SA Schools teams selected
Powerful Waterkloof, Monnas contingents
At the end of the 2006 Craven Week which ended in Johannesburg on Saturday two representative schools teams were announced - a South African Schools team and a South African Schools A team.
Unfortunately, Johan van Deventer of the Golden Lions tore ankle ligaments on the first day and was not considered. He would surely have been the first player chosen and the most likely captain.
Quotas apply to these two teams. A glance at the four scrumhalves chosen will underscore this.
SA Schools will play Italy Under-18 in Bloemfontein on 22 July and SA Schools A will play Italy Under-18 in Witbank on 28 July.
South African Schools: 15 Aubrey McDonald (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 14 Tshepo Masuga (Monument, Golden Lions), 13 Stefan Watermeyer (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 12 Divan Kotze (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 11 Wynand Willis (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 10 Justin Botha (Monument, Golden Lions), 9 Clayton Steward (Strand, Western Province), 8 Nick Köster (Bishops, Western Province), 7 Yaazier Hartzenberg (Paarl Boys' High, Western Province), 6 Marnus Schoeman (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 5 Cornell Hess (Affies, Blue Bulls), 4 Juan-Pierre Mostert (Brits, Leopards), 3 Frik Kirsten (Affies, Blue Bulls), 2 Alfred Ries (Monument, Golden Lions), 1 Jean Jacques Rossouw (captain) (Paarl Gim, Western Province), 16 Pieter-Willem van Vuuren (Grey, Free State), 17 Julian Redelinghuys (Monument, Golden Lions), 18 Luvuyo Lusaseni (Selborne, Border), 19 Ntokozo Mashele (Nelspruit, Mpumalanga), 20 Marlin Ruiters (Grey, Eastern Province), 21 Mlindazwe Ngoro (St John's, Border Country Districts), 22 Cecil Afrika (Hentie Cilliers, Griffons)
South African Schools A: 15 Damian Janse van Rensburg (Monument, Golden Lions), 14 Msizi Buthelezi (DHS, KwaZulu Natal), 13 Wentsley Scott (Florida, Golden Lions), 12 Juan de Jongh (Hugenote, Boland), 11 Baphiwe Mfundise (Union High, Eastern Province), 10 Marnitz Boshoff (Nelspruit, Mpumalanga ), 9 Boela Abrahams (Nobilis Virginia, Griffons), 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze (captain) (Affies, Blue Bulls), 7 Wimpie van der Walt (Nelspruit, Mpumalanga), 6 Siyasanga Mkiva (Paul Roos, Western Province), 5 Bêrend Botha (Klerksdorp, Leopards), 4 Martin Muller (Bishops, Western Province), 3 Wiehahn Herbst (Klerksdorp, Leopards), 2 Henri Bantjes (Pretoria Boys High, Blue Bulls), 1 Corné Fourie (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 16 CG Stoumann (Boland Landbou, Western Province), 17 Daniël Wiso (Kriel, Pumas), 18 Thiliphatu Marole (Potchefstroom Boys' High, Leopards), 19 Gerard Swart (Grey, Free State), 20 Sonwabiso Socikwa (Queen's, Border), 21 Wilton Pietersen (Outeniqua, South Western Districts), 22 Eduardo Fourie (HTS Drostdy, Boland)