Kearsney Festival - matches & teams
The Kearsney Easter Festival, such a high-profile addition to schools rugby at Easter, kicks off at the school in Botha's Hill on Thursday, 2 April 2015.
It dives straight in with big clash between the hosts and Selborne College of East London, and early indications are that Selborne will have a powerful side this year. The first day ends with another top clash between the Rooibulle of HTS Middelburg and great Grey of Bloemfontein.
Having introduced the festival, the hosts close it with a match against SACS, South Africa's oldest school, on Easter Monday.
Fixtures
Maundy Thursday
09.30: Kearsney vs Selborne
10.45: SACS vs Dale
12.00: Menlopark vs Glenwood
13.15: Dr EG Jansen vs Affies
14.30: Westville vs Framesby
15.45: Grey Bloem vs HTS Middelburg
Holy Saturday
09.30: SACS vs Affies
10.45: Westville vs Dr EG Jansen
12.00: Kearsney vs Dale
13.15: Selborne vs HTS Middelburg
14.30: Grey Bloem vs Menlopark
15.45: Glenwood vs Framesby
Easter Monday
09.30: Westville vs HTS Middelburg
10.45: Framesby vs Menlopark
12.00: Glenwood vs Selborne
13.15: Grey Bloem vs Dr EG Jansen
14.30: Affies vs Dale
15.45: Kearsney vs SACS
17.00: Awarding of Sharks Academy Bursaries
Teams
In the teams there are players who were at the 2014 Craven Week.
Affies: Eddie Fouché, Eduan Lubbe
Dale: Courtney Winnaar, Loyolo Khuse
Dr EG Jansen: Nico Peyper, Handré Stassen, Warren Brits, Erich Cronjé, Irvin Ali
Glenwood: Ilunga Mukendi
Grey Bloem: Lourens Steenkamp, Ignatius Prinsloo, Sentle Lehoko
Menlopark: Andell Loubser
Kearsney: Tristan Dixon
Selborne: David Brits
Affies: 15 Henco Jordaan, 14 Janco Booysen, 13 Louritz van der Schyff, 12 Eddie Fouché, 11 Christian Strydom, 10 Ruan de Swardt, 9 Jack Hart, 8 Lombard Grobler, 7 Eduan Lubbe, 6 Phillip Krause, 5 Juan Basson, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Niell Bezuidenhout, 2 Schalk Erasmus, 1 Jano Espag.
Replacements: 16 Viaan Mong, 17 Cabous Eloff, 18 Henk Pretorius, 19 Vic Meyer, 20 Divan Henning, 21 Jacobus van Staden, 22 Pieter Coetser, 23 Arno van Wyk.
Dale College: 15 Godknows Mavara, 14 Buntu Zatu, 13 Jonathan Booysen, 12 Siyamthanda Mgubo (captain), 11 Luyolo Khuse, 10 Courtney Winnaar, 9 Siphe Renene,8 Ronald Jiri, 7 Oratile Mabusela, 6 Siyanda Am, 5 Kwanda Dimaza, 4 Solomon Makhubelo, 3 Reezwaan Shahadat, 2 Bubele Gongqa, 1 Thabiso Maziza.
Replacements: 16 Hennie Otto, 17 Luvo Bazi, 18 Cinga Moni, 19 Sihle Diniso, 20 Zukhanye Roji, 21 Siposethu Dlongodlongo, 22 Sibulele Mbana, 23 Bamanye Xenxe.
Dr EG Jansen: 15 David Mostert, 14 Quinton Beaton, 13 Marco Niemand, 12 Erich Cronjé, 11 Irvin Ali, 10 Xander Crause, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Warren Britz, 7 Dylan van der Walt, 6 Dillon Robus, 5 Hendré Stassen (captain), 4 Edwin Jansen, 3 André van der Merwe, 2 Nico Peyper, 1 Rouxbann Baumann.
Replacements: 16 Werner Fourie, 17 Rehann Baumann, 18 Esuan van Niekerk, 19 Dandré Brand, 20 Jacques Joubert, 21 Romano Jonkerman, 22 Franklin Wagner, 23 Henry Pike, 24 Francois du Preez.
Framesby: 15 Keegan Tait, 14 Leslie Sharp, 13 Tiaan Louwrens, 12 Julian Kleyn, 11 Dylan Olivier, 10 Riaan van Rensburg, 9 Wayne Moss, 8 Malan Marais, 7 Juandré Kritzinger, 6 Jurgens Viljoen, 5 Ruben Pretorius, 4 Ruben le Roux, 3 Roelof Roodt, 2 André Lategan (captain), 1 Roelof Meyer.
Replacements: 16 Stefan van der Poel, 17 Rico Theron, 18 Ruaan Watson, 19 Charl Stander, 20 Tommy Adlam, 21 Bernard McDonald, 22 Louis Strydom, 23 Stefan van Rooyen.
Glenwood: 15 Jaydon Morgan, 14 Gideon Lubbe, 13 Donovan du Randt, 12 Ruan van Rensburg, 11 Ilunga Mukendi, 10 Jerome Bossr, 9 Sibonakaliso Dubazane, 8 Marco Palvie, 7 Nama Xaba (captain), 6 Austin Brummer, 5 Arnoux Venter, 4 Dylan Weideman, 3 Khuthazani Mchunu, 2 Quintin Vorster, 1 Christopher Klopper.
Replacements: 16 Connor Botha, 17 Reinier van Rooyen, 18 Kwenzokuhle Blose, 19 Lencho Brynard, 20 Jordan du Preez, 21 Maarten Holtzhausen, 22 Devan Brough, 23 Ajay Pretorius.
Grey College: 15 Sentle Lehoko, 14 Dian Gouws, 13 Gerrie Koegelenberg, 12 PR Serfontein, 11 Dawid Snyman, 10 Mario Vieira, 9 Niel Durow, 8 Werner Roberts, 7 Hardus Nel, 6 Johan Dippenaar, 5 Marius Kruger, 4 George Rossouw, 3 IG Prinsloo, 2 Matthew Wessels, 1 Raynard Esterhuizen,
Replacements: 16 Daniel Rust, 17 Gideo Beukes, 18 Stef Brits, 19 Janco van Tonder, 20 Wihan Kloppers, 21 Rewan Kruger, 22 Jaco Wessels, 23 Louwrens Steenkamp.
HTS Middelburg: 15 Brandon Par-Bailey, 14 Ryan Cloete, 13 Jacques du Toit, 12 Ruan Luddick, 11 Lewin Bronkhorst, 10 Reynard van As, 9 Francois de Villiers, 8 Erik Basson (captain), 7 Derik Willemse, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Tiaan Botha, 4 Eduan Mare, 3 Neven Nel, 2 Gerik Mynhardt, 1 JP Mans.
Replacements: 16 Walter Janse van Rensburg, 17 Ruben Cross, 18 Phillip Hennop, 19 Bernard Kotzenberg, 20 Jandré Venter, 21 Waldo Conradie, 22 Brandon Weyers.
Menlopark: 15 Andell Loubser, 14 Leon Pretorius, 13 Stean Pienaar, 12 Wayne van der Bank (captain), 11 Dewald Peens, 10 Brian Bouwer, 9 Dylan van der Bank, 8 Willem Hoffmeyer, 7 Dale Hartmann, 6 Gerald Lowe, 5 Riekert Korff, 4 Ruhan Straeuli, 3 Roan Liebenberg, 2 Ruben Maritz, 1 Wiehann Pienaar.
Replacements: 16 Danie Rosseau, 17 Deon Rosseau, 18 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 19 Louis Jordaan, 20 Calvin Murdoch, 21 Nathan Nienaber, 22 Jacques Fourie, 23 Donovan Schneider.
Kearsney: 15 Mitchell Nesbit, 14 Cian Waugh, 13 Matthew Watts, 12 James Tedder, 11 Nicholas Hoare, 10 Cameron Ritchie, 9 Brendan Vorster, 8 James Miller, 7 Tristan Dixon, 6 Robert Polkinghorne, 5 Jared Meyer, 4 Ryan Lewarne, 3 Greg van Noordwyk, 2 Joshua van Vuuren, 1 Nicholas Luyt.
Replacements: 16 Joshua Hagemann, 17 Malwande Nkunzi, 18 Darian Blair, 19 Ryan Jackson, 20 Luke Croshaw, 21 Warren Driver, 22 Kyle Mertsch, 23 Cullen Waberski.
SACS: 15 Athi Gazi, 14 Reitumetse Mogoje, 13 Ciaran Dayaram, 12 Liam Abrahams, 11 Thomas Waterkeyn, 10 Jordan Chait (captain), 9 Rau-Ees Arendse, 8 Alex Halvorsen, 7 Tommy Posen, 6 Dylan Hadzigrigoriou, 5 Cameron Laurenson, 4 Elliot Avery, 3 Riyaaz Semaar, 2 Lance Steytler, 1 Sihle Lonzi.
Replacements: 16 Liam Larkan, 17 Sebastian Schultz, 18 James Brewer, 19 Dane Brouwer, 20 Michael Haasbroek, 21 Nick Redelinghuys, 22 Matthew de Villiers, 23 Duncan Ferguson.
Selborne College: 15 Michael Botha, 14 Tristan Coetzer, 13 Andile Koyana, 12 David Brits, 11 Thakga Boloko, 10 Morgan Steyn, 9 Joshua Alderman, 8 Lutho Selem, 7 Darren Lemmer, 6 Heinrich Nieuwenhuizen, 5 Hein Rust, 4 Daniel Froneman, 3 Daniel Voigt, 2 Grant Venter, 1 Cole van Tonder.
Replacements: 16 Connor Deary, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Phumzile Maqondwana, 19 Matthew Aucamp, 20 James Bruce, 21 Joshua Armstrong, 22 Sango Xamlashe.
Westville Boys’ High: 15 Shane Ball (captain), 14 Tonny Mahlangu, 13 Mpilo Shange, 12 Brogan Boulle, 11 James Wheeler, 10 Niel van Rooyen, 9 Bryce Kitching, 8 Keegan Nicholson, 7 Devon Muller, 6 Donovan Grant, 5 Johannes Pelzer, 4 Sibabalo Qoma, 3 Shawn Stolz, 2 Hendrik Prinsloo, 1 Jordan Els.
Replacements: 16 Damon Lee, 17 Melusi Mtabela, 18 Marcelle Barnard, 19 Zane Heyneke, 20 Garryth Jackson, 21 Craig Schlemmer, 22 Hanro Naude, 23 Sakhle Xaba.