Six Mpumalanga teams
Middelburg the rugby capital
It would seem that Middelburg is the rugby capital of Mpumalanga with help from the Lowveld -- that is if you judge by the teams for Craven Week, the Academy Week and the Under-19 tournament.
Mpumalanga Craven Week team: Henco Dickason (HTS Middelburg), Werner Bekker (Nelspruit), Daniël Wiso (Kriel), Robert Kruger (Standerton), Johan Fourie (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Nthokozo Mashelle (Nelspruit), Wimpie van der Walt (Nelspruit), Robbie la Grange (HTS Middelburg), Janis Tereblanche (HTS Middelburg), Marnitz Boshoff (Nelspruit), Wilfred Twala (Rob Ferreira), Howard Mnisi (Standerton), Gawie Marx (Nelspruit), George Tossel (HTS Middelburg), Berno de Villiers (Nelspruit), Dawie Beukes (HTS Middelburg), Lunga Mathebula (Standerton), Neo Maliehe (Secunda), Alex Mouton (Kriel), Chris Botha (Nelspruit), Clive Mpila (Standerton), Dumisani Nhlabathi (Hoogenhout),
Mpumalanga Academy Week team: Jomo Mashia (Patriot), Cassie van Rensburg (Standerton), Pieter Willem Botes (Hoogenhout), Pieter Blom (Standerton), Marco-Pierre van Eeden (Ermelo), Themba Mdluli (Rob Ferreira), George Shirinda (Rob Ferreira), Jaice Terblanche (Ermelo), Pierre Spies (Standerton), WD Botha (Standerton), Tyron Warren (Lowveld), Jacques Rademeyer (Rob Ferreira), David du Preez (Standerton), Sammy Cqoli (Nelspruit), Deon Helberg (HTS Middelburg), Sibi Masina (Standerton), Glen Joubert (Nelspruit), Andile Mantini (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Zwelakhe Shongwe (Hoogenhout),, Themba Kagiso (Carolina), Lebogang Sebone (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Bernard Swart (Standerton)
Mpumalnags Academy B team: Goodboy Lusiba (Steelcrest), Sifiso Thela (Steelcrest), Karel Grobler (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Tino Ruthven (HTS Middelburg), Sbongumusa Masilela (Steelcrest), Jaco Kriel (Standerton), Innocent Shabane (Lowveld), Divan Prinsloo (Nelspruit), Valentine Thabede (Ligbron), Dandré Gerber (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Tebogo Mothomogolo (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Nico van Wyk (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Gert van der Merwe (Hoogenhout), Ettienne Louw (Hoogenhout), Malan van der Merwe (Standerton), Andy Louw (Hoogenhout), Phillip Potgieter (HTS Middelburg), Thabo Phakane (Steelcrest), Legodi Oagang (Hoogenhout), Sizwe Mashele (Rob Ferreira), Rikus Smit (HTS Middelburg), Bongi Luvuno (Standerton)
Mpumalanga Under-19 team: Greg Bibby (Rob Ferreira), Jonathan Croeser (Oosterland), Leon de Meyer (Nelspruit), EJ Blignaut (Ben Viljoen), Leon van Schalkwyk (Rob Ferreira), Hennsa August (Barbeton), Koos du Plessis (HTS Middelburg), Wynand Swanepoel (Rob Ferreira), Steven Grobler (Ermelo), Henko Coetzee (Hoogenhout), Lesego More (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Pieter Janse van Vuuren (Ermelo), Lebogang Motsepe (Uplands), Sifiso Mchunu (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Deon Pruis (Ermelo), Jean-Louw Coetzee (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Stuart Pearce (Lowveld), Velly Radebe (Patriot), Stephan Lotz (Rob Ferreira), Christiaan Lombard (Nelspruit), Ruan van der Merwe (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Ryan Thomson (Uplands)
Mpumalanga Under-16 team for Grant Khomo Week: Vincent Mthombeni (Ermelo), Eben Oosthuyzen (HTS Middelburg), Dieter Hamman (HTS Middelburg), Sandile Ngwenya (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Tiaan Janse van Rensburg (HTS Middelburg), Vusi Matonzi (HTS Middelburg), Martin Scheepers (Ermelo), Hendrik la Grange (HTS Middelburg), Ettiene Greeff (HTS Middelburg), Exellent Ndlovu (Rob Ferreira), Rupert Robinson (Penrynn), Ernst Dinkelmann (Ermelo), Abednego Mamushi (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Samuel Milandzi (Rob Ferreira), Gordin Mashele (Nelspruit), Hennie van Jaarsveld (Ermelo), Braam van der Merwe (HTS Middelburg), Thabiso Mathelela (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Gary van Aswegen (Standerton), Piet Tsotetsi (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Dewald Pieters (HTS Witbank), Thuso Mothinya (Hoêrskool Middelburg),
Mpumalanga Under-16 B for Pietersburg, 26-29 June: Blake Steenkamp (Hoêrskool Middelburg), Ben van der Merwe (Hoogenhout), Collin Odendaal (Ermelo), Sammy Naudé (Standerton), François Hamman ((Heidelberg Volkskool), Ricks Liebenberg (HTS Middelburg), Sean Rodrigues (Nelspruit), Jeandi Oosthuizen (HTS Witbank), Charles Roberts (Ben Viljoen), NT Venter (HTS Middelburg), Keith Trytsman (Uplands), Boeboes Coetzee (HTS Middelburg), Fanie Booysen (Hoogenhout), SC Qwambe (Kriel), Robert Siebert (HTS Middelburg), Johan Strydom (Rob Ferreira), Frederik Willemse (HTS Middelburg), Pieter Gothan (HTS Middelburg), Martin Duvenhage (Rob Ferreira), Simon Nkambule (Hoogenhout), Christo Peyper (HTS Middelburg), Wayne Dreyer (HTS Witbank)