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Die Vrystaatse o.19-rekordhouer in die 400m, Petr Havenga, het besluit om sy tokse nader te sleep en aan die jaarlikse VKB-week op Reitz deel te neem. Havenga wat ‘n leerling aan die Hoerskool Reitz is, sal Oos-Vrystaat op die week verteenwoordig. 

Havenga het al Suid-Afrika se Jeugen Junior-spanne op die atletiekbaan verteenwoordig. Hy het vroeer vanjaar die Vrystaatse Skole-kampioenskap se rekord tot 47.08 sekondes verbeter. Sy beste tyd in die nommer is egter 46.93 sekondes wat hy tydens ‘n byeenkoms in 2012 in Sasolburg genael het. 

Die Valke wat die verdedigende kampioen is, behoort vanjaar weer ‘n krag op die week te wees. Die span het Marco Niemandt van EG Jansen op sy plaasvervangersbank ingesluit. Niemandt het vroeer vanjaar vir EG Jansen op die Wildeklawer-toernooi in Kimberley die wendrie na ‘n skitterende terugveg-poging teen Grey PE gedruk. 

The teams: 

Vrystaat Kiewiete: 15 Abraham Nkuku (President Steyn), 14 Henco Pieterse (Brandfort), 13 Zandre Groenewald (Brandfort), 12 Chris de Jager (President Steyn), 11 Lee-Heanne Ontong (President Steyn), 10 Eugene Strydom (President Steyn), 9 Berto van Rensburg (Brandfort), 8 Kobus van Tonder (President Steyn), 7 Fanie Griessel (President Steyn), 6 Coenie Bezuidenhout (Brandfort), 5 Janco Nel (President Steyn), 4 Willie van Rensburg (Brandfort), 3 Gideon Hendriks (President Steyn), 2 BD van der Vyfer (Brandfort), 1 Anthoney Senekal (President Steyn). Replacements: 16 Andre Nienaber (President Steyn), 17 Barend Alexander (Hoerskool Bloemfontein), 18 Marco van der Westhuizen (Brandfort), 19 Juan Human (Hoerskool Bloemfontein), 20 Hendrie van Dyk (Hoerskool Bloemfontein), 21 Henco de Wet (Brandfort), 22 Lukas Smith (President Steyn), 23 Donovan Pretorius (Hoerskool Bloemfontein). 

Dubai Exciles: 15 Jack Stapely, 14 Nathan Appleby, 13 Joshua Appleby, 12 Janneman Venter, 11 Jason Murphy, 10 Jordan Hamilton, 9 Ettiene Steyn, 8 Richard Aucamp, 7 Santiago Claudel, 6 Chris Riding, 5 Jeremy Williams, 4 TK Kahu, Aref Ranjbar, 2 Lucas Mihaud, 1 Kipruto Chirchier. Replacements: 16 Conor Kennedy, 17 Kyle de Laaf, 18 Michael Church, 19 Mohammed Adil Deen, 20 Delton Baker, 21 Ben van Rooyen, 22 Joshua Jenkin. 

Luiperds: 15 CJ van Heerden (Christiana), 14 Michael Wolmarans (Lichtenburg), 13 Michiel van de Venter (Schweizer-Reneke), 12 Stephan van Vuuren (Lichtenburg), 11 Francois Neethling (Lichtenburg), 10 Jan-Wessel Meyer (Lichtenburg), 9 Jaco Lombaard (Lichtenburg), 8 Louis Winter (Wolmaransstad), 7 Riko Markram (Vryburg), 6 Johan Ekkerd (Schweizer-Reneke), 5 Billy van der Byl (Zeerust), 4 Johan Boshoff (Lichtenburg), 3 Ockie Ackerman (Lichtenburg), 2 Adriaan Koekemoer (Lichtenburg), 1 Radi Burger (Stella). Replacements: 16 Viaan Sutherland (Lichtenburg), 17 Janco Fourie (Lichtenburg), 18 Benjamin Maas (Schweizer-Reneke), 19 Erik van Zyl (Lichtenburg), 20 Morne Aardts (Koster), 21 Jacques du Plooy (Christiana), 22 RA Deetlefs (Christiana). 

