Updated to include the Grant Khomo teams
Magician Chadlin Sellidon’s unfortunate collarbone injury resulted in respective promotions for the following three players:
Achmat Behardien – main Craven Week team
Shellvon Mabooi – Craven Week XV
Chadlin Sellidon – Academy Week
| WP u18 CW | WP XV u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | PR | Jordan Jooste | 1 of 5 HJS Paarl BH | 1 | PR | Chadley Davids | 1 of 1 Milnerton |
| 2 | PR | Bulela Mbala | 1 of 5 Rondebosch | 2 | PR | Pieta Cilliers | 1 of 4 Paarl Gim |
| 3 | HK | Altus Rabie | 1 of 2 Paul Roos | 3 | HK | Tommy Muller | 1 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 4 | HK | Ismaeel Conrad | 2 of 5 Rondebosch | 4 | HK | Noah Gila | 1 of 3 Wynberg |
| 5 | PR | Juan vd Merwe | 2 of 5 HJS Paarl BH | 5 | PR | Bernard du Toit | 2 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 6 | PR | Matthew vd Merwe | 3 of 5 Rondebosch | 6 | PR | Lisa Coka | 1 of 3 Rondebosch |
| 7 | LK | Jaythen Orange | 1 of 4 Wynberg | 7 | LK | Gershom Pieters | 3 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 8 | LK | Jayden Joubert | 3 of 5 HJS Paarl BH | 8 | LK | Migael Turner | 2 of 4 Paarl Gim |
| 9 | LK | Juvan Burden | 1 of 2 Stellenberg | 9 | LK | Bernhardt Schulze | 3 of 4 Paarl Gim |
| 10 | FL | Briint Davids | 1 of 2 Milnerton | 10 | LF | Steph vd Merwe | 4 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 11 | FL | Josh Neill | 4 of 5 Rondebosch | 11 | LF | Caleb Koeberg | 1 of 1 Paul Roos |
| 12 | N8 | Quintin Potgieter | 1 of 2 Paarl Gim | 12 | LF | Siphesihle Mbungendlu | 1 of 1 SACS |
| 13 | N8 | Gert Kemp | 2 of 2 Paul Roos | 13 | LF | Tjeripo Karuhumba | 2 of 3 Wynberg |
| 14 | SH | Jayden Brits | 1 of 2 Boland Landbou | 14 | SH | Mickyle Booise | 4 of 4 Paarl Gim |
| 15 | SH | Morne Noble | 2 of 4 Wynberg | 15 | SH | Liam de Villiers | 5 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 16 | FH | Chadwin Sellidon | 2 of 2 Milnerton | 16 | FH | Leighton Brinkhuis | 6 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 17 | FH | Ethan van Biljon | 2 of 2 Stellenberg | 17 | CT | Iwan Jordaan | 7 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 18 | CT | Markus Muller | 2 of 2 Paarl Gim | 18 | CT | Tristan Joubert | 8 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 19 | CT | Randall-John Davids | 5 of 5 Rondebosch | 19 | UB | Kunene Gadu | 3 of 3 Wynberg |
| 20 | UB | Jadon Ocks | 2 of 2 Boland Landbou | 20 | WG | David Kadima | 2 of 3 Rondebosch |
| 21 | UB | Albert Lourens | 3 of 4 Wynberg | 21 | UB | Jason Ocks | 1 of 1 Boland Landbou |
| 22 | WG | Cole Moultrie | 4 of 5 HJS Paarl BH | 22 | FB | Mark Grindlay | 9 of 9 HJS Paarl BH |
| 23 | OB | Jeneal Davids | 5 of 5 HJS Paarl BH | 23 | WG | Shellvon Mabooi | 3 of 3 Rondebosch |
| 24 | UB | Achmat Behardien | 4 of 4 Wynberg | 24 | |||
| WP u18 AW | |||||||
| 1 | PR | Zak Hickman | 1 of 8 Paul Roos | 1 | |||
| 2 | PR | Qawe Sawuka | 1 of 4 SACS | 2 | |||
| 3 | HK | Sango Zangqa | 2 of 4 SACS | 3 | |||
| 4 | HK | Devine Ambrose | 1 of 2 Milnerton | 4 | |||
| 5 | PR | Qiraan Hermans | 3 of 4 SACS | 5 | |||
| 6 | PR | Gerrit van Vuuren | 2 of 8 Paul Roos | 6 | |||
| 7 | LK | Luphumlo Makholiso | 3 of 8 Paul Roos | 7 | |||
| 8 | LK | Gabriel Alfred | 1 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 8 | |||
| 9 | LK | Jean Dreyer | 1 of 2 Paarl Gim | 9 | |||
| 10 | LF | Wege van Zyl | 2 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 10 | |||
| 11 | LF | Hendre van Zyl | 2 of 2 Paarl Gim | 11 | |||
| 12 | LF | Luke Kent | 4 of 8 Paul Roos | 12 | |||
| 13 | LF | Tandolwethu Sitole | 4 of 4 SACS | 13 | |||
| 14 | SH | Liam De Silva | 5 of 8 Paul Roos | 14 | |||
| 15 | SH | Caleb Bell | 1 of 3 Rondebosch | 15 | |||
| 16 | FH | Francois vd Merwe | 3 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 16 | |||
| 17 | CT | Harry Soboil | 2 of 3 Rondebosch | 17 | |||
| 18 | CT | Tiaan Basson | 6 of 8 Paul Roos | 18 | |||
| 19 | CT | Matthew Kleyn | 7 of 8 Paul Roos | 19 | |||
| 20 | WG | Ashley Grootboom | 8 of 8 Paul Roos | 20 | |||
| 21 | UB | Ethan Williams | 3 of 3 Rondebosch | 21 | |||
| 22 | UB | Josh le Roux | 4 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 22 | |||
| 23 | UB | Chadlin Sellidon | 2 of 2 Milnerton | 23 | |||
| WP u16 GK | WP XV u16 GK | ||||||
| 1 | Luca Liebenberg | 1 of 6 SACS | 1 | Nico de Beer | 1 of 3 Boland Landbou | ||
| 2 | Ridha Johnson | 1 of 1 Wynberg | 2 | MJ Jv Rensburg | 1 of 3 Paul Roos | ||
| 3 | Gideon Boozaaier | 1 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 3 | Deen Fortuin | 1 of 2 SACS | ||
| 4 | Rocco Buchanan | 1 of 2 Stellenberg | 4 | Derick Groenwald | 1 of 3 Paarl Gim | ||
| 5 | James Swart | 1 of 4 Paul Roos | 5 | Werner de Bruyn | 2 of 3 Paul Roos | ||
| 6 | Kerwin November | 1 of 2 Rondebosch | 6 | Ethan Palvi | 1 of 1 Elsies | ||
| 7 | Henre Valentine | 2 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 7 | Janu Pretorius | 1 of 1 Rondebosch | ||
| 8 | Lineko Marivate | 3 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 8 | Joshua Filander | 2 of 2 SACS | ||
| 9 | Jordan Forbes | 2 of 6 SACS | 9 | Oloff Bergh | 2 of 3 Boland Landbou | ||
| 10 | Caleb Clarke | 1 of 1 Bishops | 10 | Hadley Erasmus | 1 of 2 Durbanville | ||
| 11 | Caydon Samuel | 2 of 4 Paul Roos | 11 | Liam Philander | 1 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | ||
| 12 | James Sale | 3 of 6 SACS | 12 | Divan Meyer | 3 of 3 Boland Landbou | ||
| 13 | JC Swart | 2 of 2 Stellenberg | 13 | Preston Lee Tobias | 1 of 1 Strand | ||
| 14 | Joshua Kirby | 2 of 2 Rondebosch | 14 | Daniel Meder | 2 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | ||
| 15 | Nahuun Koen | 4 of 6 SACS | 15 | Dante Davids | 3 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | ||
| 16 | Luca vd Westhuizen | 1 of 2 Paarl Gim | 16 | Jean Olivier | 4 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | ||
| 17 | Thomas Dreyer | 3 of 4 Paul Roos | 17 | JG vd Bergh | 2 of 3 Paarl Gim | ||
