Northern Free State – 1979

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Northern Free State 18,  Western Province 12
Northern Free State 40,  South Eastern Transvaal 6
Northern Free State   9,  Free State 6

Players: 15 Johan Lombard (De Wet Nel THS), 14 Flippie Pretorius (De Wet Nel THS), 13 Gert Viljoen (De Wet Nel THS), 12 Dawie Fourie (Kroonstad Landbou), 11 Arnold Wessels (Salomon Senekal), 10 Chris Kasselman (Sandveld), 9 H Vivier (Bultfontein), 8 Jan Vlok (Goudveld), 7 Gerrie van Zyl (Kroonstad Landbou), 6 Gert Smal (De Wet Nel THS – captain), 5 Wayne Tucker (Welkom High), 4 Johan van Schalkwyk (Kroonstad Landbou), 3 Abraham Kalp (HTS Welkom), 2 Chris Janeke (De Wet Nel THS), 1 Ben Brand (Wessel Maree). Replacements: 16 D Human (AHS Kroonstad), 17 Mel de Koker (Kroonstad Landbou), 18 Tjaart Muller (De Wet Nel THS), 19 P Henning (Goudveld), 20 Wikus Hattingh (Kroonstad Landbou). 

Coach: Pierre du Preez.

Manager: S Erasmus.

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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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