The Boys u18 Craven Week format feels dated — hopefully the powers that be can get together and come up with a long-overdue makeover soon.
The brand new seeding model is rooted firmly in the past, relying on results from the last two U18 Craven Weeks, U18 Academy Weeks and U18 Grant Khomo Weeks.
A better system would be performance-driven. Let the top 12 play on Day 2, then select the four teams for the main semi-finals and the next four for the Plate semi-finals on Thursday. The bottom four move into the Bowl semi-finals. Day 1 and Day 3 should focus on the smaller unions, ideally bolstered by a handful of big-union B teams.
Grey High – Gqeberha
FIXTURES
| Day 1 : Mon 06-Jul-2026 | |||||||
| 09h30 | u18 | Boland | vs | Leopards | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 11h15 | u18 | Free State | vs | Limpopo | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 13h00 | u18 | Sharks | vs | SWD | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 15h30 | u18 | WP | vs | EP | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| Day 2 : Tue 07-Jul-2026 | |||||||
| 10h00 | u18 | Border | vs | Valke | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 11h45 | u18 | Griquas | vs | Pumas | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 13h30 | u18 | WP XV | vs | Griffons | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 15h15 | u18 | Bulls | vs | Lions | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| Day 3 : Wed 08-Jul-2026 | |||||||
| 10h00 | u18 | Leopards | 57-14 | Limpopo | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 11h45 | u18 | Boland | 31-32 | EP | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 13h30 | u18 | Free State | 38-26 | SWD | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 15h15 | u18 | WP | 24-22 | Sharks | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| Day 4 : Thu 09-Jul-2026 | |||||||
| 10h00 | u18 | Griffons | 29-12 | Valke | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 11h45 | u18 | Border | 14-54 | Pumas | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 13h30 | u18 | Bulls | 59-19 | Griquas | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 15h15 | u18 | Lions | 33-43 | WP XV | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| Day 5 : Fri 10-Jul-2026 | |||||||
| 08h30 | u18 | EP | 19-41 | SWD | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 10h00 | u18 | Free State | 29-30 | Bulls | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 11h30 | u18 | Sharks | 31-30 | Lions | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 13h00 | u18 | WP | 40-24 | WP XV | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 08h30 | u18 | Griquas | 36-26 | Griffons | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 10h00 | u18 | Boland | 40-17 | Pumas | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 08h30 | u18 | Valke | 24-27 | Limpopo | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
| 10h00 | u18 | Border | 31-45 | Leopards | u18 | u18 Craven Week 2026 | |
SQUADS
| Boland u18 CW | Leopards u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Christoff Fiilmater | 1 of 1 Hugenote | 1 | AB Brink | 1 of 1 Potch Volkskool | ||
| 2 | JP Lotriet | 1 of 12 Drostdy | 2 | Fanie Linde | 1 of 3 Wesvalia | ||
| 3 | Reece Matthee | 1 of 2 Worcester Gim | 3 | Jayden Minnie | 1 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 4 | Jean-Louis Matthee | 2 of 12 Drostdy | 4 | Evan van Heerden | 2 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 5 | Nieken Lubbe | 1 of 1 Hopefield | 5 | Tiaan de Kock | 2 of 3 Wesvalia | ||
| 6 | Werno Ramsauer | 3 of 12 Drostdy | 6 | Karabelo Maseka | 1 of 5 Klerksdorp | ||
| 7 | Joniel Claasen | 4 of 12 Drostdy | 7 | Ruben van Heerden | 3 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 8 | Simamkele Lahlekile | 5 of 12 Drostdy | 8 | De Wet Grobler | 1 of 2 Potch Gim | ||
| 9 | Wernard de Villiers | 6 of 12 Drostdy | 9 | Shayloh Cox | 4 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 10 | Jayden van Niekerk | 1 of 4 Robertson | 10 | Ricardo Enos | 5 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 11 | Darren Makeza | 7 of 12 Drostdy | 11 | Elzeno van Schalkwyk | 2 of 5 Klerksdorp | ||
| 12 | Jano van Deventer | 8 of 12 Drostdy | 12 | Wian du Preez | 3 of 3 Wesvalia | ||
| 13 | Wilvino Poltan | 9 of 12 Drostdy | 13 | Simphiwe Nero | 3 of 5 Klerksdorp | ||
| 14 | Chriswill du Toit | 1 of 1 Charlie Hofmeyr | 14 | Karabeleo Kgamanyna | 1 of 2 Lichtenburg | ||
| 15 | Anwill Jacobs | 10 of 12 Drostdy | 15 | Aydan Willemse | 6 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 16 | JJ van Staden | 2 of 4 Robertson | 16 | Piet Maape | 1 of 1 Vryburg | ||
| 17 | Anzo Brinkhuis | 2 of 2 Worcester Gim | 17 | Dandre Graham | 7 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| 18 | Tyrone Modipa | 1 of 1 Overberg | 18 | Nick Dreyer | 2 of 2 Potch Gim | ||
| 19 | Heinrich Redelinghuys | 1 of 1 Porterville | 19 | Lefa Maloma | 1 of 1 Bergsig Ak | ||
| 20 | Jayden Steward | 11 of 12 Drostdy | 20 | Tydian Williams | 2 of 2 Lichtenburg | ||
| 21 | Diehgo Braaf | 3 of 4 Robertson | 21 | Rellston Wilson | 4 of 5 Klerksdorp | ||
| 22 | Brent-Lee Ekstraal | 12 of 12 Drostdy | 22 | Marques Jantjes | 5 of 5 Klerksdorp | ||
| 23 | Brayden Joseph | 4 of 4 Robertson | 23 | Junaid Stevens | 8 of 8 Rustenburg | ||
| Free State u18 CW | Limpopo u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Hennie Bredenhann | 1 of 18 Grey College | 1 | Dewan Windell | 1 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 2 | Xander de Beer | 2 of 18 Grey College | 2 | Ziahn Lombaard | 2 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 3 | JW Coetzee | 3 of 18 Grey College | 3 | Stephan JV Rensburg | 3 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 4 | Alexi Tyropolis | 4 of 18 Grey College | 4 | Brent Vorster | 4 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 5 | Siva Bulwane | 5 of 18 Grey College | 5 | Ludke Pienaar | 5 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 6 | Henru Erasmus | 6 of 18 Grey College | 6 | Andru de Beer | 6 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 7 | Prestan Bennett | 7 of 18 Grey College | 7 | Liam vd Bank | 7 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 8 | Niel du Randt | 8 of 18 Grey College | 8 | Mouse Matemousa | 1 of 2 Tom Naude | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Drysdale | 9 of 18 Grey College | 9 | Curtis Cloete | 8 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 10 | Samson Lackay | 10 of 18 Grey College | 10 | Juan Randall | 9 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 11 | Guiteau Petrus | 1 of 4 Fichardtpark | 11 | Graham Rooza | 1 of 3 Ben Viljoen | ||
| 12 | Ruan Roux | 11 of 18 Grey College | 12 | Edwin Matola | 1 of 5 Ben Vorster | ||
| 13 | Eddie Mabena | 12 of 18 Grey College | 13 | Juan Dreyer | 10 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 14 | Kingsley Pule | 13 of 18 Grey College | 14 | Ronel Komanu | 2 of 5 Ben Vorster | ||
| 15 | Lamla Mgedezi | 14 of 18 Grey College | 15 | Lehlogonolo Letlabola | 3 of 5 Ben Vorster | ||
| 16 | Lwazi Mcandi | 2 of 4 Fichardtpark | 16 | Lumlee-Lu Heswick | 2 of 3 Ben Viljoen | ||
| 17 | Desmond Undenzenze | 1 of 1 Louis Botha | 17 | Krissie Swanepoel | 11 of 11 Pietersburg | ||
| 18 | Frans-Paul Troskie | 16 of 18 Grey College | 18 | Randy Magaba | 4 of 5 Ben Vorster | ||
| 19 | Josh Nelson | 3 of 4 Fichardtpark | 19 | Rhandzu Malatji | 1 of 1 Ellisras | ||