Valke: 15 R. Coetzee (Brandwag), 14 Wolgang Reed (Benoni), 13 Thinus Oosthuizen (Hans Moore), 12 Zander Botha (Hans Moore), 11 Dean Koch (Kemptonpark), 10 Jeandre Nel (Delmas), 9 Gideon Holtzhausen (EG Jansen), 8 Francois Dicks (EG Jansen), 7 Marco Roets (Brandwag), 6 Christo Viljoen (Hans Moore), 5 Delaan Kruger (Kemptonpark), 4 Ian Stickling (EG Jansen), 3 Broche Re (Driehoek), 2 Martin Terblanche (Brandwag), 1 Henco Conradie (Kemptonpark). Replacements: 16 Hardus van Aswegen (Vereeniging Gimnasium), 17 Johan Kok (Hoerskool Sasolburg), 18 Jeandre Smith (Anker), 19 Marnus Liebenberg (Kemptonpark), 20 Ryno Erasmus (Birchleigh), 21 Jaco Koen (Hugenote), 22 Ruco van Niekerk (Stoffberg), 23 Marco Niemandt (EG Jansen), 24 Lyton Freylink (EG Jansen). 

Suid-Natal: 15 Vuo Bhomela (Port Shepstone), 14 Philip Orren (Port Shepstone), 13 Chad Landsberg (Port Shepstone), 12 Lujean Poyo (Kokstad College), 11 Sibethabo Sokhela (Vikings), 10 Josh Billington (Port Shepstone), 9 Zipho Dlangelala (Creston), 8 De Wet Dirksen (Vikings), 7 Brendan Rademeyer (Vikings), 6 Alessandro Trelawney (Vikings), 5 Armand Grobler (Vikings), 4 Minnie Ngoobo (Port Shepstone), 3 Qinisa Mazibuko (Creston), 2 Jason Lendis (Vikings), 1 Anela Sibhoko (Creston). Replacements: 16 Velemseni Mbaniwa (Creston), 17 Wynand Roux (Vikings), 18 Kyle Hamman (Kokstad), 19 Asavela Mdudi (Port Shepstone), 20 Yamkela Mdondolo (Kokstad), 21 Teko Jama (Kokstad), 22 Lunga Shabane (Development). 

Thepa Trading Sandveld: 15 Derick Beeslaar (Bothaville), 14 Nico Venter (Hennenman), 13 Merwe Snyman (Bothaville), 12 Arno Taljaard (Bultfontein), 11 Tsepang Masike (Bothaville), 10 Sylvester Seseane (Theunissen), 9 Johan Fick (Sandveld), 8 Kobus Scheepers (Riebeeckstad), 7 Zander Bester (Riebeeckstad), 6 Wian Jordaan (Theunissen), 5 Christo Potgieter (Hennenman), 4 Alec Dodds (Bothaville), 3 Phillip du Plessis (Salomon Senekal), 2 Jaco Groenewald (Sandveld), 1 Donovan van Wyk (Bothaville). Plaasvervangers: 16 Belthus Conradie (Theunissen), 17 Ettienne Verster (Sandveld), 18 Theo du Plooy (Riebeeckstad), 19 Armand du Ploo (Wessel Maree), 20 WJ van Staden (Bothaville), 21 Chris Norton (Wessel Maree), 22 JP Korkie (Bothaville), 23 WJ Crous (Bothaville), 24 Armand Grobler (Bothaville). 

