The national u16 school rugby week was named after Grant Khomo, a multi-talented sport star who also served as president of the SA African Rugby Board from 1970 until 1975. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2003 in Johannesburg.
Main Matches:
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Western Province will make its comeback after a two year absence to the main match of this year’s Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein.
Western Province, SWD, the Free State XV, Boland and KZN on Wednesday registered vital victories in the second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein to stake a claim for a place in the final match of the tournament on Friday.
Western Province defeated the Free State 37-22, while SWD beat Border 32-27, the Free State XV outplayed the Pumas 48-24, Boland pipped the Limpopo Blue Bulls 25-22 and KZN beat Namibia 46-13 in matches played at Grey College. These results ensured that they were the only unbeaten sides in the tournament going into Friday’s final round.
Western Province got their clash against the Free State off to a strong start thanks to a well-balanced effort between their forwards and backs, which saw them build up an encouraging 27-7 lead in the second half.
The Free State fought back with intent as the clock wound down and the rewards followed as they scored two tries to close the gap on the scoreboard to eight points. They continued to show their fighting spirit in the dying minutes, but they were denied by the defence, while the Cape side sealed the 37-19 victory with a late try and subsequent penalty goal.
SWD survived a determined fight-back from Border in the dying minutes thanks to their solid defence to secure a 32-27 victory. The match was particularly memorable for SWD flyhalf Jaylen James who scored two of the team’s four tries and kicked three conversions and two penalty goals for a personal tally of 22 points. Border, meanwhile, scored four tries – two of which were earned in the second half – but their efforts proved to be too little too late.
The Free State XV’s impressive attacking skills and ability to convert their chances into points handed them the edge against the Pumas as they powered their way to a 48-24 win. The home team’s centre Joubert Schoeman and winger Otshepehile Lentsa were standout performers as they contributed three and two tries respectively to the team’s tally of seven. The Pumas earned four tries for their efforts, but their porous defence cost them dearly.
Boland’s accurate goal-kicking proved to be the difference on the scoreboard in their 25-22 win over with the Limpopo Blue Bulls, as the side was outscored four tries to three. Boland flyhalf Nathan Engelbrecht slotted over two penalty goals and two conversions, while the Limpopo side only converted one of their tries.
KZN, meanwhile, overcame a strong challenge early on from Namibia in their clash to register an impressive 46-13 victory, with the side crossing the tryline six times thanks to their effective attack. Namibia scored their first try early in the match and added a penalty goal before the break, but the Durban side’s strong defence limited them to only one more try in the match.
In another nail-biting encounter, a last-gasp try by the Golden Lions, after sustained pressure against the Blue Bulls in the dying minutes of their clash, left the teams level on 29-29. The unsuccessful conversion and a subsequent wayward penalty kick, left the teams settling for the draw. The match was thrilling as the teams were neck on neck throughout, with the Blue Bulls taking a narrow 19-17 lead at the break. The Lions outscored them five tries to four, but the Blue Bulls’ accurate kicking assisted their cause.
Earlier in the day, three penalty goals and a conversion by Eastern Province flyhalf Juandre Liebenberg allowed his team to claim a narrow 26-24 victory against the Griquas in a tight match, despite the Kimberley side outscoring them four tries to three. Griquas winger Jacquin Van Wyk scored three of his team’s tries, but this was not enough to steer them to victory.
The clash between the Western Province XV and the Griffons was gripping as both teams ran hard on attack and produced a solid defensive effort, which saw the match being decided on goal kicks. Each of the sides scored two tries, but four penalty goals and a conversion by the Cape side’s flyhalf Kade Wolhuter to two successful conversions and two penalty goals by the Griffons earned Western Province XV the 24-20 victory.
The Leopards and Valke were involved in a physical encounter as both teams tried to use their big forwards to gain ascendancy. The Valke, however, made the most of their try-scoring chances, with No 8 Franco Enslin earning a hat-trick to add to another try, while they limited the Leopards to only two tries for a 28-10 victory.
Zimbabwe dominated their clash against Border CD completely and they ran riot on attack as they snuck through the gaps in the defence at will. This performance earned the African side a 34-0 lead at the break, while they increased their try tally to nine in the second half for a comprehensive 49-0 victory.