| 20 | Andrew Wessels | 17 of 18 Grey College | 20 | Puki Mpiti | 1 of 1 Merensky | ||
| 21 | AJ Hendriks | 15 of 18 Grey College | 21 | Lerooy Alexander | 3 of 3 Ben Viljoen | ||
| 22 | Zachary Walbrugh | 18 of 18 Grey College | 22 | Mahlatse Kekana | 2 of 2 Tom Naude | ||
| 23 | Unathi Ntuli | 4 of 4 Fichardtpark | 23 | Risuna Mngoni | 5 of 5 Ben Vorster | ||
| Sharks u18 CW | SWD u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | 18 | Aphelele Chamane | 1 of 3 Michaelhouse | 1 | Kyle Burger | 1 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 2 | 18 | Theo Boshoff | 1 of 3 Maritzburg Coll | 2 | Adrian Smith | 2 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 3 | 18 | Nic Salamousas | 2 of 3 Michaelhouse | 3 | Francois le Roux | 3 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 4 | 18 | Lwandile Mlaba | 1 of 2 Westville | 4 | Ruan Groenewald | 4 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 5 | 18 | Andrew Schnell | 1 of 2 Hilton | 5 | Lincoln Zietsman | 1 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 6 | 18 | Zander Muller | 2 of 2 Hilton | 6 | Bernard Badenhorst | 5 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 7 | 18 | Zion Smith | 1 of 5 Durban HS | 7 | Andreas Gouws | 2 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 8 | 18 | Jamie Wimble | 1 of 4 Northwood | 8 | Jacobus de Villiers | 6 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 9 | 18 | Ludi van der Walt | 2 of 4 Northwood | 9 | Rufagon Hendricks | 3 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 10 | 17 | Daniel Miskey | 1 of 4 Kearsney | 10 | Caleb Williams | 7 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 11 | 18 | Anesu Kuzonyei | 3 of 4 Northwood | 11 | Heiliano Beukes | 4 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 12 | 18 | Alex Jankowitz | 3 of 3 Michaelhouse | 12 | Jade Lothering | 5 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 13 | 18 | Nathan Aneke | 2 of 5 Durban HS | 13 | Myburgh Eksteen | 8 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 14 | 18 | Amogeleng Mataboge | 3 of 5 Durban HS | 14 | Nathan-Lee Gordon | 9 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 15 | 18 | Luxolo Sonkononkono | 2 of 2 Westville | 15 | Darnell Delport | 6 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 16 | 17 | Iglesias Bruiners | 4 of 5 Durban HS | 16 | Keaton Olivier | 7 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 17 | 17 | Clement Makelele | 2 of 4 Kearsney | 17 | Matthew Prins | 8 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 18 | 18 | Priden Sibiya | 5 of 5 Durban HS | 18 | A-Jay Julies | 1 of 2 Oudtshoorn | |
| 19 | 18 | Tristan Parkinson | 4 of 4 Northwood | 19 | Shagon Kiewiet | 1 of 1 HS Punt | |
| 20 | 18 | Nhlanhla Ndlovu | 3 of 4 Kearsney | 20 | Moeshan Mortlock | 10 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 21 | 18 | Dominic du Toit | 2 of 3 Maritzburg Coll | 21 | Tyler Marais | 9 of 9 Outeniqua | |
| 22 | 18 | Olwethu Kosani | 3 of 3 Maritzburg Coll | 22 | Andre van der Merwe | 11 of 11 Oakdale | |
| 23 | 18 | Lwazi Mbebe | 4 of 4 Kearsney | 23 | Bronwin Swiegelaar | 2 of 2 Oudtshoorn | |
| WP u18 CW | EP u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Uzair Blanckenberg | 1 of 5 Stellenberg | 1 | 1 | Daniel Naude | 1 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 2 | Charles Whitehead | 1 of 6 Paarl Gim | 2 | 1 | Sitenkhosi Qabaka | 1 of 2 Kingswood | |
| 3 | Solam Gegana | 1 of 3 Wynberg | 3 | 2 | Micah Wessels | 2 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 4 | Jean Dreyer | 2 of 6 Paarl Gim | 4 | 2 | Jano Jv Rensburg | 1 of 2 Nico Malan | |
| 5 | Juvan Burden | 2 of 5 Stellenberg | 5 | 3 | Juan Potgieter | 3 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 6 | Christiaan Le Roux | 1 of 4 Paul Roos | 6 | 3 | Silindisiwe Ntsokoma | 4 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 7 | Linakho Mehlomakulu | 1 of 3 Rondebosch | 7 | 4 | JG De Lange | 1 of 1 Marlow | |
| 8 | Hendre van Zyl | 3 of 6 Paarl Gim | 8 | 4 | Ruben van Dijk | 2 of 2 Nico Malan | |
| 9 | Mickyle Booise | 4 of 6 Paarl Gim | 9 | 5 | Ross Thompson | 2 of 2 Kingswood | |
| 10 | Ethan van Biljon | 3 of 5 Stellenberg | 10 | 6 | Neshaun Bester | 1 of 1 Andrew Rabie | |
| 11 | Elijaron Geduld | 1 of 1 Bishops | 11 | 7 | Henrico Bodenstein | 1 of 1 Pearson | |
| 12 | Ethan Barker | 5 of 6 Paarl Gim | 12 | 7 | Akho Tonjeni | 1 of 4 Graeme | |
| 13 | Tiaan Basson | 2 of 4 Paul Roos | 13 | 8 | Josh van Zyl | 1 of 2 St Andrew’s | |
| 14 | Dirk Farmer | 1 of 1 Paarl BH | 14 | 9 | Luke Doyle | 2 of 4 Graeme | |
| 15 | Liam Jacobs | 4 of 5 Stellenberg | 15 | 10 | Nathan Trytsman | 5 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 16 | Kwaza Gobingca | 2 of 3 Rondebosch | 16 | 10 | Tristan Kemp | 6 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 17 | Jayden Steyl | 6 of 6 Paarl Gim | 17 | 11 | Niel September | 1 of 1 Spandau | |
| 18 | Zak Steyn | 3 of 4 Paul Roos | 18 | 12 | Anfred Jansen | 7 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 19 | Esa van der Schyff | 2 of 3 Wynberg | 19 | 13 | Erin Nelson | 3 of 4 Graeme | |
| 20 | Werner de Bruin | 4 of 4 Paul Roos | 20 | 13 | Sibulele Ngebulana | 8 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 21 | Caleb Bell | 3 of 3 Rondebosch | 21 | 14 | Noah Mbizi | 9 of 9 Grey HS | |
| 22 | Achmat Behardien | 3 of 3 Wynberg | 22 | 15 | Will Stevens | 2 of 2 St Andrew’s | |
| 23 | JC Swart | 5 of 5 Stellenberg | 23 | 15 | Lucretia Magau | 4 of 4 Graeme | |
| Coach | 26 | ||||||
| Border u18 CW | Valke u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Zeake Mata | 1 of 6 Queen’s | 1 | Frans Uithaler | 1 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 2 | Lulthango Ngese | 1 of 5 Selborne | 2 | Matthew Vermaak | 1 of 3 Kempton Park | ||
| 3 | Sanele Bistoli | 1 of 7 Dale | 3 | Elshaan Duminy | 2 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 4 | Ahlume Gqetywa | 2 of 6 Queen’s | 4 | Caylan Mc Lauchlin | 1 of 2 Transvalia | ||
| 5 | Okuhle Fihla | 2 of 7 Dale | 5 | Ivan Botha | 3 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 6 | Nande Thiwani | 3 of 6 Queen’s | 6 | Victory Asumah | 1 of 3 Jeugland | ||
| 7 | Thandani Gope | 1 of 3 Hudson Park | 7 | Juandre Pretorius | 1 of 2 Heidelberg VS | ||
| 8 | Kungawo Jaca | 3 of 7 Dale | 8 | Jaco Engelbrecht | 4 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 9 | Tatenda Saunyama | 1 of 1 Ooskus Gim | 9 | Joseph Diesel | 5 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 10 | Ulikhaya Stuurman | 4 of 7 Dale | 10 | Juan van Aswegen | 6 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 11 | Zimi Deleki | 4 of 6 Queen’s | 11 | Jerado Tafel | 2 of 2 Heidelberg VS | ||
| 12 | Travis Enslin | 2 of 5 Selborne | 12 | Dian Botha | 7 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 13 | Liyabona Mayikana | 5 of 7 Dale | 13 | Ethan Botha | 2 of 3 Kempton Park | ||
| 14 | Connor Fowles | 3 of 5 Selborne | 14 | Dave Mthizi | 2 of 2 Transvalia | ||
| 15 | Lukho Mzingaye | 6 of 7 Dale | 15 | J.J. van Rensburg | 8 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 16 | Riley Hansel | 4 of 5 Selborne | 16 | Lwazi Molotja | 2 of 3 Jeugland | ||
| 17 | Iviwe Kabale | 5 of 5 Selborne | 17 | Junior Ngwenya | 1 of 1 Brandwag | ||
| 18 | Ncutu Kepe | 5 of 6 Queen’s | 18 | Atreyu Jooste | 3 of 3 Jeugland | ||
| 19 | Athan Gravett | 2 of 3 Hudson Park | 19 | Marlo vd Merwe | 9 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 20 | Kwagga Liebenberg | 1 of 1 Ooskus Gimnasium | 20 | Marco vd Walt | 3 of 3 Kempton Park | ||
