Purple People Eaters names their provisional squads for national weeks
It’s no surprise that the Griffon selectors named ten players from Welkom Gimnasium in their provisional Craven Week side for the prestigious tournament later this year in Krugersdorp.
This year’s Craven Week presented by Stadio will be hosted at Monument in Krugersdorp from 24 until 29 June.
Four players who represented the Griffons at last year’s edition in George – Cecil Parsons (tighthead prop), Buhle Ngxabayi (loosehead prop), Jayden Auld (lock) and Lungile Samson (prop) are named in the provisional squad.
Another six players represented the Griffons at the Academy Week in Johannesburg last year. They are Jan Coetzee (hooker), Oyama Frans (lock), Rylen Kirsten (flank), Kenyon Moerat, Kganya Molapo (hooker) and Revaldo Farmer (scrumhalf).
JC van Rhyn (outside centre) and Reabetswe Olifant (flanker) are players who made the grade from the Grant Khomo Week team of 2023 straight into the Craven Week side.
The Griffons will face the Free State in their opening match in Krugersdorp. The last time these two sides met at the week was back in 2015 in Stellenbosch when the Purple People Eaters came out on top by 41-27. Gift Dlamini and Richman Gora were two of the Griffons’ stars in this famous victory.
The Purple People Eaters will be coached by Roean Bezuidenhout (Welkom Gimnasium) with Taro Maarman (Hentie Cilliers) and Andries Kruger (Hentie Cilliers) as his assistants.
Maarman represented the Griffons’ senior side in 145 matches, while Kruger also boasts a total of 51 appearances for the senior side.
The team manager is Frans Crous (Goudveld-Hoërskool) who has coached the Griffons’ Grant Khomo Week-side for the last couple of years.
The teams:
Craven Week: 15 Ru-Bran de Kock (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 14 Dylan Kemp (Welkom Gimnasium), 13 JC van Rhyn (Witteberg), 12 Joshua Coertzen (Welkom Gimnasium), 11 Kamohelo Moses (Voortrekker), 10 Leano Williams (Welkom Gimnasium), 9 HG Muller (Wilgerivier), 8 Dawie Fourie (Voortrekker), 7 Rylen Kirsten (Welkom Gimnasium), 6 Revaun van Niekerk (Welkom Gimnasium), 5 Jayden Auld (Welkom Gimnasium), 4 Wian Visser (Paul Erasmus), 3 Cecil Parsons (Voortrekker), 2 Jan Coetzee (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 1 Buhle Ngxabayi (Welkom Gimnasium). Replacements: 16 Kganya Molapo (Welkom Gimnasium), 17 Rian Roos (Witteberg), 18 Lungile Samson (Hentie Cilliers), 19 Oyama Frans (Hentie Cilliers), 20 Reabetswe Olifant (Hentie Cilliers), 21 Revaldo Farmer (Welkom Gimnasium), 22 Jayden Weideman (Welkom Gimnasium), 23 Kenyon Moerat (Witteberg).
10 Welkom Gimnasium | 3 Witteberg | 3 Hentie Cilliers | 3 Voortrekker | 2 Goudveld-Hoërskool | 1 Wilgerivier | 1 Paul Erasmus
Academy Week: 15 Kaneng Komane (Voortrekker), 14 Thuto Kekane (Hoërskool Trio), 13 Frederik Fourie (Voortrekker), 12 Tryon Adams (Hoërskool Trio), 11 Xander Wiltshire (Hentie Cilliers), 10 Ruben Crous (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 9 Ethan Smith (Hoërskool Trio), 8 Ayden Bezuidenhout (Welkom Gimnasium), 7 Jayden de Jesus (Voortrekker), 6 Thabiso Phafudi (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 5 Wehan Mostert (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 4 Pieter van Schalkwyk (Hoërskool Trio), 3 Ryan Lemmer (Welkom Gimnasium), 2 Arnold Ras (Voortrekker), 1 Francois Maree (Voortrekker). Replacements: 16 Jacques van der Merwe (Witteberg), 17 Toka Khooe (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 18 Gabuse Bokamoso (Welkom Gimnasium), 19 Diekie Beuken (Welkom Gimnasium), 20 Daniel Meintjies (Witteberg), 21 Leclue Nell (Hentie Cilliers), 22 Rorisang Marumo (Hentie Cilliers), 23 Tshepo Motloung (Witteberg), 24 Ashwon Mellen (Hentie Cilliers), 25 Janco Swart (Witteberg).
VKB o.17: 15 Jose Draghoender (Hoërskool Trio), 14 Karabo Lelatowane (Voortrekker), 13 Franco de Wet (Hoërskool Trio), 12 Keegan Frankenveld (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 11 Jaylin Jones (Hoërskool Trio), 10 Jayden Windvogel (Hoërskool Trio), 9 JM Rensburg (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 8 Emile Mahlelebe (Welkom Gimnasium), 7 Dian Serfontein (Hoërskool Trio), 6 Johan Kruger (Hoërskool Trio), 5 Theo van Wyk (Voortrekker), 4 DJ Fourie (Hoërskool Trio), 3 Marco van der Westhuizen (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 2 Killian Kriek (Hoërskool Trio), 1 Henco Geel (Hoërskool Trio). Replacements: 16 Wian Muller (Voortrekker), 17 AJ Myburgh (Voortrekker), 18 Rynard Albertyn (Goudveld-Hoërskool), 19 Ulrich Goedhart (Welkom Gimnasium), 20 Berto van Niekerk (Voortrekker), 21 Christiaan van der Sandt (Voortrekker), 22 Adriaan Bonthuys (Voortrekker), 23 Vusi Ndayi (Welkom Gimnasium).
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