With the help of Ludz and Noordwes, I’ve put together this Team of Day 1.
| # | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Zaayman | Pumas | HTS Middelburg | Was outstanding in the first half vs WP today |
| 2 | Jayson Reinecke | Border | Cambridge | The relatively unknown player did very well. |
| 3 | Conraad van Vuuren | Pumas | Nelspruit | Led by example for 70 minutes. Incredible workrate |
| 4 | Hyron Andrews | Bulls | Garsfontein | Did brilliantly in the lineout |
| 5 | RG Snyman | Bulls | Affies | Forward of the Day. Not just great at setpieces. Good in the tight and he is ball player in the loose. Provided the assist for 2 tries |
| 6 | Daniël Maartens | Pumas | Nelspruit | The opensider was phenomenal today. Contested tackle ball and carried extremely well |
| 7 | Hanro Liebenberg | Boland | Drostdy | An outstanding game. A go-to player who came up with a big play when his team needed it most |
| 8 | Ayron Schramm | KZN | Kearsney | Showed his x-factor today. His 2 individually brilliant tries were a big part of the reason why KZN were able to keep the Bulls in check for the first 35min |
| 9 | Rowan Gouws | Pumas | HTS Middelburg | Has a solid all-round game. Neat pass and good box kick. |
| 10 | Andries Bruwer | Limpopo | Ben Vorster | The little pivot was the key to most things good for his team today |
| 11 | Dimitrio Tieties | Griquas | Noord-Kaap | There was little agreement on this choice. In a very disappointing Griquas effort Tieties was the only decent player so I made the call. Jade Solomons, Arno van Staden or Liolin Zas could easily have filled this position. |
| 12 | Daniel du Plessis | WP | Paul Roos | Back of the Day. The word fullhouse most adequately describes his effort. His decision-making, carrying, passing and physical presence all top notch. |
| 13 | Jurie Linde | Bulls | Affies | An attacking weapon of note. Jurie is incredibly quick and picks the right lines. He showed some good footwork as well. |
| 14 | Grant Hermanus | WP | Paarl Gim | Another thinking player. He plays a high percentage game based on making good run-kick-pass calls |
| 15 | Raylin Philander | Boland | Hugenote | A day when the obvious choices Corne Vermaak and Eduan Keyter had a quiet day, Philander stood out |
| 16 | Francois Steyn | Bulls | Affies | Had a solid match as part of a dominant pack |
| 17 | Johan Van Wyk | Bulls | Waterkloof | Another rock solid performer in the tight. |
| 18 | Johan du Toit | Boland | Swartland | The Boland lineout functioned very well today. |
| 19 | Willandré Kotzenberg | Pumas | HTS Middelburg | Had an amazing workrate today. |
| 20 | Damian Stevens | WP | HJS Paarl | Livewire scrummy exercised good options today |
| 21 | Dennis Cox | WP | Excelsior | Touch and go here. Jameel Warnick played a composed game for the Bulls. Cox however produced an outstanding accurate passing game. |
| 22 | Franco Naude | Bulls | Garsfontein | Unlucky. On any other day, his effort might have earned him a start. Today Daniel du Plessis was untouchable. Franco was very good too. |
@BoishaaiPa: Nee jong, behalwe vir Rondebosch en Brandwag (!) is dit ‘n mengsel van Boland, Premier B en Premier C spanne. Sal jou die program more e-pos.
@Ploegskaar: Het hulle vir Boishaai ook genooi?
@CharlesZA: Tiere Junior Rugby Fees by Hoërskool Tygerberg, komende Donderdag en Saterdag. Sal die wedstrydbepalings nou vir jou e-pos.
Waar is die toernooi? Sal graag weer Stellenberg se o14 span weer sien speel. Laaste game wat ek van hulle gesien het was dit baie nat en winderig.
@Ploegskaar: Ek sal daar wees. Kan nie so vroeg gaan nie want ons oefen ook
@BuffelsCM: Sien ek jou Donderdag by die Tiere Junior Toernooi? Die Stellenberg o/15 wedstryd kan dalk van waarde wees vir jou
Stellenberg se o/14’s en Rondebosch se o/16’s is ook die moeite werd om te sien speel, met baie talent identifiserings moontlikhede onder van die minder bekende skole daar 
@Ploegskaar: Ek dink hy moet maar by Afrikaans bly of nie hierdie gedeelte skryf nie:
“coach potatoe” ; dalk eerder “couch potato” 
Gelukkig weet ek jy is nie laasgenoemde nie ploegie !!
