The annual @lantic under-18 7’s tournament for Provincial teams takes place on 04-05 October 2012 at Tukkies in Pretoria.
The Kwa-Zulu Natal Schools team looks good on paper. There is however no such thing as an easy path to the next round. KZN faces an extra tough battle if they want to emerge as winners from their pool where they are grouped with defending champs the Blue Bulls, Border and Boland. The Bulls team includes two SA Schools players as well as a host of Craven Week winning players including the lively Jaco Hayward, who was unfortunate not to have earned himself an SA Schools call-up. Jameel Warnick, the player of the Garsfontein leg of @Lantic 7’s schools tournament is also in the Bulls mix. Border will have SA Schools scrumhalf Akhona Sihunu as well as a couple of his need for speed schoolmates from Dale College. KZN will also have to be wary of another top rated talent in JP Smith of Queens, who was prevented from attending Craven Week by the Border Rugby Union. On the Boland team, a name of interest has to be that of Duncan Matthews. The very talented youngster is in the process of working his way back to top form now that he has fully recovered from a serious knee injury.
The good news is that the Day 2 games will be televised live on SuperSport 6 starting on Friday 05 October starting at 13h55, so viewers should be able to see the following matches amongst others:
14h40: Shield final
15h00: Bowl final
15h20: Plate final
15h40: 3/4th play-offs
16h00: Cup final
Pools
Pool A
Blue Bulls
Border
Boland
KwaZulu Natal
Pool B
Eastern Province
Leopards
Valke
South Western Districts
Pool C
WP
Griquas
Limpopo
Pumas
Pool D
Golden Lions
Border Country Districts
Griffons
Free State
Team lists available:
KwaZulu Natal: Robert Anderson (Michaelhouse), Brad Ellse (Westville), Unathi Makasi (Glenwood), Mthokozisi Mkhabela (Glenwood), Joshua Moon (Michaelhouse), Michael Mvelase (Michaelhouse), Bryce Nicholson-Deh (Michaelhouse), Mondli Nkosi (George Campbell), Christopher Schoeman (Michaelhouse), Ayron Schramm (Kearsney), Carel Swart (Glenwood), Corne Vermaark (Glenwood)
Blue Bulls: Thabo Mabuza (Centurion), Steven Meiring (Affies), Heinrich Viljoen (Affies), Andre van Wyk (Wonderboom), Brandon Hewit (Centurion), Jurie Linde (Affies), Jaco Hayward (Centurion), Barend Potgieter (Zwartkop), François Steyn (Affies), Viandré Delport (Zwartkop), Marcus Kleinbooi (Affies), Jameel Warnick (Garsfontein)
Border: Akhona Sihunu (Dale), Malotana Khaya (Queen’s), Somila Jho (Dale), JP Smith (Queen’s), Harty Jedwin (Selborne), Bingwa Siphamandla (Hudson Park), Dobela Dalu (Hudson Park), Miles Andrew (Selborne), Justin Hollis (Queen’s), Ponco Mandilakhe (Queen’s), Kevin Kaba (Queen’s), Taylor Flanegan (Stirling)
Boland: Kobus van Dyk (Overberg), Francois Esterhuizen (Overberg), Vallentino Wellman (Schoonspruit), Angelo Stubbs (Schoonspruit), Colin Willemse (Langeberg), Dillon Samuels (Hugenote), Rudi September (Overberg), Pierre du Preez (Dirkie Uys), Duncan Matthews (Swartland), Flippie Jacobs (Dirkie Uys), Dirk de Jager (Dirkie Uys), Immanuel Pietersen (Albert Myburgh)
Eastern Province: Ivan du Preez (Die Brandwag), Siwa Mandilakhe (Pearson), Jordan Turner (Grey High), Renaldo Meyer (Gill), Malcolm Jaer (Brandwag), Bantu Kwatsha (Grey High), Phelo Mfini (Grey High), Selvyn Davids (Nico Malan), Bantu Mene (Itembehlihle), Matthew Albrough (Grey High), Wesley Jones (Pearson), Whayburn Howley (Despatch)
