The teams for the Independent Schools Festival in Bloemfontein

St. Andrews of Bloemfontein will host the annual Independent Schools Festival from tomorrow in the City of Roses as part of their 150th birthday celebrations. Sentraal from Bloemfontein also got an invitation and will play with a team without their Academy Week players.

The teams: 

St. Andrews (Bloemfontein): 15 Dean Tucker, 14 Phano Khalema, 13 Max Mitchell, 12 Bophelo Moloi, 11 Sam Lin, 10 Seleke Taje, 9 Sinclair Marais, 8 Lawrence Danso, 7 Tsepang Bereng, 6 Khosi Molapo, 5 Kyle Hartley, 4 Ross Middlecote, 3 Anthony Rawson, 2 JR de Bruin, 1 Steven Wu. Replacements: 16 Marc Brown, 17 Tebogo Kwagile, 18 Tristan Davis, 19 Gao Aaron, 20 Kevin Pretorius, 21 Carl Fitzpatrick, 22 Bokang Mosala.

Clifton: 15 Sean May, 14 Joshua Niemand, 13 Keegan Nell, 12 Gareth May, 11 William Thatcher, 10 Manqoba Cele, 9 Karl Goedeke, 8 Travis Rutter, 7 Dillon Faber, 6 Ruben Vosloo, 5 Aiden Trench, 4 Daniel Pestana, 3 Bryan Murray –Rodgers, 2 Keegan McVicar, 1 Nicholas Downes. Replacements: 16 James Law, 17 Matthew Law, 18 Dean Jacobs, 19 Jason Briggs, 20 Dalen Ramnarain, 21 Jean-Luc Robert.

Michaelhouse: 15 Zander Prinsloo, 14 Bader Pretorius, 13 Gary Porter, 12 Farai Mundariki, 11 Robert Lee, 10 Brandon Landsberg, 9 Daniël Kramer, 8 Christopher Kelland, 7 Gregory Jackson, 6 Cameron Holenstein, 5 Liam Furniss, 4 Ciaran Furniss, 3 Nicholas Egberink, 2 Billy Dean, 1 Louis Albertse. Replacements: 16 Bradley Roberts, 17 Jason Schwegmann, 18 Jacques Swarts, 19 Brandon Tattam, 20 Thomas Walker, 21 Jack Walters, 22 Christopher Whiting.

Penryn College: 15 Nick Wilken, 14 Munyaratzi Mavarutha, 13 Mtunzi Mcube, 12 Michael Nkosi, 11 Matthew Tomlinson, 10 Lucas Burger, 9 Ketho Mhlombo, 8 Jacques Potgieter, 7 Gidyon Lankers, 6 Eric Fernandez, 5 Costa Tsobanoglou, 4 Bryan Pingo, 3 Bonga Khoza, 2 Andele Shelembe, 1 Akani Mbaso. Replacements: 16 Phila Matsebula, 17 Rainard Scholtz, 18 Romeo Ndzukulu, 19 Shaun Sethole, 20 Telvin Mthlongo, 21 Vuyu Hayward, 22 William Bennett, 23 William Wilken.

Somerset College: 15 Matthew Healy, 14 Konstandino Kappatos, 13 William Kingwill, 12 Anrich Essman, 11 Manande Bikitsha, 10 James Freemantle, 9 Robbie Stuart, 8 Joseph Gebers, 7 Anthony Tennick, 6 Andreas Janse van Rensburg, 5 David Ribbens (captain), 4 Frederik Bakker, 3 Anthony Read, 2 Joshua Carroll, 1 Francois Paulsen. Replacements: 16 Songo Ngudu, 17 Keegan Ekermans, 18 Harry Lines, 19 Aiden Morgan-Wilson, 20 Michael Holloway, 21 Jules Troxler, 22 Oscar Henman.

Sentraal: 15 Neil le Roux, 14 Tiaan Wolvaardt, 13 Tumi Tukelhele, 12 Denzill Fiff, 11 Wian Koekemoer, 10 DP de Lange, 9 Brendan Bruwer, 8 Stefan Kruger, 7 Franco Tack, 6 DB Nel, 5 SJ Wessels, 4 Ben Moodie, 3 St. Andre Durandt, 2 Ryno Gerber (captain), 1 Lafras Bekker. Replacements: 16 Hennie du Plessis, 17 Stephan van Heerden, 18 Johan Strydom, 19 Hanno Prinsloo, 20 Stefanus Eckard, 21 DJ Hefer, 22 JP de Waal, 23 Roan van der Westhuizen

St. Alban’s College: 15 James Godlonton, 14 Brent Christoffel, 13 Daniel Coughlan, 12 Dylan McCann, 11 Ross Colesky, 10 Max Barwell, 9 Chris Ford, 8 Caleb Whiskin, 7 Dylan Hugo, 6 Devon Landman, 5 Daniel Brown, 4 Sean Sweetlove, 3 Michael Kumbirai, 2 Kwame Adu, 1 Cullan Moore. Replacements: 16 Kean Dry, 17 Bradford Asbury, 18 Michael Esterhuyzen, 19 Zola Ngcikwe, 20 Ryan Posthumus, 21 Julius van der Westhuizen, 22 Machudu Raphunga, 23 Ruan Muriso.

Uplands College: 15 Sandile Jele, 14 Juan-Paul Meintjies, 13 Jan Jerling, 12 Ryan Brain, 11 Kgemodise Molale, 10 Swelake Sacolo, 9 Chris Adams, 8 Msimisi Sacolo, 7 Sizwe Khoza, 6 Hannes Hamer, 5 Luker Ryle, 4 Andrew Jackson, 3 Michel Mesquita, 2 Joshua Ward, 1 Siyabonga Matsebula. Replacements: 16 Breandan Lilford, 17 Alex Bezuidenhout, 18 Rome Nunn, 19 Freddy Mbuli, 20 Joshua Weir, 21 Jacques Rabe, 22 Willie Engelbrecht, 23 Devon Eaton, 24 Bruce de Amaral, 25 Aidan Head, 26 Tiago Pareskova, 27 Christiaan le Roux, 28 Rui de Lima, 29 Victor Santalla.

St. John’s College: 15 F Gmeiner, 14 T Oberholzer, 13 S Mkhize, 12 C Moses, 11 N Sayanvala, 10 O Gnodde, 9 D Testa, 8 T Rapelwane, 7 R Brinkman, 6 J Eckersly, 5 D Stone (captain), 4 R Warinda, 3 A Marquis, 2 L Pann, 1 P Qwabe. Replacements: 16 D Kalz, 17 J Hale, 18 J Swanepoel, 19 N Rowe, 20 W Malan, 21 J Reinecke, 22 S Greeff.

St. Benedict’s College: 15 Andrew Worthington, 14 Senkie Mafuma, 13 Matteo Biffi, 12 Nelson da Bastos, 11 Kathleho Tsotesi, 10 Vito Kotton, 9 Geo Louw, 8 Jamie Tweedie, 7 Tapiwa Mangwana, 6 Christopher Worthington, 5 Tatenda Zhoya, 4 Joshua Macey, 3 Derino de Abreu, 2 Kaketso Malinga, 1 Jason Shultz. Replacements: 16 Dean da Silva, 17 Reinhart Osborne, 18 Daniel de Jesus, 19 Paulo de Gouveia, 20 Mitchell Losper, 21 AN Other, 22 Tatenda Chimusoro.

St. Charles College: 15 N Mvelase, 14 J Freeman, 13 J Davidson, 12 M Mchunu, 11 K Jones, 10 J Neil, 9 A des Tombe, 8 R Langley, 7 S Mkhize, 6 W Squires, 5 B Sclanders, 4 G Oosthuizen, 3 M Sohkela, 2 D Spriggs, 1 S Mtshahe. Replacements: 16 T Sharply, 17 D Cox, 18 P Jacobs, 19 S Coetzer, 20 Z Mtshatsha, 21 A Hodgkinson.

St. David’s College: 15 B Masikane, 14 L Dyson, 13 M Lombard, 12 T Geach, 11 N Bangura, 10 J Steere, 9 A Magetse, 8 K Msebenzi, 7 M Symmonds, 6 J Rambo, 5 K McCauley, 4 I McHardy, 3 N Harding, 2 M Chalungumana, 1 M Mangwanya. Replacements: 16 N Nott, 17 T Bastenie, 18 J O’Donoghue, 19 B Leitch, 20 D Dustan, 21 R White, 22 J Shrank.

St. Stithian’s College: 15 C Ferguson, 14 C Simpson-Craig, 13 J Enslin, 12 A Dott, 11 C Swart, 10 C Dott, 9 J Sacks, 8 E Hunter, 7 M Wade, 6 S Eichner, 5 H Hankey, 4 T Brown, 3 M Ntsingila, 2 N Mayers, 1 T Ndlovu. Replacements: 16 D Kotze, 17 B Austin, 18 D Firth, 19 N Butler, 20 J Dott, 21 D Vorster, 22 B Goosen, 23 N Mayers.

Thomas More: 15 S Batchelor, 14 A Magagula, 13 J Walker, 12 J Houston, 11 L Homby, 10 G Borley, 9 T van Eck, 8 M Vosters (captain), 7 B van Zyl, 6 T Preston, 5 C Wesley, 4 R Princen, 3 A Whiting, 2 L van der Merwe, 1 J Relph. Replacements: 16 F Coleman, 17 K Coetzer, 18 M Fechter, 19 J Wikberg, 20 B Tooley, 21 J Wiborg, 22 J van Dyk.

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