THE popular Gelofte Night Series, an annual sporting event where primary and high schools compete against each other, kicked off last week.

The 18 schools compete in hockey, netball and rugby to win the ultimate Gelofte Night Series trophy.

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It is the 13th year that Gelofte Skool is hosting this popular event. Private schools as well as public schools from the greater Durban area participate. Gelofte Skool hosts the primary schools’ matches on a Thursday and high schools’ on a Friday.

The finals will be played on Friday, March 8. Spectators are welcome, and there is an entrance fee.

RESULTS:

Thursday, February 15
U13 hockey
Gelofte 0 – Amanzimtoti Primary 2
Penzance 8 – 0 Warner Beach Primary

U13 rugby
Penzance 19 – 14 Westville Senior Primary
Kloof Senior Primary 29 – 5 Amanzimtoti Primary
Gelofte 52 – 0 Port Natal

U13 netball
Penzance B 11 – 1 Port Natal
Westville 10 – 1 Warner Beach Primary
Penzance A 11 – 3 Kloof Senior Primary
Gelofte 25 – 3 Amanzimtoti Primary

Friday, February 16
U19 hockey
Waterfall College 10 – 0 Durban Academy
Kingsway 1 – 0 Hillcrest B
Amanzimtoti 1 – 0 Gelofte
Kuswag 4 – 2 Hillcrest A

U19 netball
Curro Salt Rock 20 – 8 Amanzimtoti High
Hillcrest 21 – 21 Kingsway High
Gelofte 28 – 12 St Mary’s DSG
Kuswag 44 – 4 Waterfall College

U18 rugby
Kloof High 52 – 0 Durban Academy
Kuswag 12 – 3 Hillcrest
Kingsway 21 – 0 Amanzimtoti High
Gelofte 22 – 14 George Campbell

You can follow the school’s Facebook page for more information – they post the fixtures, results and photos.

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