The U16 teams will have Thursday off, while the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week teams will return to the field for their penultimate round of matches. One of the main games of the day will be the Test match between Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Scorers:
Western Province 37 (17) – Tries: Allister Williams, Bryan le Roux, Jarod Cairns, Eugene Snyders, Dylan Alexander, Angelo Osch. Conversions: Fabricio Linnert (2). Penalty: Linnert. Free State 19 (7) – Tries: Nhlanhla Senoamadi (2), Zongamele Ngxiya. Conversions: Braam van Straaten (2).
Blue Bulls 29 (19) – Tries: Gideon van Wyk (2), Jaques-Lois du Toit, Ruan Oosthuizen. Conversions: Jurich Claassens (3). Penalty: Claassens. Golden Lions 29 (17) – Tries: Katleho Maloka (2), Dehan Niemand, Sibusiso Shongwe, Izan Esterhuizen. Conversions: Bismarck Olivier (2).
Boland 25 (13) – Tries: Wynand du Plessis, Albert Bruwer, Roann Jansen. Conversions: Nathan Engelbrecht (2). Penalties: Engelbrecht (2). Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (5) – Tries: Dimpho Mphalele, Siphiwe Tjale, Tshimiswa Nemavhola, Brandon Cronjé. Conversion: Cronjé.
Eastern Province 26 (11) – Tries: Bradley Lee, Liyema Gaba, Shemondrey Alex. Conversion: Juandré Liebenberg. Penalties: Liebenberg (3). Griqualand West 24 (17) – Tries: Jacquin van Wyk (3), Quintin Immelman. Conversions: Stephan Boshoff (2).
KwaZulu-Natal 46 (23) – Tries: Marthino van Wyk (2), Kaid O’Neil, Marthinus Slabbert, Mark Armstrong, Kyle Potgieter. Conversions: Potgieter (5). Penalties: Potgieter, Siphesihle Kekana. Namibia 13 (8) – Tries: William Otto, Jeandré-Louw Loubser. Penalty: Ettiene du Toit.
Free State XV 48 (26) – Tries: Joubert Schoeman (3), Otshepehile Lentsa (2), Reagan Maartens, Marcell Muller. Conversions: Schoeman (5). Penalty: Schoeman. Pumas 24 (12) – Tries: Edwin Till, Jackson Madiba, Chyle van Zyl, Ricardo Schonefeldt. Conversions: Schonefeldt (2).
Valke 28 (14) – Tries: Franco Enslin (3), Stephan Pretorius. Conversion: Franco Wagener (4). Leopards 10 (5) – Tries: Dean van der Westhuizen, Christen Stander.
Western Province XV 24 (6) – Tries: Rethabile Louw, Tharquinn Manuel. Conversion: Kade Wolhuter. Penalties: Wolhuter (4). Griffons 20 (0) – Tries: Juan-Roscoe Ruiters, Masada Tshabalala. Conversions: JC Allan (2). Penalties: Allan (2).
Zimbabwe 49 (34) – Tries: Rukudzo Munyeza (2), Lance Annandale, Takudzwa Madzivanzira, Kudakwashe Makoni, Kirk Edwards, Ryan Mutandwa, Tinomukudza Chipfumbu, Charles Shumba. Conversions: Munyeza, Chipfumbu. Border Country Districts 0.
Springbok legend and rugby pundit, Victor Matfield, has been announced as the face of the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day at South Africa’s primary youth rugby tournament, the Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week. Matfield, who is the most capped Springbok, has been tasked to lead a panel of experts in selecting the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day recipients at the Coca-Cola Craven Week, which will take place at St Stithians College in Johannesburg from 17-22 July 2017.
“Being chosen to be part of the Coca-Cola Craven Week really takes me back to when I played in the tournament back in 1994 and 1995. For me, Craven Week was a stepping stone in my rugby career and I want to thank Coca-Cola and SARU for organising tournaments like these to identify talent from a young age. I look forward to playing a part in the tournament and bringing some of my experience and expertise to what I believe will be an action-packed week,” Matfield commented.
Matfield, alongside Coca-Cola’s appointed panel of rugby specialists, will on each day of the Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week be tasked with identifying and recognising a standout player that embodies the qualities of a hero, the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day.
The Coca-Cola Hero of the Day is not necessarily the best player on the field. He is the flank that made three successive tackles and forced the turnover; the scrumhalf that took a quick tap and dived over for the match-winning try; or the centre that made a courageous try-saving tackle.
