One of the biggest Craven Week questions every years is why does Western Province not have two representative teams. For many it seems like a logical step, which if anything would cater for the higher concentration of talent in their region and improve the quality on offer at Craven Week. Upon request, Ploegskaar was kind enough to put together his form choices for WP Country and WP City Craven Week teams. As expected both teams look very strong.
| WP Country | WP City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Salie | Paul Roos | 1 | M Joubert | Bellville |
| 2 | J Grobbelaar | Paarl Gim | 2 | S Farmer | Tygerberg |
| 3 | W Groenewald | HJS | 3 | C Sadie | Bellville |
| 4 | S Moerat | HJS | 4 | Daniel Jacobs | Bellville |
| 5 | R de Villiers | HJS | 5 | I Andrews | Rondebosch |
| 6 | J Visser | Paarl Gim | 6 | Z Davids | Rondebosch |
| 7 | K Ncusane | HJS | 7 | J King | Rondebosch |
| 8 | D van Tonder | Paul Roos | 8 | J Augustus | Tygerberg |
| 9 | J Williams | Boland | 9 | R Arendse | SACS |
| 10 | G Lourens | Paarl Gim | 10 | J Chait | SACS |
| 11 | N Leonard | Paul Roos | 11 | R Muller | Bellville |
| 12 | JT Potgieter | Boland | 12 | C Smit | Bishops |
| 13 | M Ras | HJS | 13 | C Dayaram | SACS |
| 14 | T February | HJS | 14 | R Mogoje | SACS |
| 15 | R Lombaard | HJS | 15 | Y Jacobs | Rondebosch |
| 16 | MC de Jong | HJS | 16 | K Goddard | Bellville |
| 17 | B Smith | Boland | 17 | A Adams | Rondebosch |
| 18 | C Olivier | Boland | 18 | JP Smit | Bishops |
| 19 | E van Rhyn | Paarl Gim | 19 | Mathew Boshoff | Stellenberg |
| 20 | K Abrahams | Paarl Gim | 20 | B Salomo | Bishops |
| 21 | D Willemse | Paul Roos | 21 | Schalk Carstens | Stellenberg |
| 22 | L Philander | Boland | 22 | T Leyds | Bishops |
28 May 2015 – final form team
Ploegskaar applied his often relied upon by rugby union’s SBR knowledge to pick his two WP teams based on the formbook and taking into account the Youth Week criteria as well. His views look unlikely to represent those of the WP selectors.
| Craven week | Academy week | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.M Joubert (Bellville) | 1.M Salie (Paul Roos) | |
| 2.J Grobbelaar (Paarl Gim) | 2.S Farmer (Tygerberg) | |
| 3.W Groenewald (HJS) | 3.JP Smit (Bishops) | |
| 4.S Moerat (HJS) | 4.MJ Hayes (Paarl Gim) | |
| 5.R de Villiers (HJS) | 5.I Andrews (Rondebosch) | |
| 6.Z Davids (Rondebosch) | 6.J Visser (Paarl Gim) | |
| 7.K Ncusane (HJS) | 7.D van Tonder (Paul Roos) | |
| 8.J Augustus (Tygerberg) | 8.J King (Rondebosch) | |
| 9.J Williams (Boland) | 9.B Salomo (Bishops) | |
| 10.J Chait (SACS) | 10.G Lourens (Paarl Gim) | |
| 11.N Leonard (Paul Roos) | 11.K Abrahams (Paarl Gim) | |
| 12.C Smit (Bishops) | 12.JT Potgieter (Boland) | |
| 13.M Ras (HJS) | 13.C Dayaram (SACS) | |
| 14.T February (HJS) | 14.R Mogoje (SACS) | |
| 15.R Lombaard (HJS) | 15.Y Jacobs (Rondebosch) | |
| 16.MC de Jong (HJS) | 16.K Goddard (Bellville) | |
| 17.A Adams (Rondebosch) | 17.B Smith (Boland) | |
| 18.C Sadie (Bellville) | 18.C Olivier (Boland) | |
| 19.E van Rhyn (Paarl Gim) | 19.J du Pisanie (Boland) | |
| 20.R Arendse (SACS) | 20.B Thain (HJS) | |
| 21.D Willemse (Paul Roos) | 21.L Philander (Boland) | |
| 22.R Muller (Bellville) | 22.T Leyds (Bishops) |
20 May 2015 form team
Ploegie has updated his predicted prospects for Craven Week and Academy Week as the actual selection process closes in on finalisation.
