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Cricket South Africa (CSA) today, hosted its annual CSA Breakfast Awards in association with KFC, where the stars of amateur cricket were honoured in a lavish ceremony at Inanda Club in Johannesburg. The Awards Breakfast commemorates the accomplishments of the steadfastly growing talent in the country as CSA continues to drive its vision of making cricket a truly national sport of winners.

Janneman Malan claimed double honours as he walked away with the Student Cricketer of the Year and the Sunfoil Three-Day Cup Cricketer of the Year awards for his outstanding efforts with the bat in hand.

Stacey Lackay’s star continued to rise this season. She received the CSA Women’s Provincial Cricketer of the Year accolade after her all-round performances helped Western Province win the CSA Women’s Week in March. Those same efforts earned her a Momentum Proteas debut against Bangladesh last month.

Coca-Cola South Africa under-19s star, Matthew Breetzke was named the Coca-Cola U19 Cricketer of the Year after an exceptional season with the bat. Sinethemba Qeshile returned the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week Player of the Tournament honours, while James Ritchie claimed Coca-Cola Schools T20 Cricketer of the Year.

After another exciting season of club cricket that showed the great talent that continues to prevail across the country, it was a pleasure for CSA to name Assupol Tuks’ Niel Brand as the Momentum National Club Championships Player of the Tournament and Bobbies Cricket Club’s Dewald Pretorius, the Multiply T20 Community Cup’s Cricketer of the Year.

The Regional Performance Centres and Hubs stationed across South Africa continue to produce young, budding talent. Some players have even earned selection for their respective provincial teams and took part in this season’s Momentum National Weeks. These success stories would not have been possible if it were not for the hard-working coaches and volunteers at these Centres. The Pitchvision RPC and Hubs Coach of the Year award this year went to Elridge Booysen for his work in the South Western Districts.

“Congratulations to all our award winners who keep the spirit of our amateur game so strong,” commented CSA Acting Chief Executive Thabang Moroe. “And a special word of congratulations to those who have had to overcome disabilities to be honoured here today.

“We can be very happy with the strength of our various development programmes that play a vital part in our talent identification pipeline. It is worth recording that Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen and Lungi Ngidi were all award winners at last year’s breakfast function. Since then we have seen three of our under-19 youngsters honoured with inclusion in the ICC select XI chosen at the recent under-19 World Cup while Laura Wolvaardt has established herself as a star in our Momentum Proteas squad as a teenager.

“A special word of thanks also to all our sponsors and particularly KFC for their support of this function as well as the KFC Mini-Cricket Programme which is the best of its kind to be found anywhere in the world and is the launch pad for our young cricketers to live their dreams,” concluded Mr. Moroe

Tonight, the cricket family will gather at the Sandton Convention Centre, to pay tribute to the stars of professional cricket at the 2018 SA Cricket Awards Gala Dinner. The ceremony will be broadcast live on SuperSport 2 at 20:00 (SAST).

Fans will be able to follow all of the live action across CSA’s online social platforms www.facebook.com/cricketsouthafrica; www.twitter.com/officialcsa and Instagram (@cricket_south_africa), the official hash tag for the event is #CSAawards18.

Full list of 2018 CSA Breakfast Awards winners

KFC Mini-Cricket Coach of the Year – Eunice Gonyela (Eastern Province)

KFC Mini-Cricket Co-ordinator of the Year – Nation Ntlame (North West)

Momentum U15 Player of the Tournament – Christiaan Oberholzer (Northerns)

Momentum U17 Player of the Tournament – Bryce Parsons (Gauteng)

CSA Learners with Special Education Needs Player of the Tournament – Ziaan van Aswegen (Gauteng)

CSA Girls U19 Player of the Tournament – Nadine de Klerk

Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week Player of the Tournament – Sinethemba Qeshile (Border)

Coca-Cola U19 Cricketer of the Year – Matthew Breetzke (Eastern Province)

Coca-Cola Schools T20 Cricketer of the Year – James Ritchie (KwaZulu-Natal Inland)

CSA Blind Cricketer of the Year – Asanda Bidla (Gauteng)

CSA Deaf Cricketer of the Year – Dudley Rossouw (Northerns)

CSA Rural Cricketer of the Year – Tsolofelo Phukule (North West)

Multiply T20 Community Cup Cricketer of the Year – Dewald Pretorius (Bobbies CC)

Momentum National Club Championships Player of the Tournament – Niel Brand (Assupol Tuks)

CSA Student Cricketer of the Year – Janneman Malan (North West University Pukke)

Pitchvision RPS and Hubs Coach of the Year – Elridge Booysen (SWD)

Pitchvision Semi-Professional Coach of the Year – Shane Burger (KZN Inland)

Kemach JCB Groundsman of the Year – Evan Flint (PPC Newlands)

CSA Scorers Association of the Year – Gauteng

CSA Fairplay Award – bizhub Highveld Lions

CSA Women’s Provincial Cricketer of the Year – Stacey Lackay (Western Province)

CSA Provincial One-Day Cricketer of the Year – Dyllan Matthews (North West)

Special Award (World Record) – Marco Marais (Border)

Sunfoil Three-Day Cup Cricketer of the Year – Janneman Malan (North West)

We update the results here as they come in. 

We’ve split the Virsekerbeker results from the rest of the country. If you wan’t to browse the Virsekerbeker results click on the following link – Virsekerbeker Uitslae – 2 Junie 2018. 

EASTERN CAPE 

St Andrew’s College	24	Grey High School	21
Framesby	41	Brandwag (Uitenhage)	22
Selborne College	78	Cambridge	20
Graeme College	22	Nico Malan	18
Marlow Landbou	37	Queen’s College	31
Dale College	62	Muir College	7
Kingswood College	73	Ithembelihle	5

KWAZULU-NATAL

Durban High School	24	Westville Boys’ High	14
Hilton College	24	Kearsney College	19
Clifton	26	St David’s Marist	33
Maritzburg College	27	Michaelhouse	23
St Charles College	18	St Alban’s College	10

NOORDVAAL

Menlopark	17	Waterkloof	15
Jeppe High School	36	Pretoria Boys’ High	12
King Edward VII	35	St John’s College	6
St David’s Marist	33	Clifton	26
St Alban’s College	10	St Charles College	18
Uplands College	22	Southdown’s College	10

WESTERN CAPE 

Paarl Boys’ High	14	Diocesan College	13
Paarl Gimnasium	29	Wynberg Boys’ High	6
Paul Roos Gimnasium	42	Oakdale Landbou	21
Rondebosch Boys’ High	24	SACS	5
Stellenberg	13	Bellville HS	0
De Kuilen		HTS Bellville
Durbanville	13	Brackenfell	11
HTS Drostdy	76	Tygerberg	19
Outeniqua	50	Langenhoven Gimnasium	7
DF Malan	54	Parel Vallei	14

The Junior Springboks secured a 33-27 victory against Georgia in their opening game in Perpignan on Wednesday, and Green, who was one of the try-scorers in the match, echoed the coaches’ sentiments that they had to lift their game immensely.

“We didn’t start the tournament the way we wanted to,” said Green, who admitted it was a dream come true to represent the SA U20s at the World Rugby U20 Championship.

“We have two big games coming up (against Ireland and France in the pool stages), and we need to improve our performance drastically if we want to get through those games. We have all the ammunition to get the job done, but we need to produce a much better performance as a team.”

Despite the pressure, Green has taken a lot from his Junior Springbok journey, and said: “It has been exciting to be part of this squad. The World Rugby U20 Championship is a new experience for me and it is something I could not have imagined.

“I have always dreamed of being here and I have always pushed myself to get to this point. But it is now reality.”