Rooikatte (Pretoria Private School): 15 Ruan Brand (Cornwall Hill College), 14 Ntokozo-Sam Zuqubu (Southdowns College), 13 Rohan Breytenbach (Curro Hazeldean), 12 Roan Bezuidenhout (Maragon College), 11 Louis Naude (Midstream College), 10 Jason Bayford (Midstream College), 9 Dillon Lessing (Cornwall Hill College), 8 Kimi Mathibedi (Southdowns College), 7 Ruan van der Nest (Cornwall Hill College), 6 Quintin Beukelman (Southdowns College), 5 Bongani Zulu (Southdowns College), 4 JP Fourie (Curro Roodeplaat), 3 Bruce McArthy (Midstream College), 2 Carel Vos (Cornwall Hill College), 1 Muhluri Sibuyi (Margon College). Replacements: 16 Mwambu Njolomba (St. Alban’s College), 17 Tiaan Booysen (Midstream College), 18 Tom Trankle (Cornwall Hill College), 19 Tylo da Camara (Maragon College), 20 Kyle van Schalkwyk (Cornwall Hill College), 21 James Jeans (Cornwall Hill College), 22 Triston Krause (Woodhill College), 23 Bryson Mansoor (Woodhill College), 24 Alrich Swanepoel (Curro Roodeplaat). 

Suid-Vrystaat: 15 Khotso Potsane (Zastron), 14 Molefe Kente (Zastron), 13 RP Bekker (Zastron), 12 Danie Muller (Hendrik Potgieter), 11 Tsepo Kente (Zastron), 10 Stefan Nel (Zastron), 9 Ruan Goosen (Zastron), 8 Van Zyl Cronje (Zastron – captain), 7 Lukas Muller (Hendrik Potgieter), 6 Kobus van Zyl (Zastron), 5 Jaco Muller (Zastron), 4 Danie van Zyl (Zastron), 3 Ivann Bothma (Zaastron), 2 Eugene Smith (Zastron), 1 Ricus McLeod (Zastron). Replacements: 16 Thato Kitsane (Zastron), 17 George Theron (Zastron), 18 Morne Jacquire (Koffiefontein), 19 Hendrik Lombard (Zastron), 20 Marius Steenkamp (Zastron), 21 Frikkie Grobler (Koffiefontein), 22 Jason Scorgie (Zastron), 23 Willem van Staden (Zastron). 

Cobras: 15 Thato Pheleu (Sasolburg THS), 14 Elvin Augalhaas (Sasolburg THS), 13 Danie van der Styp (Heilbron), 12 Ivan Schutte (Heilbron), 11 Geovanni Kapp (Sasolburg THS), 10 Martin Mouton (Sasolburg THS), 9 Dillon Kerspey (Sasolburg THS), 8 Riaan Nel (Sasolburg THS), 7 Jacques Pelser (Parys), 6 Juandre Pretorius (Sasolburg THS), 5 Kyle de Bruto (Sasolburg THS), 4 Jako (Parys), 3 Christiaan Dippenaar (Sasolburg THS), 2 James Gouws (Sasolburg THS), 1 Heinrich van Tonder (Sasolburg THS). Replacements: 16 Eduan Naude (Parys), 17 Wessel Pieters (Heilbron), 18 Marco Boshoff (AHS Sasolburg), 19 Jandre Beukes (Parys), 20 Ian de Jager (Heilbron), 21 Tyron du Plooy (Sasolburg THS), 22 Emile Wesso (Sasolburg THS), 23 Alonzo Simonds (Sasolburg THS), 24 Stefan Smit (Parys).  

Lynx Suid: 15 Ethan Anderson (Krugersdorp), 14 Aidan Enslin (Roodepoort), 13 Edward Venter (Drie Riviere), 12 Hardus Scott (Noordheuwel), 11 Johan Engelbrecht (Prestige College), 10 Conrad Engelbrecht (Hans Strijdom), 9 Paul Maartens (Roodepoort), 8 Stefan Combrinck (Noordheuwel), 7 Leon Pretorius (Roodepoort), 6 Jaco Rademeyer (Roodepoort), 5 Jean Swanepoel (Randburg), 4 Eben Vorster (Noordheuwel), 3 Tatenda Muchiwa (Prestige College), 2 Ettienne Maritz (Roodepoort), 1 Drikus Lourens (Randparkridge). Replacements: 16 Johndre Maartens (Roodepoort), 17 Dean Smith (Roodepoort), 18 Tyler Cunning (Randpark Ridge), 19 Khanya Khanyile (Prestige College), 20 Werner Graham (Noordheuwel), 21 Kelsey Tait (Zwartkop), 22 Dylon Pretorius (Roodepoort).   

