Limpopo Blue Bulls announce teams for respective provincial weeks
The Limpopo Blue Bulls has announced their respective teams for the up-and-coming provincial weeks to be held in June and July.
The team travelling to George to compete in the annual Craven week will be packed with talent from up North.
Merensky Landbou Akademie will have the most representatives making the trip down to the Western Cape.
Seven of their players will form part of the 23-man squad with the fullback, Mpho Mohlala, making his return to the set up. Mohlala represented the Limpopo Blue Bulls team at last season’s tournament where he came on as replacement, but will look to make the 15-jumper his own after making the starting line up this year.
The burly blind side flank, Waldie Haasbroek, will also be a force to be reckoned with and has shown throughout the season that he is a man on a mission with ball in hand. Out wide winger Mahlatse Semosa will be a thorn in the side with his elusive running and clean pair of heals.
Hoërskool Pietersburg will be proud to say they have six players in the squad of 23. Lock Dewan Gobey will want to continue his great form and make a statement at this years’ tournament. His colleague Hanno van Zyl has also been in devastating form on outside centre.
Van Zyl will look to link up with counterpart and inside centre, Wian Terblanche.
Both have the vision to create tremendous amounts of space on his outside with their ability to run good lines and to offload just before contact. Scrumhalf, Divan Brown, will want to be as quick as he’s been throughout the season providing clean ball to a very nifty back line.
The man from Warmbad, Pule Sebola, will have a huge chip on his shoulder being their only representative. Sebola will feature in the number 14-jumper.
The teams:
Cravenweek: 15 Mpho Mohlala (Merensky), 14 Pule Sebola (Warmbad), 13 Hanno van Zyl (Pietersburg), 12 Wian Terblanche (Pietersburg), 11 Mahlatse Semosa (Merensky), 10 Byron Hendricks (Merensky), 9 Divan Brown (Pietersburg), 8 Henre Venter (Pietersburg), 7 Waldie Haasbroek (Merensky), 6 Drikus du Plessis (Frikkie Meyer), 5 Dewan Gobey (Pietersburg), 4 Chifu Banda (Ben Vorster), 3 Tirelo Mashapa (Merensky), 2 Cornel Riekert (Frikkie Meyer), 1 Jan-Hendrik Venter (Pietersburg). Replacements: 16 Tiaan Viljoen Krugel, 17 Andrew Steamer (Tom Naude), 18 Hope Seyaga (Ellisras), 19 Nkateko Phakula (Ben Vorster), 20 Kamo Setosa (Hans Strijdom), 21 Ulrich Maree (Merensky), 22 Gerdro Grobler (Ellisras), 23 Neo Sephuma (Ben Vorster).
Academy Week: 15 Dian van Tonder (Pietersburg), 14 Devon Janse van Rensburg (Pietersburg), 13 Prince Sekoboane (Frikkie Meyer), 12 Chadwin Storm (Ben Vorster), 11 Thabang Masalesa (Louis Trichard), 10 Vincent Luckhoff (Pietersburg), 9 Andy Meso (Tom Naude), 8 Wian Smit (Ben Viljoen), 7 Aza Mabe (Ben Vorster), 6 Reuben Weyer (Pietersburg), 5 Jadrin van Blerk (Ellisras), 4 Phoza Keneilwe (Tom Naude), 3 Sibusisu Mulaudzi (Tom Naude), 2 Dewald de Beer (Pietersburg), 1 Divan Pieterson (Merensky). Replacements: 16 Lethabo Sejake (Ben Vorster), 17 Phindulo Tshikota (Eric Louw), 18 Ethan Maritz (Merensky), 19 Jabulani Shay (Frans du Toit), 20 Quinton Eksteen (Ben Viljoen), 21 Jason Basson ( Frans du Toit), 22 Aswyn Rodgers (Tom Naude), 23 Pascal Bessong (Louis Trichard).
u17 Rhinoweek: 15 Caleb Mokgalaotse (Merensky), 14 Nikeo Moyo (Ben Vorster), 13 FJ Drotske (Ellisras), 12 Mfundo Dlama (Northen Academy), 11 Ashley Moyela (Ellisras), 10 Johan Bosch (Tom Naude), 9 Potnsho Seloba (Ben Vorster), 8 Henco Meyer (Nylstroom), 7 H Botha (Nylstroom), 6 Ian van der Merwe (Tom Naude), 5 Tjale Smangi (Piet Potgieter), 4 Brandon Makgosa (Tom Naude), 3 Floris Venter (Pietersburg), 2 Ruan Marcos (Merensky), 1 D Labuschagne (Nylstroom). Replacements: 16 Eric Coetsee (Frikkie Meyer), 17 Botter Geyer (Frikkie Meyer), 18 Kwele Mamabolo (Frikkie Meyer), 19 Pesilo Dickson (Northen Academy), 20 Hardus Terblanche (Merensky), 21 Tanashe Chauke (Ellisras), 22 Mphiri Gadebe (Hans Strijdom), 23 Masemola Hlompi (Curro Heuwelkruin).
Grant Khomo Week: 15 Freddie Pinto (Ben Vorster), 14 Lericsh Duba (Pietersburg), 13 Junior Malesa (Ben Vorster), 12 Maritz Meintjies (Merensky), 11 Fortune Sehlabane (Tom Naude), 10 Anzio Swartbooi (Frikkie Meyer), 9 Cilliers van der Merwe (Pietersburg), 8 Wihan Bezuidenhout (Nylstroom), 7 Juan Janse van Vuuren (Pietersburg), 6 Tumi Ramohlale (Ben Vorster), 5 Kgosi Leteane (Frikkie Meyer), 4 Kian du Plessis (Hans Strijdom), 3 Elardus Erasmus (Pietersburg), 2 Jayden Visser (Merensky), 1 Hendro Moulder (Pietersburg). Replacements: 16 Kathu Siketha (Tom Naude), 17 Lourens Oieterse (Frikkie Meyer), 18 Johny Barnard (Frikkie Meyer), 19 Thapelo Monyane (Frikkie Meyer), 20 Blessing Mathebula (Merensky), 21 Funi Simba (Ellisras), 22 Boitumelo Makgaba (Curro Heuwelkruin), 23 Luhann Janse van Rensburg (Merensky).
Doom Gouws u16: 15 Brydan Retief (Pietersburg), 14 Thabang Shabangu (Stanford Lake College), 13 Siya Mahlangu (Pietersburg), 12 Jens Bezuidenhout (Merensky), 11 Elvis Monokoane (Tom Naude), 10 Tiaan Steffen (Nylstroom), 9 Joe Cloete (Ben Viljoen), 8 Musundwa Mukhetwa (Merensky), 7 Corne Swanepoel (Merensky), 6 Jay-T Jensen (Ben Vorster), 5 Thuto Tisane (Frikkie Meyer), 4 Jannik Brits (Ben Viljoen), 3 Alwyn du Toit (Ellisras), 2 Ivan van der Heever (Ben Vorster), 1 Carel Volsckenk (Merensky). Replacements: 16 Leander Janse van Rensburg (Hans Strijdom), 17 Strachan Schmidt (Hans Srijdom), 18 Themba Mabunda (Ben Vorster), 19 MJ Baloyi (Ellisras), 20 Mashaba Phooko (Ellisras), 21 Thabang Mashaba (Nylstroom), 22 Ziyanda Ngubane (Frikkie Meyer), 23 Kenny Moreku (Frans du Toit).