| WP CRAVEN | WEEK | WP ACADEMY | WEEK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Joubert | Bellville | 1 | B Smit | Boland |
| 2 | J Grobbelaar | Paarl Gim | 2 | S Farmer | Tygerberg |
| 3 | W Groenewald | HJS | 3 | C Sadie | Bellville |
| 4 | S Moerat | HJS | 4 | MJ Hayes | Paarl Gim |
| 5 | R de Villiers | HJS | 5 | I Andrews | Rondebosch |
| 6 | Z Davids | Rondebosch | 6 | J Visser | Paarl Gim |
| 7 | K Ncusane | HJS | 7 | J King | Rondebosch |
| 8 | M Uys | Paarl Gim | 8 | J Augustus | Tygerberg |
| 9 | J Williams | Boland | 9 | B Salomo | Bishops |
| 10 | J Chait | SACS | 10 | G Lourens | Paarl Gim |
| 11 | N Leonard | Paul Roos | 11 | K Abrahams | Paarl Gim |
| 12 | C Smit | Bishops | 12 | JT Potgieter | Boland |
| 13 | M Ras | HJS | 13 | C Dayaram | SACS |
| 14 | T February | HJS | 14 | R Mogoje | SACS |
| 15 | R Lombaard | HJS | 15 | Y Jacobs | Rondebosch |
| 16 | MC de Jong | HJS | 16 | K Goddard | Bellville |
| 17 | A Adams | Rondebosch | 17 | JP Smith | Bishops |
| 18 | E van Rhyn | Paarl Gim | 18 | J du Pisanie | Boland |
| 19 | L Larkan | SACS | 19 | A Magwala | Boland |
| 20 | R Arendse | SACS | 20 | B Thain | HJS |
| 21 | D Willemse | Paul Roos | 21 | L Philander | Boland |
| 22 | R Muller | Bellville | 22 | T Leyds | Bishops |
14 April 2015 form team
Here’s a look at some of the candidates in line for Western Province under-18 Craven Week and Academy Week selection this year.
| WP u18 Craven Week | WP u18 Academy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Joubert | Bellville | 1 | Muammir Salie | Paul Roos |
| 2 | Ashwyn Adams | Rondebosch | 2 | Liam Larkan | SACS |
| 3 | Wikus Groenewald | Boishaai | 3 | JP Smith | Bishops |
| 4 | Salman Moerat | Boishaai | 4 | Muller Uys | Paarl Gim |
| 5 | Ruben de Villiers | Boishaai | 5 | Joppie du Pisanie | Boland Landbou |
| 6 | Zain Davids | Rondebosch | 6 | Johan Visser | Paarl Gim |
| 7 | Joa Swart | Paul Roos | 7 | Dean van Tonder | Paul Roos |
| 8 | Khanya Ncusane | Boishaai | 8 | MJ Hayes | Paarl Gim |
| 9 | Jondre Williams | Boland Landbou | 9 | Keenan Abrahams | Paarl Gim |
| 10 | Ryaan Lombaard | Boishaai | 10 | Cornel Smit | Bishops |
| 11 | Ryan Muller | Bellville | 11 | Mike Mavovana | Rondebosch |
| 12 | JT Potgieter | Boland Landbou | 12 | Manuel Ras | Boishaai |
| 13 | Nico Leonard | Paul Roos | 13 | Ciaran Dayaram | SACS |
| 14 | Tyreeq February | Boishaai | 14 | Reitumetse Mogoje | SACS |
| 15 | Josh Vermeulen | Paul Roos | 15 | Yaseen Jacobs | Rondebosch |
| 16 | Shane Farmer | Tygerberg | 16 | Johan Grobbelaar | Paarl Gim |
| 17 | Bertus Smit | Boland Landbou | 17 | Carlu Sadie | Bellville |
| 18 | Ernst van Rhyn | Paarl Gim | 18 | Hein Fourie | Jan van Riebeeck |
| 19 | Athi Magwala | Boland Landbou | 19 | Jamie King | Rondebosch |
| 20 | Deon Carstens | Boland Landbou | 20 | Moegamat Arendse | SACS |
| 21 | Damian Willemse | Paul Roos | 21 | Jordan Chait | SACS |
| 22 | Taigh Schoor | Paarl Gim | 22 | Tristan Leyds | Bishops |
A Word from Ploegskaar, the compiler of the team lists: “Note I do not have a reserve lock for the Academy Team, will fill the spot as the first half of the season unfolds. Form and injuries will also have an impact, so maybe early days to put one of these together!”
