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Maritzburg College clinched their first cup in the 2023 and they did so in a spectacular fashion by defeating Linpark High School at Barns sports ground. A venue jam packed with supporters from both schools singing and chanting behind their teams. 

Mazithi Qasha, Maritzburg College’s talisman and the top goal scorer in the u19 Inland fixtures was the difference maker on the final day with his goal that sealed the victory for his home side. 

Despite starting shaky, and being significantly dominated throughout the first half, Maritzburg College managed to hold let alone the significant threats from the Linpark side who looked like they could score every time they had the ball. 

Linpark missed several chances to bury the game in the first half, while Maritzburg College goalkeeper was put to a task throughout the evening. Linpark played with urgency and energy, capitalizing every move while Maritzburg struggled with their touches in the midfield which is one of their strongholds of their game. 

Both teams went 0-0 at half, however in their first few minutes of the second half, Maritzburg College caught Linpark’s defence sleeping and Mazithi Qasha who is not afraid to put the ball in the net did not make any mistake. His goal in the final puts him as the top goal scorer in the u19 inland KZN High Schools Football League. 

Despite being a goal down, Linpark fought until the last second of the game, however their efforts were in vain as Maritzburg’s defence closed all doors at the back. Linpark were awarded a freekick in the dying stages of the game from a very acute angle, right outside the box, but they failed to equalize and by then the game was already done. 

Delighted scenes for the Maritzburg’s side, celebrations took after in celebration of the hard fought victory against Linpark High School. 

 

SA Rugby announced on Thursday that STADIO Higher Education has joined its family of sponsors as an official partner of the Under-18 Craven Week, which takes place from 3-8 July at Hoërskool Outeniqua in George.

As part of the agreement, which is for three years, STADIO will make three bursaries available to the U18 Craven Week Players of the Tournament (best back, best forward and best player), which will enable these players access to further their studies at a tertiary level.

This initiative underlines SA Rugby’s focus on not only developing its players in the sport, but also ensuring their education receives priority to unlock options beyond their rugby careers.

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer said that an education partner such as STADIO was extremely valuable for a number of reasons.

“We want to underline the message of the importance of education on all our channels and platforms,” said Oberholzer.

“It’s extremely important for us to ensure players are well-rounded with career options beyond rugby, so having a partner such as STADIO is crucial. We hope to see this partnership grow in the years to come.”

STADIO CEO Chris Vorster said: “At STADIO, we believe in the future of our nation and our message has resonated profoundly since our launch three years ago.

“We have made a difference by offering wide-ranging and affordable access to private higher education, and equipping our students to become the most empowered version of themselves.

“It’s very important to us that rugby players’ prioritise their education outside the sport and we are proud to facilitate this process.”

Vorster said that STADIO placed its students at the heart of its ethos.

“We take a profound interest in what our students need,” he said. “We offer higher education specially designed to meet industry requirements and to accommodate our students’ diverse lifestyles.

“We pride ourselves in providing excellent support and service. We ensure that our students are important and valued while keeping things simple and focussing on what’s important.”

The partnership includes a parallel agreement with the SA Schools Rugby Association (SASRA) for STADIO to assist with education requirements of learners once they matriculate. It will also see access for STADIO’s education students to complete their practicals at a range of preferred schools country wide.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to partner with SA Rugby and the SA Schools Rugby Association,” said Vorster.

STADIO offers more than 50 accredited qualifications via contact and distance learning across 14 campuses to more than 40 000 students. Qualifications include undergraduate degrees as well as postgraduate qualifications, ranging from honours degrees to doctorates.

STADIO Higher Education, which encompasses six faculties, resides within STADIO Holdings, which owns two more prestigious registered higher education institutions, namely AFDA and Milpark Education.

For more information, please contact Wynand de Villiers of STADIO on wynandd@stadio.ac.za.

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Gqeberha – Port Shepstone High School and Glenwood High School have booked a spot in the final of the KZN Schools Coastal league that will be staged on Wednesday, 14 June 2023.

After three intense rounds of group stage fixtures in the KwaZulu-Natal Schools Coastal League, four teams progressed into the semi-final leg of the tournament.

The league was structured into two groups, ‘A’ and ‘B’, and it was apparent from the get go that it was going to be an intense competition with all eight teams keen to make the playoff stages.

Westville Boys High School topped Group ‘A’ with two wins and one draw, while Port Shepstone High School took the top spot in Group ‘B’ after winning all three group stage fixtures.

Durban High School (DHS) took the second spot in Group ‘A’, while Glenwood High School finished a spot below Port Shepstone High School in Group ‘B’.

The semi-finals were set with Westiville Boys taking on Glenwood while DHS took on Port Shepstone.

The fixtures were scheduled for 31^st May but bad weather meant that the fixtures had to be rescheduled to the 7^th of June 2023.

The two semis were closely competed with both games going down to the wire. As a result, both games were decided on penalties after the referees blew their whistles with scores level 0-0 in both encounters.

Ultimately, Glenwood High School came out victorious over Westville Boys High School with the penalty scoreline reading 4-3.

On the other hand, Port Shepstone booked a spot in the final after defeating DHS 3-0 on penalties on Wednesday, 7 June 2023.

The two schools, Glenwood and Port Shepstone will lock horns on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 where the championship status for the KZN coastal region will be up for grabs.

It is important to note that Port Shepstone High School are favourites going into this encounter having beaten Glenwood High School in the group stages.

But coach Khaya Mngwengwe’s Glenwood boys will know that all the pressure is on Port Shepstone to repeat their group stage performance.

Cambridge High School will be eyeing to cause an unexpected upset when they make the 30-minute trip down to Selborne College this coming Friday afternoon in another heated Eastern Cape derby. 

Cambridge is known for their strong hockey program, having produced impressive results in recent years. 

Undoubtedly, they’re the side in East London that could potentially cause an upset against the in-form Selborne side. 

Their season has been one to savor, coupled with a couple of results that have made provincial selectors take note, much to the inclusion of two players (Damian Alldred and Siphesihle Nodada in the Amathole IPT squad. 

They started the derby season with a hard-fought (2-1) win against Hudson Park.

Wins against Graeme College (7-0), Dale College (2-0), and a (2-2) draw against Stirling High followed suit, adding to the side’s confidence and team culture built by Tim Stirk at the school and also demonstrating the attacking style of play by the black and green boys. 

Stirk’s boys, however, will be weary of the threats posed by the best side in the Eastern Cape, particularly playing in a hostile environment known for its unappealing treatment of traveling schools. 

The atmosphere at the Selborne Astro is something that always seems to throw teams off and is one psychological factor the visitors need to overcome even before the first chukka kicks off. 

For the home side, they come into the game as favorites on the back of five consecutive victories. KJ Friend’s troops will also be motivated to take a clean sweep in the city.

With winning on their minds, the management will stick with their strong side which has produced all season. If Cambridge are to cause an upset, they’ll certainly have to do it against the best in the region.

Kick-off between the sides is at 18:30 at the Selborne College Astro turf. 

In other matches, Queens College will be back in action after a break when they take on St Andrews in Makhanda.

Graeme College makes the short trip down to King Williams Town to face a struggling Dale College side, while another local derby will see Hudson Park host Stirling High.

In Gqeberha, Woodridge College takes on Victoria Park. 

The teams: 

Selborne College: Charlie Caswell, Gray van Heerden, Daniel Gaylard, Shane Stagg, Ben van der Merwe (captain), Masibulele Siswana, Tre’ Gilbert, Daniel Conroy, Jacques van der Merwe, James Carr, Daniel Sirgel, Lunga Malusi, Waeden Plaatjes, Cade Kock. 

Cambridge High: Sange Sakube, Sixolisiwe Qalinto (Capt.), Samkelisiwe Ndzotyana (GK), Damian Alldred, Raheem Medina, Siphelele Kewuti, Siviwe Nukwa, Siphesihle Nododa, Aqhama Mdlulwa, Unam Bolo, Ryan Henriks, Aliziwe Sokoyi, Anganathi Nyongo, Alakhe Kewuti.

Friday 9 June

15:30 – Hudson Park vs Stirling; 15:45 – Dale College vs Graeme College; 15:45 – Woodridge vs Victoria Park; 16:00 – St Andrew’s College vs Queen’s College; 18:30 – Selborne College vs Cambridge.

Westville Boys High School is gearing up to host Durban counterparts Durban High School in their annual reunion this coming Friday at 17:00.

The Westville side has had a challenging start to the season and will be looking to get their first win in five matches after two losses against Clifton (0-1), Jeppe Boys High (2-0), and three draws against KES (2-2), Maritzburg College (2-2) and Gqeberha’s Pearson High (2-2). 

Ahead of the match, SuperSport Schools held a Q&A session with the head coach, Cameron McKay, to get inside intel and an idea of how his side’s season has gone and what he looks to get out of the big match.

Q1: How would you describe your season so far? From where you started up to now? Are you satisfied? 

A: Not a great season. We would have liked to achieve more than we have. We have left results out there that we know we could have done better. It has been frustrating with so many injuries and illnesses affecting the guys this season.

Q2: Coming into the season, did you come in with a new team or manage to keep the base of last season’s team?

A: We still have a few boys left from last season. We just lost some crucial players from last year that have maybe hurt us a bit this year with three guys that made national squads last year leaving.

Q3: In terms of achievements this year, are there any matches/performance that you are proud of?

A: I think the Kearsney game has been the highlight. We have only had two home games on our new turf, and that was a special one with the first big game on our new turf coupled with a good hard-working performance and three goals.

Q4: Please give us a list of 5 players to look out for in your team.

A: Keaton Burns (GK), Owen Slack (CB & KZN U18A), Warwick Field (Mid) Kade Burns (Mid), and Josh Beck (ST & KZN U18A). 

Q5:  Finally, you play DHS (a side in form) this week in what is your reunion- how big is this game for the boys and the school in general, and what are you looking to do to stop them?

A:  I think we must be at our absolute best to beat them – they are a side with depth and good players all over the park. We finally have our closest full-strength team since the end of April so we should be firing with lots of support, so I hope the boys just have a little bit more in them than usual.

In other matches to look out for in the KZN region, Kearsney College host St Charles while the in-form side this season Hilton College, battles it out with arch-rivals Maritzburg College.

Michaelhouse, coached by Grant von Mayer, will play Northwood College away from home. 

The teams: 

Westville Boys High: Keaton Burns, Connor Jenkins, Daniel Lambert, Owen Slack, James Dent, Sibusiso Cele, Kade Burns, Warwick Field, Caleb van Loenen, Josh Beck, Kaeden Mc Allister, Ty Matthews, Tristan Burns, Nic Ackerman, Curt Rogers, Seth Simpson.

Durban High School: Keelan Henry, Lulonke Gono, Ruben Peters, Matlhatse Sebake, Bhavesh Naicker, Lethabo Bocagwi, Leruo Ditlakhanyane, Sitchaba Siyoyo, Nathi Jona, Lumi Matwele, Aldridge Maasdorp, Liam Ruiters, Lubanzi Zulu, Tyrique Cloete, Lethabo Mathobela, Joshua Mungherera.

Fixtures:

Friday 2 June:

17:00 – Westville Boys High vs Durban High School

Saturday 3 June:

10:45 – Kearsney College vs St Charles College; 11:30- Hilton College vs Maritzburg College; 11:45 – Northwood vs Michaelhouse. 

Six players from both Grey High School and Pearson High each, have been named in the Eastern Province u18A provincial team to play in the South African Schools Hockey Association’s National Inter-Provincial Tournament will be hosted in the central city of Bloemfontein from the 24 to 30 June.

The six Grey High players representing the u18A side are Adam Brown, Xander Elkington, Ben Ristow, Matthew Kingston, Shaun Valentine and Caden Skinnette. 

Representing Pearson High in the u18A side are Cody Jacobs, Zack Willimot, Landon Peterson, Josh Jacobs, Khaalid Ackerdien and Emil Kook. 

Hosting a whopping ten players from both, Grey High and Pearson each, across the province’s three teams, other schools being represented have the likes of Woodridge College, St Andrew’s College and Kingswood College. Congratulations to the following players on gaining their provincial colours. 

The teams:

Eastern Cape A: Adam Brown (Grey High), Xander Elkington (Grey High), Ben Ristow (Grey High), Matthew Kingston (Grey High), Cody Jacobs (Pearson), Zack Willimot (Pearson), Shaun Valentine (Grey High), Landon Peterson (Pearson), Sibusiso Mxube (St Andrew’s College), Benji Tyrrell (Woodridge College), Josh Jacobs (Pearson), Caden Skinnette (Grey High), Khaalid Ackerdien (Pearson), Emil Kook (Pearson), Ben Peens (Woodridge College), Bhuko Pantsi (Woodridge College). Coach: Lyall Meyer.

Eastern Cape B: Silindele Nobadula (Pearson High), Robbie Stow (Grey High), Jake Coventry (St Andrew’s College), Joshua Botha (Woodridge College), Mathew Reid (Alexander Road), Tristan Torrance (Woodridge College), Ross Gordon (St Andrew’s College), Jordan Seloane (Westering), Niza Simukondar (Kinsgwood College), Brad Goss (Kingswood College), Blake Muller (Grey High), Jean-Luc Basson (Kingswood College), Olwethu Kawa (Pearson), Dante Sauls (Pearson), Kyle Lottering (Woodridge College), Trenton Wood (Grey High).

Eastern Cape C: Degan Telfer (DF Malherbe), Deron Williams (Alexander Road), Taiden Rockman (St Dominic’s Priory), Andy Holmes (St Andrew’s College), Kamva Kese (St Andrew’s College), Jono Mackenzie (St Andrew’s College), Liyabona Nipho (Victoria Park), Duif Theron (Nico Malan), Zita Ngoqo (Graeme College), Caleb Stokes (Lakeside Cavaliers), Jack Brenan (Grey High), Trent Gunn (Alexander Road), Inam Mwellie (Pearson), Osagyefo Jacobs (St Dominics Priory). 

 

Gqeberha – Glenwood High School football coach, Khaya Mngwengwe, sang his praises for the wonderful work SuperSport Schools has done so far and gave insight on just how impactful the platform has been in the KZN region and in the country at large.

Before the SuperSport Schools plaform, a few sporting codes at the schools level became national news in the country, and even those that did, only did so on special occassions.

Besides the history-rich rugby festivals, there weren’t as many sporting codes, at school level, that had exposure in the country, at least not at the level it has reached since the inception of the SuperSport Schools platform.

Since SuperSport Schools began its journey broadcasting school sports, the landscape has taken a positive turn around as fans all over the country tune in to the livestreams and engage on social media about their favourite school players and coaches that impress week in, week out.

Glenwood High School soccer coach, Khaya Mngwengwe, told SuperSport School News in an exclusive interview that the broadcasting of school sports has changed things for the better.

“SuperSport Schools has done great things for school sports in the country,” said Mngwengwe whose u19 team qualified for the KZN Schools League semi-final.

“What I like the most is the fact that they don’t only broadcast u19 sports. They go as far as the u15’s across all sporting codes which means more and more players get exposure.

“For the schools it is a great exposure as well. Gone are the days where we’d have to wait for the Sunday newspapers for the country to be able to follow and keep track of how our favourite schools and players are doing in their respective sporting codes.” He added.

Mngwengwe emphasized how the livestreams have changed the game from a coaching point of view.

The man from KZN mentioned how the streams have made their jobs as coaches a little easier in that they now can watch opposition tactics and prepare their players accordingly.

“For us as coaches it helps in terms of formulating plans and strategies against opposition teams because now, we have access to the footage, meaning we can watch how the opposition plays and how we can counter that.

“You’ve got to make sure that your team is well prepared because now the whole world is watching and as a coach, your credibility is on the line and also your team’s reputation is on the line.” He added.

Too many times, Gauteng sport takes center stage in the country because of all the sponsorships that are involved in school sports in that region.

There’s no denying that the Gauteng region is more developed than any other region in the country and that goes hand-in-hand with the quality of players the region produces.

There’s better facilities and academies in the Gauteng region and that affords their players an advantage over any player coming from other regions in the country.

Mngwengwe acknowledged this but also mentioned that the work SuperSport Schools does also exposes the talents in the KZN region, a region where big club scouts would not necessarily prioritise.

With SuperSport Schools broadcasting school sports in the KZN region and other lesser recognised regions, scouts from around the country have more data to look into.

“It has changed things across the board for KZN football as well because now we can showcase to the country and to the world that we do have talented coaches and players and that we have a well-structured league and other tournaments down here.” He said.

Only bigger and better things are expected from all the work SuperSport Schools is doing all around the country.

Western Province has announced their two teams for this year’s annual Craven Week in George.

Paarl Boys’ High has the biggest representation within the two squads with 11 players that will make the trip to the Garden Route next month.

Jameel de Jongh (winger), and JC Mars (fullback) are the only two players returning from last year’s Craven Week squad and the two Boishaai playmakers will have an important role in the team as the senior players. They were part of a strong WP side last year, winning all of their matches.

Xola Nyali (flanker), Danio Botha (lock), Kyle Smith (flyhalf), Gino Cupido (centre), Scott Nel (winger), Herman Lubbe (prop) and Hashim Pead (scrumhalf) have worked their way into the Craven Week squad this year, after they were all part of the WP Craven Week XV team in 2022.

Shaywan Blankenberg, the Diocesan College flyhalf, has been selected for the WP XV as well, after playing for the WP Academy team last year.

Riley Norton, the flanker from Paul Roos is also a non-travelling reserve for the SA Under-19 Cricket squad who will be touring Bangladesh for a five-match 50-over series from 3 to 18 July.

He has made the cut along with some big names, including Liam Alder and Kwena Maphaka who represented SA at the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup last year, as well as Dewan Marais, Juan James, David Teegar and Richard Seletswane, who were part of the junior Proteas team to win last season’s CSA T20 Knockout Competition.

At only 17 years old, being included in both of these teams is a massive achievement for the dynamic sportsman from Stellenbosch.

Torren February, who was a flanker for the Grant Khomo team in 2022 has been selected for the WP XV.

These teams are still subject to change and the coaches will look forward to the Western Cape Bondedag, where they will be able to run their final trials and finalize selections. The fixtures for that event are still to be announced.

The Craven Week kicks off at Outeniqua in George on the 3rd of July.

The teams: 

Western Province: 15 JC Mars (Paarl Boys’ High), 14 Scott Nel (Paarl Boys’ High), 13 Gino Cupido (Strand), 12 Albie Bester (Boland Landbou), 11 Jameel de Jongh (Paarl Boys’ High), 10 Kyle Smith (Paarl Gimnasium), 9 Hashim Pead (Diocesan College), 8 Marco Ferreira (Stellenberg), 7 Divan Fuller (Paarl Boys’ High), 6 Xola Nyali (Wynberg Boys’ High), 5 Van Heerden Pretorius (Paarl Boys’ High), 4 Danio Botha (Paarl Gimnasium), 3 Ryan Jack (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 2 Cilliers Viljoen (Boland Landbou), 1 Christoff Etzebeth (Boland Landbou). Replacements: 16 Justin Amos (Rondebosch Boys’ High), 17 Oliver Reid (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 18 Herman Lubbe (Stellenberg), 19 Riley Norton (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 20 Aiden Norris (Diocesan College), 21 Zeke January (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 22 Yaqeen Ahmed (Wynberg Boys’ High), 23 Gilermo Mentoe (Diocesan College).

5 Paarl Boys’ High | 4 Paul Roos Gimnasium | 3 Boland Landbou | 3 Diocesan College | 2 Paarl Gimnasium | 2 Stellenberg | 2 Wynberg Boys’ High | 1 Strand | 1 Rondebosch Boys’ High

Western Province XV: 15 Dewald de Villiers (Boland Landbou), 14 Juma Amisi (Rondebosch Boys’ High), 13 David Simon (Rondebosh Boys’ High), 12 Daniel van der Merwe (Paarl Boys’ High), 11 Enslin Claassen (Boland Landbou), 10 Leejay Peterson (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 9 Juan Loots (Paarl Boys’ High), 8 Liberty Nyashana (Milnerton), 7 Torren February (Wynberg Boys’ High), 6 Rubin Dames (Paarl Boys’ High), 5 Neil Hansen (Paarl Boys’ High), 4 Marno Steyn (Paarl Gimnasium), 3 Ikhona Maxegwana (SACS), 2 HB Odendaal (Paarl Boys’ High), 1 Xander Mynhardt (Paarl Gimnasium). Replacements: 16 Ethan Hendricks (Wynberg Boys’ High), 17 Luqobo Makwedini (Wynberg Boys’ High), 18 Malcolm Lamont (Boland Landbou), 19 Nazier Isaacs (Paul Roos Gimnasium), 20 Louw du Toit (Paarl Gimnasium), 21 Sange Mbutho (Wynberg Boys’ High), 22 Shaywan Blankenberg (Diocesan College), 23 Bryan Burger (Paarl Boys’ High).

6 Paarl Boys’ High | 4 Wynberg Boys’ High | 3 Paarl Gimnasium | 3 Boland Landbou | 2 Rondebosch Boys’ High | 2 Paul Roos Gimnasium | 1 SACS | 1 Milnerton | 1 Diocesan College

The Golden Lion Schools’ selectors will once again want to ensure that they send a strong team to this years’ Cravenweek.

The preliminary team from Gauteng welcome the Blue Bulls in Krugersdorp on Tuesday with a squad of 26 players who would all like to cement their place in the final squad of 23 traveling to George.

Monument has once again proven to be the top feeding school, with no more than nine players representing the Wit Bulle.

Players like Ulrich van der Westhuizen (lock) and Ceano Everson (scrumhalf) make their returns to the Craven Week set-up with Jacques Botha (lock) and Jamaal Feldman (openside flank) announcing their presence on the biggest Schoolboy rugby stage in the country.

Helpmekaar will also be proud with six representatives, this including the whole front row, in the burly forms of Pedri de Wet (loosehead), Ruan Welman (hooker) and Ulrich van der Merwe (tighthead).

De Wet would like to show the selectors that he is worthy of making this his second year playing in the Cravenweek. Rynhardt van der Linden gets the chance to prove himself once again as a danger man in the midfield wearing the number-13 jumper.

The versatile number eighthman from King Edward VII Kebotile Maake and counterpart, the lively fullback in the form of Mashondo has also been included in the squad.

JT Kapank also makes his return to the set-up, but this year he will pull the 10-jumper over his head, instead of coming on as replacement as he did in last years tournament.

The teams:

Craven Week: 15 Tirhani Mashondo (King Edward VII), 14 Cheswill Jooste (Noordheuwel), 13 Rynhardt van der Linden (Helpmekaar), 12 McMillen Monwgana (Jeppe), 11 Kelvin van Wyk (Monument), 10 JT Kapank (Noordheuwel), 9 Ceano Everson (Monument), 8 Kebotile Maake (King Edward VII) 7 Cephas van Biljon (Marais Viljoen), 6 Jamaal Feldman (Monument), 5 Ulrich van der Westhuizen (Monument), 4 Jacques Botha (Monument), 3 Ulrich van der Merwe (Helpmekaar), 2 Ruan Weldman (Helpmekaar), 1 Pedri de Wet (Helpmekaar). Replacements: 16 Siphosethu Mnebelele (King Edward VII), 17 Jandre Labuschagne (Helpmekaar), 18 Ricardo du Plessis (Monument), 19 Thandolwethu Biyela (King Edward VII), 20 RJ Barnard (Monument), 21 Daylon Myners (Monument). 22 Caleb Lombard (King Edward VII), 23 Khotadzo Rashivanga (Jeppe), 24 Exauce Kevani (Jeppe), 25 Christiaan Steyn (Helpmekaar), 26 Jody Schambreel (Monument).

Academy: 15 Lindsay Jansen (Noordheuwel), 14 Timi Oluwole (King Edward VII), 13 O Mehlomaklulu (King Edward VII), 12 Juandre Theron (Marais Viljoen), 11 Jade Muller (Noordheuwel), 10 Junayden Seffeir (Helpmekaar), 9 Bryce Samuel (Jeppe), 8 Henrico Germishuizen (Marais Viljoen), 7 Ulrich Swart (Helpmekaar), 6 Lesedi Masimole (Jeppe), 5 Ruan Fourie (Noordheuwel), 4 Rudolph Coetzee (Noordheuwel), 3 Joshua Aube (King Edward VII), 2 Juandre Schoeman (Noordheuwel), 1 Muller van Reenen (Monument). Replacements: 16 Stefan Uys (Monument), 17 Joseph Zulu (Jeppe), 18 Lesedi Moloi (King Edward VII), 19 Thomas Beling (King Edward VII), 20 Risima Khosa (Jeppe), 21 Ruan van Rensburg (King Edward VII), 22 Christie Botes (Monument), 23 Ernesto Oersen (Monument), 24 Vusi Moyo (King Edward VII).

u18D: 15 Franco Horn (Marais Viljoen), 14 Haniel Monkoti (King Edward VII), 13 Raymond Hassim (St Benedict’s College), 12 Jarod Coetzee (Noordheuwel), 11 Keaton van Deventer (Noordheuwel), 10 Matthew Coetzee (Jeppe), 9 JT du Preez (Helpmekaar), 8 Yannis Pathu (St John’s College), 7 Duncan Beavan (Randburg), 6 Ryan Coetzee (Monument), 5 Peter Diesel (Northcliff), 4 Jaden Baillie (Northcliff), 3 Martin Nel (Noordheuwel), 2 Lohan van Schalkwyk (Marais Viljoen), 1 Blake Neale (Northcliff).  Replacements: 16 Paoliantonio Mariano (St David’s Marist), 17 Mpumi Bhebhe (Northcliff), 18 Usher Booysen (Dinamika), 19 Juandre de Villiers (Noordheuwel), 20 Zenovian Johnson (Northcliff), 21 Pieter Moller (Helpmekaar), 22 Ruan Nel (Helpmekaar).

u17: 15 Tristan Maugeri (King Edward VII), 14 Jenimo Luiters, 13 Nthabeleng Mafole, 12 Michael Benzien (Helpmekaar), 11 Sandile Gumede, 10 Justin Viljoen (Monument), 9 Tristan van Niekerk (Helpmekaar), 8 Mahlatsi Moloi (Helpmekaar), 7 Nathan Erasmus, 6 James Kabrowisky (King Edward VII), 5 Dominic Kamangu, 4 Donovan Breedt, 3 Luca Trevisan, 1 Meyer Opperman (Noordheuwel). Replacements: 16 Mpo Madisoatsile, 17 Azola Peter, 18 Dandre Mushonga, 19 S. Radebe, 20 Siyanda Dyanti, 21 Luyanda Kubeka, 22 Josh Egwatu, 23 Tiaan le Roux, 24 Christian Tonkon.

 

 

Die Blou Bulle skolekeurders het nog so effense hoofpyn wat spankeuses aanbetref voor hulle later die maand George toe reis vir die Cravenweek.

Die groep van 25 reis Dinsdag oor die Jukskei, om kragte te meet met ou aartsvyande, die Goue Leeus.

Hierdie is ook dan die voorlopige Cravenweek-span, wat beteken dat twee van die huidige groep moontlik kan uit mis, na die finale groep van 23 aangekondig word.

Garsfontein spog met die meeste verteenwoordigers, met tien van sy spelers in die vergrote groep. Dit kom natuurlik as geen verrassing nie, aangesien hy die pas aangeeer is in die Noorde van Gauteng hierdie seisoen.

Ses van die Bere se spelers sal in die begin span opdraf met die witwarm losskakel Nic-Allen Gabrielson wat as generaal sal optree vir die span in Blou en vaskopstut Leighton-Jon Cloete wat sy buiging in die begin span maak na hy verlede jaar van die plaasvervangerbank af gespeel het.

Die Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool is ook te verwagte weer goed verteenwoordig met vyf spelers. Spelers soos Steyn Truter (stut) en Dieter Schubert (losvoorspeler) hoop om hulle plek in die span vas te le.

Albei het verlede jaar al die Ligbloues op die Cravenweek verteenwoordig en sal dit graag ‘n tweede jaar in n ry wil doen.

