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Die Vrystaatse o.16-rugbyspan het die onwaarskynlike vermag en geskiedenis gemaak deur die eerste span van die unie te word om as nie-amptelike kampioen van die Grant Khomo-week hier op die velde van die Hoërskool Diamantveld gekroon te word.

Die Vrystaters het die Blou Bulle met 31-24 in die hoofwedstryd van die week verslaan. Wat die Vrystaters se verowering van die titel merkwaardig maak is die feit dat die jaargroep van Grey-kollege verlede jaar as o.15’s met 50-0 en vanjaar met 35-12 teen Paarl Gimnasium sy rieme behoorlik styf geloop.

In die Vrystaters se span was daar slegs een speler die flank Tshepo Ketsise is van Louis Botha. Die span se drie afrigters Piet van Solms, Jannie Geldenhuys en Bobby Joubert asook die spanbestuurder verdien lof vir hul harde werk met dié span.

Die Vrystaat het voorheen al drie keer oor die laaste hekkie sedert die onstaan van die toernooi in 2003 gestruikel.

Die wenspan het Vrydag vinnig ‘n voorsprong van 19-0 opgebou, met veral die skrumskakel, Juan-Dee Olivier, wat met sy taktiese skopwerk sy span op die voorvoet gehou het.

Die Griffons se linkervleuel, Benni Human, en sy buitesenter, Paschal Ekeji, het elk met vier drieë die toernooi as die voorste driedrukkers afgesluit.

Die Westelike Provinsie het sy oorheersing tydens die Cravenweek vir laerskole (vir o.13-spanne) voortgesit. Die span van Kaapstad is vir die sesde agtereenvolgende jaar as nie-amptelike kampioen van die week gekroon.

WP het Boland met 8-5 in ‘n klipharde wedstryd uitoorlê. Die feit dat nie een van die twee spanne punte in die eerste helfte kon aanteken nie, beklemtoon die feit hoe fel die stryd tussen die twee spanne was.

WP se laaste nederlaag op die toernooi was in die hoofwedstryd van 2012 toe hy die knie met 19-8 gebuig het. Van die provinsie se laaste 40 wedstryde tydens die Cravenweek het hy slegs drie keer die knie gebuig. Sy ander twee nederlae was teen die Oostelike Provinsie (12-0) en die Limpopo Blou Bulle (8-6) onderskeidelik in 2009 en 2011.

Die Streeptruie se losskakel, Kyle Smith, het met 31 punte die toernooi as die voorste puntemaker afgesluit. Die span se senter Enzo Labuschagne het saam met die Goue Leeus se kaptein en agtsteman, Christi Botes, met vyf drieë elk die meeste kere die doellyn tydens die week oorgesteek.

Vir slegs die tweede keer in die geskiedenis van die VKB-week moes twee spanne die louere in die eindstryd deel. Die verdedigende kampioen, die Luiperds, het in die eindstryd op Reitz met 22-elk gelykop gespeel.

Die twee spanne het in die laaste drie eindstryde van die week gespeel met elk wat een keer aan die wenkant was. 

Die vorige eindstryd waarin die spanne die louere moes deel was in 2012 toe die Vrystaat Kiewiete en Suid-Vrystaat met 19-elk gelykop gespeel het. Die week in die Riemland het al Springbokke soos Juan Smith en Deon Stegmann opgelewer.

Western Province was crowned unofficial champions of the Coca-Cola u13 Craven Week for a record sixth successive year at the annual tournament at Diamantveld in Kimberley.

WP defeated their neighbours, Boland, with 8-5 in a closely contested main match. The halftime score-line of 0-all emphasises the fact that there was not a lot too choose between the two sides.  

The team from Cape Town’s last defeat at the tournament was back in 2012 against the Bulls in the main game. The side from Pretoria won that match by 19-8.

Of their last 39 matches Western Province played at the Coca-Cola Craven Week they’ve only finished on the losing side in three of the matches. The other two defeats were also in the main matches against the Eastern Province (0-12) and Limpopo Blue Bulls (6-8) in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

More to follow…..

Scorers:

Western Province 8 (0) – Try: Ryan Jack. Penalty: Kyle Smith. Boland 5 (0) – Try: Dale Martin.

Golden Lions 20 (12) – Tries: Christi Botes (2), Ruan Nel. Conversion: Marno Pretorius. Penalty: Pretorius. Blue Bulls 5 (0) – Try: Myburgh van Wyk.

South Western Districts 34 (12) – Tries: Ronaldo Kiewiet (3), Sanches Damans, Anton Muller, Jacquin Ruiters. Conversions: Kiewiet (2). Eastern Province 5 (5) – Try: Nathan Smith.

Loose forward Francke Horn will lead DHL Western Province U19 in their encounter with the Vodacom Blue Bulls U19 at DHL Newlands on Saturday.

The match, which kicks off at 14h40 on Saturday, will be played as a curtain-raiser before the Vodacom Super Rugby encounter between the DHL Stormers and the Cell C Sharks.

It will be the opening match of the season for DHL Western Province U19, with Horn leading the team from the back of the scrum at No.8.

Horn leads a talented outfit, which features last year’s DHL Western Province U18 captain Lucky Dlepu as vice-captain at scrumhalf.

DHL Western Province U19 Head Coach Nazeem Adams said that his team are determined to start their campaign on a positive note at DHL Newlands.

“It is obviously an honour to have the opportunity play at DHL Newlands, so our players will be giving everything to start our season with a win.

“We know that the Vodacom Blue Bulls U19 will provide a stern test of our capabilities, so the challenge for our team is to rise to the occasion,” he said.

DHL Western Province U19: 

15 Quan Eyman, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 David Kriel, 12 Waqar Solaan, 11 Aaron Zeederberg, 10 Christopher Schreuder, 9 Lucky Dlepu, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Tonderai Chiwambutsa, 6 Bevan Prinsloo, 5 Herman le Roux, 4 Ian Katwanga, 3 Joshua du Preez, 2 Chris Rossouw, 1 Dian Bleuler. Replacements: 16 Ru-Hann Greyling, 17 Alexander Mbete, 18 Hugo Pienaar, 19 Marcel Theunissen, 20 Henro Meyer, 21 Gerado Jaars, 22 David Coetzer, 23 Aydon Topley.

Joe van Zyl will captain the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team on Saturday when they take on DHL Western Province in their opening match of the SA Rugby Provincial Under-19 championship in Cape Town.

The clash at DHL Newlands kicks off at 14h40.

The squad will include Ruben Beytell, who represented the team last year while still at school and will see Lian du Toit, who travelled with the Vodacom Bulls to Singapore last weekend, starting at scrumhalf.

It will also be a sort of homecoming to Janko Swanepoel, who hails from Stellenberg High School in Cape Town’s northern suburbs.

Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 coach, Nollis Marais, said: “It does not get tougher, starting against DHL Western Province on their home turf in Cape Town, but we would not have wanted it any other way. This tournament demands the best of every team every week, so we are keen to test ourselves against WP. This will be a good measurement of where we are at in our progress as a team.”

The team is:

15 Andrew Kota, 14 Sebastian Jobb, 13 Marnus Potgieter, 12 Jay-Cee Nel, 11 Rune Lucas, 10 Vaughan Isaacs, 9 Lian du Toit, 8 Orateng Koikanyang, 7 Jaco Labuschagne, 6 Philip Potgieter, 5 Janko Swanepoel, 4 Louis Meiring, 3 James Combrink, 2 Joe van Zyl (captain), 1 Kudzwai Dube. Replacements: 16 Llewellyn Classen, 17 Wiehan Bezuidenhout, 18 Carl Els, 19 Dylan Kruger, 20 Johan Mulder, 21 Ruben Beytell, 22 Gerswin Mouton, 23 Keanu Prinsloo.

It seems that no-one can stop Western Province’s dominance at the Coca-Cola u13 Craven Week. The union’s team will play for the eighth consecutive year of the tournament in the main game.

They have been crowned unofficial champions at the last four editions of this prestigious tournament. The Craven Week for Primary Schools was first held in Potchefstroom in 1972.

Western Province will face the only other unbeaten side left in the tournament, Boland, in the main match tomorrow at Diamantveld in Kimberley. Their neighbours kept their unbeaten record in the City of Diamonds intact with an impressive 33-8 victory over South Western Districts.

Western Province booked their place in the unofficial final with a hard-fought 17-8 victory over the Blue Bulls. The team from Cape Town’s last defeat at the tournament was back in 2012 against the Bulls in the main game. The side from Pretoria won that match by 19-8.

Of their last 39 matches Western Province played at the Coca-Cola Craven Week they’ve only finished on the losing side in three of the matches. The other two defeats were also in the main matches against the Eastern Province (0-12) and Limpopo Blue Bulls (6-8) in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

The Blue Bulls led 5-3 at the break in Kimberley thanks to a try by flanker Roy Gloster. Their bulky tighthead prop, Liam Pavier, also had a much better game as he won some good metres with the ball in hand.

Western Province’s inside centre, Enzo Labuschagne, scored a brace of tries in the second half to help his team claim victory. Their fullback, Frans van der Merwe, and scrumhalf, Juan Loots, also produced the goods in the game.

Scorers: 

Western Province 17 (3) – Tries: Enzo Labuschagne (2). Conversions: Kyle Smith (2). Penalty: Smith. Blue Bulls 8 (5) – Try: Roy Gloster. Penalty: Marco Strydom.

Boland 33 (14) – Tries: Boytjie Diedericks (2), Jovawn Visagie (2), Cayden Malgas. Conversions: Dewald de Villiers (3), Diedericks. South Western Districts 8 (3) – Try: Jeffwin Wesso. Penalty: Ronaldo Kiewiet.

Golden Lions 32 (22) – Tries: Nathan Bester, Tirhani Masondo, Trityne Parsons, Chad Storm, Christi Botes, Junayden Seffier. Conversion: JT Kapank. Valke 15 (10) – Tries: Dirkie Wessels, Jordan Harvey, Exauce Tshamal.

Eastern Province 18 (5) – Tries: Dewald Gerber, Alverique Krige, Elvandry Korkee. Penalty: Daylon Myners. Sharks 17 (3) – Tries: Luyanda Kunene, Kane Plasket-Burne. Conversions: Chris Horak (2). Penalty: Kunene.

Limpopo Blue Bulls 20 (10) – Tries: DA Swart, Ricardo du Plessis, Reuben Weyer, Deon van Huysteen. Free State 17 (10) – Tries: Xander Human, Christiaan van der Westhuizen, Keegan Scholtz. Conversion: Ian van der Merwe.

Pumas 48 (17) – Tries: Roelof Engelbrecht (2), Keith Chirwa (2), Tebogo Nkosi (2), Cornelius Lottering, Hanré Hattingh. Conversions: Engelbrecht (2), Lottering (2). Border Country Districts 0.

Border 22 (7) – Tries: Lihle Maqhugula (2), Siya Sakhela, Bunono Jabavu. Conversion: Daniel Larkan. Griqualand West 5 (5) – Try: Casper Prinsloo.

Leopards 24 (7) – Tries: Vernon Snyman, André van Zyl, Stephan Brits, Baks Chupulogo. Conversions: Theuns du Plooy (2). Griffons 5 (0) – Try: Andi Mentz.

Free State, the Blue Bulls, Eastern Province and Valke stamped their authority on their opponents in an action-packed second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley on Wednesday to remain the only unbeaten teams going in Friday’s final round.

Boland got out of the blocks quickly against Free State to build up a 17-10 lead, but a strong showing by the Bloemfontein outfit saw them fight back to secure an impressive 50-22 victory and the biggest score of the day. The team applied sustained pressure thanks to their committed attack, skilful handling and fantastic support play, and it paid off as they managed to navigate their way to the tryline regularly to score seven tries to Boland’s three.  

Braces by the Blue Bulls’ Bjorn van Wyk and Lincoln Adams powered their team to a 28-18 victory in a bruising encounter against Border. The Pretoria side’s ability to convert half chances into tries handed them the edge. Each team crossed the tryline only once in the first half, but three second-half tries by the Bulls to only one by the opposition sealed the victory for them. 

Three penalty goals by the Valke, meanwhile, proved to be crucial in their 31-24 victory against the Thepa Trading Griffons as both teams scored four tries in a tightly-fought battle. Such was the closeness of the match, the Welkom side held a narrow two-point lead at the break, and with both sides putting their forwards and backs to good use, the penalty goals nudged the Valke to their second victory.

Eastern Province also continued their winning ways with a 24-14 win against the King Price Pumas after building up an encouraging 17-0 lead at the break. Brandon Wilkie was in fine form for the Port Elizabeth outfit as he scored a try, three conversions and a penalty goal for his 14 points. The Pumas showed their fighting spirit after the break to score two converted tries, but this still left them short.

A hat-trick by Namibia’s Divan van Vreden and a fine kicking display by Schano van Rooi steered the team to a rewarding 42-6 victory against Border CD and their first win in the competition. Their solid attacking performance, ability to contest at the breakdowns and their tough defensive effort saw them take a 28-0 lead at the break before finishing the match with six tries, while the Eastern Cape team had to settle for two penalty goals.

DHL Western Province bounced back strongly from their defeat on Monday to beat the Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions 38-12 thanks to their physicality and a solid performance all-around. The Capetonians led 17-7 at the break. They maintained their dominant form in the second half to run in five tries to two by their Gauteng counterparts. Centre Ethan James contributing 18 points thanks to a try, five conversions and a penalty goal. 

It was also a good day for hosts, Griquas, who cruised to a 38-12 victory against Old Mutual Zimbabwe with their superior attack earning them six tries to two by the visitors. Such was their dominance, they led 21-0 at the break and they continued to stamp their authority as the match progressed. Muller Du Plessis scored two of his team’s tries, while Zimbabwe’s two were compliments of Gaza Kagande.

SWD overcame a tight first half against the Sharks, in which the teams were tied at 5-5, to dash their way to a 22-12 victory. SWD’s raw pace out wide was too much for the Durbanites as they laid a solid platform with their forwards and then spread the ball out wide to their speedy backs, which earned them three tries to two by the opposition’s Sali Mlenzana.

The clash between Limpopo and the Leopards was physical as both teams tried hard to gain acendency, but the Leopards’ ability to capitalise better on their point-scoring chances earned them a 17-10 victory. The Potchefstroom team was 12-3 up at the break and they added their third try in the second half, which was enough to keep them ahead as Limpopo only earned a converted try and penalty goal for their efforts.

The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week teams will return to the field on Thursday for their third round of matches, while their U16 counterparts have a break to prepare for the final round of both tournaments on Friday.

U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week round two fixtures (Wednesday, 4 July):

Thepa Trading Griffons 24-31 Valke
Border CD 6-42 Namibia
King Price Pumas 14-24 Eastern Province
Limpopo 10-17 Leopards
DHL Western Province 38-12 Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions
Griquas 38-12 Old Mutual Zimbabwe
SWD 22-12 Sharks
Blue Bulls 28-18 Border
Free State 50-22 Boland

U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week day three fixtures (Thursday, 5 July):

10h00 – Free State v Forever Resorts Limpopo
10h00 – Pumas v Border CD (B Field)
11h00 – Xerox Griquas v Border
11h00 – Leopards v Thepa Trading Griffons (B Field)
12h00 – Eastern Province v Sharks
13h00 – Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions v ITS Valke
14h00 – SWD v Boland
15h00 – DHL Western Province v Itec Blue Bulls
16h00 – Namibia v Zimbabwe

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

A player to watch out for in future is Eastern Province’s flyhalf, Daylon Myners. He followed up a superb performance on the opening day with another excellent effort in his side’s convincing 36-0 victory over the . Myners kept the defenders busy with his attacking la thro

Border’s No. 8, Bunono Jabavu, chrashed over twice in his side’s 20-10 victory over the Pumas. 

Scorers: 

Western Province 64 (38) – Tries: Ryan Jack (2), Enzo Labuschagne (2), Keehan Etson (2), Adriaan Stevens, Kyle Smith, Clemond Nel, Frans van der Merwe. Conversions: Kyle Smith (7). Free State 10 (5) – Tries: Keegan Scholtz, Kuzi Seyoko.

Eastern Province 36 (19) – Tries: Lawu Bulali (2), JJ Theron, Nathan Smith, Josiah Weideman, Kaine Heny. Conversions: Daylon Myners (2), Logan Muller. Griffons 0. 

Sharks 34 (17) – Tries: Lehlohonono Bless (2), Matt Urquhart, Jordyn Kleynhans, Amahle Mazibuko, Sisonke Ndlela. Conversions: Luyanda Kunene (2) Limpopo Blue Bulls 8 (8) – Try: Deon van Huysteen. Penalty: Van Huysteen.

Border 20 (10) – Tries: Bunono Jabavu (2), Lihle Maqhugula, Likhona Rulumente. Pumas 10 (0) – Tries: Landulwazi Nkosi, Roelof Engelbrecht.

Valke 15 (8) – Tries: Exauce Tshamal, Heinrich Cloete. Conversion: Jordan Harvey. Penalty: Harvey. Griqualand West 0. 

Leopards 27 (17) – Tries: Divan Fuller, Stephan Brits, Theuns du Plooy, Retha Malahlela, Dylan de Klerk. Conversion: Du Plooy. Namibia 0. 

Zimbabwe 13 (10) – Tries: Sakhe Dlali, Camagu Mealies. Penalty: Mbongo Situnda. Border Country Districts 0.

Games still to be played: 

15:00 – Blue Bulls vs South Western Districts 
16:00 – Golden Lions vs Boland

Western Province suffered a shock defeat of 6-16 against Border on the opening day of the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Kimberley. WP is the unofficial defending champions of the tournament. 

Border’s flyhalf, Sihlalo Benge, scored all of his side’s points via a converted try and three penalties in this famous victory. 

Free State bagged a last-gasp 32-31 victory over South Western Districts thanks to a penalty by their flyhalf, Juan Olivier. Free State build a lead of 22-5 at the break, but SWD fought back in the second half to take a 31-29 lead. Olivier broke their hearts in the dying moments of the match.

Scorers: 

Border 16 (13) – Try: Sihlalo Benge. Conversion: Benge. Penalties: Benge (3). Western Province 6 (6) – Penalties: Ethan James (2).

Free State 32 (22) – Tries: Tielman Nieuwoudt (2), Danie Louw, Katleho Chabanyane. Conversions: Juan Olivier (3). Penalty:Olivier. Drop Goal: Sonwabo Sokoyi. South Western Districts 31 (5) – Tries: Casten Michaels (2), Marnu de Koker, Tinsley Stuurman, Henry Tromp. Conversions: Bladen Hector (2), Chad Josias. 

Blue Bulls 23 (8) – Tries: France Knoetze (2), Lincoln Adams. Conversion: Rowan Cloete. Penalties: Knoetze (2). Golden Lions 17 (10) – Tries: Rynard Mouton, Kamohelo Tlome. Conversions: Seb Watney (2). Penalty: Watney.

Griffons 57 (31) – Tries: Paschal Ekeji (3), Mzwakhe Khumalo (2), Tshepang Morake, AJ Botha, Tshepo Masooa, Anslin Hermanus. Conversions: Benni Human (5), Morake. Namibia 7 (0) – Try: Rowan Jansen. Conversion: Schano van Rooi.

Eastern Province 24 (14) – Tries: Dylan Halgreen, Brandon Wilkie, Siviwe Zondani. Conversions: Wilkie (3). Penalty: Wilkie. Leopards 5 (5) – Tries: Zander Bezuidenhout. 

The Blue Bulls and Western Province produced the most impressive performances on the opening day of the Coca-Cola u13 Craven Week in an ice-cold Kimberley.

The Bulls eased past the Sharks with 34-0 in the opening game of the day. The prop Njemba Mgomba chrashed over for two of the winning side’s six tries.

Western Province kept their unbeaten record that’s been running since 2013 intact by coming out on top by 44-5 against the Leopards. Their left wing, Clemond Nel, recorded the only hat-trick of tries on the opening day.

The hosts, Griqualand West, suffered the narrowest of defeats against Eastern Province. The visitors winning the match by 18-17.  

Scorers: 

Western Province 44 (22) – Tries: Clemond Nel (3), Hanré Jordaan, Enzo Labuschagne, Keehan Etson, Hagan van Niekerk, Polite Phiri. Conversions: Tazreeq Moerat, Kyle Smith. Leopards 5 (0) – Try: Divan Fuller.

Blue Bulls 34 (17) – Tries: Njemba Mgomba (2), Khubi Makhubele, Marco Strydom, Rudolph Louw, Cornelis Meindertsma. Conversions: Strydom (2). Sharks 0. 

Free State 24 (12) – Tries: Luan Phillip, Christiaan van der Westhuizen, Junior Claassen, Qwyd Koen. Conversions: Claassen (2). Valke 21 (14) – Tries: Elbie Mouton, Joseph Zulu, Heinrich Cloete. Conversions: Jordan Harvey (3)

Boland 37 (5) – Tries: Dale Martin (2), Tabie Cloete, Jandro Phutego, Cody Adonis, Dawid Kotze. Conversions: Boytjie Diedericks (2). Penalty: Dewald de Villiers. Pumas 10 (5) – Tries: Ethan van der Westhuizen (2).

Golden Lions 29 (14) – Tries: Arinze Dlamini, Christi Botes, Leo Muziva, Tirhani Masondo, Liam Naudé. Conversions: JT Kapank (2). Border 7 (0) – Try: Salu Mqobongo. Conversion: Hayden McKay. 

South Western Districts 24 (12) – Tries: Devon Windvogel, Jude Frans, John-Taylor Strydom, Gabriele Ladouce. Conversions: Ronaldo Kiewiet, Strydom. Namibia 0. 

Eastern Province 18 (8) – Tries: Kamva Zweni (2), Kaine Heny. Penalty:Daylin Myners. Griqualand West 17 (0) – Tries: Pharrel van Wyk (2), Matt Romao. Conversion: Van Wyk. 

Griffons 31 (14) – Tries: Wian de Beer, Willem de Wet, Dante Smith, Bongile Mlotywa, Andi Mentz. Conversions: Dries Stemmet (2), Itumeleng Khoza. Border Country Districts 7 (0) – Try: Ongezili Horner. Conversion: Inathi Njikela.

Limpopo Blue Bulls 24 (12) – Tries: Jason Hugo (2), Reuben Weyer, Keneilwe Phosa. Conversions: Deon van Huysteen (2). Zimbabwe 14 (7) – Tries: Tatenda Runyowa, Huggins Machaka. Conversions: Tadiwa Chikutiro (2).

Organisers of the highly successful World Schools Festival have announced the 2019 edition will be staged at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, from 25 – 30 March.

The international school boy rugby festival event will again feature 10 of the top rugby playing schools in South Africa and 10 of the best teams from around the world.

“I am excited to see the developments for next year’s World Schools Festival. We started this event because we felt it can make a difference, and we saw the impact at this year’s event in Paarl. It also showcased what amazing talent we have in South Africa. I am looking forward to the 2019 Festival growing at Paul Roos and in the years to come,” said Heyneke Meyer, who was at the helm at Carinat Sports Marketing in South Africa at the 2018 event, and will continue to support the development and growth of the festival.

“We were very pleased with the success of inaugural World Schools Festival event earlier this year, and are very excited by the response for the overseas teams who have already expressed interest in participating in 2019. They are all very eager to be part of the Rest of The World team taking on the SA Schools in the Ryder Cup-style competition which was implemented in 2018.”

“The tournament gives talented young players an opportunity to measure themselves at the highest level in their age group,” says Jon Phelps, founding partner of event owners Carinat Sports Marketing.

“And 2019 will take that to another level as the overseas teams will come more prepared to the level they need to be to compete against the superb SA Schools,” added Phelps.

The international schools taking part will be announced closer to the event.

“We are delighted and proud to host the second edition of this exciting rugby festival, and look forward to welcoming the world’s most promising young rugby players to Paul Roos Gymnasium,” says Rector at Paul Roos Gymnasium, Mr André van Staden.

“We believe in the ethos of the World Schools Festival and in the true spirit of rugby. Paul Roos has a long tradition in promoting the values of the sport,” added van Staden.

 “We are now working with Paul Roos to finalise the invite list for the South African schools, a process which forms part of the partnership agreement with the host school, and we look forward to making the field announcement soon,” added Phelps.

The World Schools Festival embodies the spirit of rugby and traditional values and is the best global gathering of schoolboy talent.