@Jk ,That youngster is super talent and he has a rugby brain of note,his time will come next year i think , solid left and right foot also He wont go unoticed for much longer, Needs to hit the gym hard in the off season and he will be CW scrummy next year
I personally think that the WP selectors have missed a trick by not including the Wynberg scrumhalf Kannemeyer. He is playing in a very young Wynberg side but he has outplayed every single scrumhalf he has come up against. Awesome talent, a phenomenal reader of a game that reminds me of a young Fourie du Preez that can tackle.
Would be a good game between these two teams, but the Country Boys will take it by 20 I reckon. City Boys will put up a fight as they do every Saturday
@Ploegskaar: Want jy kyk dan al van twee jaar terug af sekere spelers mis. En dit is mos heel verkeerd.
My view on centers is G Louwrens and M Ras…….pairing would slice others to pieces, I know Galpil and Bloedwors but watched both and its my choice. some players pick themselves these 2 do for sure!
@BoishaaiPa: Nie die eerste keer nie en sal ook nie die laaste keer wees nie. Wonder egter hoekom hulle hul enigsins daaraan steur in elk geval
@Ploegskaar: Jy ook moeilikheid gekry met die establishment ou Ploegie?..So paar jaar terug het ek vir Oom Paul Dobson my keuse vir WP CW gestuur en hy publiseer dit toe as die offisiele span!..so dag of wat voor die regte span bekend gestel word…broer..het ek nou moeilikheid gehad!..selfs uit my eie geledere!
Die WP se spanbestuurder reken gister in ‘n radio onderhoud dat ek die pot mis sit met my spankeuses. Nou vir oulaas, vir die oompie van Braakenfell en die ander sukkelaars, ek sit vir seker die pot mis: Hierdie is MY vorm spanne wat ek saamgestel het volgens wat EK gesien die seisoen tot op hede, en ek moet bieg, hoe van hulle gespeel het oor die afgelope 5 jaar, lank voor van hulle einde o15 op julle radar gekom het. Nepotisme, skolepolitiek, uniepolitiek, junior en WPRI kontrakte, asook doodgewoon onbekwaamheid en gebrek aan kennis was ook nie deel van MY kriteria nie. Dis bloot ‘n opiniestuk oompie, wat erkenning gee aan die wat dit verdien en hopelik blootstelling aan die wat op verdienste daar moet wees, maar dit nie gaan maak nie.
Ek hoop dat jy my volgende keer ‘n kans sal gee om saam te gesels as jy ‘n eiertjie wil lê oor my keuses, dan kan ons sommer alle onduidelikhede rondom nominasies, proewe, die keuringsproses en keurders ook aan die publiek verduidelik.