| 21 | Tyler von Cullwitz | 6 of 6 Queen’s | 21 | Liam Hector | 10 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 22 | Cwenga Bityo | 3 of 3 Hudson Park | 22 | Duwayne Zeekoei | 11 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| 23 | Caleb Smith | 7 of 7 Dale | 23 | Ronaldo October | 12 of 12 EG Jansen | ||
| Griquas u18 CW | Pumas u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | CJ Meiring | 1 of 12 Diamantveld | 1 | 17 | Melchior van Niekerk | 1 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 2 | Wian Maritz | 2 of 12 Diamantveld | 2 | 17 | Ryan Blake | 2 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 3 | Pako Kopeledi | 1 of 1 Kalahari | 3 | 17 | Marcel Lindeque | 1 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 4 | Marius Coetzer | 1 of 1 Duineveld | 4 | 18 | Andrea de Wet | 1 of 3 HTS Middelburg | |
| 5 | MG van Greuning | 3 of 12 Diamantveld | 5 | 18 | Sifiso Hlungwane | 3 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 6 | Tiaan Serfontein | 1 of 4 Upington | 6 | 17 | Siphesihle Marule | 1 of 2 Uplands | |
| 7 | Franklin Stevens | 4 of 12 Diamantveld | 7 | 17 | Menzi Siyaya | 4 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 8 | Heinrich Swart | 5 of 12 Diamantveld | 8 | 18 | Vian Louw | 2 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 9 | VJ Davids | 6 of 12 Diamantveld | 9 | 18 | Kamo Monkwe | 3 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 10 | JG van Heerden | 7 of 12 Diamantveld | 10 | 18 | Ewan van der Merwe | 4 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 11 | J Luciano | 1 of 2 Curro Kathu | 11 | 17 | Fisokuhle Shabalala | 1 of 2 Piet Retief | |
| 12 | Bokomoso Dihemo | 2 of 2 Curro Kathu | 12 | 18 | Nathan Jv Vuuren | 2 of 3 HTS Middelburg | |
| 13 | LJ Buys | 8 of 12 Diamantveld | 13 | 18 | Riaan Botha | 5 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 14 | Mikkyle Muller | 9 of 12 Diamantveld | 14 | 17 | Kgontse Masilela | 5 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 15 | Tyler Campher | 10 of 12 Diamantveld | 15 | 17 | Rhandzu Mkhabela | 6 of 6 Nelspruit | |
| 16 | Juvan Stander | 2 of 4 Upington | 16 | 17 | Uli Kinghorn | 2 of 2 Piet Retief | |
| 17 | Francois de Boer | 11 of 12 Diamantveld | 17 | 17 | Uzile (Ox) Mathelela | 3 of 3 HTS Middelburg | |
| 18 | J Kuhn | 1 of 1 Hoërskool Kathu | 18 | 18 | Dewald du Toit | 6 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 19 | Karel du Plessis | 3 of 4 Upington | 19 | 17 | Lihan de Vaal | 7 of 8 Middelburg | |
| 20 | Stephan Strauss | 4 of 4 Upington | 20 | 17 | Thubelihle Marule | 2 of 2 Uplands | |
| 21 | Duran Makoni | 1 of 1 De Aar | 21 | 18 | Mongezi Dlamini | 1 of 1 Hoogenhout | |
| 22 | Ettiene Britton | 1 of 1 Noord-Kaap | 22 | 18 | Banele Mthombo | 1 of 1 Ligbron | |
| 23 | JD Isaacs | 12 of 12 Diamantveld | 23 | 18 | Buhle Mphahlaza | 8 of 8 Middelburg | |
| WP XV u18 CW | Griffons u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Max Malan | 1 of 7 Paarl BH | 1 | Munro Heiberg | 1 of 0 Welkom Gim | ||
| 2 | Ridah Johnston | 1 of 3 Wynberg | 2 | Myburgh Jacobs | 1 of 6 Trio | ||
| 3 | Likhona Anda Filtana | 1 of 1 Milnerton | 3 | Cobus Labuschagne | 1 of 3 Witteberg | ||
| 4 | Sebastian Cilliers | 1 of 5 Paul Roos | 4 | Cole Brown | 1 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 5 | AD Faul | 2 of 7 Paarl BH | 5 | Jan-Franco du Plessis | 2 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 6 | Chris Nel | 3 of 7 Paarl BH | 6 | Lourens Roux | 1 of 3 Beth. Voortrekker | ||
| 7 | Luhan Hattingh | 4 of 7 Paarl BH | 7 | Reagan Krige | 3 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 8 | Yanos Molnar | 1 of 1 Stellenberg | 8 | Lyle Afrikaner | 4 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 9 | Liam de Villiers | 5 of 7 Paarl BH | 9 | WJ van Niekerk | 2 of 6 Trio | ||
| 10 | Travis Pheiffer | 2 of 5 Paul Roos | 10 | Jadewin Solomons | 5 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 11 | Cadynn Samuels | 3 of 5 Paul Roos | 11 | Brinzley Bastiaan | 3 of 6 Trio | ||
| 12 | Albert Nel | 4 of 5 Paul Roos | 12 | Bul Rademeyer | 6 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 13 | Luca Orgill | 1 of 2 SACS | 13 | Sizwe Qwabe | 2 of 3 Beth. Voortrekker | ||
| 14 | Farrel-Leigh Dido | 1 of 1 Durbanville | 14 | Qlin Booyse | 2 of 3 Witteberg | ||
| 15 | Kyle Snyers | 5 of 5 Paul Roos | 15 | Ave Schalk | 7 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 16 | Naeem Mohammed | 2 of 3 Wynberg | 16 | Wessel Hattingh | 3 of 3 Beth. Voortrekker | ||
| 17 | JG vd Bergh | 1 of 2 Paarl Gim | 17 | Tumelo Hlakoane | 8 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 18 | Deen Fortuin | 2 of 2 SACS | 18 | Janhru JV Rensburg | 4 of 6 Trio | ||
| 19 | Jobello Ezeh | 1 of 1 Tygerberg | 19 | Divan Marais | 3 of 3 Witteberg | ||
| 20 | Henre Valentyn | 6 of 7 Paarl BH | 20 | Regardt Joubert | 5 of 6 Trio | ||
| 21 | Rauf Ahmed | 3 of 3 Wynberg | 21 | Ruchen Daniels | 9 of 9 Welkom Gim | ||
| 22 | Thomas Saunders | 2 of 2 Paarl Gim | 22 | Olereko Sebatana | 1 of 1 Hentie Cilliers | ||
| 23 | Dante Davids | 7 of 7 Paarl BH | 23 | Darius Job | 6 of 6 Trio | ||
| Bulls u18 CW | Lions u18 CW | ||||||
| 1 | Andre van Wyk | 1 of 7 Garsfontein | 1 | Diandro Botha | 1 of 4 Helpmekaar | ||
| 2 | Charl Els | 1 of 6 Affies | 2 | Jeandre vd Merwe | 2 of 4 Helpmekaar | ||
| 3 | Ruben Lombaard | 2 of 7 Garsfontein | 3 | Steph Botha | 1 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 4 | JJ Fourie | 3 of 7 Garsfontein | 4 | Robert Hurne | 2 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 5 | Martin van Niekerk | 2 of 6 Affies | 5 | Glodi Tshipamba | 1 of 5 Jeppe | ||
| 6 | Stephan vd Vyfer | 4 of 7 Garsfontein | 6 | Mihle Dyakala | 2 of 5 Jeppe | ||
| 7 | Caleb Pretorius | 3 of 6 Affies | 7 | Kean Lourens | 3 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 8 | Almero Gerritsen | 1 of 1 Waterkloof | 8 | Armand van Eck | 4 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 9 | Ethan Williams | 4 of 6 Affies | 9 | Shaye Lourens | 3 of 4 Helpmekaar | ||
| 10 | Ruan Fluks | 5 of 7 Garsfontein | 10 | Jaydon Viljoen | 1 of 4 Monument | ||
| 11 | Jody Abrahams | 1 of 2 Menlopark | 11 | Ruan Genis | 2 of 4 Monument | ||
| 12 | Dylan Stumke | 2 of 2 Menlopark | 12 | Ethan Lourens | 4 of 4 Helpmekaar | ||
| 13 | Dandre Brink | 5 of 6 Affies | 13 | Blessing Monareng | 3 of 4 Monument | ||
| 14 | Yuvrah George | 6 of 7 Garsfontein | 14 | Lethabo Mashao | 3 of 5 Jeppe | ||
| 15 | Drewyn Baron | 7 of 7 Garsfontein | 15 | Ndzalama Mbhalati | 4 of 5 Jeppe | ||
| 16 | Riyaan Wilson | 1 of 2 Oos-Moot | 16 | Siphosamandosi Cele | 1 of 1 St Stithians | ||
| 17 | Thando Telelo | 2 of 2 Oos-Moot | 17 | Siya Nkomo | 1 of 1 KES | ||
| 18 | Hannes Nagel | 6 of 6 Affies | 18 | Mako Mandisa | 1 of 1 St John’s | ||
| 19 | Matimu Maluleke | 1 of 3 Pretoria BH | 19 | Lewellyn Lourens | 5 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 20 | Mbala Ndima | 2 of 3 Pretoria BH | 20 | Siya Ncube | 4 of 4 Monument | ||
| 21 | Waylin Papier | 1 of 2 Zwartkop | 21 | Prince Agu | 6 of 7 Noordheuwel | ||
| 22 | Opentse Matlebjane | 3 of 3 Pretoria BH | 22 | Phano Letsie | 5 of 5 Jeppe | ||
| 23 | Garrith Warrie | 2 of 2 Zwartkop | 23 | Tidi Moekesane | 7 of 7 Noordheuwel |
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #154)
Goed om jou terug te sien voor die interskole. Die Galpille het skaars geraak.