| 18 | Ziyaad Jappie | 4 of 4 Paul Roos | 18 | Uzair Blanckenberg | 1 of 1 Stellenberg | ||
| 19 | Corne Ferreira | 2 of 2 Paarl Gim | 19 | FC vd Bergh | 3 of 3 Paarl Gim | ||
| 20 | Peter Krige | 4 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 20 | James Gerber | 3 of 3 Paul Roos | ||
| 21 | Devon Booysen | 1 of 1 Tygerberg | 21 | Rauff Ahmed | 1 of 2 Wynberg | ||
| 22 | Luka Orgill | 5 of 6 SACS | 22 | Raydon Williams | 2 of 2 Durbanville | ||
| 23 | Jake Dave | 6 of 6 SACS | 23 | Matthew Anthony | 2 of 2 Wynberg |
@Snelvuur (Comment #75)
And we dont know yet who is replacing Van Vuuren in AW?
More changes: J van der Merwe out, Du Toit up to WP, Van Vuuren up to WP XV.
@Bungee (Comment #70)
Tiaan Basson up to WP XV. Barker called up to AW.
Miggie Turner of Gim also out. Dreyer up to WP XV and Voges (Gim) called up to AW.
@OomPB (Comment #71)
Wat presies moet hy vir my verduidelik?@OomPB (Comment #72)
Eerstens, jy het nou name gaan vind in iemand anders se plasing wie gekies moes word, great, well done, stappie voorentoe. Nou soek ek nog net die name in wie se plek jy hulle sou kies sodat ons nou eintlik die gesprek kan voorentoe dra, want ongelukkig kan ons nie n squad van 26 kies nie, daar moet ouens plek gee om hulle te kan kies (net 23 manne in totaal). Tweedens, Ek dink beide @gimmie en @Snelvuur het in hul plasings genoem dat nie al die ouens wat bo hulle gekies is POC’s is nie (@gimmie – “with very few POCS” @Snelvuur “8 Players in AW team, 3 are POC”. So duidelik is dit nie die enigste kwesie in hoekom hulle nie gekies is in enige van die spanne nie! Dan het ek jou klaar geantwoord oor watse veranderinge ek sou aanbring as ek keurder (in my span keuse sou die Gim getal op 3 of 4 wees), so op daai plekke kan ek nie veel meer se nie.
Dan oor die name wat ek soek, dit is off-topic op die thread, dit was vir die o20 Junior Bokke speisifiek, waarop ek steeds antwoord soek, selfs na ek vir jou ‘n lang lys potentiele name gegee het. Dan saam dit soek ek wie jy sou uitlaat in hul plek, want weereens, squad size is beperk en ons kan nie net kom se speler A verdien om daar te wees nie as ons hom nie in die span kan in pas nie.
@gimmie (Comment #55)
Ja nee, dit gaan my verstand te bowe dat Gim wat loshande die beste span in die land is net 2 spelers in daai CW span het. Kwota sisteem. Bungee soek name en jy het dit sopas verskaf. Laat hy bietjie verduidelik hoe daai manne weggelaat is.
@Snelvuur (Comment #57)
Probeer dit vir Bungee verduidelik.
Did I hear correctly in WP game that the commentators said Tristan Joubert injured himself in the WP XV game and is out for the rest of the week? If so, anyone heard of call-ups?
@Rainman (Comment #66)
Yep, was the B-side. The A-side put more than 50 on Greystaat.
@Rainman (Comment #66)
Was the XV side yes.
@Rainman (Comment #59)
Hope you’ve written an apology letter to every SACS player after todays game?
Unless that was the B side, in which case I humbly apologize. Didn’t see the game live.
