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Griquas have selected the teams

The team from the Northern Cape will be sending two teams to the Craven Week namely Griquas Craven Week and Griquas Country District. Similar to Craven Week, their will be sending two teams to the Academy week as well namely the Academy and Central Academy team.  

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Griquas will open their Craven Week campaign against Namibia, while the Country District team will go head-to-head with Zimbabwe – all on Day one.

In terms of school representation, Hoërskool Diamantveld and Noord-Kaap are contributing most of the players in the Griquas Craven Week team. There is a total of ten Diamantveld players and nine Noord-Kaap players in the team.

While Duineveld and Upington are dominating the Country District Craven Week side. With eight players to Duineveld and seven to Upington respectively.

Griquas welcome back three 2015 Craven Week players to this year's Craven week side namely Cameron Hufke, Anton van Romburg and Rian Kotze. While Mpho Molaolwa, Jacques Page, Ettiene Le Roux and  Telehessien Dick will again be joining this year's Country District Craven Week side.

André du Toit has been promoted from 2015 Academy team to this year's Craven Week side. While Wilfred Saunderson who was part of last year's Academy Country District side will be part of this year's Craven Week Country District side.

Griquas Craven Week Team: 15 Chadwyn November (Noord-Kaap), 14 Gladwin Nieuwenhuizen (Noord-Kaap ), 13 Dean Ackerman (Diamantveld), 12 Ruan Scholtz (Noord-Kaap ), 11 Cameron Hufke (Noord-Kaap ), 10 Petri du Plessis (Vaalharts), 9 Chadd Adams (Noord-Kaap ), 8 Jacques Ackerman (Diamantveld), 7 Rian Kotze (Noord-Kaap ), 6 Jeffrey Muzaza (Noord-Kaap), 5 Bernard Jansen (Diamantveld), 4 Heirick Klopper (Hartswater), 3 Byron du Plooy (Weslaan), 2 Anton van Romburg (Diamantveld), 1 André du Toit (Diamantveld).

Replacements: 16 Justin Murphy (Noord-Kaap ), 17 WS Coetzer (Diamantveld, 18 Edwill Speelman (Diamantveld), 19 Edmund Brandt (Noord-Kaap ), 20 Niel Coetzee (Hartswater), 21 Dehan du Plessis (Diamantveld), 22 Ashwill Botha (Diamantveld), 23 Jody Schmidt (Diamantveld).

Manager: Adam Botha

Coaches: Derek de Clerk, WJ Smith, Jaco Dames

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Griquas Craven Week Representation by Schools:

Noord-Kaap: 9

Diamantveld: 10

Vaalharts: 1

Hartswater: 2

Weslaan: 1

Griquas Country District Craven week team: 15 Mpho Molaolwa (Kalahari), 14 Sabastian Jobb (Duineveld), 13 Jacques Page (Duineveld), 12 Devan Walters (Upington), 11 Oscar van Wyk (Kathu), 10 Ivan Lombaard (Upington), 9 Etiene le Roux (Duineveld), 8 Johan Geldenhuys (Duineveld), 7 Johannes Terblanche (Upington), 6 Ruan  Visser (Duineveld), 5 Rudolph Oberholzer (Duineveld), 4 Jovan Oosthuizen (Duineveld), 3 Gerhard Gregory (Kalahari), 2 Telehessien Dick (Concordia), 1 Zian Augustyn (Duineveld).

Replacements: 16 Waylin Cloete (Upington), 17 Wilfred Saunderson (Saul Damon), 18 Hermanus Fourie (Kalahari), 19 Hanlu Kotze (Upington), 20 Warren Ventura (Concordia), 21 Connie de Jager (Upington), 22 Delron Speelman (Daniëlskuil), 23 Byron Coetzee (Upington).

