After an absence of school sport for two years, the all-popular sport and rugby festivals are back again – with a fresh spin from SuperSport.
Unlike in previous years, when select matches were broadcast, 400 fixtures from six separate venues will be live streamed on the SuperSport Schools app, which is free to use.
Followers of schools action can thus follow it from any of King Edward (rugby and hockey); St John’s College (rugby); St Stithians (football, hockey, netball, rugby, squash and tennis); Kearsney (rugby);
Jeppe (u-16 rugby); St Albans (hockey) and Rustenburg (rugby).
There’s renewed interest and energy in and around the festivals, chiefly because of their enforced hiatus and the expectations ahead of what is traditionally full-blooded and fun.
Schools travel up and down country to compete, ensuring the very best can be found sometimes within mere kilometres of one another.
In Johannesburg alone, powerhouses like Hoër Landbouskool Boland, Paul Roos Gimnasium, Helpmekaar, Dale College, Jeppe and Queens College will all be in town for what is shaping to be an extraordinary weekend of schoolboy rugby.
Jeppe itself will host an under-16 event, while Kearsney College in Durban will showcase top schools like Waterkloof, Selborne, Monument, Durban High School and Glenwood.
The busiest venue will doubtless be St Stithians in northern Johannesburg where 78 schools will be represented by 148 teams participating in football, hockey, netball, rugby, squash and tennis.
The obvious question is how to catch the action live?
The SuperSport Schools app is the best – and easiest - way to go.
SuperSport Schools records and live-streams schools sport automatically – indoors and outdoors – so that you can watch from anywhere love or on-demand and at no cost to the viewer.
You can even clip highlights and download these for use on social, or as keepsakes. Viewers can also download the full HD version of the game via the SuperSport Schools internet browser.
It’s super-easy and brings the thrill of school sport straight to you.
Simply click on the school that you wish to follow and start sharing all your favourite games with your friends and family.
Download the SuperSport Schools mobile application onto your iOS or Android device using the same login details on up to three devices at the same time.