{"id":6310,"date":"2023-04-26T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:28:12","slug":"huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE SCHOOLS&#8217; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The twelve rugby teams involved in the FNB Eastern Cape Classic Clashes Festival will be under huge pressure to perform in every match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matches will be played at the Nelson Mandela University on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the launch of the u\/18 tournament the chairperson of the Eastern Province Schools Rugby Association, Gerald Antonie, had a clear message to the respective captains, Sheldon Jaftha (Spandau Secondary), Jordan Maarman (Mary Waters), Hlumelo Klaas (Ithembelihle), Siyolise Maswana (Mzontsundu Secondary), Kevin Speckman (Ukhanyo Secondary), Sibabalwe Booi (Ndzondelelo High), Mxaku Lukhanyile (Molly Blackburn Senior Secondary), Siphenathi Yoli (Kwazakhele High), Lutho Qusheka (Alexandria High), Jordan Jaftha (Asherville Secondary), Ambesa Magoma (Booysen Park Secondary) and Alexander Kolbey (Gelvandale High).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou won\u2019t be playing for fun, you will have to perform,\u201d said Antonie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned that the team finishing last in the tournament would be replaced with the best-performing school coming out of the Community Cup competition in next year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams are divided into three pools, and will battle it out over the first two days to qualify for Monday\u2019s play-offs. Matches will start at 08:00 on Monday. The final will kick off at 14:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All individual performances will certainly be looked at as the process to find the best u\/18 and u\/16 players in Eastern Province is in full swing. Trial matches took place in Nxuba (Cradock), and teams will now be picked for the next round which will be held at Pearson on May 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FNB Fixtures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Madibaz Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:00: Mary Waters v Gelvandale (Pool C); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:20: Mzontsundu v Booysen Park (B); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:40: Alexandria v Spandau (B); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13:00: Molly Blackburn v Kwazakhele (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14:20: Asherville v Ukhanyo (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15:40: Ndzondelelo v Ithembelihle (C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Madibaz B-Field<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:00: Kwazakhele v Ukhanyo (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:20: Asherville v Molly Blackburn (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:40: Ithembelihle v Gelvandale (C); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13:00: Mary Waters v Ndzondelelo (C); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14:20: Booysen Park v Alexandria (B); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15:40: Spandau v Mzontsundu (B).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Madibaz Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>08:00: Molly Blackburn v Ukhanyo (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:20: Mzontsundu v Alexandria (B); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:40: Ndzondelelo v Gelvandale (C); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:00: Kwazakhele v Asherville (A); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13:20: Booysen Park v Spandau (B); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14:40: Mary Waters v Ithembelihle (C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Grey High host their annual festival with matches being played tomorrow and Saturday in Gqeberha. All the first team matches will be played on the Kolisi Field, starting at 09:10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grey Fixtures<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Day 1&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>09:10: Ithembelihle v Pretoria Boys; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>10:25: Selborne College v Brandwag; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>11:45: Westville v Voortrekker; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>12:55: Graeme College v KES; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>14:05: Queen\u2019s College v Jeppe; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>15:25: Grey v SACS.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Day 2<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>09:10: Hudson Park v St John\u2019s; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>10:25: Selborne College v Jeppe; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>11:45: Graeme College v Voortrekker;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>12:55: SACS v Pretoria Boys; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>14:05: Queen\u2019s College v KES; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>15:25: Grey v Westville.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Wildeklawer tournament in Kimberley is another big one followed by school rugby fans. On Saturday Framesby, from Gqeberha, will be in action against Welkom Gimnasium at 10:20. On Monday Framesby will take on Maritzburg College. The kick off time is 12:40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_51fea46b\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYEWaJh72l0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakdale 47, Framesby 10; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grey 36, Dale 17; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pearson 24, Stirling 5; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nico Malan 45, Despatch 10; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/events\/643efe638d744c431a4430e7\/?type=clip\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marlow 82, Grens 7<\/strong><\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandwag 18, Muir 18; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volkskool 40, Westering 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twelve rugby teams involved in the FNB Eastern Cape Classic Clashes Festival will be under huge pressure to perform in every match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"9dd5ca65-f64c-472c-bcd5-daabd39857e7","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"5.19.1.1","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":{"id":"wYEWaJh72l0","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYEWaJh72l0","type":"youtube","player_loc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYEWaJh72l0","thumbnail_loc":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wyewajh72l0.jpg","last_fetched":1776467748,"duration":25962,"view_count":"11688","width":480,"height":270,"post_id":6310,"title":"IN THE SCHOOLS' DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams | PE Express","publication_date":"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00","description":"The twelve rugby teams involved in the FNB Eastern Cape Classic Clashes Festival will be under huge pressure to perform in every match. Matches will be played at the Nelson Mandela University on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. At the launch of the u\/18 tournament the chairperson of the Eastern Province"},"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Henk Steenkamp","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-6310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IN THE SCHOOLS&#039; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams | PE Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IN THE SCHOOLS&#039; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The twelve rugby teams involved in the FNB Eastern Cape Classic Clashes Festival will be under huge pressure to perform in every match.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PE Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Henk Steenkamp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@express_newspapers\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\"},\"headline\":\"IN THE SCHOOLS&#8217; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":485,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2023\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\",\"name\":\"IN THE SCHOOLS' DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams | PE Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":682,\"caption\":\"Framesby vs Oakdale Photo: Waterson Fotografie (Facebook)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\\\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"IN THE SCHOOLS&#8217; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/pe-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/express_newspapers\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace\",\"name\":\"PE Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"PE Express\"},\"description\":\"This is some test biographical information for PE Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/peexpress\\\/author\\\/peexpress\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IN THE SCHOOLS' DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams | PE Express","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"IN THE SCHOOLS' DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams","og_description":"The twelve rugby teams involved in the FNB Eastern Cape Classic Clashes Festival will be under huge pressure to perform in every match.