Fetsi Mbele, Senior Communications Manager: Assets and Brand Experience, Coca-Cola South Africa, said “Coca-Cola has been a proud sponsor of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks for the last 32 years. The Coca-Cola Craven Week is a platform for identifying the top school rugby players in the country – this is where South Africa’s future heroes are made.
We are thus delighted to have one of the most decorated heroes in world rugby, Victor Matfield, come on board to lead our Coca-Cola Hero of the Day campaign, as we continue the development of youth rugby in South Africa. We look forward to an exciting partnership with Victor and believe that with his help, we will continue to unearth the future Springboks.”
Only four of the 18 teams participating in the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein remained unbeaten at the end of the second day’s play on Tuesday as the tournament switched into a different gear.
Nine teams entered the day’s play with round-one wins in the bag, but Eastern Province, the Golden Lions, Western Province and the Blue Bulls were the only unbeaten teams by the end of the round.
Eastern Province registered a narrow 17-14 victory against KZN, while the Golden Lions forced their way to a 18-12 victory against Border, Western Province defeated the Limpopo Blue Bulls 41-10 and the Blue Bulls beat SWD 22-0 in another entertaining day of rugby.
The clash between Eastern Province and KZN was nail-biting as the teams fought until the end, with the Eastern Cape outfit just pipping their Durban counterparts. Eastern Province outscored KZN three tries to two in what was a tight tussle from the outset, but it was EP’s defence that stood out as they shut out the determined KZN team close to their tryline on several occasions in the dying minutes.
The Golden Lions produced an effective performance to build up a 15-0 halftime lead against Border. But the Eastern Cape side fought back strongly in the second half and scored two tries compliments of Litelihle Bester, one which was converted. A second-half penalty goal by the Lions, however, saw them secure an 18-12 victory.
Western Province, meanwhile, overcame a strong challenge from the Limpopo Blue Bulls in a physical encounter to register a 41-10 victory. The Cape side was particularly strong at taking advantage of the opposition’s mistakes and using their fantastic support play to sneak their way through the gaps and around the defence. This earned them a rewarding seven tries, while they limited the Limpopo side to two.
The Blue Bulls literally powered their way to a 22-0 Victory against SWD as the team played to their strengths by using their bigger players to force their way through the defence, which they backed up with good support play. SWD tried hard to force their way into the Blue Bulls half throughout the match, but the Pretoria side’s solid defence combined with their ability to win turnovers denied the George side from scoring a single point for their efforts.
Earlier, Namibia ran circles around Border CD on attack. Their forwards laid a solid foundation upfront and their backs ran hard on attack and snuffed out the gaps in the defence. This effective display earned them a staggering 14 tries, with centre Jurenzo Julius and Louw Rossouw each scoring a hat-trick, which they also converted, to guide the team to a 92-12 victory.
The Griffons dominated their clash against the Pumas from the outset and they did well to force their way over the advantage line, which earned them two first-half tries and a 17-0 lead at the break. They added another try in the second half, while Pumas winger Samkelo Ntshapela touched down twice for his team. But these efforts were not enough, and left them settling for a 22-10 defeat.
The clash between the Valke and Griquas was quite physical as the teams used their forwards in an attempt to gain ascendancy. The Valke, however, had the upper hand as they managed to break through the gaps in defence and they used their chances well to run in six tries, while they conceded only one, for a 36-7 victory.
Leopards flanker Divan Pieters, meanwhile, was a star player in his team’s 66-7 victory against Zimbabwe as he scored four of the side’s 10 tries in a one-sided encounter. Zimbabwe managed to score only one converted try in the first half and they were unsuccessful in their attempts to add to this in the second half as the Leopards defended with intent.
Boland put their speedy backs to good use in their clash against hosts, the Free State, which paved the way for their 26-10 victory. Boland scored two tries in the first half and added two more after the break, while Free State No 8 Johannes Hendrik Botha scored in each half in what marked the hosts’ only points.
The U13 teams will have Wednesday off to recover from the opening two rounds, while the U16 teams will battle it out in their second round after resting on Tuesday.