Ons kan mos nie almal daar by die CW wees nie
@RBugger: Then we agree to disagree.
@Rugbyrealis: Jip, jy het my uitgevang! Jare laas sonlig gesien en sit hoekal nou in ‘n kelder met ‘n bal in my bek en tik met my tone!
Wat ‘n absolute sinnelose opmerking, van waneer af moet jy ‘n game lewendig sien om te kwalifiseer om ‘n opinie te lewer? Toegegee, die atmosfeer is altyd beter, en soms die pannekoek en koffie ook, maar dit het dadels uit te waai met die rugby. Waarom so sensitief?
Couple of things that stood out for me.
1. Quality of games werent very good. Players dont think on the field.
2. The Doop brothers might be very physical but their work rate is very low. Read they might be injured and if this is the case I would not play them.
3. As mentioned before the 5 lock of Bulls really stood out.
4. Couple of other players not mentioned yet that I like was the 11 of Limpopo and 6 of Boland.
@Ploegskaar: I understand what you are saying, believe me I do and you are right, but I do not whole-heartdly agree with you.
Both age and size do play a role, no matter how much you may disagree with me. A big, strong boy who has good pace off the mark, is going to cause a smaller boy a lot of trouble in a game. The smaller boy may tackle once, twice, three times, but eventually in a one on one situation, the power and size advantage will tell.
You made mention of Aplon and Cruden, Aplon should not be mentioned as he does not defend an inside channel, most of his defence is lateral – oushing players to the outside, which he does well.
Cruden is very well looked after by the likes of Reid, who is just an amazing number 8! If Mr Spies came charging off a quick lineout at Cruden, believe me, he will get over the advantage line all the time! Nonu is a master at breaking the line, this is due to size and power – simple…
Again, Jamie Roberts of the lions, George North, they will always make ground – just the way it is
@Ruggersake: Hey hey hey – have also seen the boys talent
Just such a pity he had to go off, sort of gave the impression he was the glue that the team needed…
He had a great game
@RBugger: I fear I may have lost the art of communicating my thoughts clearly. Once again, tackling is not about age or size, rather about technique and a positive attitude when making the tackle.
Anders as jy is ek hier by die week Ek vermoed jy is n “coach potatoe”
@Ploegskaar: In general, defense at school boy level is not of a great standard. The boys bodies are not yet ready to put all on the line, as in open level with Super 15 etc
An 18yr old may be big and strong, but his skeletal structure is still very young and in the process of getting not only bigger, but stronger too.
They can not be expected to kill themselves on defence! Besides, it is SBR and I love watching running rugby, albeit with weaker defence
@Klofie Pa: Now I know im not the only one who sees talent, comb over talent no.8 schramm for the future!
@BoishaaiPa: And that’s my point, yesterday’s games looked more like festival games, ‘n los-tros getjommel with plenty of running and very little tackling, but let’s put that down to the lack of cohesion you mentioned. I hope to be surprised, preferably pleasantly!
Watched all games yesterday, 3 players stod out, Du plessis WP, Bulls no. 13, Schramm KZN no.8.( said this guy was great all season) Tedder KZN no. 10 puts his body on the line. In general alot of nerves.
@Ploegskaar: That is probably because of expectations and point of view…You will rarely see a great match at these weeks because these teams have only had a few weeks to gel into a unit..it is not like pro teams or school teams that have known and played with each other for a long period….and the nature of the competition also is not conducive to having great rugby spectackles…Here it is all about winning your matches and performing well so that you can get a shot at the SA Schools spot!…or the unofficial “final”..This is not festival rugby…this is more like test rugby, although with a lot more running! If you dont expect to much..you can still be surpized! Lesson learned long ago!
@beet: Tieties will always be good, in any team
@BoishaaiPa: Since 19-voertsek I have seen small boys with big hearts floor big fatties at primary school, age group and u/19 level, and the two things that set those smaller boys apart are the basic requirements for good defense: technique and most importantly attitude in the tackle. As jy bang is gaan jy op jou gat sit! With regards to expectations, a bit unfair, as when it comes to SBR I never have any besides wanting to watch a good game of properly played rugga. I saw good moments yesterday, but not good games.
Some good & some not so good rugby on day 1 – lot’s of players trying to show their own skills off and quite often it looked like a sevens tournament – lot’s of good running, offloading and most first halves were played at unbelievable pace – with the more solid sides taking control in the second half. WP vs Bulls on Wednesday should be classic. Looking forward to SWD’s game today – they should make the “final” in my opinion.
It’s still a great tournament and it’s great to watch.
There is a huge difference watching a game on TV horizontally and half asleep than to be on the sidelines……………….I think any no=brainer should know that.
@beet: Aha…Bloody goodbye to the democratic vote then!..
@beet: I know Beet..that is why I am surprized you missed our No 11 performance!..I watched all the games as well last night…
@BoishaaiPa: No it wasn’t about not finding a decent choice, it was we did not agree on who was the best choice. I thought Tieties was very good in a poor Griquas team, so made my opinion count most
And as usual the dregs of society again pop up and have nothing usefull to say except trolling for attention and trying to provoke. …its really getting boring by now!
@BoishaaiPa: We watched all the games yesterday but we are not perfect nor experts, so the differences in opinion are welcomed.
The list is subjective. For me it is there for a dual intention: to inform and to provide a platform for debate. I for one will be surprised if Vermeuelen and Bothma are not invited to final SA Schools trials even though they are not on the list.
I also wanted to say it’s one thing to praise a player for a good performance and another to say he was the best performer of the day in his position. To make the latter assessment one has to at least watch all the other players in action that day.
@RBugger: Yes, as Ploeg mentioned..Carel is his uncle…
@Ploegskaar: Ploeg..be realistic mate!..Power to weight ratio comes with age and lots of work…not at 17 and 18 years old weighing 75Kgs…you are all expecting the impossible!. I was not protective of WP team….you are reading again what I did not write. I was talking about all the teams and games…only mentioned the 11 debacle as it seems Beet could not find a decent one!
@Rugbyrealis: Ek dink die buis van jou TV is geblaas en/of jy was geblaas, ieder geval is die standaard van ons skolerugby as ‘n reël hoog, maar dit is nie in gister se wedstryde weerspieël nie. Jy moet jou naam gestand doen, op hierdie trand is jy kort voor lank Rugbysurrealis.
@RBugger: He is Michael’s boy, Carel’s boy Jean-Luc unfortunately started at the Sharks this year. With regards to player size, Cruden and Aplon proves every week that its the power to weight ratio rather than actual size that counts.
@Rugbyrealis: Verander jou naam na rugbygroentjie of ekweetabsoluutniksvanrugby
Ek stem glad nie saam met julle nie Die standaard is hoog en ons skolerugby is wereldklas
@BoishaaiPa: Your post, as expected, is slightly tainted by the distinct Boishaai flavour of the WP team, don’t be so protective! By the way, the first paragraph of my comment was more an observation than criticism and a reference to all the games, not only the poor performance of the WP forwards. On a positive note, at least Dante is on his way to the CW, he would have been a deserved selection initially.
It seems as though some of these walking encyclopaedias are strangers to identifying the standard of ‘provincial’ players but then again they obviously were also very mediocre in their ‘days’……………….if any.
@Boishaaipa: I agree with you about your wing and about your statement on play. The standard is blady high.
In terms of missed tackles, that is going to happen. Some of these boys are 100kg plus running with exceptional pace and power, not easy to tackle.
I heard some comments about the Bulls flyhalf not being able to tackle when Schramm wen through him – made me laugh! 103kg against 75kg – the flyhalf tried his best and got handed off, it happens, where were the loosies? Why were they not protecting the inside channel?
Anyway, yes, the standard is high and none of us could do any better! Must also just say, your number 12 is crazy good – is he releated to Carel?
Critics everwhere….The game changed a lot with different scrum rules etc etc…Every year since 19 voetsek I hear the complaints about the poor standards…As if any of us could do any better!..I think you are expecting to much from the boys.