@Leon @Snelvuur
WP GK sneaking past the Pumas by 3 points…think my original post was justified….
@gimmie (Comment #55)
Dit is skokkend dat Barker nie in een van die spanne is nie, hy is ‘n groot rede hoekom MM buite hom baljaar in die 13 kanaal.
@Rainman (Comment #59)
Don’t think we should look at the school rankings to determine the strength of a representative team. We all know rankings differ from website to website and it is what the coach sees in a player and how he can contribute to the style the coach wants to play. SACS has a very good u16 side with some quality players, all of whom deserve to be there in my opinion. And no, I am not a SACS parent.
Hi Beet, Stellenberg has Rocco Buchanan and JC Swart in GK team. List seems incorrect wrt school names
@Rainman (Comment #59)
To be fair, SACS’ u16 side has loads of really good players. I’m very surprised to see that Jake Dave is on the bench – he’s been the best u16 player I’ve seen this year, by quite some margin (admittedly, my sample size hasn’t been massive). Divan Meyer of Landbou is also a quality player. I reckon Stellenberg is a little hard done by here: they knocked over HJS and PRG back to back. And they were good value for those wins: these were not smash and grabs. I was especially impressed by their one diminutive (left) wing.
Beet, I think you just need to double-check the schools in the GK side. There seems to be a slight mix-up. PRG’s representatives are James Swart, Cadynn Samuels, Thomas Meyer and Ziyaad Jappie. In the GK XV, PRG has James Gerber and Werner de Bruin.
So there are 6 SACS boys in the GK A side and 2 Paarl Gym boys. Yet in the u16 rankings as of 16/06, Paarl Gym were ranked at No.1 and SACS at No.22…
The Maths isn’t adding up here. Think this WP side is vulnerable heading into the week…
@gimmie (Comment #55)
Goeie inligting wat jy gee. Word die afrigters aangestel voor die spanne gekies word en vorm hulle dan deel van die keurkommitee ?
@gimmie (Comment #55)
To be fair, of the 8 PRG players in the AW team, 3 are POC.
@gimmie (Comment #55)
Well said
There has been no complaint by Gim supporters about the composition of the WP under 18 squads on this blog. However, having followed the season closely, I am taken aback that Barker (12), Badenhorst (15) and Saunders (11) did not make any of the teams. Gim has scored 102 tries in 11 games this season with our backline being outstanding. I can assure you it is not only because of MM. Even though we all know the system is flawed, I do feel sorry for the boys that merited selection. I also do have the utmost respect for our two greatest rivals, HJS and Paul Roos, but I struggle with the fact that Sean coaches the WP XV with 9 (out of 23 -37.5%) HJS players and Corne Uys coaches the WP AW team with 8 (35%) Paul Roos players, with very few POC. I cannot in any way blame these 2 coaches because the advantages to these 2 schools are obvious, but the other selectors did not do their job.
@Snelvuur (Comment #53)
Maybe not so unlucky but that team is more biased towards the calibre of players who didn’t make it. How on earth can 8 players make what basically is an SA schools squad then not even make Craven Week the following year. Bear in mind none of them are injured.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #52)
Some of those I think are unlucky, some not so much. Mbaliswana plays thirds for PRG and Rudder plays seconds for Landbou (at least he did against PRG). I’d also add the wing Stander from Landbou – he’s lightning. Think Barnard from PRG will also be in the running at 2 – the fact that we have Rabe is casting a bit of a shadow over Barnard. Once he emerges from those shadows next year, he’s going to be dynamite. Plays 2, 3 and 6. Special player.
UNLUCKY XV
1. Mbaliswana (PRG, SA u/17 EPD)
2. Whitehead (PG, u/16 EPD)
3. Rudder (BL, SA u/17 EPD)
4. Nell (BL, WP Academy Week)
5. Winter (PRG, SA u/16 EPD)
6. Kok (HJS, WP Grant Khomo)
7. Mwammbu (WP Grant Khomo)
8. Grant (SACS, 1st XV)
9. Isaacs (PG, SA u/17 EPD)
10. Pheiffer (PRG, SA u/17 EPD)
11. Christians (BL, SA u/17 EPD)
12. Barker (PG, SA u/16 EPD)
13. Reinhardt Gordon (Bishops, 1st XV)
14. Jerahno Jägers (PG, SA u/17 EPD)
15. Quewinn Lackay (SACS, WP Grant Khomo)
Would put good money on this team being able to compete with the likes of Lions, Free State, SWD etc.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #47)
The rest of the Wynberg teams played against Boland so they have obviously taken the warmup game as a full match. I’m not aware of any Bosch teams playing Gim.
It would have been interesting what the teams would have been if there were no trials, and only based on school matches. Paarl Gym’s secret sauce lately has been that they are structure first through all the age groups, and perhaps this does not translate well when you suddenly have to play with a Paul Rooser from the other side of the railway. Or perhaps Markus Muller is the difference between nr 1 and nr 10 on the rankings.
@POD (Comment #48)
Yes great team. Feel sorry for Whitehead and Barker who have been prominent in all the games I’ve watched. Still doesn’t take away from the majority of these players who thoroughly deserve to be there.
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #46)
But lost to KES that lost 102-0 to Gim.
@yesnomaybe (Comment #38)
Same reason Wynberg aren’t having a full fixture against Boland?
@Grizzly (Comment #36)
Not saying they are better than Gim, I’m saying you can’t say their players who made it don’t deserve to be there. Gims success is built on exceptional teamwork and coaching. Unlike other schools who rely more heavily on individual stars. Not to mention rondebosch also beat Oakdale who are just outside the top 5 and put 60 past Boland.
@Bungee (Comment #43)
Ek wonder hoeveel rugby velde saru al in township skole gebou het…
@Bungee (Comment #43)
Jong ja ek se al jare lank dat saru net mooi NIKS doen om rugby op skole vlak te onwikkel nie ,hulle is baie happy om agter oor te sit en kyk hoe die skole dit vir hule doen ….ek dink straks dat n skool soos Grey se rugby budget dalk groter is as al saru se sogenaamde ontwikkeling…
@Smallies (Comment #37)
My argument is net dat ons moet n keuse maak. Of ons moet ‘n sisteem he waar almal gelyk met betrekking tot geleenthede (so almal se kanse vir goeie afrigting en fasiliteite is gelyk) en dan kan ons gelyke kanse he vir span kies. Of ons moet dinge hou soos dit is, aanvaar dat mense se geleenthede is unfair en ongelyk en daarom moet ons dit uitbalanseer deur aanhou unfair en ongelyk te wees.
@Grizzly (Comment #39)
Ek het aangeneem die getalle was vir al 3 spanne gewees
@yesnomaybe (Comment #38)
@Grizzly (Comment #36)
I was at the game, was very nice watch actually. Bosch had the upperhand at scrumtime (so I can believe that they would have 3 frontrowers) and their loosies were brilliant ( Neill ant Wesi). But outside of those 5 players, Gim were position by position a better team.
@yesnomaybe (Comment #38)
I rest my case.
@Bungee (Comment #35)
Ek trek net jou been met 13 Gim spelers. Natuurlik moet Josh van RB daar wees. Om eerlik te wees weet ek nie naby genoeg van Kaapse spanne nie. Ek het n paar SS spanne op NS gesien. Wat van al die ander wat ek nie gesien het nie. Heelwat Wynland gesien. Gim moet meer in he, dis al wat ek weet.
The draw at Danie Craven Stadium shouldn’t hold much value, firstly its a pre-season match, it was only about 40 min long, no penalties or conversions, so I wouldn’t classify it as a real match. Coaches are trying aout new combinations, etc.
The biggest issue is why are Bosch & Gim not playing a proper fixture this year?
@Bungee (Comment #35)
Hulle was verniet of amper verniet gewees jare gelede toe ek skool geloop het,dink jy egter die regime gaan miljoene betaal om PRG se fasilityte te onderhou ….dis waar skoolgeld heen gaan
@Buthelezi2 (Comment #31)
Any one who thinks Bosch can come near Gim is dilusional. It was a practice game, rolling subs with 15 min a side at the start of the season.
@Smallies (Comment #28)
Maak dan skole verniet ek laat mens op ‘n lottery sisteem in kom. Geen ding van geld of enige iets anders wat iemand moet voordeel gee bo n ander nie
@Grizzly (Comment #29)
Ohhh, maak nou meer sin, skuus! Dit was net baie toevallig dat dit ook Gim en BL se beste spelers was en die PR se speler wie jy die meeste back! Wys net hoe mense mekaar kan misverstaan oor so n platvorm!
Geen anti-Gim, ek hou net daarvan om die diversiteit te sien, wat ongelukkig agv demografie van Gim (duurder net Afrikaanse skool) maak dit dinge vir hulle moeilik. Ek sou vir Booise wel bo Noble kies en vir my ‘n coin flip tussen Turner, Pieters en Joubert, so ek sou moontlik by 4 spelers kom in my span.
Dan stem ek saam dat ons individuele skole ander skole hard sal dstamp, maar dan sodra ons gaan kom by Nationale spanne is die groot voordeel nie meer daar nie en dink ek die spanne sal baie meer gelyk wees.
Itv die beste span op Springbok vlak, ek dink die stories van die selectors in die ander threads verduidelik dit ook mooi.
En ek vra net my vrae want baie mense is gretig om te kla sonder om n beter opsie te kan lewer (dit is nou wel meer op facebook n probleem as hier)
Congratulations to Behardien on his well deserved call up!
@CapeMan (Comment #18)
Can’t believe your two best players in Lackay and Grant weren’t picked
@Grizzly (Comment #20)
Have you maybe forgotten that Rondebosch drew with Paarl Gim??? Not to mention 3 out of 11 rondebosch players picked are white, whilst 7 out of 8 Gim players are white.
@Bungee (Comment #27)
Kom ek antwoord jou so, as ek vandag die Bokke se beste agterlyn moet kies imo, 9-15 sal daar nie een wit speler in wees nie.
@Bungee (Comment #27)
Nee sorry man 13 Gim spelers met daai 2 in. 😂Wats jy so anti Gim as jy weet dis verkeerd. Jys verkeerd by die jnrs ook op die ander thread. Ek sal almal smash. Ons is baie beter. Gesien wat doen Grey /17 span teen internasionale /18 skole? BH en kie teen World schools? Tot op springbok vlak kan ons nooit 100% ons beste span op die veld stoot nie. Alhoewel ek sal toe gee dat Rassie dit baie naby aan die 90% gevat het. Moet my asb nie nou weer vra wie sou ek, wat sou ek, hoeveel sou ek….
@yesnomaybe (Comment #26)
Thats why I hate the whole quota system bullshit ,it takes away from deserving players no matter what ethnicity….pick the best players regardless of demographics….
@Grizzly (Comment #24)
So al verandering wat jy sou aanbring is om vir Pheiffer in te sit aangesien ander twee reeds in die span is?
and in the same token there are many deserving POC who would walk into the squad on merit but unfortunately are labelled due to this policy which is also unfair.
no win situation
Surely everyone is aware that each team needs to have 12 or 13 POC in the squad. Unfortunately for Paarl Gim they don’t have too many POC in their team therefore the selections. They either need to invest more in POC to ensure selections or not to complain when their players are not picked. The reason why the Southern Suburb schools tend to get selections is due to POC, look at the players being picked from the South & you will not see too many white faces. Their are many deserving boys that miss out due to this policy but unfortunately this is the way it works. I’ve seen numerous 2nd team players in schools & in some cases 3rd team players be picked in these weeks based on the colour of their skin that play ahead of the 1st team player. Its not fair, however, if a youngster wants to make a career in rugby after school then he better get used to it as it only gets worse from here on in.