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/","og_site_name":"PE Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Henk Steenkamp","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@express_newspapers","twitter_site":"@express_newspapers","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/"},"author":{"name":"PE Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace"},"headline":"IN THE SCHOOLS&#8217; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams","datePublished":"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/"},"wordCount":485,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2023","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424\/","url":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424","name":"IN THE SCHOOLS' DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams | PE Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-04-26T09:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-26T10:28:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","width":1024,"height":682,"caption":"Framesby vs Oakdale Photo: Waterson Fotografie (Facebook)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/peexpress-import.lightspeedwp.dev\/huge-pressure-for-classic-clash-teams-20230424#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"IN THE SCHOOLS&#8217; DEN | Huge pressure for Classic Clash teams"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","name":"PE Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#organization","name":"PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pe-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"PE Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/x.com\/express_newspapers","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/46d3a3fe4ef03892348a907387c87ace","name":"PE Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-pe-express-site-icon-96x96.png","caption":"PE Express"},"description":"This is some test biographical information for PE Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/author\/peexpress\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/414b5c50dc214398953902b9d3c7cbe1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":296808,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/learner-dies-after-stabbing-at-toise-senior-secondary-school\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":0},"title":"Grade 9 learner stabbed to death at Eastern Cape school","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"4 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Eastern Cape MEC for Education has condemned the fatal stabbing of a Grade 9 learner during an altercation at a school in the province.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Crime tape.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7586bf9f82ba40788267661e72ea603f.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":270541,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/anti-drug-campaign-intensifies-outreach-to-schools\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":1},"title":"Anti-drug campaign intensifies outreach to schools","author":"PE Express","date":"15 October 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The \"Say No to Drugs\" campaign is taking its anti-drug abuse message to classrooms, aiming to educate learners about the impact of drug abuse.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"In an open dialogue session, learners voiced their concerns about drugs.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anti-drugscampaign3_79983.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anti-drugscampaign3_79983.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anti-drugscampaign3_79983.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anti-drugscampaign3_79983.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anti-drugscampaign3_79983.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":266510,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/icons-journey-marathon-returns-to-ec-for-mandela-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":2},"title":"Icons\u2019 Journey Marathon returns to EC for Mandela Month","author":"Mthatha Express","date":"10 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The founder of the Icon's Journey Marathon, Nkosi Vulithuba Sangoni, recently hosted a media launch at the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha to outline preparations for the upcoming marathon, which takes place during Mandela Month (July). Sangoni announced that all eyes will be on the Eastern Cape as the Icon's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8903_33928.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8903_33928.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8903_33928.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8903_33928.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8903_33928.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298201,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/thousands-of-eastern-cape-learners-miss-school-amid-scholar-transport-disruption\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":3},"title":"Thousands of Eastern Cape learners miss school amid scholar transport disruption","author":"PE Express","date":"30 April 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Eastern Cape Department of Education says over 12,000 learners missed school due to scholar transport disruptions linked to a Santaco protest.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The withdrawal of scholar transport services by operators over unpaid fees affected over 12 000 learners.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scholar-transport-pic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scholar-transport-pic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scholar-transport-pic.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scholar-transport-pic.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":265016,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/action-ahead-at-grant-khomo-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":4},"title":"Action ahead at Grant Khomo Week","author":"PE Express","date":"27 June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Eleven schools are represented in the Eastern Province U\/16 rugby squad, who are ready to produce a huge team effort at the Grant Khomo Week. The week starts on Monday at St Alban's College in Pretoria and the final matches will be played on Friday July 4. Grey High dominates\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Janro_96666.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Janro_96666.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Janro_96666.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Janro_96666.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Janro_96666.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":268610,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/school-rugby-teams-amped-up-for-last-games-of-the-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":6310,"position":5},"title":"School rugby teams amped up for last games of the season","author":"PE Express","date":"13 August 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Time is starting to run out! This year's school rugby season in Nelson Mandela Bay is coming to an exciting end. At this stage of the season, it is especially the matrics who are all geared up to produce a massive performance. There are not many opportunities left for them\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A number of rugby legends will be in the starting line-up for the much-anticipated Past to Present fundraising dinner at Mandela University's Indoor Sports Centre today.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rugby-2522306_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rugby-2522306_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rugby-2522306_1280.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rugby-2522306_1280.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rugby-2522306_1280.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"PE Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6310"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=6310"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=6310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}