Scorers:
Golden Lions 18 (15) – Tries: Brenton Branco, Theo van der Merwe, Zain Henry. Penalty: Heina Jacobs. Border 12 (0) – Tries: Litelihle Bester (2). Conversion: Dingalethu Gwarhube.
Eastern Province 17 (17) – Tries: Luvuyo Nkomphela, Marion Sampson, Breyton Pieterse. Conversion: Myles Boden. KwaZulu-Natal 14 (14) – Tries: Zander Coetzee, Rambo Mchunu. Conversions: Coetzee (2).
Boland 26 (12) – Tries: Hugo-Ben Horn, Shaunwin Booise, Clayton Longman, Andriano Prag. Conversions: Prag (3). Free State 10 (5) – Tries: Johan Botha (2).
Namibia 92 (45) – Tries: Jorenzo Julius (3), Louw Rossouw (3), Tristen Sawyers (2), Romano van Wyk (2), Stefan Dreyer, Christiaan Barnard, Suramie Kambombo, Denver Beukes. Conversions: Van Wyk (4), Julius (3), Rossouw (3), Beukes. Border Country Districts 12 (5) – Tries: Hendrik Aucamp, Sikelela Mcapukana. Conversion: Bubomi Harmans.
Leopards 66 (33) – Tries: Divan Pieters (4), Casper Badenhorst, Dolan French, Stephan van Niekerk, Chris Delport, Jan Magiso, Senekane Mmuse. Conversions: Michael-John Mostert (8). Zimbabwe 7 (7) – Try: Tapuwanashe Chakuchichi. Conversion: Chase Smyth.
Griffons 22 (17) – Tries: Hlalefang Mbobo, Kananelo Moshe, Ruben Kruger. Conversions: Kruger (2). Penalty: Kruger. Pumas 10 (0) – Tries: Samkelo Ntshapela (2).
Valke 36 (19) – Tries: Ruben Barnard, Aiden Smith, Theunis Barnard, Alec McIntyre, Dikarabelo Moeketsi, Siyabonga Nhlapo. Conversions: McIntyre (2), Jason Pretorius. Griqualand West 7 (0) – Try: Corné Loubser. Conversion: Theunis Hohls.
Two of the contenders for being crowned unofficial champions of the annual Grant Khomo Week (u16) in Bloemfontein lost their first matches of the tournament on Grey College’s main field.
Last year’s unofficial champions, the Blue Bulls, lost their clash against Western Province by 17-36. Western Province will be the favourites to finish the tournament unbeaten after coming out on top in this clash between the two heavyweights.
Border caused an upset in the opening match by defeating the Golden Lions on Grey College’s main field in Bloemfontein. Border won the clash by 24-13. The Golden Lions was the unofficial champions two years ago.
Scorers:
Border 24 (5) – Tries: Jacques Goosen, Jarrod Taylor, Matthew Karelse, Gugu Mngqibisa. Conversions: Taylor (2). Golden Lions 13 (8) – Tries: Henco van Wyk (2). Penalty: Bismarck Olivier.
Western Province 36 (27) – Tries: Robbie Rodgers, Daniel Kloosman, Keanan Meadon, Tiaan Pretorius. Conversions: Meadon (3). Drop Goal: Meadon. Blue Bulls 17 (17) – Tries: Adolf Visser, Jurich Claassens. Conversions: Claassens (2). Penalty: Claassens.
Free State 71 (45) – Tries: Ian Small Smith (3), Tiaan Jonker (2), Keeno Orlein (2), Tony Augus (2), Sonwabo Sokoyi (2). Conversions: Eulen Redcliff (5), Zongamele Ngxiya (2), Sokoyi. Zimbabwe 19 (0) – Tries: Dylan Musana, Tatenda Rateiwa, Krishna Kwenda. Conversions: Tinomukudza Chipfumbu (2).
Boland 17 (10) – Tries: Bradley Alexander, Keanan Solomons. Conversions: Nathan Engelbrecht (2). Penalty: Engelbrecht. Griqualand West 14 (7) – Tries: Pieter Visser, Charl Kok. Conversions: Stephan Boshoff (2).
Griffons 69 (26) – Tries: Keke Morabe (3), Mpho Ntsutle (3), Rian Olivier (2), MT Steyn, Juan-Roscoe Ruiters, Fernando Galant. Conversions: Dylan Smith (7). Border Country Districts 13 (3) – Try: Avela Ngwabeni. Conversion: Ryan Maree. Penalties: Maree (2).