Manager: LR de Wet

Coaches: Fillip Venter, J-Ell Slabbert

Griques Country District Craven Week representation by Schools:

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Kalahari: 3

Duineveld: 8

Upington: 7

Kathu: 1

Concordia: 2

Saul Damon: 1

Daniëlskuil: 1

Griquas Academy Week team: 15 Russel Coetzee (Hantam), 14 Byron Saal (Aggenys), 13 Harry-Alfred Bowers (Namakwaland), 12 Stefanus Coetrzee (Namakwaland), 11 Majolo Lenge (Kathu), 10 John Hollenbach (Kalahari), 9 Juandré Gelant (Hantam), 8 Ronaldo Spence (Keimoes), 7 Jacobus Koegelenberg (Upington), 6 Granville Koopman (Hantam), 5 Pieter Koegelenberg (Namakwaland), 4 Arnoldus van Zyl (Duineveld), 3 Marthinus van Zyl (Upington), 2 Lukas van der Merwe (Upington), 1 Jeandré Simon    (Upington).

Replacements: 16 Pierre Becker (Duineveld), 17 Llewellyn Scheepers (Nababeep), 18 Jacob Nel (Kathu), 19 Ettience Noeth (Upington), 20 Brandon Cloete (Concordia), 21 Javier Punzul (Duineveld), 22 Jacobus Conradie (Duineveld), 23 Wiehann Louw (Concordia).

Manager: Wilfred Fortuin

Coaches: Andre Wait, Altus van den Heever

Griquas Academy Representation by Schools:

Hantam: 3

Aggenys: 1

Namakwaland:3

Kathu: 2

Kalahari: 1

Keimoes: 1

Duineveld: 4

Upington: 5

Nababeep: 1

Concordia: 2

Griquas Central Academy Week team: 15 José Conclusio George (Noord-kaap), 14 Christopher Leonardo Andrews (Noord-kaap), 13 Danver Keenan Cloete (Prieska), 12 Kenan Coetzee (Weslaan), 11 Maurice Emmaneul  Amerika (Noord-kaap), 10 Charles Samuel  Williams (Diamantveld), 9 Jaco Herman Wilkinson (De Aar), 8 Tyrone Percival Tice (De Aar), 7 Jan Willem Van Niekerk (Diamantveld), 6 Lloyd Antonie Mostert(Noord-kaap), 5 Jan Abraham Bekker (Douglas), 4 Gideon M van Niekerk (Noord-kaap), 3 Alexander van Engelbrecht (Noord-kaap), 2 Hendrik Phillipus Fourie (Prieska), 1 Jay-Dee Jason Dampies (Noord-kaap).

Replacements: 16 Alan  John Joubert (Diamantveld), 17 Cornelius Johannes Hattingh (De Aar), 18 Louis Jacobus Fourie (Diamantveld), 19 Reinier Willem Van Zyl (Diamantveld), 20 Mulke Leroux (Douglas), 21 Wesley Perrin Fillis (Gekombineerde Skool Victoria-Wes), 22 Aadiam Shamiel De Wee (Diamantveld), 23 Azakhiwe  Afrika (De Aar).

Manager: Jacob Smeer

Coaches: Derik Zeelie, Ashley Kock

Griques Central Academy representation by schools:

Noord-Kaap: 7

Prieska: 2

Weslaan: 1

Diamantveld: 6

De Aar: 4

Douglas: 2

Gekombineerde Skool Victoria-Wes: 1

Griquas Grant Khomo Week team: 15 Yaseer Daniels, 14 Bennet Mbobo, 13 Willem van Niekerk, 12 Henro Kotze, 11 Caleb van Wyk, 10 Handré Bruwer, 9 Craif Ockhuis, 8 Ruan van Loggenberg, 7 Siseko Mvenya, 6 Ruco Botha, 5 Ferdinand van Soelen, 4 Ruaaq van Wyk, 3 Johnny Markram, 2 Nolan Coetzee, 1 Darius Andreas.

Replacements: 16 Herman Harper, 17 Jason Fischer, 18 Rudolph Fourie, 19 Venter Scholtz, 20 Salmon Oberholzer, 21 Charlie Louw, 22 Winston Jordaan, 23 Jacques Marthinus.

Manager: Lukas Bock

Coaches: Herbert du Plooy, Tertius van Niekerk, Jacques Zandberg

Griquas have selected the teams

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