EP choose three teams
After the trials of the Meyer Sauerman tournament in Graaff-Reinet on Saturday, Eastern Province Schools have announced their three squads for teams to go to the Craven Week, the Academy Week and the Grant Khomo Week.
The final teams will be announced in June after matches involving Western Province and Boland and then South Western Districts and Griquas.
Two teams will be chosen for Craven Week in Port Elizabeth in the second week of July, one to represent the urban areas and one for the rural areas. The same will happen for the Academy Week to take place in the first week of July.
There are 44 players in each of the Under-18 squads and 30 in the Under-16 squad.
Several of the players were at the 2011 Craven Week - Matthew Moore, Jonathan Ford, Selwyn Davids, François Nel, Nicholas Poone, Shaun Koeberg, James Moore, Dean Ferreira, Renaldo Meyer and Gary Loest. Gary Loest's father, also Gary Loest, played for two years for SA Schools while at Queen's College.
The teams:
Eastern Province Under-18A: Matthew Moore (Die Brandwag), Dean Ferreira (Marlow), Jonathan Louw (Nico Malan), Dean Bowker (St Andrew's), Bart le Roux (Framesby), Ronnie Beyl (Marlow), Roche van Hall (Framesby), Sintu Manjezu (St Andrew's), Gareth Ehret (Grey), Christian Steyn (Cradock), Nelius van Heerden (Marlow), CJ Velleman (Grey), CJ Lombaard (Gill), Ray Williams (Daniël Pienaar), Aiden Davis (Daniël Pienaar), Sean van Zyl (Marlow), François Nel (Daniël Pienaar), Nicolaas Poone (Aliwal-Noord), Ernst Stapelberg (Framesby), Jason Vers (Union High), Selwyn Davids (Nico Malan), Renaldo Meyer (Gill), Luan Niewoudt (Nico Malan), Emelio Koeberg (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), James Moore (Union High), Marcelle Plaatjies (Daniël Pienaar), Sergeal Petersen (Grey), Juandré Fourie (Marlow), Gary Loest (Grey), Tshepo Mabetsela (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), Tian van Rensburg (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), Justin Antonie (Pearson), Lloyd Parker (Grey), Shaun Koeberg (Union High), Erwin Slabbert (Framesby), Franco Janse van Rensburg (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), Glen van Pletzen (Aliwal-Noord), Luxolo Koza (Muir), Jaco Ferreira (Marlow), Luciano Daniels (Otto du Plessis), Phelo Mfini (Grey), Luzuko Mafu (Adelaide Gym), JP Lundell (Winterberg), Wayburn Howley (Despatch).
Eastern Province Under-18B: Lyle Lombard (Otto), Inga Wisani (Burgersdorp), Anrich Alberts (Framesby), Zenande Mpalisa (Aliwal-Noord), Anrich Snyman (Burgersdorp), Bantu Mene (Itembelihle), Sipiwe Mhlom (Graeme), Masimlo Mawebi (Humansdorp), Gerhard Engelbrecht (Nico Malan), Luan Smith (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), Sibelo Sam (Newton Tech), Paul Janse van Vuuren (Cradock), Ivan John du Preez (Die Brandwag), Olwethu Mkholo (PJ Olivier), Batandwa Cafu (Grey), Rudolf Erasmus (Burgersdorp), Matthew Alborough (Grey), Cheslin Roelf (Burgersdorp), Stefan Schute (Marlow), Malcolm Jaer (Die Brandwag), Bantu Kwatcha (Grey), Juan Wilsenach (Burgersdorp), Alex Banfield (Grey), A Mgijima (Winterberg), Wesley Jones (Pearson), Siya Mabunu (Burgersdorp), Linley Kritzinger (Grey), Eon Titus (Middellande), Dirk van Wyk (Marlow), Noel Kapank (Humansdorp), Jonathan Ford (Pearson), JJ Bekker (Cradock), Siva Mandlake (Pearson), Ruan Stroebel (Cradock), Brendon Brown (Grey), Vuyo Jam (Aliwal-Noord), Martin Groenewald (Grey), Davian Kutan (Union High), David Olivier (Union High), Mario Mowers (Die Brandwag), Chris Hoffman (Marlow), Damian Kriel (John Walton), Rian Esterhuizen (Die Brandwag), François de Vos (Middellande).
Eastern Province Under-16: Erich de Jager (Die Brandwag), Remo Bruiners (Newton Tech), Kaden Prince (Die Brandwag), Craig Williams (Graeme), NJ Oosthuizen (Marlow), Ruan Knoetze (Grey), S Gerber (Nico Malan), Derick du Toit (Die Brandwag), Robin Stevens (Grey), Jeremy Ward (Grey), Ethan September (Graeme), Sheldon Meyer (Newton Tech), Hano Minnaar (Grey), Athenkosi Sikiwe (Daniël Pienaar), Morne Moos (Die Brandwag), Davron Cameron (Kingswood), Hannes Viljoen (Marlow), Sithembiso Metshe (Pearson), Keagan Branford (Grey), Dylan Vermaak (Grey), Siphatu Pakomela (Victoria Park), Darren Lottering (Humansdorp), Johan van Niekerk (Grey), Jerobean Malgas (Humansdorp), Erwin Ittershagen- Strauss (Volkskool Graaff-Reinet), Kenanu Vers (Grey), Nkosi Ntebe (Westering), Marius Barnard (Daniël Pienaar), Luigi van Jaarsveld (Marlow), Fanie van der Westhuizen (Kingswood).