Oos-Vrystaat: 15 Jaco Pretorius (Reitz), 14 Stean Marais (Wilgerivier), 13 Willem Buys (Paul Erasmus), 12 Gavin Wolmarans (Ficksburg), 11 Ricard Frade (Wilgerivier), 10 JJ Dekker (Wilgerivier), 9 GJ Janse van Rensburg (Wilgerivier), 8 Paul Terblanche (Reitz), 7 Sean Herbst (Wilgerivier), 6 Lourens Jooste (Paul Erasmus), 5 Drian Scheepers (Reitz), 4 Rualt Keulder (Paul Erasmus), 3 Shantz de Waal (Ladybrand), 2 Johan Rossouw (Reitz), 1 Chris Meyer (Wilgerivier). Replacements: 16 Mils Kruger (Wilgerivier), 17 Jayson Booysen (Reitz), 18 Paul van Deventer (Reitz), 19 Gerrie van der Merwe (Paul Erasmus), 20 Keegan Christians (Harrismith), 21 Petr Havenga (Reitz), 22 Morne Spies (Reitz), 23 Jason Davids (Harrismith), 24 JD Muller (Reitz).  

Die eerste rugbyspan van die Hoërskool Menlopark het wel sy derde plek in die Blou Bulle se liga vir makroskole met ’n sege van 27-13 oor Eldoraigne verseker, maar sal nie tevrede wees met die vertoning nie.

Buiten Menlopark se senter Ruan de Beer en stut Rohan Goosen behoort nie een van die Blou Bulle se Cravenweek-spelers wat in die wedstryd in aksie was vandag tevrede oor hul vertonings te voel nie.

Menlopark se twee flanke, Justin Meintjies en Arnold Gerber, kon nie verhinder dat Eldoraigne meer as 15 keer die besit by die afbreekpunte omkeer nie.

Sarel-Marco Smit, Cravenweek-vaskopstut van Eldoraigne, was in die skrums in trurat teen Menlopark se plaasvervanger-voorryman Wian Pienaar.

De Beer het in ’n saai wedstryd vir die hoogtepunt gesorg toe hy naby die einde vanuit sy eie halfgebied deurgenael het vir sy span se derde drie vir die bonuspunt. Die bonuspunt het verseker dat Menlopark bo Centurion op die puntelys eindig.

Goosen het ’n hele paar sterk lopies ingekry. Die wenspan se beste speler op die dag was
Marco Dönges, sy losskakel. Hy het een van sy span se drieë gedruk en 12 punte met sy skopskoen bygevoeg.

Vir Eldoraigne het Wynand Botha, skrumskakel, al sy punte aangeteken om ’n goeie vertoning af te rond.
Jeanré de Klerk, slot, het ook goeie spel gelewer en was een van die dorings in Menlopark se vlees by die afbreekpunte.

Menlopark se dissipline het hulle ook in die steek gelaat. Eldoraigne se Johanco de Villiers, agtsteman, is koelkas toe gestuur.

Die wenspan het toe die geleentheid gehad om die bonuspunt vroeg te verseker, maar eers het Gerber ’n onnodige strafskop op Eldoraigne se doellyn afgestaan, waarna Marko Sauer, agtsteman, weens swak dissipline koelkas toe gestuur is. Die voordeel van ’n ekstra speler was dus van korte duur.

Sauer is vroeër vanjaar teen Waterkloof weens ’n ongeoorloofde duikslag vroeg in die wedstryd van die veld gejaag.