@ JJ – like myself & others said about a month ago, that game at Newlands means very very little & today showed the gulf between the two teams, especially in such wet conditions. Zain was the only player to really impress from Bosch, nice little handoff on our scrumhalf for his try under the sticks and stealing the ball in the tackle a few times….always liked him & he definitely deserves a place in the CW team, but not in the backline.
@JJ Rondebosch 7 vs 32 Paul Roos, you see the Newlands game at beginning of year means absolutely nothing, PRG was all over Bosch today and left many points on the field, however, its not a bad Rondebosch team though.
@Andre T: Please explain this comment?
en Ernst is n moet vir die span. Sy kapteinskap is tops.
Sien Ploegie het vir Wiaan van Zyl nou totaal verby gekyk. Weet nie hoe hy gister gevaar het nie maar hy het hom van nerens tot in die 15 trui gespeel. Neem in gedagte dat hy nog u17 is en dan sal dit n wyse keuse wees. Hy (10/senter/15) en George (10/12) kan baie handig wees.
Net n general punt-“use it dont use it”.Ek totaal daarteen dat idividue spanne kies en dan die spanne op n forum plaas waar selfs die keurders daarna kyk.Dit jou reg om jou mening te he oor posisie-speler-skool maar vir my is dit nie aanvaarbaar dat een individu n forum het om sy spanne te plaas nie-ons almal weet menings is subjektief, al probeer ons dit altyd te regverdig as objektief.Geen belang in Kaap-bly in Jhb
Van Tonder will be in the CW team.
Larkam, SACS, is an ex KZN club rugby player. Learn’ t to play his rugby in the KZN club rugby set up, always been a talented player. Great to see how well he is doing.
@beet: Becker is the real deal……he is simply awesome
I heard that Muller Uys has picked up a knee injury that is likely to sideline him until the 3rd term. Maybe opportunity to bring back either Dean van Tonder or Joa Swart – both very good players IMO
@Andre T: Andre, Elester Becker (HJS) vs Runan Venter (Klofies)- who in your opinion comes up on top in that contest?
Ek sien daar is geen plek vir Elester Becker van HJS. As hy in Garsies was sou hy SA Skole gekry het
@Ploegskaar: Dan moet Vissie in die span stap.
@Ploegskaar: Jy is 100% reg Ploeg,die narre prober stuur. Ek sien jou spanne en die van Tony verkil nie veel nie. Mens kom agter julle weet van skole rugby. Great.
@Die Ken: Net my opinie, gegrond op huidige vorm. Proewe is ‘n sirkus soos altyd met al die narre aan die stuur van sake
@Ploegskaar: Is hierdie nou inaggeneem die huidige proewe en wat jy sien daar gebeur?
@Ploegskaar: That was probably the wrong words to use, sorry about that. But as i mentioned further in my comments a few players to think of in alternatives to the team, as in my opinion both have a strong contention for the craven week and if not the academy week team. But other than those 2 players the team chosen looks good and probably similar to what most people would chose if they knew the players.
@jj: Please explain “bias point of view”. Are you referring to players or schools?
If schools, what relevance does the strength of one or more teams have to the selection of representative teams that consist of the best individuals, in the various positions, in the province?
If players, then I assume you are familiar with all the players listed and I would welcome alternatives, which was after all the point of the exercise.
@Die Ken: Verseker. Die eintlike groot toets is einde Augustus.
@Die Ken: Bishops het regtig baie goed gespeel teen Gim.
Alhoewel Gim daarvan hou om teen ‘n hoë tempo te speel, kan jy dit nie bekostig om 50 / 50 aangeë teen Bishops te gee nie. Hulle sal alle foute uitbuit en soos altyd van orals en selfs hulle eie doellyn hardloop. Soms werk dit nie, soms werk dit. Die agterlyn is goed en het baie spoed. Boonop skop Cornel Smit baie goed. Die seisoen is kort maar hy staan op iets soos 12 uit 12 vanjaar. Minstens 3 skoppe teen Gim was van die kantlyn.