Rugby may have played a big role in Green’s life from a young age, but he admits that he grew up in a passionate soccer home.

“My father played soccer as a youngster, so I grew up watching soccer, but we didn’t have it as sport when I was growing up, so I started playing rugby from the age of four years old,” said the former Jeppe Boys High pupil.

“Once I started playing, however, I loved it and I haven’t looked back. Rugby has been good to me and it has given me something to continue working towards.”
Green admitted that it took hard work over several years to reach this point, and said: “My work ethic is something I’ve prided myself on because I feel the harder one works the more you can achieve.”

Of the opportunity to work with Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux, Louis Koen, who is SA Rugby’s High Performance Manager and an assistant coach, and Bafana Nhleko, who he works with directly at the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the BA student said: “It has been a great experience working with this coaching team.

As players we learn from them every day, and the mind-set on how they approach the game is fantastic.”

Roux will announce his team to face Ireland on Saturday.

Issued by SA Rugby Communications    

Monument sal op sy tuisveld probeer om sy seisoen weer op die wenpad te kry teen die Hoërskool Nelspruit se Rhinos. Monnas het kruit geproe in sy laaste vyf wedstryde teen Paarl Gimnasium, Grey-kollege, Waterkloof, Glenwood en Transvalia. 

Die nederlaag teen Transvalia was sy eerste sedert 1982 teen die span van Vanderbijlpark. Gepraat van Transvalia. Hy sal vandag teen EG Jansen van Boksburg te staan kom. Die Jansies het hulle koppe gelig na ‘n sege van 95-32 oor HTS Middelburg verlede week. 

Indien u hierdie webtuiste op ‘n selfoon besoek – sit u foon se rotasie van die skerm aan en draai die foon dwars om die uitslae te besigtig. 

AL DIE UITSLAE: 

 

AFDELING 1
Monument	24	Nelspruit	20
EG Jansen	43	Transvalia	24
Helpmekaar	63	HTS Middelburg	27
Ander spanne:
o.16: Monument 64, Nelspruit 22; Helpmekaar 59, HTS Middelburg 14.
o.15: Monument 36, Nelspruit 21; Helpmekaar 22, HTS Middelburg 14.
o.14: Monument 47, Nelspruit 3; Helpmekaar 34, HTS Middelburg 17.
Noordheuwel	29	Eldoraigne	28
Marais Viljoen	21	Montana	10
Kempton Park	38	Zwartkop	36
Rustenburg	36	Centurion	24
Pietersburg	34	Hugenote (Springs)	19
Ben Vorster	70	Jeugland	7
Lichtenburg	49	Florida	31
Oos-Moot	43	Middelburg	32
Ander spanne:
o.16: Ben Vorster 38, Jeugland 24; Lichtenburg 55, Florida 7; Middelburg 64, Oos-Moot 22.
o.15: Ben Vorster 57, Jeugland 12; Middelburg 24, Oos-Moot 14; Lichtenburg 22, Florida 18.
o.14: Ben Vorster 80, Jeugland 0; Middelburg 48, Oos-Moot 0; Florida 12, Lichtenburg 9.
AFDELING 2
Die Wilgers	18	Hoërskool Tuine	17
Pretoria Noord	17	HTS John Vorster	14
Overkruin	38	Wonderboom	33
Ander spanne:
o.16: Pretoria-Noord 12, HTS John Vorster 0; Tuine 43, Die Wilgers 8.
o.15: HTS John Vorster 53, Pretoria-Noord 0; Die Wilgers 25, Tuine 0.
o.14: Pretoria-Noord 40, HTS John Vorster 0; Tuine 24, Die Wilgers 22.
Randburg	23	Hoërskool Alberton	20
Linden	40	Bastion	37
Ander spanne:
o.16: Linden 7, Bastion 7; Alberton 48, Randburg 0.
o.15: Linden 40, Bastion 5; Alberton 25, Randburg 19.
o.14: Linden 41, Bastion 19; Alberton 52, Randburg 5.
Frikkie Meyer	99	HTS Tom Naudé	0
Piet Potgieter	37	Ellisras	24
Hans Strijdom	25	Ben Viljoen	24
Hoërskool Klerksdorp	40	Wagpos	10
Potchefstroom Gimnasium	69	Wesvalia	22
Lydenburg		HTS Witbank
Secunda	68	Rob Ferreira	0
Ligbron	63	Ermelo	23
Piet Retief	43	Generaal Hertzog	32
Hans Moore	46	Driehoek	34
Heidelberg Volksool	57	Oosterlig	13
Dr. Malan	27	Die Anker	20
AFDELING 3
HF Verwoerd	25	Akasia	7
Gerrit Maritz	38	Erasmus	31
Bekker	24	Fochville	17
Leeuwenhof	43	Queen’s High	7
Riebeeckrand	34	Jan Viljoen	17
Brits		Matlosana
Hartbeespoort		Vryburg
Schoonspruit	64	Bergsig Akademie	12
Hoogenhout	54	Bergvlam	24
Die Ankerskool		Carel de Wet
Overvaal		Hoërskool Sasolburg
AHS Sasolburg		Suiderlig
Stoffberg	44	Springs Boys’ High	0
Brandwag (Benoni)	55	John Vorster (Nigel)	24
Delmas		Belvedere
Birchleigh		Elspark
AFDELING 4
Maragon Mooikloof	57	Voortrekkerhoogte	10
Curro Heuwelkruin	15	Warmbad	14
Zeerust	62	HTS Klerksdorp	12
Schweizer-Reneke	31	HTS Rustenburg	0
Morgenzon Landbou	59	Kriel	5
Hendrina	54	Eastdene	10
Ander spanne:
o.17: Morgenzon Landbou 36, Kriel 0; Hendrina 36, Eastdene 10; Evander 56, Patriot 0.
o.15: Morgenzon Landbou 17, Kriel 0; Patriot 43, Evander 0.

Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, named 17 uncapped players in his first Bok squad of 43 players that for the June tests against Wales and England. Interesting fact is that only five of the uncapped players in the group represented the South African Schools’ side earlier in their career.

The five players is Thomas du Toit (2013), Ox Nche (2012/13), Sikhumbuzo Notshe (2010/11), RG Snyman (2013) and Embrose Papier (2014/15). This shows that maybe the SA Schools’ program is of less importance than it is made out to be. Maybe the current system in use should be re-looked. The SA Schools’ program is doing some good work, but maybe it should be emphasised less if this conversion rate is taken into consideration.

A once-off match for the SA Schools’ team as showcase match might be sufficient to give recognition to players who performed well during the Coca-Cola Craven Week. But to criticise or change the system is not the purpose of this article, its rather to give recognition to the schools that played a role in forming these players.

The conversion rate of players who represented the Junior Springboks seems higher. Only five of the 17 didn’t play for the national u20-side. One of them Notshe did play SA Schools. The other four Akker van der Merwe (Outeniqua), Aphiwe Dyantyi (Dale College), Makazolo Mapimpi (Jim Mvabaza) and Cameron Wright (Hilton College) careers took a bit longer to develop.

The 17 uncapped players will only be recognised as Springboks if they take the field during one of the four test matches during June. The Springboks face Wales in a once-off test match in the United States of America, before facing England in a three-test Castle Lager Incoming Series at home.

A player like Kwagga Smith (HTS Middelburg) who is one of the uncapped players, was without a doubt the best flanker during the Coca-Cola Craven Week of 2011 in Kimberley. He was however overlooked for SA Schools’ selection due to the strict selection policies that were in place which dictated the size which a flanker needed to be to gain selection. Smith however overcame this setback and could make his test debut in June.

