Border choose three sides
Border have chosen their three sides for the various national weeks – Under-18 Craven Week, Under-18 Academy Week and Under-16 Grant Khomo Week.
Unsurprisingly, the players come mainly from Queen’s, Selborne, Dale, Stirling and Hudson Park, with Andile Jho (from Dale) once again named in Border’s Craven Week team.
Four of the players were at Craven Week in 2009 – prop Allan Dell, fullback Jason Germishuys, centre Andile Jho who played for South African schools, and scrumhalf Bangi Kobese (Dale).
Under-18 Border Craven Week side:
Forwards: Allan Dell, (Queen’s), Tyron Fagan, (Hudson Park), Sihle Gogela (Queen’s), Sinjin Greyvenstein (Dale), Dean Hammond (Selborne), C Love (Selborne), Johan Meyer (Queen’s), Kwezi Mona (Selborne), Chase Morrison (Selborne), Mihlali Mpafi (Hudson Park), Roelof Smit (Hangklip), Callan Venter (Selborne).
Backs: James Alderman (Selborne), Ofentse Boloko (Selborne), Jason Germishuys (Selborne), Andile Jho (Dale), Jermaine Kleinsmith (Hangklip), Bangi Kobese (Dale), Sihle Maholwana (Queen’s), Achumile Mashalaba (Dale), Thabo Sisusa (Hudson Park), Keegan van Schalkwyk (Stirling).
Under-18 Border Academy Team:
Forwards: Marthinus Coetzee (Wesbank), Johnny Davis (Hangklip), Neil Fourie (Grens), John-Dylan Futter (Queen’s), Ryan Germishuys (Selborne), Jarryd Goddard (Hudson Park), Siyasanga Makholiso (Queen’s), Thorin Mallinson (Stirling), Sean Mollenstze (Stirling), Aneliswe Mntambo (Dale), Moyisi Kolisa (Dale), Yaka Qinela (Selborne),
Back:s: Yonela Dotti (Development), Justin Heynes (Hudson Park), Carlisle Jordaan (Queen’s), Lungelo Kepe (Hudson Park), Curtis Kleinhans (Stirling), Siphumelele Msutwana (Dale), Simphiwe Myira (Cambridge), Sisonke Ntsabo (Queen’s), Ayanda Siko (Development), Lonwabo Simane (Selborne)
Under-16 Border Grant Khomo Week side: 15 Zak Scott (Stirling), 14 Khaya Malotana (Queen’s), 13 S Bingwa (Hudson Park), 12 S Bukani (Dale), Mqhayi (Dale), 10 Joshua Stander (Queen’s), 9 Juan-Phillip Smith (Queen’s), 8 Vuyo Quma (Hudson Park), 7 S Mahmahe (Dale), 6 James Snelling (Queen’s), 5 Michael Hansen (Selborne), 4 Nathan Knoetze (Selborne), 3 C Chirwa (Dale), 2 Kegan Emms (Queen’s), 1 Marc Dell (Queen’s).
16 Johannes Jonker (Hudson Park), 17 M Simanga (Dale), 18 Kevin Kaba (Queen’s), 19 Lazola Ndata (Queen’s), 20 S Jack (Zwelitsha), 21 M Mlonyeni (Stirling), 22 Luyolo Gqeba (Queen’s).