Falcons have selected their provincial sides
The Falcons will be sending only one team to the Craven Week side, while two teams, Falcons East (Red Falcons ) and Falcons West (Blue Falcons ), will represent them in the Academy team.
Similar to last year, Dr EG Jansen are dominating the selection in the Craven Week team, the school boast with 11 players in the side, while they have another seven in Falcons Academy East side.
The huge amount of Dr EG Jansen comes as no sup rice giving the the school's rich history and current rugby form. The school from Boksburg is ranked 12th on the FNB Top 20.
The Falcons open their Craven Week campaign against the Free State. While Blue Falcons takes on the SA LSEN team and Red Falcons take on Namibia in the Academy Week.
There are three 2015 Craven Week players who will be part of this year's Craven Week team, namely Ginter Smuths, André van der Merwe and Timothy van Dieman.
Werner Fourie and Esihle Mbilini will be joining the Craven Week team from last year's Red Falcons (Falcons East) Academy team. While Webster Swanepoel, who was part of last years' Blue Falcons Blue (Falcons West) Academy will also join the Craven Week side.
Lee-Irven Anderies, Dwayne Fourie, JJ Yamwimbi and Marcus Nyirenda are 2015 Grant Khomo players who have made it through the ranks and will be part of this year's Craven Week team.
Falcons Craven week team: 15 Martin Steyn (Unknown), 14 Romano Jonkerman (EG Jansen), 13 Lee-Irven Anderies (EG Jansen), 12 Francois Erasmus (Kempton Park), 11 Webster Swanepoel (Vereeniging Gim), 10 Ruben Beytell (EG Jansen), 9 Ginter Smuths (EG Jansen), 8 Reynardt Theron (Die Anker), 7 Timothy van Dieman (Benoni), 6 Ruben Roodt (EG Jansen), 5 Francois du Preez (EG Jansen), 4 Reinhardt Venter (EG Jansen), 3 André van der Merwe (EG Jansen), 2 Werner Fourie (EG Jansen), 1 Marcus Nyirenda (Parys).
Replacements: 16 Donovan Strydom (Heidelberg VS), 17 Rehann Baumann (EG Jansen), 18 KG Malao (Birchleigh), 19 JJ Yamwimbi (Rhodesfield), 20 Esihle Mbilini (Birchleigh), 21 Dwayne Fourie (EG Jansen), 22 Erzath Boesak (Hugenote), 23 Tumiso Lenake (Springs).
Craven Week representation of schools:
EG Jansen: 11
Kempton Park: 1
Vereeniging Gim: 1
Die Anker: 1
Heidelberg Volkskool: 1
Birchleigh: 2
Rhodesfield: 1
Hugenote: 1
Springs: 1
Benoni: 1
Parys: 1
Unknown: 1
Red Falcons (East) Academy team: 15 Franco van Eeden (EG Jansen), 14 E Nkombo (Birchleigh), 13 N Baloyi (Hans Moore), 12 Henry Pike (EG Jansen), 11 Franklin Wagner (EG Jansen), 10 S Boyfane (Dr. Malan), 9 F Jordaan (Kempton Park), 8 A Meyer (EG Jansen), 7 J Marais (Kempton Park), 6 S Sidane (Springs), 5 S Makobelo (Sasolburg), 4 D McArthur (EG Jansen), 3 E Jacobs (Hugenote), 2 S Yija (Dr. Malan), 1 K Makobane (Voortrekker).
Replacements: 16 J Venter (EG Jansen), 17 M Rababalela (Rhodesfield), 18 A Pero (Kempton Park), 19 D Engelbrecht (EG Jansen), 20 M Maddo (Vaalpark), 21 JJ Keyser (Die Anker), 22 R Mogane (Birchleigh), 23 T Banda (VaalPark).
Red Falcons Acadamy week representation by schools:
EG Jansen: 7
Birchleigh: 2
Hans Moore: 1
Dr. Malan: 2
Kempton Park: 3
Springs: 1
Sasolburg: 1
Hugenote: 1
Voortrekker: 1
Rhodesfield: 1
Vaalpark: 2
Die Anker: 1
Blue Falcons (West) Academy team: 15 E Aucamp (Hugenote), 14 M Ntsane (Transvalia), 13 T Mohali (Generaal Smuts), 12 Q Scheepers (Stoffberg), 11 P Maduwa (Vereeniging Gim), 10 D Schoeman (Vereeninging Gim), 9 DW Briers (Vereeninging Gim), 8 H Pienaar (Vereeniging Gim), 7 Masala (Voortrekker), 6 M Shabala (Voortrekker), 5 X Masitiela (Birchleigh), 4 A Venter (Stoffberg), 3 D Schultz (Vereeninging Gim), 2 K Nyakala (Springs), 1 S Motsapi (Generaal Smuts).
Replacements: 16 D Lange (Oosterlig), 17 A Grobler (HVH), 18 L Petersen (Birchleigh), 19 N van Niekerk (Stoffberg), 20 A Buang (Transvalia), 21 M Kunene (Generaal Smuts), 22 A de Jager (Tranvalia), 23 M Kama (Generaal Smuts).
Blue Falcons (West) Academy representations by schools:
Hugenote: 1
Transvalia: 3
Generaal Smuts: 4
Stoffberg: 3
Vereeniging Gimnasium: 5
Voortrekker: 2
Birchleigh: 2
Springs: 1
Oosterlig: 1
Heidelberg Volkskool: 1
