SA Academy team for Craven Week
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:44
After the three playing days of the Academy tournament was played in Pretoria, the South African Academy team was chosen to take part in the Craven Week.
In the recent past, the SA Academy team has played the SA Schools team and four times in six matches the Academy side - chosen from players not wanted for Craven Week - beat the SA Schools side, chosen from the top players at Craven Week.
In 2008, the Academy side won by a whopping 41-19.
To avoid this annual embarrassment, the SA Academy team will not play the SA Schools team this year but will take part in the Craven Week along with the team chosen from the Special Schools Craven Week.
The unbeaten teams at the Academy Week were the Blue Bulls and the Golden Lions. They each have three players in the side while Western Province have five, Eastern Province four.
The captain of the team is Kobus Porter of Noordheuwel. The schools with the biggest representation are Grey College, Waterkloof and Paul Roos, each with three.
The SA Academy team for Craven Week: 15 Shandré Claasen (Vredendal, Boland), 14 Ushimen Pateni (Pearson, Eastern Province), 13 William Small-Smith (Grey College, Free State), 12 Paul Jordaan (Grey College, Free State), 11 Ayanda Foley (Victoria Park, Eastern Province), 10 Errol Jagger (Paul Roos, Western Province), 9 François de Klerk (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 8 Quinton Kruger (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 7 Cornell du Preez (Framesby, Eastern Province), 6 Kobus Porter (Noordheuwel, Golden Lions - captain), 5 Schalk van Heerden (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls), 4 James Meechum (Monument, Golden Lions, 3 Piet Stemmet (Paul Roos, Western Province), 2 Wikus Louwrens (Oakdale, South Western Districts), 1 Kelvin du Bruyn (Paul Roos, Western Province).
Replacements: 16 Katlego Kgama (St Stithians, Golden Lions), 17 Zolani Faku (Grey High, Eastern Province), 18 Lidokuhle Neyembe (Grey
College, Free State), 19 Khaya Majola (Westville, KwaZulu Natal), 20 Thabiso Zwane (Piet Retief, Pumas), 21 Heinrich Arendse (Scottsdene, Western Province), 22 Kieran Goss (Wynberg, Western Province).
Manager: David Coert (Boland)
Coaches: Baart Schoeman (Blue Bulls), Peter Links (Western Province)
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