Limpopo Blue Bulls 48 (19) – Tries: Manaka Mohlaloga (3), Johan du Toit, Tendai Kgopa, Tshimiswa Nemavhola, Ruan van Tonder, Lekoko Modimola. Conversions: Brandon Cronjé (4). Valke 19 (5) – Tries: Makhabane Nyaku, Ulrich Wiese, Divan Meyer. Conversions: Wiese (2).
South Western Districts 39 (22) – Tries: Hendrik Victor (2), Dylan Smit, Curtley Smith, Jonick Jonkers. Conversions: Thorne Mathew (2), Jaylen James. Penalties: Mathew (2). Pumas 23 (11) – Tries: Michael Dlamini (2), Chyle van Zyl. Conversion: Ricardo Schonefeldt. Penalties: Schonefeldt (2).
KwaZulu-Natal 15 (3) – Tries: Luyanda Mbona (2). Conversion: Jacques van der Walt. Penalty: Van der Walt. Western Province XV 14 (0) – Tries: Tharquinn Manuel, Austin-John Johnson. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (2).
Namibia 31 (14) – Tries: Maandero Haimbodi (2), Herschell van Wyk, Ethan Rittmann, Jeandré-Louw Loubser. Conversions: Kian Fransman (3). Leopards 23 (17) – Tries: Divan Naudé, Giovanni Pestana, Iddo Coetzee. Conversion: Naudé. Penalty: Naudé (2).
Free State XV 24 (3) – Tries: Francois van Rooyen (2), Tiisetso Motsie. Conversions: Van Rooyen (2), Joubert Schoeman. Penalty: Van Rooyen. Eastern Province 21 (13) – Tries: Bame Malesu, Dominic Shone, Shemondrey Hannes. Conversions: Delron Dicken (2).
The Golden Lions and KwaZulu-Natal played the dew of the main field at Grey College on the opening day of the u13 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Bloemfontein. Usually for this time of year the barefooted youngsters would’ve faced some ripe on the fields of Bloemfontein, but it’s quite a pleasant weather for a Free State winter morning.
The Lions opened the scoring through their big eightman, Cian de Villiers, which was converted by fullback, Heina Jacobs. De Villiers with the the Nr. 5-jumper on his back was a big thorn in KZN’s flesh.
The first hat-trick of this year’s tournament was scored by Eastern Province’s eightman, Luvuyo Nkomphela, in his side’s victory of 32-15 over the Leopards. EP’s lef wing, Jared Miller, also scored a brace of tries in the match.
Scorers:
Western Province 71 () – Tries: Ken Tchimanga (4), Ronaldo Kivankufi (2), Daylin Davids, Luke Carew, Gideon van Zyl, Jacques Jooste, Logan Opperman. Conversions: Phillip-Albert van Niekerk (8). Griffons 0.
Blue Bulls 45 (26) – Tries: Tiaan Engelbrecht (4), Deacon du Preez (2), Marx Nel. Conversions: Cale White (5). Free State 12 (7) – Tries: James Pringle, Johan Botha. Conversion: Franshau Weyers.
Golden Lions 23 (7) – Tries: CJ Ndela, Cian de Villiers, Zain Henry. Conversions: Heina Jacobs. Penalty: Jacobs (2). KwaZulu-Natal 14 (0) – Tries: Fortune Mpofu, Kuhann van den Berg. Conversions: Zander Coetzee (2).
Griqualand West 21 (7) – Tries: Bre-winn Isaacs, Smit Stadler. Conversion: Theunis Hohls. Penalties: Hohls (3). Namibia 19 (7) – Tries: Louw Rossouw (2), Dian de Beer. Conversions: Jurenzo Julius, Rossouw.
Border 18 (7) – Tries: Asha Hoare, Mihle Matinise. Conversion: Bradley Giddy. Penalties: Giddy (2). Pumas 15 (5) – Tries: Kamogelo Makolane, Roniel Putter, Silindile Mahlangu.
Eastern Province 32 (15) – Tries: Luvuyo Nkomphela (3), Jared Miller (2), Lindokuhle Songelwa. Conversion: Myles Boden. Leopards 15 (8) – Tries: Divan Pieters, Hendrik van Antwerp. Conversion: Jaden Fredericks. Penalty: Armand Willemse.