Leopards: Thomas Dreyer (Potch Gimnasium), Henco vd Walt (Potch Volkskool), Iniël Schoenfeld (Potch Volkskool), Armand du Preez (Potch Volkskool), Jaco Hattingh (Potch Volkskool), Gideon van der Merwe (Potch Gimnasium), Andries Hattingh (Klerksdorp), Gopolan Molefe (Thekwana M School), W.J. Herbst (Potch Volkskool), Eugene Hare (Potch Volkskool), Arthur Vivier (Potch Gimnasium), Bertho van Wyk (Rustenburg)
Valke: Gerrie Labuschange (Anker), Junius Deysel (HTS Vereeniging), Henry Badenhorst (Jeugland), Jamie Campbell (Kempton Park), Sydney du Plessis (Kempton Park), Cameron Rooi (Anker), Jacqone de Villiers (Vereeniging), Michiel Mostert (Kempton Park), Jacques Fick (Hugenote), Armand Slabbert (Jeugland), Tiaan Vorster (Stoffberg), Eldrone van Rooyen (Vereeniging)
South Western Districts: Jeandré Rudolph (Oakdale), Wikus Oosthuizen (Langenhoven Gimnasium), Piet-Louw Strauss (Oakdale), Leighton Eksteen (Outeniqua), Dewald Human (Outeniqua), Warrick Gelant (Outeniqua), Duhan van der Merwe (Outeniqua), Geor Malan (Outeniqua), Remu Malan (Outeniqua), Dean January (Oudtshoorn), Lorenzo Gordon (Oakdale), Myburg Briërs (Oakdale)
Griquas: Junior Burger (Duineveld), Marius Kruger (Hartswater), Jasper Wiese (Upington), Ruan Cilliers (Noordkaap), Deon van Zyl (Diamantveld), Aldro Haines (Noordkaap), Elro Hough (Duineveld), Daniel van Zy (Diamantveld), Renaldo Abrahams (Diamantveld), Jaques van Zyl (Diamantveld), Liam Griebenouw (Duineveld), Christiaan du Plessis (Duineveld)
Golden Lions: Wiaan Jacobs (Monument), Bradley Jansen Van Rensdburg (KES), Dwayne Marx (Randburg), Byrone Kennedy (St Benedict’s), Bouke Gouws (Florida), Brandon Riek (Florida), Reinhard Kruger (Jan Viljoen), Ruan Ferreira (Florida), Steven du Plessis (Florida), Prince Sishi (Queen’s), Godfrey Ramaboea (KES), Christof Venter (Monument)
@ Horsy- It is a travesty that Westville will not be playing GW.A great experience lost.
With regard to the televised matches only the semis and the shield/plate/cup finals are going to be shown. You know what they say about too much of a good thing.And I should know (or so my wife keeps telling me).
@star:
Yeah OK. Is the whole tourno starting tomorrow with only the semis and finals televised or were the group stages played today?
Also, i see Westville will have a good U14 side next year with at least 6 KZN players! I think that will be second only ro Glenwood. Pity they wont play next year
@ Horsy- I will do a bit of homework on J.Smit.
It must be remembered that when the DHS dream rugby team was voted for the captain’s grandfather lost narrowly to Aitken for the no 8 position. Tradition is never lost as by implication it is in the book.We do however need to understand its value and make sure that our future decisions never lose sight of that fact.
@star:
Tradition lost there a bit hey? Shouldve followed in his great,great grandads shoes! But hey, will do so.
Do you by any chance know where J.Smit(DPHS)is going next year?
Anyone have any results – was actually trying to earn a crust today so could not do TV at 14:00. Just checked now and it was not 7’s?
@ Horsy- You must also watch the captain who is the great,great grandson of probably the first Dux of DHS( I have his prize a book for Mathematics and Classics- 1879). He was also the first signatory on the founding document of the Old Boys Association.
@star:
Will be watching to see how former DHS boy Brad Ellse(Westville did it again -sigh…) Does here. It seems he has improved alot since U16 level last year.
Well done to WBHS for using him properly though. DHS obviously couldnt do it as he played B team when he was there.
I think this tourno will televised at 14.00 tomorrow on SS6. Cannot wait. Cannot.
Border are just hypocrits,they now include 5 of the guys they excluded earlier this year for Craven Week