Gim het geleenthede gehad reg aan die begin van die wedstryd en dit nie benut nie. Een voorbeeld, ‘n speler word geduik net voor die doellyn en probeer strek om die bal te plaas op die doellyn (in plaas van die bal net plaas agter hom – daar was ondersteuning), maar hy is kort van die lyn….verloor bal en Bishops kry turnover op hulle doellyn.
Sterkte vir julle seisoen.
@PaarlBok: Goeie bestuur gaan noodsaaklik wees en daarom sal al 30 spelers sekerlik ‘n bydrae moet lewer. Hoop julle bring daardie trofee SA toe !!
@PaarlBok: Maak asb nog verskonings, hierdie favourites tag is nie ‘n lekker een om te dra nie…dit lei net tot hartseer
PRG het eintlik n baie moeilike program die jaar. Speel net vir Gim, Bishops en Grey Kollege tuis, ander is almal weg wedstryde. Tel Sanix by en dit gaan diepte en goeie spelers bestuur kos om n suksesvolle jaar te he.
@danie: daai wen van Bishops was nie net ‘n wake-up call vir Gim nie, maar ook vir PRG en Boishaai
@jj, i hear what you say and agree that Bosch will be a big contender for top spot in WC, however, do not attach too much weight on the Newlands game, its like playing a 10 over cricket game without running between the wickets, we all know what happened last year with Bishops and Boishaai, we thought that Bishops were going to be the team only to be heavily thrashed by Boishaai and thereafter by PRG.
To be honest, Bishops’ win over a very good Gim side on the weekend was huge, i never saw that coming, but as i stated elsewhere, we now wait to see if they can maintain this intensity through out the season! Its really good and exciting for WP rugby when both the CT and Winelands schools are on level par.
Its going to be an interesting and very tough season!
@jj: I agree with you completely, PRG playing them away as well.
will be very interesting to watch
@phat55: That is true phat55. PRG and Boishaai will always have a strong team however this year I think Rondebosch gave the WP league something to worry about after beating PRG at Newlands rugby day . Even though Newlands rugby day is not a full match it does go to show that the Rondebosch team has something to offer and can cause some big upsets in the upcoming season.
@jj:
Maybe in the southern suburbs yes
With the level of opposition they’ve played already, im sure many, including myself, would make Boishaai & PRG the teams to beat
Defiantly seems like a biased point of view, from the games I have watched Rondebosch is the team to beat this year and have very little representation in the possible team. They have an excellent srumhalf in Potgieter and and good number 10 in Rory.
The games I have seen Keenan Abrahams from Paarl Gim does not even start but somehow cracks the possible stating academy team.
With the results of this past weekend of Paarl Gim going doing to Bishops, Sacs beating Landbou and Rondebosch thrashing Wynberg this possible team could very well changed dramatically as the season goes by.
Geluk aan Bishops en Sacs met groot wenne. Het my PE trippie baie geniet. Is daar n beter vleuel in die WP is, as Troy Payne dan sal ek hom graag wil sien. Louis Conradie het self ook goed gespeel vir PRG.
Smit and Leyds were unbelievable today, completely outplayed their opposite numbers. Day is another player at loosehead prop, he destroyed the Gim scrum today and is one of the strongest scrummages in the league. Watch out for Salomo at scrum half he was brilliant today
Rondebosch are the real deal this year and will be hard to beat. Watch Zain Davids, SA Schools written all over him
@Balikibaba:
cant wait to see them in action against us at Markotter, should make for a great game for sure!
Can’t see Cornel Smit not making CW centre. He is pure class and apparently today he and Leyds danced around Paarl Gym.
@PRG 4 Life
There are 5 Boland Landbou boys in the expected Craven week team vs 5 SACS boys in the expected Academy team. We will see how the two teams go against each other this Saturday. Unfortunately I have only managed to watch some of the games on TV so no real idea of who are the form players. I will be heading off to watch Rondebosch/Wynberg. Hopefully this Bosch team will live up to expectations for the whole season. Wynberg have surprised me with some of their wins at the St Stithians day. Hoping for a cracker of a game.