Ouboet..destyds was jy erger..jy het alles verdien wat na jou kant gekom het
@tzavosky (Comment #152)
Jip, oor 6 maande is die prima donnatjies in die grootmenswereld dan sal hul seker maar moet leer kritiek hanteer.
Maar intussen sal die farisieers maar loof en prys.
Nog n bietjie slaap, nog n bietjie sluimer, nog n bietjie handjies vou, om uit te rus.
@Mate (Comment #151)
Verre synde van my om ‘n sedeprediker te wees, maar jy ken mos die storie van die antie wat nooit iets slegs van iemand gesê het nie. Toe besluit haar predikant om haar ‘n bietjie uit te daag, en hy vra haar of sy iets goeds van die duiwel kan sê. Ja, sê sy, hy is baie hardwerkend!
So, ek dink dis beter om niks te sê oor kinders wat foute maak op die rugbyveld nie (behalwe as jy sy afrigter of ouer is). Kindwees is ‘n leerproses.
Dit is somtyds moeilik om jou bek te hou as iemand gedurig kak praat en sy instansie se spelers in jou keel af te druk. Die outjie is goed maar hy is nie naby Pollard of Goosen se standaard toe hulle op skool was, nie eers Bosch of verlede jaar se 10’s.
Ek verstaan ons moenie kinders hier verkleineer, ek vra onverskoning as ek dit gedoen het, maar wat maak mens as n outjie droogmaak en aanjaag of na jou mening n gemiddelde speler is?
Hou jy maar jou bek of wat?
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #147)
Ek mis die ou dae, julle was darem baie lelik met my maar ek het julle vergewe
😂
@tzavosky (Comment #149)
Janee..sulke dinge kan mens lelik in die oë sit…ek het nou die dag genoem ek hou nogal van n spesifieke speler in die Gim span wat al die donkiewerk doen en nogal kliphard is en min genoem word…vind ek die week uit dis my eie vrou se niggie se seun!..so dit was weer n positiewe ervaring!
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #147)
Nee, man, ‘n mens kan nie stilbly as grootmense kinders in onbenydenswaardige posisies plaas nie. Maar kom ek vertel jou ‘n storie.
Eenkeer kuier ek oor ‘n naweek by vriende daar op Kampersrus buite Hoedspruit, en ons gaan kyk ‘n Springboktoets by ‘n boskroeg buite die dorpie. Baie mense, insluitend ‘n swart vrou wat alleen heel voor sit. Toe Chileboy Ralapele in die tweede helfte opkom om ‘n wêreldrekord op te stel as bankspeler, begin van die ouens boe en onsmaaklike aanmerkings skree.
Toe staan die vrou op en sê, “That is my son!” Almal tjoepstil. En dis die punt – dis altyd iemand se kind.
Het enige iemand n idee wanneer die onder 18 internasionale reeks gespeel gaan word? Is dit net een span of weer n SA en SA “A” span wat sal speel?
@tzavosky (Comment #113) Verstaan jy nou hoekom ek so stil is deesdae…
@OupaPB (Comment #145)
Dink hy lyk baie, baie beter op 15 as op 10. Hoop hulle speel hom van nou af op 15. Gevaarlik as hy die bal op tweede of derde receiver in die wyer kanale kry.
Van Biljon die eintlike nr 1 losskakel. WP hou hul beste vir laaste.
@Rainier (Comment #141)
😂😂😂
@TWE (Comment #126)
Ja daai Affies. En daai Garsfontein wat Stellies gewen het wat vir Gim gewen het. Ek wag vir jou comeback.
@Rainier (Comment #141)
Dis oor jy n PC soldier is.
Nou moet ek op my iPad verder kyk. Laptop murtu.
As die kommentator nog een keer se “Ekswie” gaan ek my laptop gooi…
@OupaPB (Comment #136)
Hoeveel van daai skoppe het jy al gemaak?
Jy is regtig onsmaaklik, top internasionale spelers mis skoppe.
Miskien verstaan ek nie, maar vir my is jy een van daai ouens wat niks vermag het op skool of na skool op die rugby veld nie en nou kom spoel jy jou bek uit oor ‘n talentvolle seun.
Jy is ‘n verleentheid as ‘n volwassene…
@OupaPB (Comment #136)Nee wat, Garsfontein, Kloof en andere hou Affies se voete baie mooi op die grond…
Ek kry die WP span baie jammer. Hulle is in ‘n lose-lose situasie.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #125)
Ek bly al lankal nie meer onder die Kaapse klip nie. So Affies is nou te goed vir die wonderlike beker wat jy van praat. Daar kos SA se nr 1 losskakel weer sy span
@Snelvuur (Comment #134)
Absoluut dom en onregverdige reeling! Moet die Bokke dan as wêreld beker houers toegelaat word om in 2027 ‘n 2e/tweede span wêreldbeker toe te stuur?…dis hoe absurd hierdie reeling van Saru is met die CW/GK en dis OOK NET Saru wat so iets onnosels kan uitdink.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #132)
Op die oomblik gaan die 16de span aan die unie wat die vorige jaar die hoofwedstryd gewen het. Dis hoekom die Lions twee spanne by die Akademieweek gehad het en die Sharks twee by Grant Khomo. Ek dink dis ‘n redelike regverdige reëling.
@JongMatie (Comment #119)
Ek sien jy sukkel nogsteeds om van jou poeierhol mentaliteit ontslae te raak!
Gee n slag ander undies, skole en spelers ook krediet.
Jy is regtig onsmaaklik!
Genade..
@Snelvuur (Comment #130)
Kies 15 meriete spanne en span 16 ‘n ontwikkelings/nie-meriete/hou Saru-happy-span…en bob is your uncle.
@vonke_44 (Comment #128) Directly after the last game
@OUD ANKER (Comment #120)
As daar een span per unie is, is daar 15 spanne, so een span moet uitsit elke dag.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #125) Dit maak geen sin nie 😂
Any indication when SA Schools will be announced?
@TWE (Comment #126)
En wat is jou punt?? Herhinner ons gou wat die telling tussen Gim en Stellenberg was?? En herhinner ons dan sommer wat die telling tussen Gim en Garsfontein was….?
@Grizzly (Comment #123)
Affies wat 50 plus teen Paarl Gim geneem het, of n ander Affies?
@OupaPB (Comment #124)
My tjom, as jy nie onder jou Kaapse klip gebly het nie sou jy geweet het dat Affies die beker van die beker rugby in die noorde al die meeste keer gewen het van al die skole en as jy nie onder daardie selfde Kaapse klip gebly het nie sou jy ook geweet het dat Affies uit die beker rugby onttrek het wat niks te doen het met die feit dat dit beker rugby is of dat daar ‘n beginsel probleem met beker rugby is nie.
@OUD ANKER (Comment #122)
Hoekom speel Affies dan nie vir die beker nie?
@OUD ANKER (Comment #122)
😂😂😂 In die kol! Bulls eye! Die trant van die gesprek deur intelligente bloggers deur hoe sterk die Kaap se CW span is en hoe swak die BB span is terwyl hulle weet dat n gekombineerde Bere/Affies span n beter as goeie kans het om WP se sterskte span te klop.Dis sonder enige ander speler wat in 30 top rugby skole in Pta is. Hulle weet wat ons elephant in die room is maar hou hulle blind.Hulle wil so graag beker rugby speel hulle kan dit eet. Soos jy se as daar net n beker vandag was! Elke jaar dieselfde storie, laat weet waneer Boswelkie die dorp verlaat het sodat ons kan fokus op meriete rugby. Wat n sirkus!!
@JongMatie (Comment #117)
En dan smag julle daaronder in die Kaap tog so na beker/uitklop rugby dat ‘n hele blog topic gewy word oor waarom die WP 2 spanne in die finaal i.e. beker/uitklop rugby verdien!