@Bungee (Comment #22)
Gim 13 met Boland 9 en PRG 10.
My only complaint about the selections is that I would’ve liked to see more non-Premier (?/A-/1st, I can never remember which it is) Division players. I want to know who the players are in those schools to root for and I want to see the bigfish in small ponds fight in strength vs strength conditions. Why it is important that WP wins the Academy week as well (to get a 4th team in) so that they can have a team compromising of only those players again. Who those players are this year, I don’t know, as they unfortunately don’t get featured enough already.
Can those complaining about the selections please also post the teams they wouldve selected, for comparison sake.@buitestaander (Comment #13)
@Wonder (Comment #16)
@Sisyphus1866 (Comment #17)
@CapeMan (Comment #18)
@Grizzly (Comment #20)
HJS is nou oorweldigende gunstelinge om vir Gim pak te gee. Moerse talent gap…
@Wonder (Comment #19)
Iemand of iets by Gim het die WP keurders moerse af gep#s. Snaaks Muller is nie B span nie.Daar moet meer spelers in die SA skole span wees as wat Bosch in die WP span het. Dink Gim kan maar punte stuur vir interskole. HJS se 2 de span spelers word Bo hulle gekies.
HJS gaan vir Gim verwoes op 2 Agustus. 🫢🤐
GIM SNUBBED
@buitestaander (Comment #13)
PAUL ROOS OLD BOY here
…shocking selection, clearly not based on, well, lets call it “logic”…FIVE from Rondebosch? Insane…Paarl Gim, arguably the #1 side in SA for 2025, has 4 players in CW and AW? Shocking!
It is time for Gim to make the move to Boland,the no 1 in SA,has so few players at CW,what a joke.
@buitestaander (Comment #13)
I can live with that – I only had those four plus Booise in my team anyway. I think the XV side could have been balanced better though. 9 HJS players there as compared to 4 Gim players (also taking into account that HJS already has 5 in the main side) feels a bit lopsided.
@Gold (Comment #11)
Yes, injured in the game against Gim. Will only be back later this year.
WP CRAVEN WEEK
@beet (Comment #7)
Perhaps flyhalf from Durbanville is an option?
@Snelvuur (Comment #10)
Is Steenkamp injured?
@beet (Comment #7)
Yep, but I would feel hard done by if I was in the Academy Week team and I get leapfrogged by another player into the XV team, especially if there is no natural fit.
BOLAND LANDBOU FORWARDS
Even Dante Christian who every so often was likened to Canan Moodie in height and attributes could not crack the nod.
Charles Whitehead and Ethan Barker of Paarl Gim have to be amongst the boys who can count themselves unlucky. Both have produced good form this season. I’m sure since they are still u17, both will feature prominently next year.
@Snelvuur (Comment #6)
I doubt the selectors are restricted to picking a player who is already in a team.
I just wonder how late call up rules apply to players like Quewinn Lackay of SACS, as he was eliminated via injury during trials.
For the 10 berth, the player who came to mind last night was Eljaron Geduld of Bishops. Although he plays in other positions, he could be a 10. I guess Millies 15 Sellidon, twin of the 10 who broke his collarbone, is another fit.
@beet (Comment #3)
If that’s the case, then the balance of the XV side will have to change. Both FH options in the Academy Week side are white. So either Bell, Mabooi or Grootboom will have to go up. Grindlay will have to be the back-up 10 for the XV side. Not sure which other back then comes into the Academy Week side.
Has to be Francois van der Merwe moving up…he can play both flyhalf and fullback but assume wrong category.
Do you have the Grant Khomo squads?
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
How though? Target suggests they have to call up a POC
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
Pretty sure there is a Bosch, Boishaai, Milnerton boy ahead of him
Surely with Sellidon out and one of the backs of the Academy Week team to move up for Behardien who has gone to the CW side there is room to get Pheiffer in? Surely?