@Andre T: Ja, di geheime skrif. G00i suur 0p j0u rekenaarskerm en dan sal dit vir j0u duidelik w0rd.
@BOG: Watse hierogliewe spykerskrif gooi jy hier………………..is jy erens in Suid Yemen?
@beet: D0nt b0ther me with facts and figures- thats BHP s m0n0p0ly@Andre T: #@$%^^^()%%$ Die krag het n0u reeds net weer afgegaan en ek val nie binne die “super rich” met 0pwekkers nie. Gelukkig het Afrika my darem hier0p v00rberei.
@beet: No sure how many Grey will get into the AW team. Last year the other Bloem schools made up a lot of the team but when the CW flyhalf was injured the Sentraal 10 had to take his place at CW. I’m not sure FS was happy with this. It seemed to have an effect on the team performance.
@BOG:
FS CW team 2015 = 14* Grey College 8 Louis Botha
WP CW team above = 6 HJS, 5 BL, 4 PRG, 2 Gim, 2 Bosch, 2 Bellville, 1 Tiere,
There is only 1 HJS in the Academy team
So 7 HJS vs 14 GCB
*Grey will be 1 higher than avg year
@BOG: Het jy n nuwe touch screen tikmasjien gekry?
@BOG: Het jy n nuwe touch screen tikmasjien gekry?
@beet: GCB 0nly have 2 m0re than than B0ishaai has in this “m0ck” team
@BOG: N0 B0g! WP has ch0ices. They can aff0rd t0 l00k f0r the best individuals in their setup t0 make up a CW team. In the m0ck WP CW team ab0ve I see 7 different sch00ls represented, that’s 5 m0re than we will see in FS CW team. There are even players fr0m their B-league included.
@Tandem: I don’t think many bloggers will disagree with you! I certainly agree!!
@beet: And y0ur “s0luti0n is t0 leave them all 0ut? L00king at it fr0m a different angle,acc0rding t0 this selecti0n, the WP 0nly has 0ne g00d sch00l.
(and y0u d0nt realize h0w 0ften y0u use the “0” (alphabet) until y0u spill $%^&*? candle wax 0n y0ur @$^*! keyb0ard Thanky0u EKSd0m and the regime f0r intr0ducing this delinquent t0 the “efficient” use 0f #$%^& electicty. Africa Addi0 !!! )
@BuffelsCM: I have read the comments from all the bloggers and I can see merit in every opinion raised . I am so glad I do not have to pick between these talented youngsters . I know I am going to sound like a broken record but the Western Cape really need another team to play at Craven Week . Call them WP Country Side , or WP Southern Suburbs or whatever but surely one will be able to pick 3-4 teams out of this talent pool who all will be as competitive as any other team at the Craven Week ?
@BoishaaiPa: The CW coach will know a number of the players seeing that he is currently coaching them at Boishaai or has coached them at AW last year. Although the CW is quite a step-up from AW, the coach is experienced enough to do a good job IMO.
The provincial sides have 4 props and the teams should perhaps be adjusted accordingly. I still maintain that the sides should actually have 23 players to provide cover for a lock as well as a loosie on the bench. At the moment you actually have 6 players that need to cover 5 positions (numbers 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) which is quite a tough task.
@beet: Yes Beet, Boishaai is blessed to have a number of “ysters” in the tight five. At least 3 will definitely play CW.
Ernst is an excellent player. Muller Uys is actually better suited as a number 8 than a lock (although he can do the job at 4 as well)
@beet: Chait and Lourens could well be the two no 10’s as well and not weaken the side at all..they will bring another dimension to the team…Lombaard can be used as a utility back as he can slot in at 10 or 15 as needed as can Willemse..We are lucky to have enough quality players that will all bring something to the table. It all depends on what the coaches game plan is and if the selectors listens to him…combinations or individual skills….then again, the coach can adapt his game plan around the players strengths…plenty of options, but if they are not used to playing the game the coach want them to play, the same might happen that happened last year.
