Northern Free State – 1997

Results

Northern Free State 71,  Namibia 12
Northern Free State 23,  Northern Transvaal 28
Northern Free State 12,  Mpumalanga 12

Players: 15 Johan Goosen (Kroonstad HS), 14 B Myburgh (Bothaville), 13 Dirkie Fourie (Ficksburg), 12 P van der Hoven (Hentie Cilliers), 11 Friedrich Lombard (Wilgerivier), 10 Freek Venter (Hentie Cilliers), 9 R Jacobs (Hentie Cilliers), 8 MC Fourie (Wessel Maree – captain), 7 Hendro Scholtz (Voortrekker), 6 Japie Erasmus (Hentie Cilliers), 5 Coenie van Greunen (Kroonstad HS), 4 Corniel van Zyl (Ficksburg), 3 Werner Lochner (Ficksburg), 2 J van Rooyen (Kroonstad HS), 1 Eugene Rautenbach (Ficksburg). Replacements: 16 Eugene Prinsloo (Hentie Cilliers), 17 P Koekemoer (Heilbron), 18 B Mondguiger (Welkom HS), 19 B Mathenyane (Marquard), 20 B Gwiba (Lesideng). 

Coach: Piet Nel (Wessel Maree). 

Manager: André Vorster (Hentie Cilliers). 

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Hannes Nienaber covered schools' rugby in South Africa for Volksblad, Beeld, and Rapport for 11 years. He also created the biggest school rugby website in South Africa - School of Rugby - back in 2007. It eventually morphed into Supersport Schools Plus. He still occasionally milks cows.

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