Craven Week Results - Day Two

After the thrills of Day One, the Craven Week’s Day Two kicked off in Welkom with Griqualand West Country Districts and Zimbabwe running at each other.

Griquas Country Districts is in effect the old North West Cape with most of the players from Hoërskool Duineveld in Upington. They have the same colours and badge as North West Cape had when it was allowed to exist.

Griquas Country Districts were leading 13-5 till just before half-time when the Zimbabweans, playing with the wind, scored a try. The big Zimbabwe pack gave their opponents a torrid time and enabled scrumhalf Jaco Pieters to cause all sorts of problems for his opposite number.

Early in the second half a penalty – amongst a relentless flow of penalties in the match – put the Zimbabweans ahead but then Griquas Country Districts took over with enterprising running and recovered the lead when right wing Johan Myburgh scored a brilliant try before running round under the posts.

The second match was a sort of David-vs-Goliath clash and at one stage it looked as of the much smaller Griquas side was going to do a David, not with slingshots but with the boot of small flyhalf Kobus du Plessis who had the wind to help him. (Griquas had the shortest player at Craven Week in scrumhalf Darryl van Eck, the Valke the tallest in lock Ruan Botha!)

In these early moments it looked as if Griquas, with superior technique, would beat the bigger Valke but gradually the power of the East Randers told. In fact, the Valke looked best when they played with their backs and loose forwards who looked sharp.

Kobus du Plessis’s boot gave his side a 9-0 lead but then the Valke ran in two tries close to the posts and they led 14-9 at half-time. The Valke stretched their lead to 17-14 and then Griquas came darting back. Valke lost a player to the sin bin and eighthman Herman van Niekerk scored from close quarters to put Griquas just a point behind. But then Griquas shed a player and big Wiehan Hay intercepted and scored under the crossbar.

The Valke led 24-16 and then, into the strong wind, Griquas came back. Kobus du Plessis kicked a penalty and then they battered at the Valke line till tall Herman Groenewald barged over and Kobus du Plessis converted with just under two minutes to play.

It was always going to be uphill for the Eaglets against the huge men from Mpumalanga, and it was as they struggled for possession as the Pumas took their line-outs and even their scrums and dominated the breakdown. The Pumas should have won by more had it not been for handling errors and errors of judgement. Outweighed and outpowered the Eaglets suffered a further handicap with two men in the sin bin during the match. But they were brave, none more so than lively scrumhalf Percy Williams, and after the whistle they attacked the Pumas line and strong Ruan Snyman scored the try to end the match.

KwaZulu Natal started the fourth match into the wind but built up a healthy 16-0 lead from a try by sinuous Mbembe Payi and excellent kicking by Duncan Campbell. Then after the half-time siren Pieter Bornman went over in the right corner for the Leopards to make the score 16-7 at the break. In the second half each side scored a try. Patrick Howard, the most impressive three-quarter in the field, scored a try after the final siren when he charged down a chip kick, gathered and scored.

Results, Day Two: 
Griquas Country Districts vs Zimbabwe, 23-15
Griquas vs Valke, 26-24
Pumas vs South Western Districts, 26-18
KwaZulu Natal vs Leopards, 33-12
Free State vs Border, 35-13

Match details:

5. Free State vs Border

Scorers:

For Free State:
Tries: William Small-Smith, Armand Stoman, Kevin Luiters, Paul Jordaan
Cons: Johan Goosen 3
Pens: Johan Goosen 3

For Border:
Tries: Andile Jho
Cons: Bangi Kobese
Pens: Bangi Kobese 2

4. KwaZulu Natal vs Leopards

Scorers:

For KwaZulu Natal:
Tries: Mbembe Payi, Meyrick Walker, Patrick Howard
Cons: Duncan Campbell 3
Pens: Duncan Campbell 4

For Leopards
Tries: Pieter Bornman, Louwrens Strydom
Cons: Divan Visser

3. Pumas vs South Western Districts

Scorers:

For Pumas:
Tries: Henson Ngozo 2, Mark Pretorius, Marinus van der Merwe
Cons: Clinton Swart, Marinus van der Merwe 2

For South Western Districts:
Tries: Johannes Potgieter, Ruan Snyman
Con: Christiaan Rust
Pens: Christiaan Rust 2

2. Griquas vs Valke

Scorers:

For Valke:
Tries: Damian van Wyk, Ruaan Lerm, Wiehan Hay
Cons: Ruan Barnard 3
Pens: Ruan Barnard

For Griquas:
Tries: Herman van Niekerk, Herman Groenewald
Cons: Kobus du Plessis 2
Pens: Kobus du Plessis 4