Talking about the Jan van Riebeeck lock, what has become of Johan King? Isn’t he meant to still be at school this year, perhaps u19 now.
Jordan Chait played very well at KERF and I was also impressed by the SACS wing Reitumetse Mogoje.
Ruben de Villiers and Salman Moerat are machines in that HJS engine room. Cape locals were not kidding when they said what that Boishaai tight 5. I also thought the 9 Thain did well against Monnas as did the 13 la Grange. Ras at 12 was lethal. Lombaard played 15 so it was hard to compare him to Willemse of PRG who looks to be a really good player.
Another player I’m keen to find out how he goes this weekend is Troy Payne of PRG.
Also reliably informed that van Rhyn and Uys of Gim are both ysters so can’t wait to see them play.
@BOG: It’s much much harder to pick a team when there is more than one good rugby school in a region
@PaarlBok: Reserwe slot, maar ek het reggekom. Hein Fourie van Jan van Riebeeck het oog gevang by die TSRF, lekker lenig en speel ‘n barshou, alhoewel sy toekoms dalk op 7 is as hy ophou groei. En hy is boonop nou eers o17.
@pietretief: George Lourens van Gim is beslis goed op dreef en ek is seker hy sal in berekening kom.
@PaarlBok: Ons is geseën met baie goeie senters hierdie jaar, kon nie eers plek maak vir Jan-Louis La Grange van Boishaai en Schalk Carstens van Stellenberg wat ook goed op dreef is nie. Ek is seker Taigh sal plek kry en dat enige kombinasie van die senters wat ek hierbo het, lekker sal jol.
Wat ek gesien het by Paul Roos en Noord Suid moet die losskakel van Gim nie weggegooi word nie.
Watter posisie speler soek jy vir die Akademie se 18 another reserwe?
@Ploegskaar: Ek krap maar net n bietjie, ek ken nie die spelers so goed soos jy nie. Wil my naam nie he as Taigh nie die span haal nie, verder is PRG se agterlyn giftig. Daai PRG groot vleuel gaan bo oor jou manne hol.
@PaarlBok: Die beste span het nie noodwendig die beste spelers nie, vir die doel van hierdie oefening moet mens die beste spelers vir die beste span kies. Of hoe sê ek nou?
@RBugger: I could have put Zain at prop, 6/7/8 or 12 I suppose, he has played all of them (and been equally good in all those positions), but I think his future is at 6. With Joa and Khanya providing additional line-out, carry and link options, I think it makes for a balanced back-row as well, as Zain is not the tallest.
@PRG 4 Life: Wikus can play both sides, very versatile player, good carrier, which is also why he has a WP contract for next year.
@BOG:
good observation
Has Gim lost all their games so far?
Ploeg jou span het hopeloos te veel Boishaaiers. Jy weet seker wie die keurders is?
This teams seems lopsided – based on the current form of Rondebosch, I would expect to see one or two more boys in the side.
Zain Davids at 6 is interesting, he is currently playing 12?
JP Smith started at CW last year, and although he did not perform well, I would expect him to be there this year.
Why would the 2 Boishaai props switch positions when they get to provincial level, they have played there all the games this year and most of last year.Solid squads both of them, way to many Sacs boys in the Academy side ,they wont be there at the end. Wp learnt a horrible lesson at last years CW. When the chips are down you need the Winelands Boys ,
Kan nie veel fout vind met die span nie..Dink net nie die keurders sien dieselfde raak as ons nie…Daar sal weer groot gejuig uit die Suide wees omdat jy net 2 spelers van daar in het!…JP Smith sal beslis weer gekies word..weet nie hoekom nie, maar hy sal…..Jy sal iewers moet plek maar vir Leo Kruger op Loskop ook!..Damian Willemse dalk starting 10 in pleks van Lombaard, maar dink tog altwee sal die span behoort te maak. Beste van alles is dat hier is nie een kwota speler nie!