Limpopo Blue Bulls 15 (15) – Tries: HJ Janse van Rensburg, Dakalo Lebakeng, Pieter Gerritsen. Boland 14 (14) – Tries: Keanu Coetzee, Shaunwin Booise. Conversions: Thurlon Williams (2).
Zimbabwe 41 (22) – Tries: Tasimbiswa Kadziyanike (3), Tawana Machawi, Gomezgani Nyirenda, Lukle Pritchard, Tapuwanashe Chakuchichi. Conversions: Andrew Robinson (3). Border Country Districts 0.
South Western Districts 17 (5) – Tries: Devon Windvogel, Antonio Bruinders, Waythlin-Lee Campher. Conversion: Curtley Smith. Valke 14 (7) – Tries: Aiden Smith (2). Conversions: Alec McIntyre (2).
Die Blou Bulle se o.16-rugbyspan kon nie ‘n moeiliker bepaling op die eerste dag van die 14de Grant Khomo-week (vir o.16-spanne) ontvang het nie.
Die Ligbloues wat verlede jaar in Paarl die nie-amptelike kampioen was kom more op Grey-kollege in Bloemfontein teen die Westelike Provinsie op die eerste dag van die toernooi te staan.
Die Streeptruie is die mees suksesvolle unie sedert die toernooi in 2003 in Johannesburg die eerste keer gehou is. Die span van Kaapstad oorheers gewoonlik sake op die toernooi.
Die span se houvas is egter die afgelope paar jaar verbreek met die Goue Leeus wat in 2015 met die louere weggestap het. Die Blou Bulle het verlede jaar vir KwaZulu-Natal met 23-20 in die hoofwedstryd van die week verslaan.
Die Ligbloues se skrumskakel, Jurich Claassens, was verlede jaar een van die span se sterre en behoort vanjaar weer ‘n staatmaker te wees.
Die gasheer, Vrystaat, behoort ook sterk aanspraakmakers te wees met twee oud-Bokke, Braam van Straaten en André Venter, se seuns in sy geledere. Van Straaten se seun ook Braam speel losskakel soos sy pa. Venter se seun André-Hugo sak op haker in die skrum.
Die Cheetah-senter William Small-Smith se jongste broer Ian draf op vleuel vir die span uit. Die jong Small-Smith volg in sy ouboet se spore wat die Vrystaat se Grant Khomo-span in 2008 asook die Cravenweek-span in 2010 aangevoer het. Die twee se pa, Ian Small-Smith, is ‘n bekende advokaat en op sy dag een van die beste junior 400m-atlete in Suid-Afrika.
Nog twee oud-Bokke se seuns, Reece du Plessis (heelagter) en Robbie Rodgers (slot), sal in Bloemfontein vir die Westelike Provinsie in aksie wees. Du Plessis is die seun van die Prins van Vleuels, Carel du Plessis. Reece se ouer broer Jean-Luc du Plessis speel vir die Stormers. Rodgers is die seun van die voormalige Bok-stut Heinrich Rodgers.
In die WP se XV-tal is daar ook die slot Jacques Maingard wie se oupa Tiny Neethling vir die Springbokke in die voorry gesak het.
Die Coca-Cola Cravenweek vir laerskole vind ook op Grey-kollege se velde in die Rosestad van Maandag af plaas. Die o.16-week en o.13-week se wedstryde vind om die beurt op die onderskeie velde plaas.
The teams:
Blue Bulls: 15 Cale White (Midstream College), 14 Marx Nel (Pretoria-Oos), 13 Deacon du Preez (Danie Malan), 12 Marco Groenewald (Wonderboom), 11 Khayalethu Motsa (Midstream Ridge), 10 Gelarmo Links (Simon Bekker), 9 Nico du Randt (Elarduspark), 8 Zander Thirion (Magalieskruin), 7 Ewan van Heerden (Wonderboom), 6 Tiaan Engelbrecht (Wonderboom – captain), 5 Thomas Dyer (Woodhill College), 4 Lungelo Nyathi (Uitsig), 3 Themba Nyangintsimbi (Uniefees), 2 Hanro Venter (Tuine), 1 Wilan Bronkhorst (Danie Malan). Replacements: 16 Wayde van Wyk (Pretoria-Oos), 17 Zhenting Chen (Uitsig), 18 Ntokozo Ndlovu (Garsfontein), 19 Neo Matsunyane (Midstream Riodge), 20 Oratile Matjeni (Uitsig), 21 Nathan Mong (Villeria), 22 Enslin Kastoor (Simon Bekker), 23 Liam Pather (Doringkloof).
