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Blue Bulls pick three teams

The Blue Bulls have chosen three teams of schoolboys for the coming weeks – Craven Week, Academy Week and the Northvaal Under-19 Academy Week.

The convener of the selectors Johan Koekemoer is satisfied that the best available teams were selected and he added that all the selectors were in accord with the naming of the Craven Week team.

The Craven week is going to be in East London in July, whilst the Academy Week will be hosted by the Blue Bulls in Pretoria and the Northvaal Under-19 Week is going to take place in Potchefstroom.

The Craven Week coach Pieter van Wyk echoed what Koekemoer said and he is optimistic that the Blue Bulls will do well in the challenges that await them at the “Bondedag” and the Craven Week.

Not surprisingly Affies and Waterkloof make a big contribution to the teams.

Vodacom Blue Bulls Craven Week: 15 Pieter van der Walt (Affies), 14 Anton Kruger (Waterkloof), 13 Johan de Goede (Affies), 12 Pierre Lombaard (Waterkloof), 11 Richmond Collins (Pretoria Boys High), 10 Tony Jantjes (Menlopark), 9 Lohan Jacobs (Affies), 8 Louis le Roux (Pretoria Boys High), 7 Katlego Maake (Pretoria Boys High), 6 Lean Schwartz (Waterkloof), 5 Jose Julies (Menlopark), 4 Gerno Eksteen (Waterkloof), 3 Ian Gregorowski (Affies), 2 Bongi Nbonambi (St Alban’s), 1 Juan Schoeman (Affies).
Reserves: 16 Jacques Momberg (Waterkloof), 17 Herman Basson (Waterkloof), 18 Malaka Moloko (Pretoria Boys High), 19 Nardus van der Walt (Affies) 20 Arafaat Kock (Menlopark), 21 Leroy Africa (St Alban’s), 22 Katlego Magakwa (St Alban’s).

Vodacom Blue Bulls Academy Week: 15 M Bosch (Pretoria Boys High), 14 J Ntengo (Menlopark), 13 B Tshabangu (St Alban’s), 12 H Williams (Affies), 11 K Nkosi (Hendrik Verwoerd), 10 N Bosman (Affies), 9 F de Klerk (Waterkloof), 8 C Martin (Menlopark), 7 Q Kruger (Waterkloof), 6 M Soko (Willow Ridge), 5 S van Heerden (Waterkloof), 4 R Olivier (Centurion), 3 M Matokwa (St Alban’s), 2 J Bosman (Centurion), 1 Y Madlala (Pretoria Boys High).
Reserves: 16 M Kilian (Montana), 17 A Chawane (Jeugklubs), 18 G Kruger (Wonderboom), 19 K Jones (Menlopark), 20 J Smith (Centurion), 21 E Sekolo (Pretoria Boys High), 22 J Lombaard (Waterkloof).

Northvaal Under-19 Academy Week: 15 A Jacobs (Wilgers), 14 S Pieterse (Affies), 13 F Maritz (Waterkloof), 12 A Walters (Centurion), 11 E Marais (Centurion), 10 M van den Berg (Waterkloof), 9 J Marais (Hendrik Verwoerd), 8 E Wallis (Waterkloof), 7 R Heydenrych (Affies), 6 J Coetzee (Eldoraigne), 5 P Velloen (Menlopark), 4 M Bali (St Alban’s), 3 J Wauts (Centurion), 2 H Strydom (Menlopark), 1 F Schutte (John Vorster).
Reserves: 16 E Venter (Affies), 17 J Snyders (Menlopark), 18 J Bester (John Vorster), 19 L Barnard (Centurion), 20 H Fouche (Erasmus), 21 F Ntsala (Centurion), 22 J de Bruin (Centurion).

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