That being said I think that maybe Beet and Co did not watch the WP game that well!..No 11 from WP was by far the best 11 on display…cutting in at angles at pace and offloading well…and rounding off a well worked try…Generel defence was also good except for the 1st Pumas try when his own fullback took him out of the defence!
@Klofie Pa: Net nie die hare ou,net nie die hare.stem saam
Having watched the recorded games last night, the general standard of rugby honestly left much to be desired in my opinion. From the poor set-pieces to lack of basic skills, most of the games resembled Sunday touch games between two teams of babbelas students, as opposed to the country’s top players representing their Provinces in our SBR showcase. Even the moments of “individual brilliance” were mostly down to poor or non-existent defense and should put the performance of the relevant individuals in perspective.
BTW, going on above list of players, one would think that the Pumas won the game. Remember, our standard of rugby and SA sport in general will only improve the day that we discontinue the nasty habit of rewarding failure.
@BOG: Ek haat dit as jy met my saamstem
@Speartackle: Moet nogal met jou saamstem. Dit was n demonstrasie van uiters swak verdediging en selfs die 4 driee wat deur Du Plessis van WP gedruk was, was elk die gevolg daarvan.
Was seker die swakste CW dag wat ek nog ooit gesien het. Die rugby was pateties, geen basics en van verdedeging geen sprake in meeste wedstryde. Lyk eerder soos n Fashion TV program.
Selfs die rusdag by Tour de France was meer opwindend.
1 Kzn Player in Craven Week day 1 team – Spot on – that sums it up – The Kzn back line never got going – quite disappointing against a very strong Bulls teams
mooi so bulletjies. goeie wen gister. rg jurie kook en steyn speel soos altyd sy hart uit!!
wats die storie met die nuwe haarstyl in natal. jis as dit nie vir shramm se geboortevlek op die enkel was nie het ek hom nie raakgesien nie. lyk almal soos boeties en sussies en so dan ook ons gekleurde seuns met die sny langs die kop. lyk of hulle op n jong ouderdom gelem is met n okapie. en dan die vee oor die kuif as die drie klaar gedruk is. mooi man!!
btw ek dink shramm is briljant. mooi voorgevoel en mag dalk op die stadium die hardste aan sa span klop vir nr 8. well done young man!!
I think Somilia Jho from Border also needs a mention he played really well seems to be finding some form again.
@phat55: Like I say the obvious fullback choice today were Vermaak and Keyter but neither of them really got going at all. Their 2012 predecessors Jesse Kriel and Jaco Hayward set Craven Week alight last year with their their red hot form.
some nice talent on show today with most of them in beet’s day 1 team.bulls locks & centres,pumas tighthead,schramm and daniel du plessis.only guy who wouldnt be in my team for now is the fullback of boland.good on attack but his defence wasnt good at times,especially his half-hearted tackle under the poles which let in the try
DAG EEN VERBY.RG Snyman presies gedoen wat van sy posisie verlang word.By verre die beste slot sover.Du Plessis ook vandag alles reg gedoen.Hoop hy kan dit volhou in komende wedstryde.Du Preez twins moet maar begin dink aan rofstoei .Soek nie werk op veld .Wag vir teenstaanders om na hul toe te speel.Was hulle vandag in die blou bulle se span sou jy nie eers geweet het hulle was daar nie.Boland Limpopo game was regtig patetiese rugby.Dink Zimbabwe sal hulle beide in flarde gespeel het vandag.Enige iemand wat vandag twee of drie goed in die wedstryd reg kon doen sou goed gelyk het.
Really impressed with RG Snyman today, very impressive both at the set piece and in the loose, Daniel du Plessis was simply in a class of his own today, enjoyed the Limpopo flyhalf, everytime the young lad touched the ball things seemed to happen. Also very happy to see a favourite of mine 2 years at the Grant Khomo play well in the latter stages of the final game. JP van Wyk the Limpopo no.12 was an impressive flyhalf 2 years ago
Conraad van Vuuren, the Pumas tighthead, I really enjoyed this guy, great energy, great workrate, good scrummager, definitely an SA Schools candidate for the no.3 jersey.
I thought the Tedder boy from Kearsney was very good in the first half for KZN.
Baie dankie Beet. Jou verslae word waardeer
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