"Can Jack Parow catch a rugby ball?" These and other questions will be answered at the anticipated 2020 Cape Town 10s tournament during the final weekend of January.

The primary drawcard of the 10s is the various hometown heroes who attend to play on and off the sports field. The 10s rugby tournament aims to host the opportunity for professionals and amateurs to put on a 'show-stopper' for the 25 000 fans who gather for a weekend of rugby.

Siya Kolisi's home club in Port Elizabeth will be attending to defend its title as the tournament. According to the event, with South African Netball making waves across the globe, it is not surprising that 112 teams are set to attend the 2020 event.

The 6km SPAR Fun Run offers another option for participants, while golf is a new addition to the 10s with night golf at Westlake. It will host a full round at Metropolitan and a virtual golf play-off at the 10s venue on Saturday.

Hockey, 5-a-side soccer and dodgeball are providing line-ups that are expecting to see 7 000+ athletes compete on the weekend. The daytime dance floor will be available for fans to be part of the musical line-up, which includes Jack Parow, Sunset Seatshop, Biggy and Majozi across two stages. A new third stage will feature DJs throughout the event. 

"The 10s has firmly established itself as one of the premium sports and lifestyle festivals globally," says Gerhardi Odendaal of the Old School Group, who are the owners and organisers of the festival.

"The impressive performances of our sports teams recently, as well as the incredible welcoming that the Boks had on their triumphant return from Japan, just shows why this event concept keeps on growing and improving every year. We South Africans love sport, we enjoy a celebration and what better place in the world than Cape Town to do this?"

"Sport is king at the Cape Town 10s. Music and cold beers are compulsory while making new friends, building relationships and introducing more people to the power of sport is why we keep on doing this event," adds Gerhardi. 

Eighty social rugby teams from all over South Africa will compete in seven different divisions, including a Vets division, which will include the Thirsti Legends team, captained by Schalk Burger, Schalk Brits and Schalk Bezuidenhout. There will also be a Social division and a Premier 10s division, featuring cup winners from various 10s and 7s tournaments throughout South Africa. 

Jack Parow will be on the field as one of the BOS Sport celebrity team players, under the management of Siv Ngesi. 

Event Details: 

Dates: Friday, 30 January to Saturday, 1 February
Venue: Green Point Common Fields
Price: R50 for children (13 to 17 years of age), R120 for students and R150 for adults. 
Tickets: Available via Quicket or online. Full weekend passes also available.

Individuals can enter the SPAR Run at the 10s here. The event is owned and proudly managed by the Old School Group. 

For more information, visit www.capetown.10s.co.za or contact andrea@10s.co.za. You can also follow The Cape Town 10s on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram.