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STELLENBOSCH. – Die Westelike Provinsie sal hoop dat hy vandag vir die eerste keer sedert 1973 as die nie-amptelike kampioen van ‘n Cravenweek in dié Bolandse dorp gekroon kan word. Die Eikestad is vanjaar vir ‘n rekord vyfde keer die gasheer van die Cravenweek.

Die Streeptruie het ‘n goeie rekord in Stellenbosch met die feit dat hy vandag in sy vierde van die vyf hoofwedstryde in aksie sal wees. Die span kon egter nog net een keer in 1973 teen Transvaal in die wedstryde as oorwinnaars van die veld in die Eikestad stap.

Die tuisspan se teenstander in vanjaar se hoofwedstryd, die Oostelike Provinsie, is die nie-amptelike verdedigende kampioen na hy verlede jaar vir Suidwestelike Distrikte met 25-7 in die hoofwedstryd verslaan het. OP sal hoop dat Bosch-magic deur verlede jaar se Cravenweek-speler van die jaar, Curwin Bosch, aan hom ‘n sege kan besorg.
Die tweestryd om dop te hou in die hoofwedstryd sal egter tussen die twee spanne se agtstemanne, Kwezi Mafu (OP) en Khanya Ncusane (WP), wees.

Die geheim in die grootste sege nog ooit in ‘n hoofwedstryd van die Cravenweek het gekom deur dié genot wat die spel bring. Die Vrystaat het met die vorige toernooi die WP met 52-3 in die hoofwedstryd op ‘n nat Markotter-stadion verslaan.

“Ons was baie kalm as span voor die tyd, ons het die gevoel gehad van dit maak nie saak wat vandag gebeur nie, ons as ‘n span het klaar meer bereik as om te wen, omdat ons so na aan mekaar gegroei het. Ek onthou goed hoe ek voor die wedstryd na my broer Sias toe gestap en gesê het dat hy nie moet stres vandag nie, dit maak nie saak wat vandag gebeur nie, of ons wen of verloor. Kom ons geniet net die wedstryd saam. Ek het al baie gehoor en gesê geniet dit net manne, dis mos hoekom ons speel, want dit is lekker, maar daardie dag het ek dit bedoel en gevoel,” het Ebersohn gesê.

In die vorige hoofwedstryd in Stellenbosch in 1996 was Pierre Joubert wat later ‘n suksesvolle eersterangse krieketloopbaan gehad het, Noord-Transvaal se held toe hy die Streeptruie met 24-12 verslaan het. “Ek onthou hulle haker, Stefan Myburgh, het die heeltyd vir my gesê hy gaan my vang. Ek het nooit as ‘n krieketspeler in my loopbaan soveel abuse soos daardie dag gevat nie. Ek het wel hom in die gesig raakgeskop met die bal en hy is boonop geblaas omdat hy ontkant was. Verder het die wedstryd verby gevlieg,” het Joubert gesê.

Die Noord-Vrystater, AJ Jacobs, sal die fluitjie in dié wedstryd blaas. Hy is sover vasgestel kon word die eerste skeidsregter van die Griffons wat die eer te beurt val.

Die Valke en Boland sal albei ook vandag probeer om die toernooi onoorwonne af te sluit. Die Valke kom teen Grens te staan, terwyl Boland vir die Blou Bulle sal pak.

Vandag se bepalings:

Markotter-stadion – 13:25: KwaZulu-Natal t. Suidwestelike Distrikte; 15:00: Westelike Provinsie t. Oostelike Provinsie. Volkskombuis – 10:15: Grens t. Valke; 11:45: Blou Bulle t. Boland. Meulsloot – 09:00: OP-platteland t. Griekwas; 10:30: Pumas t. Vrystaat; 12:00: Goue Leeus t. Griffons. Doornbosch – 09:00: Zimbabwe t. Namibia; 10:30: Griekwa-platteland t. Grens-platteland; 12:00: Luiperds t. Limpopo Blou Bulle.

 

DHL Western Province and Cape neighbours Boland on Wednesday stamped their authority on day three of the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week at the Markötter Sports Complex at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch to keep alive their hopes of playing in the final match of the tournament on Saturday.
Hosts Western Province were in top form against the Griffons and registered an emphatic 65-5 victory, which marked the highest score so far in the tournament, while Boland staged a strong second-half comeback against Border for a 20-15 victory.
The Blue Bulls, Free State and the Limpopo Blue Bulls, meanwhile, registered their first wins of the tournament in style as they each scored over 30 points in their respective matches against the Pumas, Namibia and Border CD.
In the main matches on Thursday the Valke will go up against Griquas, and Eastern Province, who finished as the top team last season, will line up against KwaZulu-Natal.
Please click on links for run of play of each match

DHL Western Province 65 (43) Griffons 5 (5)

DHL Western Province were dominant from the outset against the Griffons as they stretched the opposition’s defence and took advantage of the gaps out wide to run in an impressive six tries before the break. The hosts showed great skill on attack and capitalised on their speed out wide and fine support play, while they slipped through tackles with ease. The Griffons, meanwhile, battled to make their presence felt with their limited possession and porous defence letting them down, and managed to score only one try in the first half, which left them trailing 43-5 at the break.
The Griffons tried hard to retain possession on attack and tightened up their defence in the second half, but despite this Western Province added four tries to their tally to take their total for the match to 10. The Griffons’ efforts on attack, however, were shut down by the solid defence, which resulted in the Welkom side being unable to add to their score and having to settle for a 65-5 defeat.
Scorers:

DHL Western Province – Tries: Joshua Vermeulen, Cornel Smit, Ernst van Rhyn, Tyreeq February, Ruben de Villiers, George Lourens, Ryan Muller, Damian Willemse, Nico Leonard (2). Conversions: Joshua Vermeulen (4), Cornel Smit (2). Penalty: Cornel Smit.
Griffons – Try: Duke Jantjies.
Boland 20 (0) Border 15 (12)

Boland and Border were involved in an epic clash as the teams put their bodies on the line on attack and defence for the duration of the clash. Both teams tried to hold onto the ball and put together phases on attack, and with the defence holding well, they battled to break through. Such was the closeness of the clash Border opted for two penalties in the first 15 minutes to get on the scoreboard, but both attempts proved unsuccessful. The East London side eventually scored the first points of the match two minutes before half time and backed it up with their second try a minute later to take a 12-0 lead at the break.
Boland bounced back strongly after the break with an early try, which in-form flyhalf Adriaan van der Bank converted to close the gap on the scoreboard to 12-7. The Western Cap side struck again in the 47th minute with a try by Steyn Olivier. Border, meanwhile, added a penalty by flyhalf Courtney Winnaar. The closing minutes were tense as the teams fought until the end for the victory, but a penalty and drop goal by Van der Bank ensured that Boland stayed ahead on the scoreboard and allowed them to secure back-to-back victories in the tournament.

Scorers:

Boland – Tries: Gilroy Philander, Steyn Olivier. Conversions: Adriaan van der Bank (2). Penalty: Adriaan van der Bank. Drop Goal: Adriaan van der Bank.
Border – Tries: Michael Botha, Tristian Coetzer. Conversion: Courtney Winnaar. Penalty: Courtney Winnaar.
Blue Bulls 35 (20) Pumas 17 (12)

The Blue Bulls delivered a solid all-round performance against the Pumas to register their first victory in the tournament with their forwards and backs combining well to push the team onto the front foot. Flyhalf and captain Eddie Fouche and scrumhalf Embrose Papier played in a vital role in sparking their attack while Fouche kept the team ahead on the scoreboard thanks to his solid goal-kicking, which earned him a personal total of 13 points in the match.
The Pumas scored the first try in the third minute and they added another in the 27th minute, but two penalties and two converted tries by the Blue Bulls forced the Pretoria side into a 20-12 halftime lead. The Pumas tried hard to retain possession and apply pressure on the Bulls after the break, but they battled to breach the solid defence and were limited to only one try in the second half. The Blue Bulls, meanwhile, managed to cross the tryline two more times in what proved to be a tight half, while Fouche added his third penalty to secure a convincing 35-17 win.
Scorers:

Blue Bulls – Tries: Runan Venter, Ruben van Heerden, Wayne Van der Bank (2). Conversions: Eddie Fouche (2), Runan Venter. Penalties: Eddie Fouche (3).
Pumas – Tries: Ruben Roodt, Marnus Van der Merwe, Dewald Maritz. Conversion: Wessel Muller.
Free State 43 (12) Namibia 19 (7)

The first half between the Free State and Namibia was tight as the teams both tried to put together phases on attack and force their way over the advantage line. Namibia struck first with a try in the 10th minute, but the Free State hit back four minutes later while Namibia were reduced to 14 men due to a yellow card. The Bloemfontein side found their rhythm on attack soon after and did well to snuff out the gaps in the defence, which earned them four tries in 15 minutes to take a commanding lead.
Namibia, however, fought back with intent and scored three tries to reduce the deficit thanks to their ability to retain possession and apply pressure on attack. This pushed their score into double figures. The Free State, however, struck again with a try on the stroke of fulltime to secure a 43-19 victory.
Scorers:

Free State – Tries: Niel Durow, Daniel William Rust, Dian Schoonees, Kian Skippers (2), Jurie Burger (2). Conversions: Christiaan Schutte (4).
Namibia – Tries: Cliven Loubser, Christiaan Ras, Armondo Van Wyk. Conversions: Cliven Loubser (2).
Limpopo Blue Bulls 34 (24) Border CD 20 (0)

The Limpopo Blue Bulls started their clash against Border CD with a bang as they dominated territory and possession to take control of the first half. They wasted no time making their presence felt and scored the first try of the match in the fourth minute compliments of Stefan Engelbrecht, and added two more before the break to take an encouraging 24-0 lead at the break.
They built on this fine form in the second half and added three more tries to take their total for the match to six. Border CD, however, showed their fighting spirit and completely dominated the last 10 minutes thanks to their speedy backs, which earned them three tries to add to a penalty early in the second half for a 34-20 defeat.
Scorers:

Limpopo Blue Bulls – Tries: Franco Van der Watt, Stefan Engelbrecht, Salie Vermaak, Jan Coertze, Chris Jenkinson (2). Conversions: Wernich Kachelhoffer (2).
Border CD – Tries: Josh Armstrong, Aviwe Mancotywa, Soyama Ngceke. Conversion: Alrich Plaatjies. Penalty: Alrich Plaatjies.
Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week day-three results:

DHL Western Province 65 – 5 Griffons
Boland 20 – 15 Border
Blue Bulls 35 – 17 Pumas
Free State 43 – 19 Namibia
Limpopo Blue Bulls 34 – 20 Border CD
Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week day-four results:

09h00 – Griquas CD vs Leopards
10h30 – Zimbabwe vs Eastern Province CD
12h00 – SWD vs Lions
13h30 – Valke vs Griquas
15h00 – Eastern Province vs KwaZulu-Natal
Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs

Die moontlike einde van skolerugbyunies ter wille van streekspanne is nie werklik buitengewoon nie.

Die indeling van sportfederasies se spanne volgens Suid-Afrika se provinsiale grense is deel van die regering se nasionale sportplan. Die witskrif oor die departement van sport en ontspanning (DOS) en Suid-Afrikaanse Sportkonfederasie en Olimpiese Komitee (Saskok) se sportplan is opgestel om sport van voetsoolvlak af te ontwikkel.

​Deur die onderskeie sporte se amateurspanne volgens die land se geopolitieke grense te laat deelneem, sal dit glo die regering se bestuur vergemaklik om geld aan die onderskeie sportsoorte te versprei.

Dié sportplan is reeds op die nasionale indaba in 2011 bespreek en in 2012 bekend gestel. Die huidige witskrif is reeds in 2014 uitgereik en sal ná 2019 weer aangepas word.

Die onderskeie sportsoorte het glo tot volgende jaar tyd om hul sporte in ooreenstemming met die nasionale plan te kry. Dit sal ’n invloed op verskeie amateursportspanne in Suid-Afrika hê. Die plan is opgestel om sport in Suid-Afrika te ontwikkel, te bevorder en ook al die sportsoorte te transformeer.

Esethu Hasane, woordvoerder van die minister van sport en ontspanning, het gesê hulle is nie betrokke by die benaming van spanne nie en indien die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyunie (Saru) dit doen, is dit hul eie prerogatief.

Andy Colquhoun, Saru se korporatiewe bestuurder, het gesê hulle kan nie nou oor die kwessie kommentaar lewer nie. Saru se 14 unies se uitvoerende hoofde en presidente het Woensdag in Franschhoek vergader. Dié saak was een van die besprekingspunte.

Suid-Afrika se nege provinsies word opgedeel in 52 munisipale distrikte. Daar kan selfs oorweeg word dat spanne in dié distrikte aan hul onderskeie sportsoorte deelneem. Dit kan beteken die distrikte sal dan eers jaarliks vir nasionale toernooie moet kwalifiseer. Saru kan ook die pad van netbal oorweeg wat hul indeling volgens die land se provinsies doen.

Dit is van die moontlikhede wat deur Saru deurgetrap kan word voordat hulle volgende jaar ’n besluit moet neem hoe hulle aan die witskrif se bepalings gaan voldoen.

Dié veranderinge kan glo ook ’n uitwerking op die oudste provinsiale kompetisie in wêreldrugby, die Curriebeker-reeks, hê. Dit sal ook veranderinge aan die Cravenweek se struktuur beteken.

Stellenbosch. – Vanjaar se Cravenweek, wat hier in die Eikestad plaasvind, is dalk die laaste een waar spanne soos die “Blou Bulle”, “Goue Leeus” en “Valke” te sien sal wees.

Die regering het versoek dat met die bekende name weggedoen moet word en dat plaaslike nasionale skole-toernooie se spanne volgens die land se provinsiale grense gekies moet word.

Die uitvoerende hoofde en presidente van die land se 14 rugbyunies vergader more hier by die Cravenweek-toernooi en die versoek sal een van die besprekingspunte wees.

Suid-Afrikaanse Skole-netbal is reeds geruime tyd in lyn met dié wens van die regering.

Dit het soos Gauteng Delta, Gauteng Lambda, Limpopo Marula, WEs-Kaapse Cedars, Vrystaatse Jaquars en Noord-Kaap Diamonds afgegee wat aan die All Girls-toernooie deelneem. Dié toernooie is netbal se weergawe van die Cravenweek.

Oor presies hoe die regering wil hê die indeling moet plaasvind, is nog nie bekend nie.
’n Ondersoek oor die moontlikhede is glo deur die Valke Rugby-unie (VRU) se uitvoerende bestuurder, Jurie Coetzee, gelei.

Daar sal na verwagting, ongeag of die regering se versoek reeds volgende jaar deurgevoer word, reeds minder spanne by die Cravenweek asook die Akademie-week in aksie wees. Die twee toernooie sal volgende jaar in dieselfde week in Durban plaasvind.

Die Grant Khomo-week (vir o.16-spelers) en die Cravenweek vir laerskole sal op dieselfde grondslag in die Paarl aangebied word.

Daar is sprake dat Oostelike Provinsie-platteland en Griekwa-platteland gaan versoek dat hulle ook weer as deel van hulle onderskeie moederunies aan die Cravenweek van volgende jaar af sal deelneem. 

Die Oostelike Provinsie se stedelike span het reeds vanjaar vanjaar drie spelers die stut CJ van Niekerk, haker Arno le Roux (albei Marlow Landbou) en stut Zaci Sandi (St. Andrew’s College) vanuit die destydse Noord-Oos Kaap in hulle span ingesluit. 

Dié twee plattelandse spanne is destyds in 2008 aan die unies toegeken oor die afstande wat spelers moes aflê vir oefeninge voor die toernooi en oor die feit dat albei die streke al hulle kwota Springbokke opgelewer het.

 

Eastern Province and KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday stamped their authority on the second day of the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week at the Markötter Sports Complex at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch as they registered encouraging victories in the top match-ups of the day.

Eastern Province, who took top honours at last year’s tournament, were in fine form against SWD in a repeat of the 2014 final match and registered a 41-31 victory, while KwaZulu-Natal defeated the Golden Lions 18-16 in a nail-biting encounter.

Griquas, the Valke and Griquas CD also started off their campaigns on a high note as they secured victories against the Leopards, Eastern Province CD and Zimbabwe respectively.
The third round of matches will be played on Wednesday, with hosts DHL Western Province taking on the Griffons and

Boland going up against Border.

For a full run of play report, please click on the link provided

Eastern Province 41 (15) SWD Eagles 31 (3)

Eastern Province started off their clash against the SWD Eagles with a bang thanks to their ability to create point-scoring chances and to capitalise on them. The team delivered a solid display with their forwards and backs combining well, while flyhalf Curwin Bosch dictated play with distinction and backed this up with his golden boot, which allowed them to dominate proceedings throughout the match.

Eastern Province had the first say thanks to a try by Riaan van Rensburg in the third minute, and they added another in the 17th minute, while Bosch slotted over a drop goal, while SWD were only able to kick a penalty in the half. This convincing start pushed the Port Elizabeth side 15-3 ahead at the break.

The second half proved to be a try festival as the teams showed fantastic flair on attack and backed this up with fine decision-making. While Eastern Province continued to build on their solid first half with another two tries, SWD they found their rhythm on attack and the rewards followed as they scored four tries to match that of the Eastern Cape side. Two extra penalties and another two drop goals by Bosch to take his personal tally in the match to 21 points, however, proved to be the difference between the sides on the scoreboard. These heroics earned Eastern Province a 41-31 victory.

Scorers:

Eastern Province – Tries: Khewzi Mafu, Mohamed Connelly, Lubabalo Dobela, Riaan van Rensburg. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (3). Penalties: Curwin Bosch (2). Drop Goals: Curwin Bosch (3).
SWD Eagles – Tries: Manie Libbok (2), Christo Hamman, Luvuyo Ndevu. Conversions: Manie Libbok (4). Penalty: Manie Libbok.

KwaZulu-Natal 18 (10) Golden Lions 16 (13)

The battle between KwaZulu-Natal and the Golden Lions was epic with the teams put their bodies on the line throughout the clash. The Lions opened up the scoring in the fourth minute with a penalty by Mthi Simelane, but this was cancelled out by KwaZulu-Natal as they crossed the chalk for the first try of the match. The exchanges that followed were tight, resulting in both teams opting for penalties to get points on the board. The Lions, however, fought back and their efforts paid off with a converted try four minutes before the break, which earned them a 13-10 halftime lead.
The second half was equally intense as the teams continued to use their physicality in the hope of powering their way through the defence, but with neither side giving an inch, they opted for penalties once again, with Simelane slotting over his third three-pointer and KwaZulu-Natal’s Bader Pretorius his second.
The Sharks, however, dominated territory and this allowed them to apply immense pressure on the Lions. But the Johannesburg team absorbed the pressure well. The Durban side’s efforts eventually paid off in the final minute as Xolisa Guma crossed the tryline to secure a nail-biting 18-16 victory.
Scorers:

KwaZulu-Natal – Tries: Xolisa Guma, Mulalo Sadiki. Conversion: Bader Pretorius. Penalties: Bader Pretorius (2).
Golden Lions – Try: Tiaan Van der Merwe. Conversion: Mthi Simelane. Penalties: Mthi Simelane (3).
Leopards 17 (17) Griquas 28 (14)

