Top schoolboys brace for impact at Stadio Craven Week
South Africa’s top schoolboys will be in action at the U18 Stadio Craven Week, which will be staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp over the next six days.
The second tournament in SA Rugby’s 2024 Youth Weeks programme will run from 24 to 29 June, with 16 teams competing across the matches played on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The SA Schools and SA Schools A squads will be selected at the completion of the Stadio Craven Week on Saturday. The two teams will play each other on Thursday 4 July, at the same Krugersdorp venue.
Four matches are scheduled for Day One of the tournament, with the South Western Districts and Valke meeting in the first fixture at 09h30.
The U18 Stadio Craven Week Opening Ceremony at 14h00 will be followed by the clash between Western Province, who won last year’s final match against the Blue Bulls, and the Sharks.
The Golden Lions, the hosts for this year’s tournament, will be in action on Tuesday, along with the WP XV, Griquas, Pumas, Limpopo Blue Bulls, Free State, Griffons and the Bulls.
Day One Schedule:
09h30: South Western Districts v Valke
11h00: Boland v Leopards
12h30: Eastern Province v Border
14h00: Opening Ceremony
14h30: Western Province v Sharks