Another player who was unlucky not to make the SA Schools’ side is winger S’busiso Nkosi who was one of the standout players during the Coca-Cola Craven Week of 2014 in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. Interesting is that he is a home-grown talent from Barberton in the same province, but moved to Jeppe High School as a 17-year old to represent the Golden Lions during this prestigious tournament.

The highest accolade achieved by Bulls lock Jason Jenkins while a schoolboy at St Alban’s College in Pretoria was representing the Lynx at the annual VKB Week in the sleepy Free State town of Reitz.

Lions winger Aphiwe Dyantyi last representative rugby before breaking through to the Golden Lions u21-side was for Border u13 at the Coca-Cola Craven Week for Primary Schools. Dyantyi got his chance after making the University of Johannesburg’s team for the FNB Varsity Cup in 2015 before going on to make the provincial u21-side later that same year.

The 17 uncapped players in the Springbok-squad and their schools: 

#	Player	Primary School	High School	Craven Week	SA Schools	Junior Boks
1	Thomas du Toit	Dirkie Uys	Paarl Boys’ High	WP – 2013	2013	2014-15
2	Jason Jenkins	St Paulus	St Alban’s College	–	–	2015
3	Ox Nche	Fauna Primary	Louis Botha	Free State – 2012-13	2012-13	2015
4	Sikhumbuzo Notshe	Nomlinganiselo	Wynberg Boys’ High	WP – 2010-11	2010-11	–
5	Marvin Orie	Gardenia Primary	Tygerberg	WP – 2010	–	2012
6	Kwagga Smith	Lydenburg	HTS Middelburg	Pumas – 2011	–	2013
7	RG Snyman	Hennopspark	Affies	Blue Bulls – 2013	2013	2015
8	Akker van der Merwe	George South	Outeniqua	SWD – 2009	–	–
9	Robert du Preez	Durban Preparatory	Kearsney College	KZN – 2011	–	2013
10	Aphiwe Dyantyi	Dale College	Dale College	–	–	–
11	André Esterhuizen	Goudkop Primary	Klerskdorp	Leopards – 2011	–	2014
12	Travis Ismaiel	Saffier	Tygerberg	–	–	2012
13	Makazole Mapimpi	Moni	Jim Mvabaza	–	–	–
14	Sibusiso Nkosi	Barberton	Jeppe High School	Golden Lions – 2013-14	–	2016
15	Embrose Papier	Darling	Garsfontein	Blue Bulls – 2014-15	2014-15	2016-17
16	Ivan van Zyl	Magalieskruin	Affies	Blue Bulls – 2013	–	2015
17	Cameron Wright	Westville	Hilton College	KZN – 2012	–	–

 

Die hoogtepunt van die jaarlikse kleedrepetisie van die Coca-Cola Cravenweek, die Noordvaal Bondedag, sal die wedstryd tussen die Goue Leeus en die Vrystaat wees. Vanjaar se Bondedag vind op 23 Junie in die Mbombela-stadion in Nelspruit plaas.

In die hoofwedstryd van die dag sal die gasheer, die Pumas, teen die Limpopo Blou Bulle kragte meet. Vir die eerste keer in jare sal die Luiperds asook die Griffons nie op die Bondedag in aksie wees nie.

Die Vrystaat behoort vanjaar weer ‘n gedugte span op die Cravenweek te wees. Die Leeus is ook ‘n span om mee rekening te hou met Monument, Jeppe High School en Helpmekaar wat vanjaar almal onder die 20 voorste spanne in die land tel.

Grey-kollege wat tot dusver onoorwonne vanjaar is en Louis Botha sal die kern van die Vrystaters se span vorm. Vrystaat kom op die eerste dag van die Cravenweek in die Paarl teen die Blou Bulle te staan.

Griekwaland-Wes wat die afgelope paar jaar kort voor die Bondedag onttrek het, sal wel vanjaar teen die Valke tydens die kleedrepetisie speel. Die Poubloues sal vanjaar slegs een span na die Cravenweek stuur.