1. Griquas Country Districts vs Zimbabwe

Scorers:

For Griqualand West Country Districts:
Tries: Frederik Botha, Juan Booysen, Johan Myburgh
Cons: Johan Myburgh
Pens: Johan Myburgh 2

For Zimbabwe:
Tries: Graham Logan, Takudzwa Chieza
Con: Corey van Rensburg
Pen: Corey van Rensburg

Fixtures for Day Three: 
10.10: Eastern Province Country Districts vs Namibia
11.30: Border Country Districts vs Limpopo
12.50: Golden Lions vs Blue Bulls
14.10: Western Province vs Eastern Province
15.30: Boland vs Griffons

Teams:

Border: 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), 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).

Free State: Raymond Rhule (Louis Botha), Innes Keyser (Grey), William Small-Smith (Grey, captain), Paul Jordaan (Grey), JJ van der Walt (Grey), Johan Goosen (Grey), Kevin Luiters (Grey), Niel Jordaan (Grey), Heinrich Douglas (Louis Botha), Henko Greyling (Grey), Cobus Nel (Grey), Gerhard Olivier (Grey), Neethling Fouché (Grey), Anrich Bitzi (Grey), Rudi Fuls (Grey), Armand Stoman (Grey), Rudolph Botha (Grey), Tuso Chalatsi (Louis Botha), Leneve Damons (Grey), KK Hlongwane (Louis Botha), Setho Tom (Grey), Dillon Douglas (Louis Botha).

Griqualand West: Henco Olivier (Noord-Kaap), Dean Gorrah (Noord-Kaap), Garneth Kock (Diamantveld), JP van der Merwe (Hartswater), T Meyer (Warrenton), Noël Marx (Diamantveld), Renier Botha (Diamantveld), Herman van Niekerk (Noord-Kaap), JJ Cloete (Diamantveld), Hendrik du Plessis (Noord-Kaap), Herman Groenewald (Diamantveld), Francis Rooifontein (De Aar), Berne Bergh (Noord-Kaap), Nico van der Westhuizen (Diamantveld), Cobus Cohen (Noord-Kaap), Waldo Botha (Noord-Kaap), J McLean (Noord-Kaap), Pikkie Nortje (Noord-Kaap), L Meyer (Noord-Kaap), Darryl van Eck (Noord-Kaap), Elrico Fielies (Diamantveld), Thapelo Thupe (Noord-Kaap).

Griqualand West Country Districts: Griqualand West Country Districts: Daphnul Booysen (Duineveld), Juan Booysen (Duineveld), Frederik Botha (Duineveld), Brendan Coetzer (Kathu), Adolf du Plessis (Duineveld), Andre Esterhuyse (Duineveld), John Goeiman (Duineveld), Eswyn Heyns (Upington), Abraham Janse van Vuuren (Kalahari), Gabriël Liebenberg (Upington), Jacques Louw (Duineveld), Johannes Maritz (Duineveld), Neo Masenge (Upington), Johannes Myburgh (Duineveld), Heinrich Neels (Duineveld), Eben Nel (Upington), Werner Smit (Upington), Christiaan Steenkamp, Charles Thomas (Duineveld), Peter-John Walters (Upington), Nigel Wentworth (Upington).

KwaZulu Natal: 1 Niel Oelofse (Glenwood), 2 Senzo Mtshali (Glenwood), 3 Colin Richmond (Glenwood), 4 Wade Elliott (Glenwood), 5 Alwyn Janse van Vuuren (Glenwood), 6 Meyrick Walker (Glenwood), 7 Jason Klaasen (Maritzburg College), 8 Guy Alexander (Hilton), 9 H Mudariki (Michaelhouse), 10 Duncan Campbell (Westville), 11 Emil Schwartz (Hilton), 12 Patrick Howard (Michaelhouse), 13 Andrew Holland (Kearsney), 14 Mondi Ntshingila (Glenwood), 15 Mbembe Payi (DHS), 16 Zane van Greunen (Glenwood), 17 Michael Tack (Hilton), 18 Lungelo Chonco (Maritzburg College), 19 Khaya Majola (Westville), 20 Matthew Torrance (Glenwood), 21 Edward Mongwabe (DHS), 22 K Bastew (Maritzburg College).

