JOHANNESBURG, 17 April 2013: The Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools magazine show will hit television screens tonight for the first time in the build-up to Saturday’s season-opening match between Johannesburg rivals KES and Jeppe.
The first episode, which will preview the match and provide viewers with in-depth insights on the rich traditions and rugby legends associated with the participating schools, will be broadcast on SuperSport One, SuperSport One Africa and SuperSport CSN at 17:45.
Repeats of the episode will be broadcast on Thursday morning and Saturday morning in the lead-up to the encounter.
Similar shows will be broadcast weekly until August in line with the scheduled matches.
Premier Interschools is more than just First Team Rugby – it is about the entire school participating and forging lifelong friendships on and off the field. The magazine show will cover behind-the-scenes stories and broadcast footage unique to each Interschools match. For example, last year, the sons of Ruan van der Merwe and Lean Marnewick who featured in the same Grey College First Team in 1985, Dante van der Merwe and Lezar Marnewick respectively, lined up against each other in the Paarl Boys’ High vs Grey College Premier Interschools. The magazine show will provide coverage of these unique behind-the-scenes stories to further emphasize the rich heritage of these traditional schools and highlight other academic, cultural and sporting achievements.
Interviews with famous ‘Old Boys’, including prominent Springboks from each school will also be showcased. In the first episode Bryan Habana shares his memories from wearing the famous red jersey from KES.
Looking at this week’s derby, two Springboks have emerged from KES – Bryan Habana and Joe van Niekerk – while 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White represented Jeppe’s first team and returned as their head coach from 1989 to 1994.
History favours KES on Saturday as they have won more than the double the matches between the sides dating back to 1935. They also boast the impressive record of having won eight of the last 10 match-ups between the sides since 2003.
But Jeppe is expected to draw motivation from the fact that they beat KES 28-13 last year and registered a narrow 17-13 victory in 2010.
True to its slogan “Honouring Heritage and Playing for the Future”, Premier Interschools is about History, Heritage and Tradition, and telling stories. This is expected to be a big draw-card for spectators and viewers as the series makes its mark in the next few months.
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Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools Magazine Show episode 1 broadcast schedule:
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Schedule Date |
Schedule Time |
Duration |
Channel Name |
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Wednesday, 17 April, 2013 |
17:45 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One |
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Wednesday, 17 April, 2013 |
17:45 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One Africa |
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Wednesday, 17 April, 2013 |
17:45 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport CSN |
|
Thursday, 18 April, 2013 |
06:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One |
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Thursday, 18 April, 2013 |
06:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One Africa |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
02:00 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
02:00 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One Africa |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
06:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One Africa |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
06:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport One |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
06:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport CSN |
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Saturday, 20 April, 2013 |
09:15 |
00:15:00 |
SuperSport Six |
@BoishaaiPa: Ag weet jy hoe bly sal ons valke ondersteuners wees as die Kempton Park vs EG Jansen game ook op die radar kan kom.
@Woltrui: Dis Gordon Greaves en sy vrou se TV produksie span tesame met Robbie Blair jnr wat die pakette aanmekaar sit. Ek help met agtergrond info en stats. Daar gaan met elke game so program uitgesaai word op TV….Affies is ook op die radar, maar hulle twee groot games vs Waterkloof en Pretoria BH val op dieslfde datums as HJS vs Grey Bloem en HJS vs Paarl Gim….Daar kom dalk nog n verrassing.
@BOG: Because fortunatly there is only 2 OG’s on the board and Tiaan kan moer both of them at the same time!…lol
For the life of me,I cannot understand why GCB should have only three matches ? Where is fairness in this world?
BoishaaiPa, het nou gekyk na die “link” waarna jy verwys het op die ander lyn. Puik puik puik.
As mens nie hoendervleis kry is jy na alle waarskynlik nie ‘n Suid Afrikaner. Hoede af vir die manne wat die paket bymekaar gesit het.