@JongMatie (Comment #117)
En netsoos julle daar onder in die Kaap nie beker rugby verstaan nie, verstaan ons hierbo in die Noorde nie CW rugby nie….ten minste word spelers in die onverstaanbare beker rugby spanne op meriete gekies!
@tzavosky (Comment #113)
Dok, CW is en bly ‘n joke! Ek gee nie ‘n moer om hoeveel talentvolle spelers daar in die WP streek is nie.EEN SPAN PER PROVINSIE,FINISH EN KLAAR. Ek gee ook nie om hoeveel talentvolle spelers dan nou die kans ontneem word om CW te speel as die WP nie ‘n 2e/tweede span CW toe mag stuur nie. Dis die lewe! As jy nie die 1e/eerste span gehaal het nie, trek jou groot man onderbroek aan, beweeg aan en aanvaar dit! Dis die lewe. Dit is so goed omte sê die Springbokke verdien’n 2e/tweede of selfs 3e/derde span in die Nations Championship, want vanmiddag stamp die Bokke se 2e span heel waarskynlik vir Skotland en volgende week sal ‘n 3e span heel waarskynlik vir Wallis ook stamp!…so waar gaan CW die streep trek, ‘n 3e/derde span volgende jaar vir WP….ABSURD!
Punt is hoe dit ook al sy, unies Suid van Hugenote tonnel kraai 95% koning by CW.
@BereFan (Comment #112)
Hattingh = SWD van oorsprong.
@BereFan (Comment #110)
Daar is baie goed wat julle bekerrugby supporters net nooit sal verstaan nie.
Fokus dalk eerder om BB se haaglike CW rekord te verbeter.
@buitestaander (Comment #114)
Klub rugby was daar hofsake om La Motte RFC (Franshoek)van WP na Boland wou skuif. Paarl en Cloetesville wou ook skuif op n stadium na al die chaos by WP.
Somerset College wat een skool is vir Hoer en Laerskool, speel die HS vir Boland en die LS vir WP hokkie. Al die laerskole in Somerset Wes en Strand speel vir WP. Dis hoekom Boland LS hokkie u13 so sukkelby die PTI.
WP, net soos alle ander provinsies, bepaal nie die grense nie, SA Rugby doen. Alle skole in die Paarl, Stellenbosch en Somerset Wes val in terme van rugby binne die WP. Weens historiese redes, is daar bv Paarl Skole (veral Paarl Oos), wat vir dekades hul rugby in die Boland speel. WP sou alle reg hê om hierdie skole te dwing om hul rugby is die WP te speel. Weens historiese en polities sensitiewe redes, word hierdie skole toegelaat om hul historiese bande te handhaaf.. Dit is waar hulle nog altyd was. Interessant: Wellington en Paarl se Onderwyskolleges het beide destyds vir Boland gespeel. Wellington klub, vir Boland, en Paarl klub vir WP. Dieselfde grense bestaan op skolevlak en op senior vlak. Maties speel rugby in die WP, maar alle ander sport in die Boland. Na 1994, was die grense-kwessie baie plofbaar. Na baie ongemaklike en onverkwiklike vergaderings, het die saak momentum verloor en is die historiese grense behou. Daar is enkele skole, soos bv Ls en Hs Stellenbosch, wat versoek het om in die Boland te speel. Hul versoek is toegestaan op grond van die skole se motivering en wens (hoofsaaklik praktiese redes)
Nag, manne. ek gaan maar weer ‘n onrustige nag hê, denkende dat een groep spelers se harte meer gebreek gaan word as wat die geval met ‘n ander opponent sou wees. MAAR, ek hoop van harte hulle het ooreengekom op ‘n gelykop uitslag en almal het ingekoop.
@buitestaander (Comment #111)
Ek verwag nie dat dit verander nie dis maar net snaaks dis immers dieselfde sport ook nog en die skole is letterlik teen mekaar. Ek het nie eers geweet Brackenfell speel vir boland krieket nie dis nog snaakser!! Die WP kan met ander woorde maar net doen wat hulle wil waar dit hulle pas🤣as n skool presteer word hulle by wp ingedruk. Maar nou ja gaan nie verander nie, hoop daardie wp xv vat hom more tenminste kan n blou bul man(Luhan Hattingh) dan se hy het die unofficial final gewen!!
Berefan
Die grense was nog altyd kompleks, want grense word deur sportliggame bepaal. Gevolglik verskil dit van sport tot sport. Die Paarl en Stellenbosch-skole speel krieket en hokkie, en doen atletiek in die Boland. Speel rugby vir WP.
Skole kan net met die toestemming van beide die Unie waarin hulle geleë is, en die Unie waar hulle wil speel, van provinsie verander. Dit is nie net eie aan die Kaap nie. Swellendam is in die SWD geleë, maar by Boland geaffilieer. Daar is soortgelyke voorbeelde in die Noord-Kaapse platteland. Unies oorweeg praktiese en historiese redes. WP sal nooit vir Paul Roos, Gim, Boland Landbou en HJS toelaat om ‘n ‘n Nder provinsie te speel nie. Ook op senior vlak is daar vreemde bepalings. Brackenfell is in die Kaap geleë, maar volgens krieketgrense is hulle deel van Boland. Geen skool mag gedwing word om buite sy “provinsie” te speel nie. Enige moontlike verandering aan grense, gaan net met die instemming van die skool, asook die betrokke Unie gebeur. Dit is grondwelike bepalings en gaan nooit verander nie
@buitestaander (Comment #109)
Maar dan moet WP se spelers vir WP speel en nie Boland se spelers vir WP speel nie. Ek meen hoe kan Hoerskool Stellenbosch vir Boland speel maar paul roos speel vir WP🤣 Laerskool Stellenbosch speel WP want hulle word gesien as n beter rugby skool maar Hoerskool Stellenbosch speel Boland want ongelukkig word hulle nie gesien as n rugby skool nie, ek vang dit nie jong.
Wynland is nie ‘n rugby-unie nie, en deelname vir so ‘n span sal nooit moontlik wees nie. Om ‘n WP-platteland span te kies (ipv ‘n XV-tal), sal ook nooit gebeur nie, want WP wil sy beste spelers as ‘n WP-span na die Cravenweek stuur.
Die argument bly dieselfde. Die reëling dat die twee spanne van dieselfde provinsie wat aan die Cravenweek deelneem, nie teen mekaar in die hoofwedstryd sal speel nie, maak net sin.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #106)
Ek skat Border sou dan kon doen met ‘n klompie van Gugulethu!
@tzavosky (Comment #105)
Miskien moet Cravenweek n “Origin” week raak…daar waar jy gebore is moet jy verteenwoordig…dit sal baie fun veroorsaak!..
@Snelvuur (Comment #104)
Man, julle grense is so weird (Hoërskool Stellenbosch ook Boland, as ek reg onthou). julle kan ouens in Gugulethu en daais gaan haal soos die Suidelike skole doen!
@tzavosky (Comment #101)
Hulle val onder Boland en hulle manne maak nie eers die huidige Bolandspan nie – so hulle is nie te watwonders nie.
@tzavosky (Comment #101)
Daai skole val in die Boland. Daar is genoeg PoC in die Wynland skole se u19 B-J spanne of U16 spanne.
Persoonlik dink ek een van die WP spanne moet môre in Boland truie speel. Dit sal net regverdig wees.
@Snelvuur (Comment #100)
Ek is seker as hulle gaan rondkrap by Paulus Joubert, New Orleans, ens behoort hulle daai 3 te kry.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #99)
Ja-nee, ek stem saam. Ek sê net dat die bestaande poel spelers in die “Wynland” nie daardie teikens sal kan haal nie.
@Snelvuur (Comment #97)
Dis maar die probleem waarmee al die ander spanne ook sit en sal oorkom word deur aan te pas soos die res.
@tzavosky (Comment #95) Janee..ek leef darem nog. Net minder betrokke maar lees darem nog gereeld. WP sal nooit die idee van n Wynland span toelaat nie want dan verloor hulle bulk van hulle huidige poel spelers. Alhoewel dit eintlik meer geleenthede vir spelers van Suidelike en Noordelike voorstede skole sal skep en nie noodwendig WP soveel swakker sal maak in my beskeie opinie nie. Die huidige WP XV kan wegval en n Wynland span word wat uit die 4 Wynland skole gekies kan word.
@tzavosky (Comment #95)
Ek dink die Wynland-span sal sukkel om ‘n sterk span met die bestaande teikens in die veld te stoot. Daar is baie nie-wit talent in daardie skole, maar hulle speel almal min of meer dieselfde posisies so mens sou sukkel om 12 in ‘n 23-tal in te pas. Hier is hoe ‘n Wynland-span teoreties kon lyk hierdie jaar (grootliks gegrond op wie reeds gekies is):
1. Steyl (Gim)
2. Whitehead (Gim)
3. ?
4. Faul (HJS)
5. Dreyer (Gim)
6. Valentyn (HJS)*
7. Van Zyl (Gim)
8. De Bruin (PRG)
9. Booise (Gim)*
10. Pheiffer (PRG)
11. Samuels (PRG)*
12. Barker (Gim)
13. Basson (PRG)
14. Farmer (HJS)*
15. Davids (HJS)*
16. Barnard (PRG)
17. ?
18. Jappie (PRG)*
19. De Bruin (PRG)
20. Le Roux (PRG)
21. Swartz (HJS)*
22. Cupido (PRG)*
23. Snyers (PRG)*
Ek het tans 9 spelers van kleur in die span en jy kort 12. Die vraagtekens wat ek in het is omdat beide van daai spelers nou spelers van kleur moet wees en dan moet daar nog een uit die ander deur ‘n speler van kleur vervang word.
@tzavosky (Comment #95)
Dit gaan nie die probleem oplos nie want die Wynland span sal nog sterker as die huidige WP spanne wees.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #80) Miskien is dit tyd dat die idee van ‘n Wynland sub-unie weer besoek word, dit sal hierdie ongemaklike situasie vermy. Nie dat dit enigsins vergelykbaar is nie, maar Limpopo is ‘n sub-unie van die Bulls, so daar is ‘n presedent.
(Bly om te sien jy leef nog!)
@Snelvuur (Comment #92)
As WP XV dus wen saterdag dan speel die C span ook Craven Week volgende jaar.
@Vleis (Comment #90)
The majority of the younger Springboks that dabbled in the Varsity Cup were already contracted by unions and had already played for the Junior Boks/their unions. E.g. BJ Dixon only played Varsity Cup after having played for the Junior Boks. Evan Roos never played Varsity Cup. Jordan Hendrikse also only played one or two games for Maties’ Young Guns (can’t remember the exact story around that). Makhaza is a great example of the growing gap between the Varsity Cup and the guys “in the system”: he was tearing it up in the VC, now he’s basically never starting for the Cheetahs – the 7th or 8th best union in South Africa. A good outcome for a VC player these days is to get signed to a small union in SA (or overseas) and to play for a few years more (in many cases, while working another job). It’s still a cool competition and a great platform for one or two guys that fell through the cracks, but it’s miles off the level it once was.
@buitestaander (Comment #91)
WP kry nie spesifiek ‘n vergunning om ‘n tweedespan in te skryf nie. Die wenner van Cravenweek kry daai vergunning. Dis hoekom die Lions twee spanne by die Akademieweek het – hulle het laasjaar die finaal (skuus, hoofwedstryd) gewen. Dis hoekom die Sharks hierdie jaar twee Grant Khomo spanne gehad het en die Lions volgende jaar twee Grant Khomo spanne gaan hê. Gegrond op die feit dat daar dus definitief ‘n “wenner” is en ‘n prys vir die unie wat wen, op watter basis kan mens sê dis nié ‘n uitkloptoernooi nie?
Dat is WP en die WP XV die hoofwedstryd teen mekaar speel, is, na afloop van vier dae se rugby, baie logies. Dit is waaragtig nie LOGIES nie. Vir die spelers is dit ‘n teleurstelling en frustrasie. Vir die rugbypubliek is dit ‘n frustrasie. WP kry die vergunnung, en om goeie en sinvolle redes, die geleentheid om twee spanne na die Cravenweek te stuur. Gegewe die uitnodiging, is albei spanne geregtig op alle geleenthede wat die week bied. Ek sou dit egter vooraf kwalifiseer: sou WP die eindstryd haal, mag die XV-tal nie in die finaal speel nie. Dit is reeds nie lekker vir spanne soos die Leeus, Sharks, Vrystaat en Bulls om teen die XV-tal te speel nie. Ek wil nie dink hoe die WP self daaroor moet voel nie. Dit mag na ‘n onregverdige bepaling klink om ‘n span wat vir die finaal kwalifiseer, die geleentheid te ontneem. Lees dit saam met die voorreg wat die XV-tal gehad het om aan die Week deel te neem. Sou die WP teen die Sharks verloor het, sou niemand gekla het oor die XV-tal se deelname aan die finaal nie. ‘n WP vs Vrystaat finaal was die LOGIESE alternatief. Vrystaat dalk bietjie gelukkig. Dit sou die beste uitkoms gewees het van ‘n situasie wat onnodig gekompliseer word. Cravenweek berus geensins op ‘n uitklopbasis nie. Daarom is die hoofwedstryd nie ‘n finaal nie.
@Snelvuur (Comment #87) I specifically mentioned most of those Boks because they’ve become legends. Obviously, more recent Boks from the VC have largely not had time to become legends yet, but there are nevertheless still many names – e.g. Porthen, Makhaza, Krappies, Jordan Hendrikse, Evan Roos, Ben-Jason Dixon, Edwill van der Merwe, Ruan Nortje, etc.
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I can’t comment re your point that the standard has dropped in the past few years, as I don’t follow it closely enough these days. That said, it is a valid hypothesis based on UCT’s horrendous result v SA u20 this year and the fact that the Varsities** are generally doing much worse in their local leagues (e.g. PGC, SLA, etc) than previously.
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** the Varsity teams that play in the local leagues are weaker than the teams that play in the VC, as they lose provincial players – in some cases, (e.g. Pukke, who lose most of their players to Leopards or Leopards u20) the difference is mammoth. That said, they used to mostly dominate all the same.
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Craven Week sal soveel beter wees as die spelers op verdienste gekies word. Dit moet n nagmerrie wees vir die afrigters om te bepaal dat al die spelers hul verpligtige minute speel. Dis die grootste rede hoekom WP n voordeel het bo die ander provinsies. Dis dieselfde met die hokkie. Boland het daar egter goed bygekom danksy PRG/Gim/HJS wat in Boland val. PRG het 6 SA Skole spelers gelewer.
@Vleis (Comment #86)
Not a poor outcome at all, but the level of the Varsity Cup has gone down significantly over the past few years. Look at guys like Olly Reid & Riley Norton who are registered students at Maties but haven’t played one minute of Varsity Cup rugby. It’s obviously a level below playing Stormers u20/u23 or Junior Boks, so the best players are playing there, with fringe players being available for the Varsity Cup. Notice how nearly all of the names you have mentioned there comes from the Varsity Cup’s “golden age” at the start of the 2010s? That kind of proves my point. Porthen’s the one exception, but he was very much parachuted into that UCT team, having already played Currie Cup rugby before (in the same way Juan de Jongh and Joe Pietersen were parachuted into the Maties team for the final in, I think, 2008). With SARU’s pathways becoming ever-better, we’ll see more and more guys coming through the u16 EPD, u17 EPD, SA u18, SA u20, Springbok pathway, rather than guys coming through Varsity Cup.
@Snelvuur (Comment #78)
I’m not sure why you consider playing in the Varsity Cup to be such a poor outcome for a school leaver? Perhaps have a chat with Etzebeth, Pollard, Marx, Mbonambi, KLA, de Allende, Mostert, Porthen…or any of the other 60 Boks to emerge from the VC.
Dis dalk interessant om na die seeding voor Cravenweek begin het ook te kyk:
1. Sharks
2. Bulls
3. WP
4. WP XV
5. SWD
6. Lions
7. EP
8. Griffons
9. Vrystaat
10. Griquas
11. Boland
12. Border
13. Limpopo
14. Pumas
15. Leopards
16. Valke
Gegrond op die organiseerders se verwagtinge voor die toernooi moes dir Bulls op Dag 2 vir die Lions gewen het en gister vir WP XV gewen het om in die final teen die Sharks te speel (na die Sharks veronderstel was om vir WP eergister te wen). Die Sharks het dit egter weggegooi teen die WP en die Bulls het teen die Lions verloor. WP en WP XV is dus die enigste spanne in die top 8 seeds om beide hulle wedstryde te wen, al het hulle die moeilikste draws gehad (was veronderstel om 1 en 2 te speel, maar toe verloor 2 teen 6 en toe wen XV vir 6 wat vir 2 geklop het). Ek kan nie redelikerwys sien hoe SA Rugby die integriteit van die pre-tournament seeding kon behou as hulle nie in hierdie omstandighede WP teen XV laat speel het nie. Ja, die Sharks was die beter span teen WP, maar ek dink nie mens kan sê hulle “moes gewen het” nie. Die span wat moes gewen het is die een wat meer punte het as die eindfluitjie blaas. Engeland was vir 70min die beste span teen die Bokke in die semi-finaal in 2023, maar ons is finaal toe omdat ons na 80min meer punte gehad het.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #80) Stem ook. Veral aangesien die Sharks eintlik moes wen teen WP. WP 15 dra n paar ook spelers, so daar is n drop off.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #80)
Stem
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #80)
Ek verskil: die beginsel van Cravenweek is om die beste skolespelers teen mekaar te sien speel. Vrystaat het kwaai gesukkel teen Limpopo (wie twee dae later deur die Luiperds getrap is) en hul wedstryd teen SWD was relatief naby (na SWD twee dae vantevore gemaklik teen die Sharks verloor het). WP het die tweede sterkste span – die Sharks – reeds gewen en WP XV het die Lions gewen (wie op hul beurt vir die Bulls omgestamp het). Ek gaan nie een van die twee spanne Saterdag ondersteun nie – ek gaan kyk vir die spelers wat ek van hou en hoop dat hulle ‘n goeie wedstryd het om hulself ‘n beter kans vir SA Skole te gee. Ek dink ook meeste mense wat redelik iets weet van skolerugby weet dat die twee WP-spanne nie rerig “A” of “B” is nie. Molnar het dit selfs in sy toespraak na die wedstryd teen die Lions gesê. Ek dink nie dit sal so groot opskudding wees as XV vir WP wen nie, al dink ek WP se pak (indien hulle vir ‘n slag saam kan speel) sal dalk net te sterk vir XV wees. XV het ook ‘n gevoelige slag gely met Albert Nel (wat sover elke minuut op 12 gespeel het) wat harsingskudding opgedoen het teen die Lions.