Ilanga Engondo sal breebors rondloop nadat hy die enigste speler van Sutherland is wat in die groep opgeneem is. Engondo het ook verlede jaar die Bulle se se Akademie-span verteenwoordig.

Die spanne is:

Cravenweek: 15 Jayden Fortuin (Menlopark), 14 Jason Hugo (Garsfontein), 13 Dimitre Erasmus (Garsfontein), 12 Janco Purchase (Affies), 11 Luyoli Doyu (Overkruin), 10 Nic-Allen Gabrielson (Garsfontein), 9 Brooklyn Newman (Garsfontein), 8 Dieter Schubert (Affies), 7 Abri van der Westhuizen (Garsfontein), 6 Happy Makate (Waterkloof), 5 JD Hattingh (Affies), 4 Ilanga Engondo (Sutherland), 3 Leighton-Jon Cloete (Garsfontein), 2 Shaun Schurman (Pretoria Boys’ High), 1  Steyn truter (Affies). Plaasvervangers: 16 FC van Rooyen (Affies), 17 Ethan van Wyk (Garsfontein), 18 Ofentse Moeng (Pretoria Boys High), 19 James Schnetler (Garsfontein), 20 Luan Olivier (Garsfontein), 21 Ntsaku Ndlovu (Pretoria Boys’ High), 22 Naylon Albertus (Menlopark), 23 Hilton Thomas (Midstream College), 24 Zander Lourens (Garsfontein), 25 Divan Brits (Garsfontein).

Akademie-week: 15 Ruan Enslin (Garsfontein), 14 Waldo Koeleman (Centurion), 13 Anwill Prins (Menlopark), 12 Heinrich Cloete (Garsfontein), 11 Tebogo Nchabaleng (Pretoria Boys’ High), 10 Jason Jansen (Cornwall Hill College), 9 Zian Cilliers (Garsfontein), 8 Dale Arlow (Waterkloof), 7 Ruan Lippoldt (Affies), 6 Thabang Ramokoma (Herronbridge), 5 Joshua Smit (Midstream College), 4 Thepiso Shikhibana (Pretoria Boys’ High), 3 Kitso Mokoena (Pretoria Boys’ High), 2 Ethan van Dyk (Pretoria Boys’ High), 1 DA Swart (Garsfontein). Plaasvervangers: 16 Jacques Vos (Midstream College), 17 Randy Muzungu (Pretoria Boys’ High), 18 Nea Gama (St Alban’s College), 19 Aiden King (Garsfontein), 20 Wade Williams (Oos-Moot), 21 Malcom George (Waterkloof), 22 Stephan Brits (Affies), 23 Keethan Fits (Pretoria Boys’ High.

Blou Bulle C: 15 JJ Steenkamp, 14 Divan Nel, 13 Theuns Maritz, 12 Wian van den Berg, 11 Nkosi Malaza, 10 Eagon Roux, 9 Josh Naude, 8 Patrick Weir, 7 Rocco Myburgh, 6 Bangiwe Phiri, 5 Stephan de Beer, 4 Myburgh van Wyk, 3 Willie Diffenthal, 2 Ryan Scott, 1 Marnus Maritz (Waterkloof). Plaasvervangers: 16 Lethabo Phahlamhlaka, 17 Werner Very, 18 JJ Koekemoer, 19 Jonathan Eloff, 20 Tepy Tippay, 21 Dennis Obi, 22 Denilson Metcalfe, 23 Handre Maree.

o.17-span: 15 K Taute, 14 Tumelo Mohale, 13 Riwan van Aswegen, 12 U Freesprong, 11 Jaydon la Douce, 10 Ruben Pienaar, 9 Hendre Schoeman, 8 Caleb Klein, 7 Botlale Matabele, 6 Omfunna Jack, 5 Munting Hamman, 4 Victory Akinbusuy, 3 Andre van den Heever, 2 Stephan Pretorius, 1 Phillip du Plessis. Plaasvervangers: 16 Taphelo Mphela, 17 Lethabo Phahlamhlaka, 18 Aiden Holtzhausen, 19 Jaqcues Swart, 20 Jahred Smith, 21 Josh Verster, 22 Itumeleng Baloyi, 23 L Teeby.