School Profile – Kroonstad Landbou
Kroonstad Landbou
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Motto: Net soos jy Saai
Kroonstad Landbou produced two Springbok rugby players and iron men of South African rugby in Burger Geldenhuys and André Venter. Springbok prop, Faan Rautenbach also played for the first XV in 1993 in his grade ten year the last year of the schools excistance. Rautenbach represented the Northern Free State at the Craven Week in 1993 and also made the South African Schools side in 1994 and 1995 as a pupil of Kroonstad HS.
They contributed two Northern Free State Craven Week captains, Jan Vergottini (1972) and Neil Ungerer (1990) untill the almalgation with Kroonstad High, Johan Slabbert and De Wet Nel THS at the end of 1993.
Cravenweek Players: Org Cronjé (1968-69), Sarel Delport (1968-69), Fanie van Wyk (1969), Eksteen Venter (1969), Isak Mocke (196), Kobus Schoeman (1969), Jan Britz (1969-70), Jan Vergottini (1970-72), Andries Burgers (1971), Thys Snyman (1971), Abraham de Witt, (1971), Wessel Muller (1971), Dawie Fourie (1977), AC Kotze (1977), Jan Gouws (1977), Charl du Plessis (1977), Paul Maree (1977), Arend Martins (1983), Riaan Louw (1983), Lukas Kleynhans (1983), Stephan Hennop (1983), Raymond Bobbert (1983), Wouter Muller (1983), Dawid Serfontein (1985), Nelis Rheeder (1985), Leon Vergottini (1985), Tiaan Slabbert (1985), Hansman Jordaan (1985-86), Heinrich Harmse (1985-86), John Ferreira (1986), Tiaan Wessels (1986), Raymond Muller (1987), Braam van Zyl (1987), Lourens Viljoen (1988), Francois Fivaz (1989), FP Naude (1989-90), Johan Myburgh (1990), Neil Ungerer (1990), Ettienne Cox (1990), De Wet Welgemoed (1990), Jaco Jacobs (1992), Martin Ferreira (1992), Mornay Esterhuysen (1992), Fanie Mostert (1992), Johan Naudé (1993), Faan Rautenbach (1993), Wim Meyer (1993).
Provincial Players: Burger Geldenhuys, Org Cronje, Dawie Fourie, André Venter, Charl du Plessis, FP Naude and Wim Meyer.
Springbok Players: Burger Geldenhuys and André Venter.
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