The clash between the Leopards and Griquas was a physical forward battle as the teams both used their big forwards to try to force their way onto the front foot. On occasions they looked for space out wide in an attempt to sneak through to the tryline, but with the teams closely matched on attack and defence, it proved to be an epic battle until the end as only five points separated the sides on the scoreboard for a lengthy period in the second half.
The Leopards opened up the scoring in the 12th minute with a try, but back-to-back tries by Griquas’ Janco Cloete within three minutes pushed the Kimberley side into the lead. The Leopards hit back with two tries of their own minutes later to take a 17-14 halftime lead.
Griquas tightened up their defence in the second half and stepped up their attack, which allowed them to break through the determined Leopards’ defence for another two tries, one of which was by Janco Cloete to secure his hat-trick. This earned Griquas a hard-earned 28-17 victory.
Scorers:

Leopards – Tries: Marthinus Vermeulen, Edmund Rheeder, Jacobus Dreyer. Conversion: Andre Kock.
Griquas – Tries: Rian Kotze, Janco Cloete (3). Conversions: Gert Nortje (4).
Valke 43 (26) Eastern Province CD 27 (12)

A strong finish by the Valke in which they scored three tries in the last 20 minutes against Eastern Province CD, earned them a morale-boosting 43-27 victory in their opening match of the tournament. The Valke started the clash on an encouraging note with four tries in the first half to only two by Eastern Province CD, which pushed them 26-12 ahead at halftime.
The Eastern Cape side, however, came out firing in the second half with two tries in two minutes by Geoffrey Dakin and Xolile Mdlokovana, which allowed them to reduce the deficit on the scoreboard tremendously. But the Valke cancelled this out as they powered their way to a strong finish with three tries to secure a convincing victory.
Scorers:

Valke – Tries: Xander Crause (2), Erich Cronje, Ntshepe Kokong, Dylan Van der Walt, Marco Niemandt, Franklin Wagner. Conversions: Xander Crause (4).
Eastern Province CD – Tries: Geoffrey Dakin, Gevanhier Blom, Xolile Mdlokovana (2). Conversions: Geoffrey Dakin (2). Penalty: Geoffrey Dakin.
Griquas CD 17 (0) Zimbabwe 12 (7)

Griquas CD and Zimbabwe were involved in a tight tussle from the outset as both teams tried hard to breach the defence but battled to force their way through. With the Griquas CD defence holding well in the middle of the field, Zimbabwe opted to spread the ball wide and this paid off as they scored the first try of the match compliments of Ben Meredith, which proved to be the only points of the half.
The second half was equally tight as Griquas CD used their forwards in an attempt to gain ascendancy, with flank and captain Cobus Wiese leading by example, while Zimbabwe’s backs made their presence felt.
These strengths earned them each a try in the third quarter, but mistakes at crucial times by Griquas CD denied them from crossing the line a few more times. Griquas CD, however, staged a dramatic comeback in the dying minutes as they crossed the tryline twice to snatch a 17-12 victory.
Scorers:

Griquas CD – Tries: Dolf Zandberg, Wynand Terblanche, Dian Dry. Conversion: Adri du Plessis.
Zimbabwe – Tries: Ben Meredith, Tarisai Mapfumo. Conversion: Ben Meredith.
Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week day-two results:

Eastern Province 41 – 31 SWD Eagles
KwaZulu-Natal 18 – 16 Golden Lions
Leopards 17 – 28 Griquas
Valke 43 – 27 Eastern Province CD
Griquas CD 17 – 12 Zimbabwe
Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week day-three fixtures:

09h00 – Limpopo Blue Bulls vs Border CD
10h30 – Free State vs Namibia
12h00 – Blue Bulls vs Pumas
13h30 – Boland vs Border
15h00 – DHL Western Province vs Griffons
Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs