Free State choose schools teams
The Free State selectors have named their provisional teams for the respective rugby weeks coming up this school’s holiday. The teams will play against their opposite teams from the Griffons on 7 June at Grey College in Bloemfontein.
There are four teams altogether - the Craven Week team which will play at Affies in Pretoria. The Academy team will play in George.
The Arende play at the NWU-Pukke Week in Potchefstroom and the Kiewiete in the VKB Week in Reitz.
The Free State won the main match on the last day of the 2007 Craven Week in spectacular fashion when they smashed Western Province 52-3 at the Danie Craven-stadium in Stellenbosch.
The Kiewiete won the final of the VKB Week in Reitz against the Diamanstreek 20-17. The Kiewiete will be led by their hooker Moekoa Bolofo of Louis Botha at the tournament. Bolofo represented the Free State’s Craven Week team three times and was selected for the South African Schools side last year as a flanker.
The Craven Week team will be led by Adriaan Theisinger of Grey College. He and Milo Moholo (lock of Louis Botha) are the only survivors from last year’s Craven Week team.
Not surprisingly, Grey College dominate the teams. Their contribution is always great.
The teams:
Craven Week: 15 Riaan Britz (Grey College) 14 Jonathan Boucher (Grey College), 13 Piet Lindeque (Grey College), 12 Francois Venter (Grey College), 11 Jamba Ulenga (Jim Fouché), 10 Franna du Toit (Grey College), 9 Pieter Rademan (Grey College), 8 Adriaan Theisinger (Grey College) (captain), 7 Anton Earle/Derek Linde (both Grey College), 6 Oscar Lemane (Louis Botha), 5 Milo Moholo (Louis Botha), 4 Jean Cook (Grey College), 3 Stephan Pretorius (Grey College), 2 Johan Swanepoel (Grey College), 1 John-Henry Harris (Grey College). Replacements: 16 Baksteen van Heerden (Grey College), 17 Stephan Kotze (Grey College), 18 Oupa Mahoje (Louis Botha), 19 Nkululeku Mthethwa (Louis Botha), 20 Zuluboy Duma (Louis Botha), 21 Thuso Mokgwetsi (Louis Botha), 22 T-Man Mojanaga (Louis Botha).
Academy: 15 Leratho Mohata (St Andrew's), 14 Ernst Dinkelman (Grey College), 13 Pedrie van Wyk (Sentraal), 12 Mveleli Nduku (Louis Botha), 11 C Malane (Grey College), 10 Adrian Cupido (Louis Botha), 9 Cobus Reinach (Grey College), 8 Egbert Ras (Grey College), 7 Ryno Fourie (Grey College), 6 P Mtiktiki (Louis Botha), 5 Fanie van der Walt (Grey College), 4 Dirk Wessels (Grey College) (captain), 3 Petri Coetzee (Jim Fouché), 2 Johannes Stander (Jim Fouché), 1 Thabo Machitja (Louis Botha). Replacements: 16 L Tau (Louis Botha), 17 Julies Gojana (Louis Botha), 18 AN Other, 19 L Ramahlape (Louis Botha), 20 AJ Coertzen (Grey College), 21 Frans Sisita (Sand du Plessis), 22 Bryan Malakoane (Sentraal).
Arende: 15 Freddie Douglas (Grey College), 14 Rehan Delport (Jim Fouché), 13 Bjorn Nel (Sentraal), 12 Spoed Smith (captain), 11 T Mochekoane (Grey College), 10 Tokkie Holtzhuasen (Jim Fouché), 9 DJ Vermaak (Sentraal), 8 Mynhardt van der Walt (Jim Fouché), 7 Bennie Pretorius (Jim Fouché), 6 C Carshagen (Grey College), 5 Carl Wegner (Grey College), 4 Graeme Bruining (Grey College), 3 Mark Mulder (Sentraal), 2 Martin van den Heever (Jim Fouché), 1 Schalk van der Merwe (Grey College). Replacements: 16 JD Conradie (Grey College), 17 Dirk Odendaal (Grey College), 18 Werner Pretorius (Sentraal), 19 Litha Ntukela (St Andrew's), 20 P Makoeta (Grey College), 21 Bokang Mosena (St Andrew's), 22 Schalk Malherbe (Grey College).
Kiewiete: 15 Michael Ebersohn (Brandfort), 14 Steyn la Grange (President Steyn), 13 Johnny Barnard (Brandfort), 12 Heinrich Theron (President Steyn), 11 Johan Matthyssen (Sand du Plessis), 10 Diaan Neethling (Sand du Plessis), 9 Tammy Mcinga (Louis Botha), 8 Heinrich Viljoen (Brandfort), 7 Henry de Wet (President Steyn), 6 Janco Pretorius (President Steyn), 5 Rassie Rautenbach (President Steyn), 4 Jaco Oosthuizen (Brandfrot), 3 Wynand Ebersohn (President Steyn), 2 Moekoa Bolofo (Louis Botha) (captain), 1 Paulie Andrade (Brandfort). Replacements: 16 Pieter Nienaber (President Steyn), 17 Jorge Andrade (Brandfort), 18 Clinton la Cock (Sand du Plessis), 19 Jaco Venter (Sand du Plessis), 20 Dewald Trytsman (Sand du Plessis), 21 Divan Swanepoel (Brandfort), 22 Franco Nel (President Steyn).
By Hannes Nienaber