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Namibian schoolboy teams

Namibia have chosen their four teams for Craven Weeks, Academy Week and Grant Khomo Week.

Several of the players have been to previous Weeks at all levels. Hooker Niel van Vuuren and flyhalf Zirek Coetzee are the only returnees from the 2008 Craven Week.

As one would expect the Windhoek schools dominate.

Craven Week

Namibia1 Sholto Olivier (Windhoek Hoërskool), 2 Niel van Vuuren (Windhoek Hoërskool), 3 François Pretorius (SS Otjiwarongo), 4 Norman Campbell (SS Otjiwarongo), 5 Paul Willemse (Tsumeb Gimnasium), 6 Jaco Wiese (Windhoek Hoërskool), 7 Dirk Basson (Windhoek Hoërskool), 8 Royal Otto (Tsumeb Gimnasium), 9 Pieter Janse van Vuuren (Windhoek Hoërskool), 10 Zirk Coetzee (Windhoek Hoërskool), 11 Nandi Karuuombe (Jan Mohr), 12 Johan Deysel (Windhoek Hoërskool), 13 William Jacobs (Windhoek Hoërskool), 14 Malcolm Moor (Windhoek Gimnasium), 15 Daniel Bock (Walvisbaai Hoërskool), 16 Rathony Becker (Windhoek HTS), 17 François Potgieter (Gobabis Gimnasium), 18 Munee Tjiueza (Windhoek Hoërskool), 19 Glen Mouton (Walvisbaai Hoërskool), 20 Jeremy Strong (Walvisbaai Hoërskool),21 Wesley Fisch (PK de Villiers), 22 Rinrongeree Kauuovo (Windhoek Hoërskool)

Academy Week

Namibia: 1 Gert Henning (Windhoek HTS), 2 Emlyn Olivier (M&K Gertze), 3 Hendrik Derks (EduHelp), 4 Stefan Neustadt (Windhoek HTS), 5 Ian Van Wyk (Windhoek Gimnasium), 6 Hennie van der Westhuizen (Windhoek Hoërskool), 7 Cecil Clarke (De Duine), 8 Alfred Ward (Namibia High), 9 Tommie van der Merwe (Grootfontein SS), 10 Corné Karstens (Elnatan), 11 De Selvano Beukes (Dr Lemmer), 12 Jontuan Ockhuizen (M&K Gertze), 13 Shilton Clarke (Academia), 14 Donny Motinga (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 15 Reinhardt Liebenberg (Windhoek Hoërskool), 16 Niel Brink (Keetmanshoop Private School), 17 Danie Robberts (Walvisbaai Hoërskool), 518 JJ Pretorius (Windhoek Hoërskool), 19 Dalan Hekingya (Grootfontein SS), 20 Garth Ockhuizen (Windhoek Gimnasium), 21 Keanen Van Wyk (Windhoek Gimnasium), 22 Winston Kalimba (Grootfontein Hoërskool)

Grant Khomo Week

Namibia: 1 Armand Junius (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 2 Dewald Coetzee (Jan Mohr), 3 Hannes Dirsuwel (EduHelp), 4 Danie van Niekerk (Elnatan), 5 Jericho Samson (Windhoek HTS), 6 Jacques van Staden (Windhoek Gimnasium), 7 Danroy Du Plessis (Dr Lemmer), 8 Salmon Poggenpoel (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 9 Carel Thomas (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 10 Andre van Wyk (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 11 Zian van Wyk (Jan Mohr), 12 Lorenzo Louis (Academia), 13 Alcino Izaacs (Namibia High), 14 Tiaan Rabe (Windhoek Hoërskool), 15 Daniel Arries (Windhoek Hoërskool), 16 Retief Brand (Berg-op Akademie), 17 Marnus Zorzetto (Windhoek HTS), 18 Christian Gouws (Windhoek Hoërskool), 19 Chris Joubert (Otjiwarongo Hoërskool), 20 Ashton Nash (De Duine), 21 Lou Rickerts (Dr Lemmer), 22 Shalako Groenewaldt (De Duine)

Under-13 Craven Week

Namibia: 1 Hans Breedt (Tsumeb Gimnasium), 2 Jandré van Wyk (Elnatan), 3 Arno von Wielligh (Mauritz Devenish), 4 Henri Knouwds (Elnatan), 5 Lourens van Schalkwyk (Windhoek Gimnasium), 6 Gerhard Sachse (Tsumeb Gimnasium), 7 Johan De Klerk (Elnatan), 8 Dehan Drotsky (St Joseph), 9 Divan Rossouw (Pioniers), 10 Stiaan van der Merwe (Walvisbaai), 11 Jesse Harmse (Walvisbaai), 12 Martin Barnard (Elnatan), 13 Milan van Wyk (Suiderhof), 14 Ashlee Cloete (Orban), 15 Beon van Niekerk (Elnatan), 16 Wildre Smith (Pioniers), 17 Ignus Trupodi, 18 Wesley Mapewa (Eros), 19 Herle Otto (Orban), 20 Jerome Beukes (Karibib Private School), 21 Henrique Olivier, 22 Ryan Bock (St Joseph)

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