Affter 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 St John’s College (rugby); King Edward (rugby and hockey); 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.

RUGBY FIXTURES

St John’s
Thursday 14 April – 12.40 pm Helpmekaar Kollege vs Graeme College, 1.50pm Paarl Boys High vs Golden Lions Invitation, 3pm Hilton College vs St Benedict’s College, 4.10pm Hoër Landbouskool Boland vs Hoërskool Noordheuwel, 6.10pm St Charles College vs St David’s Marist Inanda, 7.20pm Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Welkom Gimnasium, 8.30pm St John’s College vs Hoërskool Nelspruit.

Saturday 16 April – 8.15am Noordheuwel vs St David’s,  9.25am Boland Landbou vs St Charles, 10.35am Lions vs St Benedict’s,  11.45 am St John’s vs Graeme College, 2pm Hilton vs Welkom Gimnasium, 3.10pm Paul Roos Gimnasium vs  Nelspruit, 4.20pm Helpmekaar vs Paarl Boys High.

Monday 18 April – 8.30am St Benedict’s vs St Charles, 9.40am St David’s vs Lions, 10.50am Graeme College vs Welkom Gimnasium, 12pm Helpmekaar vs Nelspruit, 2pm Noordheuwel vs St John’s, 3.10pm Affies vs Boland Landbou, 4.20pm Hilton vs Paarl Boys High.

King Edward
Thursday April 14 – 8.10am Trinityhouse vs Dale College, 9.20am Nico Malan vs Durbanville, 10.30am Ben Vorster vs Centurion, 11.40am Jeppe High School for Boys vs Eldoraigne, 12.50pm King Edward VII School vs Queens College, 2pm Northwood Boys’ High vs Hudson Park.

Saturday April 16 – 8.10am Centurion vs Durbanville, 9.20m Trinityhouse vs Nico Malan, 10.30am Ben Vorster vs Eldoraigne, 11.40 am Northwood vs Queens, 12.50pm Jeppe vs Hudson Park, 2pm KES vs Dale.

Monday April 18 – 8am Northwood vs Centurion, 9.10am Queens vs Durbanville
10.20am Jeppe vs Dale, 11.30am Ben Vorster vs Nico Malan, 12.40pm Hudson Park vs Trinityhouse, 1.50pm KES vs Eldoraigne.

St Stithians
Thursday April 14 – 9.15am St Andrew’s vs St Alban’s, 10.30am Maritzburg College vs Michaelhouse, 11.45am St Stithians vs Clifton, 1pm Parktown vs Wynberg, 2.15pm Bishops vs Grey High.

Saturday April 16 – 9.15am St Alban’s vs Grey High, 10.30am St Andrew’s vs Wynberg, 11.45am Parktown vs Clifton, 1pm Maritzburg College vs Bishops, 2.45pm St Stithians vs Michaelhouse.

Monday April 18 – 9.15am Wynberg vs Clifton, 10.30am Bishops vs Parktown, 11.45am Grey High vs Maritzburg College, 1pm St Alban’s vs Michaelhouse, 2.15pm St Stithians vs St Andrew’s.

Kearsney
Thursday 14 April – 8am Umhlali Prep vs KZN Ibutho under-13, 9.30am – Kearsney vs Marlow, 10.45am DHS vs Waterkloof, 12pm Westville vs Monument. 1.15pm Noord-Kaap vs Selborne, 2.30pm Glenwood vs Pretoria Boys, 3.45pm Framesby vs EG Jansen,

Saturday 16 April – 7am Hillcrest Primary vs KZN Ibutho, 8am Noord-Kaap vs Westville, 9.30am Monument vs Marlow, 10.45am Kearsney vs Waterkloof, 12pm EG. Jansen vs DHS, 1.15pm Pretoria vs Framesby, 2.30pm Glenwood vs Selborne.

Monday 18 April – 8am Highbury vs KZN Ibutho, 9.30am Glenwood vs EG Jansen. 10.45am Westville vs Selborne, 12pm Monument vs DHS, 1.15pm Marlow vs Pretoria, 2.30pm Waterkloof vs Noord-Kaap, 3.45pm Kearsney vs Framesby.

Jeppe
Thursday, 18 April (Wits) – 4pm: St Benedict’s vs Golden Lions President’s XV; Parktown vs St Charles; 5pm: Westville vs Pretoria Boys’ High; St Andrew’s College vs Michaelhouse; 6pm: Queen’s College vs Hilton; Helpmekaar vs Grey High; 7pm: KES vs Northwood; Jeppe vs SACS

Saturday, 20 April – 9am: St Benedict’s vs St Charles; St Andrew’s vs Westville; 10am: Pretoria Boys’ High vs Michaelhouse; Helpmekaar vs SACS; 11am: Golden Lions President’s XV vs Northwood; KES vs Grey High; 12pm: Parktown vs Queen’s College; Jeppe vs Hilton.

Monday, 22 April – 9am: Helpmekaar vs St Andrew’s; Parktown vs SACS; 10am: Queen’s College vs Northwood; Golden Lions President’s XV vs Hilton; 11am: St Benedict’s vs Westville; Pretoria Boys’ High vs St Charles; 12pm: Jeppe vs Michaelhouse.