@BoishaaiPa (Comment #80)
WP se bestuur het nie net ingestem nie. Hulle het hard probeer om dit nie te laat gebeur nie. Afrigters en seuns wil nie teen mekaar speel nie. Hulle oefen al weke saam, bly al heel week saam en ken mekaar se “calls” en styl van speel….
@tzavosky (Comment #79)
Ek dink dis n stupid idee. Dit is n “no win” situasie vir die A span. Die outjies het al klaar ook proewe teen mekaar gespeel. Sou veel eerder n WP vs OVS “final” wou sien en WP XV vs Sharks. Kan nie glo WP bestuur het ingestem vir so wedstryd nie. Vir my ook heeltemal teen die beginsel van CW want OVS ook onoorwonne en mooi rugby gespeel.
Watter span ondersteun die Kapenaars Saterdag? Ek het laasnag wakker gelê oor hierdie vraag, want hoewel dit ‘n massiewe prestasie vir die twee WP spanne is, is die implikasie onlekker (soos oorlede Jan Spies sou sê). Die kans was daar dat albei die CW onoorwonne kon afsluit met ander bepalings op die finale dag, maar nou moet een verloor (uitgesluit ‘n gelykop uitslag).
Ons weet Oupa PaarlBok ondersteun die Vyftiental, maar wat sê die ander Kapenaars?
@Ystervark (Comment #76)
The left footed exit attempt that you highlighted is a good example. How many 10s at school level try to kick off their weaker foot? Do you think Libbok was always a flawless kicker off his left foot as he is now? We need to create a space where junior players are comfortable to push themselves and try things. If you wanted to select the 10 in the WP with the lowest error rate this year, you would have picked HJS’ 10: whenever he gets the ball, he passes or kicks it and he defends on the wing (where he’s rarely required to make tackles). He’s a tidy player that makes very few errors and kicks all of his goals. But what players like Pheiffer and Van Biljon (and to a lesser extent Jake Dave in the Academy Week team) offer you is an ability to attack the line, physicality on defence in the 10 channel and a willingness to try things like bridge passes, offloads and flat passes across the line. Yes, they get it wrong sometimes, make simple mistakes and they aren’t perfect, but at junior level you need to look at what players can be (i.e. what their ceiling is) not just where they are right now. Look at Hlekani, e.g., while he was at Graeme: he made loads of poor decisions and lost the ball quite often, but he also had the ability to run over defenders like no one else could. If you judged him on his mistakes at that time, he’d be playing Varsity Cup now. But they judged him on his x-factor and worked on his weaknesses – now he’s our most promising young loose forward.
@OupaPB (Comment #75)
Kan heel moontlik wees omdat spanne nie op meriete gekies word nie.
WP moet ernstig oorweeg om n 3de selfs 4de span in die skryf 2027
@Snelvuur (Comment #74)
Now you are just shifting the goalposts. These are not errors because he is “trying things”. These are basic fundamentals of the game.
WP XV gaan die Craven Week wen.
@Ystervark (Comment #73)
Because, I think, you don’t judge players at junior level by their error rate. Many of the best schools players had really high error rates because they get their hands on the ball a lot and try things. Damian Willemse, Jurenzo Julius, Siyaya, Mgedezi all had relatively high error rates when you compared them against contemporaries, but they also did loads of things their contemporaries couldn’t. If you select low error rate players, you’re never going to select any x-factor players at junior level because they all have high error rates.
@Mate (Comment #27)
His error rate in every game this year barring the Affies game is unreal. Intercept passes, missed touch finders, kicks being charged down, kickoffs directly into touch. Can’t believe how everyone just says best 10, SA Schools, etc when the body of work shows anything but that. Again today – charged down twice, kickoff directly into touch. And don’t even start on whatever that left footed exit he attempted was
From Springbok.rugby website:
FNB U18 Craven Week fixtures – day five (Saturday, 11 July):
A-field:
08h30: EP vs SWD
10h00: Free State vs Blue Bulls
11h30: Sharks vs Golden Lions
13h00: WP vs WP XV
B-field:
08h30: Griquas vs Griffons
10h00: Boland vs Pumas
C-field:
08h30: Valke vs Limpopo
10h00: Border vs Leopards
Te min Affies spelers in die BB span – g’n wonder hulle sukkel so nie.
@Warrior89 (Comment #67) Interskole opwarming. Moes Vrystaat gewees het.
Ek voorspel ‘n WP vs Vrystaat hoofwedstryd. WP XV in die hoofvoorwedstryd teen die Sharks
@Warrior89 (Comment #67)
OK, dankie. Ek het jare terug ten tyde van die @lantic 7’s so ‘n wedstryd aanskou, toe Ben Vorster se A en B spanne in die Limpopo finaal gespeel het. Aanvanklik was almal in hulle noppies daaroor, maar die wedstryd self is ‘n bitter-soet ervaring – wie ondersteun jy nou regtig, behalwe die span waarin jou seun speel?
Terloops, Trevor Nyakane was daai dag BV se kaptein!
@tzavosky (Comment #66)
Confirmed…WP vs WP XV…gaan rof wees
@Snelvuur (Comment #64) Geen rasionele rede nie, maar ek voorspel WP teen Lions in hoofwedstryd en WP XV teen Sharks in die voorlaaste wedstryd. Die rede – daar was nog nooit ‘n amptelike finaal in CW nie, net ‘n hoofwedstryd.
@TWE (Comment #62)
Verseker. Meeste van die B span spelers. Thomas Saunders moet in die SA skole span wees.
Kan iemand vir my ‘n rasionele rede gee hoekom dit nie WP teen WP XV moet wees in die finaal nie? Sal graag WP XV teen die Sharks ook wil sien, maar hulle verdien om in die finaal te wees.
So is a WP vs WP xv unofficial final on the cards?
@OupaPB (Comment #61)
Ek is eenogig, maar Liam de Villiers is nie die 4de beste skrumskakel in die WP nie.
Sean Erasmus is die beste.
WP se B span is beter as die A span. Transvaal het die verkeerde span eerste gespeel
@Mate (Comment #46)
Die springkaan het sy span gekos.
Een rigting Streep Trui verkeer by die Craven Week.
Ek dink WP moet n C span ook inskryf volgende jaar.
@JongMatie (Comment #56)
Jy meen die D span
@OupaPB (Comment #55)
WP se C span gaan weer begin vandag, B span kom later op. A span eers more.
Leeus gaan 2 keer teen die WP speel. Vandag se wedstryd die moeilikste
@BereFan (Comment #53)
@Grizzly (Comment #49)
Dis verskriklik erg! Nog gister met hom gesels. Hy was formidabel!
@Grizzly (Comment #49)
Wat n skok is dit nie en verskriklik hartseer. Beste hoof en mens het elke leerder op hulle naam geken!! RIV Mnr Bantjes.
Swakste WP span in ‘n dekade. Beste Sharks span omtrent ooit. Sharks kan hulself regtig skop dat hulle daai laaste 10min so inmekaar geval het. As mens nét na die CW gekyk het en niks ander wedstryde deur die jaar in ag geneem het nie, dink ek nie baie WP manne sou die span gehaal het nie.
Skolerugby wedstryd is 70min manne.
Gesukkel met son en wind.
WeeePeeeee jou lekke deng!
Sharks kan baie ongelukkig voel oor die verloor. Hard luck manne.
@Garsieoldboy (Comment #7)
@Djou Ek verneem met skok van die afsterwe van Leon Bandtjies. Wat n naletenskap los hy nie by Garsfontein nie.My innige mee gevoel met sy familie.Dankie vir wat jy gedoen het by Garsfontein Leon. Rus sag.
