20 September 2023
The Clifton Aquatic Centre is set to rock to the 18th edition of the Clifton Water Polo Tournament from Friday, 22 September to Monday, 25 September, with 16 schools, divided into four pools, battling it out for the honours.
Line-up
The line-up, which features many of the country’s top teams, includes Clifton, Kearsney, Glenwood, Westville, DHS, Hilton, Maritzburg College, and Michaelhouse from KZN; SACS, Reddam Constantia and Paul Roos, from the Western Cape; Saint Andrew’s College from the Eastern Cape, KES, Affies and Saint John’s College from Gauteng; and Grey College from the Free State.
Clifton Water Polo Tournament 2023 Programme –Â https://online.fliphtml5.com/iufgp/wudz/#p=1
Pool A consists of KES, Kearsney, SACS and Glenwood, with Paul Roos, Westville, DHS and Affies in Pool B. Hilton, Saint Andrew’s, Maritzburg College and Reddam Constantia make up Pool C, while the hosts, Clifton, are in Pool D with Michaelhouse, Saint John’s and Grey College.
Top teams
SACS enjoyed an outstanding season at the beginning of 2023 and were ranked number one in the country. They will be challenged hard in their pool by Paul Roos, though, who were ranked within the top five. Two other teams that were ranked inside the top five in South Africa, Saint Andrew’s College and Hilton College, are in Pool C.
Kearsney appears to be in good form, having recently beaten Hilton, while the hosts, Clifton, edged out Westville by a single goal last weekend. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 at the end of the first term, with Kearsney was just outside of it.
Clifton will fancy their chances playing at home, but Saint John’s College looms as a big obstacle. Neither Michaelhouse nor Grey should be discounted either in Pool D. Any of these teams is capable of upsetting a higher ranked side.
How to catch the action
The Clifton Aquatic Centre is a fantastic venue for viewing water polo. However, if you’re unable to make it to the games, the event will be broadcast live on SuperSport Schools:
Clifton Water Polo Tournament 2023 on SuperSport Schools
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Pinnacle Schools will also post selected highlights on YouTube, if you are unable to catch the livestream:
Busy Schedule
The action begins at 08:00 on Friday and carries on throughout the day, with the final clash starting at 19:15. The pool games continue on Saturday morning at 07:15 and will conclude with the 12:30 meeting of DHS and Affies.
Then, from 14:00, the playoffs start, with the day’s last match beginning at 17:00.
On Sunday, the playoffs continue. It’s a very busy day, with the action taking place from 07:15 to the last match, which starts at 19:00.
Then, on Monday, the final positions will be decided, starting from 07:00, with the playoff for 15th and 16th, and concluding at 12:30 with the battle for the title of Clifton Water Polo Tournament champions.
Friday fixtures
08:00 Westville vs DHS
08:45 Clifton vs Grey College
09:30 Saint Andrews vs Reddam Constantia
10:15 KES vs Kearsney
11:00 Affies vs Westville
11:45 Michaelhouse vs Saint John’s
12:30 Maritzburg College vs Saint Andrew’s
13:15 SACS vs Glenwood
14:00 Paul Roos vs DHS
14:45 Saint John’s vs Grey College
15:30 Hilton vs Maritzburg College
16:15 Kearsney vs Glenwood
17:00 Clifton vs Michaelhouse
17:45 SACS vs KES
18:30 Paul Roos vs Affies
19:15 Hilton vs Reddam Constantia
The tournament is sponsored by:
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