Manager: Dean Moodley (Kearsney)
Coaches: Tony Richter (Hilton), Barend Steyn (Kearsney)
 
Leopards: Casper Badenhorst (Wesvalia), Dean Basson (Rustenburg), Ando Booyens (Klerksdorp), Petrus Bornman (Klerksdorp), Kyle Brock (Potchefstroom Boys), Andries de Wet (Lichtenburg), Johan Jooste (Klerksdorp), Stephan Kekana (Hartbeespoort), Zeann Lazenby (Vryburg), Khotso Leepile (HTS Potchefstroom), Christoffel Marais (Rustenburg), Paballo Mohapi (Potchefstroom Boys), Sechaba Monyaki (New Vision), Ettienne Oosthuizen (Bergsig), Elvis Phalane (HTS Rustenburg), Ettienne Smith (Schweizer-Reneke), Jacobus Strauss (Potchefstroom Volkies), Louwrens Strydom (Vryburg), Barend Swanepoel (Wesvalia), Claude Tshidibi (Potchefstroom Boys), Jacques van Staden (Schoonspruit), Divan Visser (Potchefstroom Volkies).

Pumas: Kudu Mhlanga (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), Henri Boshoff (Nelspruit), Marais de Klerk (HTS Middelburg), Chester Motha (Hoërskool Middelburg), Mark Pretorius (Nelspruit), Nico van Vuuren (Nelspruit), CJ van der Schyff (Ligbron Akademie), Vian Smit (Hoërskool Secunda), Christoph Gouws (Nelspruit), Kwagga Smit (HTS Middelburg), Hendrik Haasbroek (Nelspruit), Marchant van Aard (Nelspruit), Lourens Wiid (Nelspruit), Dillon Smit (HTS Middelburg), Clinton Swart (Hoërskool Standerton), Anele Blaauw (Hoërskool Middelburg), Sanele Dlamini (Hoërskool Standerton), Mischak Khumalo (Uplands), JP du Plessis (HTS Middelburg), Henson Ngozo (Hoërskool Middelburg), Thabang Nkosi (Ligbron Akademie), Marinus van der Merwe (Hoërskool Standerton).

South Western Districts: Jade Roelofse (York), Charlton Africa (PW Botha), LuWayne Meyer (Pacaltsdorp), Tertius Kruger (Outeniqua), Doveno Bowers (Hoërskool Oudtshoorn), Johannes Potgieter (Langenhoven Gimnasium), Percy Williams (Hoërskool Oudtshoorn), Rudre Boshoff (Outeniqua), JJ du Toit (Oakdale), Leon Bredenhand (Oakdale), Ruan Snyman (Oakdale), Ovan van Vuuren (Outeniqua), Nicol du Plessis (Oakdale), Conrad Esterhuizen (Sentraal), Blaine James (Hoërskool Oudtshoorn), Luando Maxeke (PW Botha), Ruan van Deventer (Outeniqua), Niel Hattingh (Outeniqua), Nigel Olislager (Hoërskool Oudtshoorn), Ivan Ludick (Oakdale), Sylvan Mahusa (Outeniqua), Christiaan Rust (Oakdale).

Coaches: Jerome Jantjies, Braam Tukker

Valke: Ruan Barnard (EG Jansen), Gerhardus Benade (Kemptonpark), Ruan Botha (Jeugland), Ruan de Bruto (EG Jansen), Allende Wit (Transvalia), Armand Erasmus (EG Jansen), Otavio Fortuin (Hertzog), Wiehan Hay (Jeugland), Gerson Helder, Michael Holtzhauzen, James Jackson (EG Jansen), Jeandre Kotze (EG Jansen), Vincent Legae, Ruaan Lerm (EG Jansen), Pieter Matthee (EG Jansen), Katlego More (Hans Moore), Xolani Nkosi (Oosterlig), Adrian Oosthuizen (Jeugland), Boitumelo Pooe (Drie Riviere), Keanu Roman (Overvaal), Damian van Wyk (Kemptonpark), Wynand Venter (Jeugland).

Zimbabwe: Claude Bare (Prince Edward), Murray Bryce-Rogers (Lomagundi), Takudzwa Chieza (Prince Edward), Takudzwa Chipumha (St John’s), Justin Coles (St John’s), Boris Mwambo (St John’s), James Forrester (St John’s), Sir Farai John Jijita (Prince Edward), Shane Joubert (Lomagundi), Simon Kadirire (St George’s), Ulrich Kontchou (St John’s), Matthew Lawson (St George’s), Graham Logan (St John’s), Kyle Lucas (St George’s), Micheal Macintosh (Falcon), Garath Meikle (Lomagundi), Victor Mushoriwa (Prince Edward), Ian Muza (Prince Edward), Jacobus Pieters (St George’s), Joshua Smallbones (St John’s), Kelvin Swan (St John’s), Hopewell Tembo (St George’s), Corey van Rensburg (Falcon), Ben Viljoen (Lomagundi).