Die Blou Bulle sal teen KwaZulu-Natal in die enigste ander wedstryd tussen unies se uitsoekspanne vir die Cravenweek in aksie wees. Die Ligbloues soos die Goue Leeus stuur vanjaar vier spanne na die Craven- en Akademie-weke.

Die bepalings is:

MBOMBELA-STADION
08:30	o.16	Vrystaat t. Goue Leeus
09:40	o.18	Valke t. Griekwaland-Wes
11:00	o.18	Blou Bulle t. KwaZulu-Natal
12:20	o.18	Goue Leeus t. Vrystaat
13:40	o.18	King Price Pumas t. Limpopo

Junior Springbok flyhalf Damian Willemse will make his first appearance of the season for the SA U20’s in a settled starting team when Chean Roux’s charges meet Georgia in their opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship at Stade Aimé Giral in Perpignan on Wednesday.

Willemse, one of seven players in the match-day squad who participated in the tournament in Georgia last year, will partner with Zak Burger at halfback after coming off a solid Vodacom Super Rugby campaign for the DHL Stormers in the last few months.

Lock and captain Salmaan Moerat, centre Wandisile Simelane, No 8 Muller Uys, fullback Gianni Lombard, hooker Daniel Jooste and replacement scrumhalf Rewan Kruger are the other players in Roux’s match-23 who featured in the international spectacle in Tbilisi.

Moerat and Ruan Nortje will form the lock duo, while flankers Dian Schoonees and PJ Steenkamp pair up with Uys in the loose trio, and Rikus Pretorius and Simelane will do duty in the midfield.

Lombard starts at fullback, with Tyrone Green and Sihle Njezula at wing, while Jooste and props Sazi Sandi and Nathan McBeth will pack down in the front row.

On the bench, replacement lock Ruan Nortje will make his Junior Springbok debut if he takes to the field after missing the team’s internationals in the lead-up to the tournament due to a knee injury.

“We were fortunate to be able to select a settled squad, which will be handy against a physical and passionate Georgian outfit,” said Roux.

“All the players are fit and eager to play, and we selected a team that we thought would be best suited to the game against Georgia.”

Looking ahead at the clash against Georgia, Roux said he is expecting a physical onslaught: “Georgia play with their hearts on their sleeves and they will take to the field with everything they have. They are a forward-driven team, with a good scrum and lineout maul, so they will probably try to lay the foundation there. But that said, our plans for the game are mapped out and hopefully we can counter that.”

The match kicks off at 18h30 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport 1.

 

Junior Springbok team to face Georgia:

15 – Gianni Lombard (Xerox Golden Lions)

14 – Tyrone Green (Xerox Golden Lions)

13 – Wandisile Simelane (Xerox Golden Lions)

12 – Rikus Pretorius (DHL Western Province)

11 – Sihle Njezula (DHL Western Province)

10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Western Province)

9 – Zak Burger (Cell C Sharks)

8 – Muller Uys (DHL Western Province)

7 – PJ Steenkamp (Xerox Golden Lions)

6 – Dian Schoonees (Xerox Golden Lions)

5 – Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Blue Bulls)

4 – Salmaan Moerat (captain – DHL Western Province)

3 – Sazi Sandi (DHL Western Province)

2 – Daniel Jooste (DHL Western Province)

1 – Nathan McBeth (Xerox Golden Lions)

Replacements:

16 – Schalk Erasmus (DHL Western Province)

17 – Alulutho Tshakweni (Eastern Province)

18 – Asenathi Ntlabakanye (Xerox Golden Lions)

19 – Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Western Province)

20 – Ruan Vermaak (Xerox Golden Lions)

21 – Rewan Kruger (Toyota Free State)

22 – Lubabalo Dobela (Toyota Free State)

23 – Lyle Hendricks (DHL Western Province)

Issued by SA Rugby Communications