Wayne van der Bank, senter, het ’n stewige vertoning ontsier toe hy weens ’n boorvat ook ’n rooi kaart gekry het.

The Junior Springboks returned to South Africa on Sunday from the IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland, where they were just edged by defending champions England in a thrilling final at Eden Park on Friday.

The team arrived in the early morning hours at OR Tambo International in Johannesburg and when the Western Cape-based players and management landed just before midday in Cape Town, they were warmly greeted by a large group of family and friends.

Speaking at a media briefing shortly after their arrival at the Cape Town International Airport, Theron said the squad showed the future of South African rugby looks bright. He added all the talented youngsters will learn from their good experience in New Zealand.

The 21-20 loss to England apart, the Junior Boks can look back on an outstanding 2014. They achieved a first ever whitewash, 3-0 series win over the difficult Argentina Under-20 side. At the JWC, Handré Pollard and his team finished first in Pool C and stacked up wins over Scotland, New Zealand (twice) and Samoa en route to the final.

Coach Theron felt of one of the things that definitely worked out well for the Junior Boks was the fact that they shared the same hotel with the Kiwis during the three-week long tournament.

“The players could deal with them face-to-face every day, and the manner in which the guys handled it, with maturity, it is praiseworthy. We are all friends off the field anyway in rugby, and it was probably two of the most titanic battles ever fought at junior level – against New Zealand in New Zealand and with all that backing that they had. I was just so proud of the guys,” said Theron.

The Junior Bok coach further explained the two matches against NZ plus the bruising encounter against Samoa eventually took its toll on his team in the exhausting final clash.

He said: “The matches against NZ were must-win situations and then the final against a good England side. Perhaps it was the mental fatigue, and we didn’t show the same patience that we did against NZ. We lost a vital ball that we knocked-on from an attacking scrum and if we had to score there, then it was 17-3 for us and it would’ve been a different ball-game. Handré Pollard also tried his best and just missed with two drops goal. However, a final is a final, and it brings other things to the table.”

According to Theron, everyone in the Junior Boks set-up are immensely proud of the achievements of their captain, Pollard. The flyhalf was awarded the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2014 prize after he led his team superbly at the JWC. He also became the highest points scorer in the history of the JWC. Pollard was called up to the Springbok squad on Saturday and will join the senior national rugby squad on Sunday evening in Port Elizabeth for next Saturday’s Test against Scotland.

“Handré is just getting better and the whole team is unbelievably proud of him,” explains Theron. “To think back to three years ago where we found him and had to negotiate to get him out of the matric (school) desks. I went to look at him at the Coca-Cola Craven Week trials and it is just an unbelievably proud moment as a team management, the Under-20 fraternity, and then the team who played with him.

“He was a wonderful skipper with wonderful leadership qualities. Although we did not in the tournament, it was just a great experience for him with his teammates. The guys had an unbelievable spirit and I think they won’t ever forget each other,” said Theron.

According to Theron nine players of his current squad are eligible again for the next JWC in 2015 in Italy. They include the Du Preez twins, Dan and Jean-Luc, Joseph Dweba and the highly rated DHL Western Province duo of Jacques Vermeulen and JD Schickerling.

Towering lock Schickerling was one of the outstanding forwards on display during the three-week tournament in Auckland.

“You could play him (Schickerling) at six, seven or eight and he would play just as well! He is a born rugby player, he is a footballer,” beamed Theron.

“We played Nico (Janse van Rensburg) at five as he is more experienced, but JD can play there and learned from Nico, so he can make the calls next year. We are also busy with a development plan, so we are growing JD, and I don’t think there was a better four lock around either.

“Overall, we lost one of nine matches this year. Unfortunately, that was during the JWC final and it was by a single point against the defending world champions. Although we just fell short of our goal, South Africans can be very proud of the effort, conduct and commitment of these youngsters,” said the Junior Boks coach.

Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs