborne vs Rondebosch
12.45: St Andrew's vs DHS
14.00: Hangklip vs KES 
16.00: Queen's vs Wynberg

Under-13

09.00: Hangklip Invitation vs Paarl Boys
10.15: Selborne vs Merchiston
11.30: Dale vs Trinityhouse
12.45: Grey PE vs Grey Bloem
15.15: Queen's  vs Wynberg