Boland: 15 Adriano Prag (Hermanus), 14 PJ Lottering (De Villiers Graaff), 13 Shaunwin Booise (Olifantsvlei), 12 Curtley-John Mitchell (Eden Primary), 11 Patwin van der Merwe (Bella Vista), 10 Thurlon Williams (Eden Primary), 9 Emrique Liedeman (St Thomas), 8 Hugo-Ben Horn (Ruens College), 7 George Groenewald (Gansbaai), 6
Western Province: 15
The Gamma team from Gauteng that clinched Gold in the under 18 competition.
The annual All Ages Inter-Provincial Tournament took place at Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen this week and once again the quality of the netball on display did not disappoint. The tournament also serves as a talent identification exercise with official trials being played in the under 17 and under 18 age groups.
The teams from Gauteng (Delta, Lambda and Gamma) and the Western Cape (Cedars, Oaks and Willows) played exceptional netball across all age groups, raking in no less than 15 of the 21 medals on offer between the two provinces.
Results per age group:
Under 12:
1. Ndlovu (Mpu), 2. Gamma (Gau), 3. Willows (WC)
Under 13:
1. Delta (Gau), 2. Bakwena (NW), 3. Cedars (WC)
Under 14:
1. Cedars (WC), 2. Gamma (Gau), 3. Morula (Lim)
Under 15:
1. Delta (Gau), 2. Bakwena (NW), 3.Ndlovu (Mpu)
Under 16:
1. Cedars (WP), 2. Bakwena (NW), 3. Ndlovu (Mpu)
Under 17:
1. Delta (Gau), 2. Willows (WC), 3. Cedars (WC)
Under 18:
1. Gamma (Gau), 2. Rubies (NC), 3. Lambda (Gau)
The following girls were selected to represent the S. A. Schools Under 17 team that will take part in the International Youth Tournament that will take place in Pretoria in May 2018:
Die Noord-Natal Lammergeiers het Oostelike Provinsie as kampioen van die jaarlikse VKB-week (vir o.16-spanne) in Frankfort onttroon. Die Lammergeiers het Woensdag op Wilgerivier in Frankfort in die eindstryd van die week met 36-26 oor OP koning gekraai. Die nuwe kampioen het teen rustyd ‘n voorsprong van 15-7 geniet.
Oostelike Provinsie het die afgelope twee jaar met die louere weggestap. Die Lammergeiers se slot Ryno Swanepoel het met sy inklimspel in die eindstryd beindruk. Swanepoel kon egter nie die uitsoekspan na Dubai haal nie, maar is wel in die naasbeste 25-tal van die week opgeneem. Interresant is dat geen van die kampioen se spelers goed genoeg geag was deur die keurders om as die beste speler in hul onderskeie posisies tydens die week aangewys te word nie.
Ses van die span se spelers het wel die vergrootte toergroep na Dubai gehaal. Hulle is SW Craig (haker), FP de Villiers (stut), Armand Olsen (agtsteman), Ruan Bosman (skrumskakel), JW Olsen en Johan Oberholster (albei senters).
Die Titans, wat vanuit Johannesburg-skole gekies word, was self ‘n gedugte span op die toernooi. Die span het op die laaste dag ‘n klinkende sege van 24-0 oor die Luiperds behaal. Al die punte van die wedstryd was reeds in die eerste helfte aangeteken. Die Titans se flank Jarryd Steyn is as die voorspeler van die toernooi vir sy rits skitterende vertonings aangewys. Steyn is ‘n leerling van die Leeuwenhof Akademie in Germiston.
Sandveld se binnesenter, JC Kleynhans, is vir sy vertonings tydens die week met die toekenning as Agterspeler van die Toernooi vereer. Kleynhans is soos Steyn in die toerspan na Dubai ingesluit.