Sharks domineer als. Dit is die swakste WP span in n dekade.
Bulle het n groot bargain gekry met Travis.
Viljoen over shadowed all 10’s yesterday. Next best – Novax
Travis was a class above the rest yesterday. It will be important for Province that van Biljon shows up today or that Behardien will have a similiar game than on Monday where he played superbly. Booise will probably also have to play all 70 minutes for WP to stand a chance. Caleb Bell more than adequate on the wing!
Sharks het n baie goeie kans om WP vandag te klop.
A-field:
10h00: Leopards v Limpopo Blue Bulls
11h45: Boland v Eastern Province
13h30: Free State v South Western Districts
15h30: Western Province v Sharks
Weet ons al die fixtures van vandag?
@Mate (Comment #32) Novax 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@Jan Kriel (Comment #39)
Dalk is dit die waarheid bulletjie
@Mate (Comment #38)
Lees mooi, ek het op “comment” 35 gereageer waar Oupa sê ‘n sekere speler sal nie klein Gim se o/13 span haal nie, Sien dinge asb in konteks en dink voor jy ink.
@Jan Kriel (Comment #37)
So as eenoogondersteuners nou al die heeljaar n goeie maar gemiddelde speler ophemel, moet n ou nou maar net stilbly?
@OupaPB (Comment #35)
Onthou asb net die reëls van die groep om nie hier spesifieke skoolseuns sleg te sê nie
@OupaPB (Comment #23)
Die twee manne wat WP XV se momentum verander het, was Malan, wat die voorspelers op die voorvoet gebring het, en Pheiffer wat ritme en rigting aan die agterlyn gegee het.
@Mate (Comment #34) Ek verstaan ook nie hoe Louis Koen nie in enige van die WP spanne is nie. Die A span se skakelpare gaan WP nog kos. Die skrumskakel wat gister die eerste helfte gespeel het, sal nie KleinGim se u13A maak nie.
Over hyped like Curwin Bosch
@Mate (Comment #32)
It was basically a WP C team in the first half against Griffons.
@Snelvuur (Comment #30)
Watching tennis now
Can actually think of 15
Griffons not really a team you should be trailing by 9
Will let you know once Novax has played
@Snelvuur (Comment #30)
Die perd het n goeie game gemis.
@Mate (Comment #27)
Did you watch all of the CW games so far this year? Pheiffer came on with the WP XV trailing the Griffons by 9 today. WP then put up 40 points in the second half with Pheiffer pulling all of the strings. He wasn’t great last year, but he’s sublime now. I would, however, be interested to hear your list of 10 flyhalves better than him. Care to share?
@JongMatie (Comment #28)
Selfs jy sou goed gelyk het teen die Gekombineerde Petrolpompe
@Mate (Comment #27)
You must be smoking something – best 10 by a country mile
Pheiffer over hyped and over lauded. Can think of 10 flys better than him
DG
Soos verwag, louwarm Bulle, eendimensioneel.
Pheiffer loshande die beste losskakel sover by die Cravenweek. Heeltemal die game verander toe hy opgekom het.
@JongMatie (Comment #22)
Jy het sekerlik nie die A span gister sien speel nie.
Travis Pheipher moes in die A span wees.
WP vs WP xv in finaal.
@Skywalker (Comment #20)
Sharks developing a penchant for serving up good hookers. Boshoff looks great. The GK hooker also looked class, as did Badenhorst playing at 6 for the GK side (I think he is also actually a hooker?).
@Snelvuur (Comment #19)
Agree from the bits I saw. Our Sharks boys put up a good showing in game 1 and great to see the Northwood boys have good games, especially Wimble and Kuzonyei. Thought Boshoff at 2 was abrasive and good line out throwing. Will be interesting to see how they go in the next match.
Duimsuig span van die dag. Sover moontlik spelers in die posisie wat hulle vandag gespeel het probeer kies.
1. Naudé (EP)
2. Boshoff (Sharks)
3. Salamousas (Sharks)
4. Vorster (Limpopo)
5. Mlaba (Sharks)
6. Ramsauer (Boland)
7. De Bruin (WP)*
8. Wimble (Sharks)
9. Braaf (Boland)
10. Behardien (WP)
11. Kuzonyei (Sharks)
12. Barker (WP)
13. Mabena (Vrystaat)
14. Swart (WP)
15. Jacobs (Boland)
*De Bruin uit posisie uit gekies, maar hy het vandag 8 en slot gespeel. Ek dink nie daar was uitstaande performances op 7 vandag nie.
Dis beter.
WP lyk pateties. Die span gaan dit nie maak nie.
WP se span nommers hier bo is taamlik verkeerd.
@Cappie (Comment #14)
Moet sê, ek is beïndruk deur Limpopo. Hulle lyk strate beter as vorige jare.
Ek sien dit is Grey College teen Pietersburg.
Diehgo Braaf the standout for me from the first game of CW. Anwill Jacobs and JP Lotriet were also great, but Braaf completely changed the game when he came on. Looks a really skilful player with good vision.
DG
Ek dink eerlikwaar WP moet 4 span plekke kry vir die jaarlikse CW.
Die talent is net te veel.
@vonke_44 (Comment #10)
SA Schools teams are selected from Craven Week participants. SA U18 can include boys that may have missed Craven Week through injury – or even some that had exceptional Academy Week performances.
Last year – Nhlanhla Ndlovu (KC – Sharks) and Lizwe Mthethwa (DHS – Sharks) didn’t make SA Schools, but were included in the SA U18 A team
@TheGoose (Comment #8)
What is the difference between SA Schools and SA u18? I didn’t realise they announced both as distinct teams?
Players returning to Craven Week
Boland: JP Lotriet, Werno Ramsauer, Darren Makeza, Heinrich Redelinghuys, Braydon/Brayden Joseph (spelling differs slightly, same school)
Leopards: Ayden/Aydan Willemse (spelling differs slightly, same school)
Free State: Alexi Tyropolis, Eddie Mabena, Lamla Mgedezi
Limpopo: Ziahn Lombaard, Ludke Pienaar, Andru de Beer, Krissie Swanepoel, Rhandzu Malatji, Puki Mpiti
Sharks: Zander Muller, Jamie Wimble, Nathan Aneke, Lwandile Mlaba
SWD: Francois le Roux, Jacobus de Villiers, Matthew Prins
WP: Juvan Burden, Ethan van Biljon, Mickyle Booise (moved from WP XV to WP)
EP: Daniel Naude, Ruben van Dijk, Luke Doyle, Tristan Kemp, Erin Nelson, Neshawn/Neshaun Bester, Will/William Stevens, Lucritia/Lucretia Magau
Border: Zeacke/Zeake Mata, Ahlume Gqetywa, Travis Enslin, Ncutu Kepe
Valke: Elshaan Duminy, Juan van Aswegen, Juandré/Juandre Pretorius
Griquas: Pako Kopeledi, MG van Greuning, Tiaan Serfontein, Stefan/Stephan Strauss
Pumas: Riaan Botha (possible: Sifiso Hlangwane/Hlungwane — surname spelled quite differently, uncertain if same person)
WP XV: Liam de Villiers
Griffons: Myburgh Jacobs, Cobus Labuschagne, Qlin Booyse, Tumelo Hlakoane, Divan Marais, Olereko Sebatana
Bulls: Dylan Stumke, Yuvrah George, Drewyn Baron
Lions: Kean Lourens, Armand van Eck, Shaye Lourens, Ethan Lourens, Phano Letsie, Tidi Moekesane
Its 45 returning players across the two Craven Weeks. EP, Limpopo, and Griffons had high retention
@beet
Do you have a list of injured players that would have been/were selected.
Bulls
14. Yuvrah George
13. Dandre Brink
13. Thabiso Simelane
SWD
LK: Diaan Augustyn
Who else?
Although they may not make one of the SA Schools teams, they may be available for SA U18 tournament, unless they are long-term injuries of course.
Yuvrah George and Dandre Brink injured. Joshua Gouws (Affies) has been called up as cover for Dandre Brink at 13. Not sure who’s been called up in Yuvrah’s place unfortunately.
It was always supposed to have been a celebration of schoolboy rugby ,there were never supposed to be a seeding system
Based on the new format, the KZN Sharks are now the number one seeds
@Grey Brak (Comment #3)
The brand new seeding model is rooted firmly in the past, relying on results from the last two U18 Craven Weeks, U18 Academy Weeks and U18 Grant Khomo Weeks.
Based on log points from the 2025 Craven Week the Free State team will play in one of the final two matches on day 1 or 2.
@agter_die_pale_pa (Comment #1)
Tot die Kaap die kitaar slaan sal die aanhou gebeur.
Would love to hear the Bulls’ and Lions’ thoughts. If I am not mistaken it will be the 3rd year in a row they will cancel each other out in the first round.