Four Puma Teams
The Mpumalanga Rugby Union has chosen four teams for National Weeks – the Under-18 Craven Week, the Academy Week and the Grant Khomo Week.
In the Craven Week side there is a bit of a surprise with eight players from Hoërskool Middelburg and just two from HTS Middelburg and five from Nelspruit. During the season both HTS Middelburg and Nelspruit were convincing winners over Hoërskool Middelburg – HTS 41-26 and Nelspruit 34-10. But Hoërskool has more than HTS and Nelspruit together. In the three teams for which their players were eligible Hoërskool Middelburg has 19 players
Of the players in the 2015 team Telvin Mhlongo, Siyabonga Khaliswayo, Cyprian Nkomo, Nfundo Ndlovu and Crisjan Steynsburg were in the 2014 Craven Week in Middelburg
Pumas Craven Week: 15 Telvin Mhlongo (Middelburg), 14 Fana Ngwenya (Middelburg), 13 Siyabonga Khaliswayo (Middelburg), 12 Cyprian Nkomo (Middelburg), 11 Mfundo Ndlovu (Standerton), 10 Wessel Muller (Nelspruit), 9 Ruben Roodt (Middelburg), 8 Pieter Bekker (Ermelo), 7 Chrisjan Steynberg (HTS Middelburg), 6 JC Pretorius (HTS Middelburg), 5 Marius Verwey (Middelburg), 4 Coenie Kruger (Nelspruit) (captain), 3 Dewald Maritz (Nelspruit), 2 Marnus van der Merwe (Nelspruit), 1 Stefan de Jager (Nelspruit)
Replacements: 16 Hloni Mphuti (Standerton), 17 Armand Adlem (Generaal Hertzog), 18 Steven Pieterse (Middelburg), 19 Mpumelelo (Middelburg), 20 Vusi Mkhonza (Ermelo), 21 Deon van der Merwe (Nelspruit), 22 Mlondi Mnisi (Patriot)
Pumas Academy Week: 15 Julian Claassen (Generaal Hertzog), 14 Adolph Masuma (Generaal Hertzog), 13 Jacques du Toit (HTS Middelburg), 12 Ryan Phiri (Middelburg), 11 Wandile Shabangu (Middelburg), 10 Marius de Villiers (HTS Witbank), 9 Francois de Villiers (HTS Middelburg), 8 Eric Basson (HTS Middelburg), 7 Johathan Kayembe (HTS Witbank), 6 Neft du Toit (Middelburg), 5 Jandré Coetzee (Nelspruit), 4 Melo Nhlabati (Piet Retief), 3 Sicelo Zulu (Piet Retief), 2 JJ Beeby (Nelspruit), 1 Nkosianthi Mtetwa (Piet Retief)
Replacements: 16 Jaci Ntombeni (Middelburg), 17 Gerik Mynhardt (HTS Middelburg), 18 Donell Griffiths Volksrust19 Tiaan Botha (HTS Middelburg), 20 Jaco Joubert (Nelspruit), 21 Brandon Par Bailey (HTS Middelburg), 22 Andiswa Mndawe (Middelburg)
Grant Khomo Week: 15 Sizwe Maseko (Ligbron), 14 Manga Ntimba (Middelburg), 13 Prince Nkabinde (Hoogenhout), 12 Stephan van der Bank (Nelspruit), 11 Bongumenzi Dlamini (Piet Retief), 10 Riekert Barnard (HTS Middelburg), 9 Uys De Preez (HTS Middelburg), 8 Gerbrand Hurter (Nelspruit), 7 Xolani Mavundla (Piet Retief), 6 Lindelani Makhanya (Piet Retief), 5 Sibusiso Madonsela (Piet Retief), 4 Carlo Nortje (HTS Middelburg), 3 Duart Willemse (HTS Middelburg), 2 Steyn Grobler (Hoogenhout), 1 Ndumiso Ntobeng (Middelburg)
Replacements: 16 SP Muller (Nelspruit), 17 AJ Lotter (Hoogenhout), 18 Mbali Sambo (Middelburg), 19 Cornel Els (Middelburg), 20 Shane Botha (Middelburg), 21 Zama Mhlongo (Middelburg), 22 Message Nkosi (Ligbron)
Pumas Country Districts: 15 Ernest Mthethwa (Penryn College), 14 Henning van Aswegen (Morgenson), 13 Dirk Coetzer (Oosterland), 12 Ruan van Niekerk (Belfast), 11 Martin Slabbert (Oosterland), 10 Wikus Lombaard (Carolina), 9 Lifa Zulu (Barberton), 8 Tristan Louw (Bergvlam), 7 Keenan Maans (Barberton), 6 Juan Pretorius (Bergvlam), 5 JJ Pieters (Bergvlam), 4 Igie Vermeulen (Hendrina), 3 Zanuxolo Makhanya (Lowveld High), 2 Labogang Mondlane (Barberton), 1 Declan Zita (Barberton)
Replacements: 16 Bonga Khoza (Penryn College), 17 Petrus Ramolotsi (Oosterland), 18 Thato Mashete (Penryn College), 19 Lunga Ngcobo (Evander), 20 Wakhe Shongwe (Penryn College), 21 André Visser (Barberton), 22 John Robert Smith (Sabie)