Die Rooikatte se vleuel Khatlo Molefe het ‘n driekuns aan driee op die laaste dag in sy span se oortuigende sege van 35-14 oor Oud-Skoliere. Die Rooikatte word uit die Pretoria Privaatskole saamgestel, terwyl Oud-Skoliere van Bethlehem uit spelers van Voortrekker en Witteberg gekies word.
Puntemakers:
Noord-Natal Lammergeiers 36 (15) – Driee: JW Olsen, Wikus van der Walt, SW Craig, Ruan Muller, Armand Olsen. Doelskoppe: Muller (4). Strafdoel: Muller. OP-platteland 26 (7) – Driee: Ricardo Krige, Morne Prins, Cameron le Vac, M Nortje. Doelskoppe: Elcurtis le Vac (3).
Titans 24 (24) – Driee: Oliver Mayall, JC Grundlingh, Eugene van Biljon, Jared Steyn. Doelskoppe: Donovan Styger. Luiperds 0.
Rooikatte 35 (15) – Driee: Khatlo Molefe (3), Richard Collins, George van der Merwe. Doelskoppe: Stephan Alberts (2). Strafdoele: Alberts (2). Oud-Skoliere 14 (7) – Driee: Lourens van Rensburg, Hanrique Grobler. Doelskoppe: Henrico Janse van Rensburg (2).
Griffons 50 (31) – Driee: Chad Delport (2), Ryan Fields (2), Duncan Amsterdam, Jared Kruger, Francois van Niekerk, Adriaan Wessels. Doelskoppe: Gerhard Swart (5). Vrystaat Kiewiete 14 (0) – Driee: Piet Louw, Angelo Steynburg. Doelskoppe: Brenden Fourie (2).
Oos-Vrystaat 24 (7) – Driee: Tsepiso Mzizi, Rorisang Mashiloane, Andries Labuschagne. Doelskoppe: Tsepang Morake (3). Strafdoel: Morake. Sandveld 17 (7) – Driee: Alrikus Meintjies, JC Kleynhans. Doelskoppe: Antonie Jordaan (2). Strafdoel: Jordaan.
Lynx 27 (12) – Driee: Qunton Bekker, Z Hlubi, Nkateko Pandeka, S Khumalo. Doelskoppe: Duan Kriel (2). Strafdoel: Kriel. Suid-Vrystaat 17 (10) – Driee: Drikus Klopper, Jabes Hattingh. Doelskoppe: Pieter Veldsman (2). Strafdoel: Veldsman.
Die toerspan na Dubai is:
15 Elcurtis le Vac (OP), 14 Ricardo Krige (OP), 13 Oliver Mayall (Titans), 12 JC Kleynhans (Sandveld), 11 Francois Swanepoel (Luiperds), 10 Janco Scheepers (Luiperds), 9 George van der Merwe (Rooikatte), 8 Shaun Potgieter (Titans), 7 Jared Kruger (Griffons), 6 Jared Steyn (Titans), 5 Hansie Pieterse (Luiperds), 4 Johan Janse van Rensburg (Luiperds), 3 Morne Prins (OP), 2 Franco Boshoff (Luiperds), 1 Wiehan Pretorius (OP). Plaasvervangers: 16 SW Craig (Noord-Natal), 17 Nicolaas Erasmus (Luiperds), 18 FP de Villiers (Noord-Natal), 19 Hanrique Grobler (Oud-Skoliere), 20 Armand Olsen (Noord-Natal), 21 Kevin Swiegers (Luiperds), 22 Ruan Bosman (Noord-Natal), 23 JW Olsen (Noord-Natal), 24 John Oberholster (Noord-Natal), 25 Richard Collins (Rooikatte).
Ander tellings van die VKB-week:
Dag 1
Titans 24 Rooikatte 10
Vrystaat Kiewiete 10 Sandveld 7
Oostelike Provinsie 54 Suid-Vrystaat 0
Luiperds Platteland 56 Lynx 0
Noord-Natal Lammergeiers 54 Oos-Vrystaat 0
Oud-Skoliere 15 Griffons 8
Dag 2
Oostelike Provinsie 21 Luiperds Platteland 18
Noord-Natal Lammergeiers 25 Titans 7
Oud-Skoliere 36 Vrystaat Kiewiete 29
Rooikatte 35 Griffons 27
Sandveld 33 Suid-Vrystaat 0
Oos-Vrystaat 15 Lynx 12