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Blue Bulls pick beefy team for annual Craven Week

By Hannes Nienaber , in Rugby | Featured Rugby | News , at 2024-06-03 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Ruben Pienaar, losskakel van Affies, in aksie tydens ‘n kragmeting verlede jaar. FOTO: Bertram Malgas/Gallo Images

The Blue Bulls will have a traditional team for the u18 Craven Week in Krugersdorp later this month.

The selectors picked a big pack of forwards with the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria and Garsfontein’s pack of forwards providing the bulk of the beef.

The Bulls also boast a beefed-up midfield with Waterkloof’s Riwan van Aswegen joining SA Schools’ inside centre, Janco Purchase, to form a more than formidable combination.

The teams: 

Craven Week: 15 Junaide Pasensie (Garsfontein), 14 Ntsako Ndlovu (Pretoria Boys’ High) 13 Riwan van Aswegen (Waterkloof), 12 Janco Purchase (Affies), 11 Junaide Stewart (Garsfontein), 10 Ruben Pienaar (Affies), 9 Hendré Schoeman (Affies), 8 Ruan Lippoldt (Affies), 7 Albert Smit (Affies), 6 Katlego Shebo (Pretoria Boys’ High), 5 JD Hattingh (Affies), 4 James Schnetler (Garsfontein), 3 Luan van den Bergh (Garsfontein), 2 Ethan van Dyk (Affies), 1 Ethan van Wyk (Garsfontein). Replacements: 16 Thapelo Mphela  (Pretoria Boys’ High), 17 Jeffrey Singo (Pretoria Boys’ High), 18 Ofentse Moeng (Pretoria Boys’ High), 19 Daniel Malakiya (HeronBridge College), 20 Luann Olivier (Garsfontein), 21 Leskin Samuels (Menlopark), 22 Dewron Aford (Oos-Moot), 23 Waylon Oncke (Overkruin).

Academy Week: 15 Justin Julies (Zwartkop), 14 Malcolm George (Waterkloof), 13 Ruan Enslin (Garsfontein), 12 Nicholas Grobler (Affies), 11 Tomelo Mohale (St Alban’s College), 10 Ruben Groenewald (Affies), 9 Zirk Meyer (Affies), 8 Marko Kok (Waterkloof), 7 Thinus Oosthuizen (Garsfontein), 6 Okuhle Hini (Overkruin), 5 Muntingh Hamman (Affies), 4 Tsepiso Shikibana (Pretoria Boys’ High), 3 Deon Botes (Affies), 2 Stefan Pretorius (Garsfontein), 1 Werner Vrey (Affies). Replacements: 16 Jaydon Jacobs (Oos-Moot), 17 Shiloh Beaton (Pretoria Boys’ High), 18 Duncan Carolus (Sutherland), 19 Victory Akinwunmi (Overkruin), 20 Aiden King (Garsfontein), 21 Devough Bantom (Zayo Academy), 22 Tapiwa Rwafa (Oos-Moot), 23 Tsanwani Omfuna (Pretoria Boys’ High).

u17: 15 Lamond Baadjies (Affies), 14 Luyander Khumalo (Pretoria Boys’ High), 13 Luan Williams (Zwartkop), 12 Petrus Rautenbach (Affies), 11 Z Mona (Zwartkop), 10 Ronan Bastiaanse (Waterkloof), 9 Tumisho Motshi (Menlopark), 8 Stephan McDonald (Affies), 7 Lohan Potgieter (Affies), 6 Thabisho Mbembele (St Alban’s College), 5 Christiaan de Wet (Affies), 4 Akin Akinbola (Pretoria Boys’ High), 3 Stefan de Bruyn (Affies), 2 Bauke Swart (Affies), 1 Tana Nhando (Cornwall Hill College). Replacements: 16 Justin Blom (Garsfontein), 17 Roald Kruger (Affies), 18 Mufunwa Masibigiri (Pretoria Boys’ High), 19 Bunela Mashaba (Pretoria Boys’ High), 20 MJ de Jager (Affies), 21 Chad Leukes (Garsfontein), 22 Leequin Fredericks (Overkruin), 23 Khumo Manakana (Affies).

 

Hannes Nienaber
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