Western Province choose for Craven Week
Jody Rose back from injury
Western Province have chosen their team for the Craven Week in Nelspruit in July. There are three players back from the 2003 team, including Jody Rose of the SA Under-19 team who has been injured of late.
Jody Rose, tall and fast, has been chosen as a centre where he has played mostly at flyhalf. The other two back from last year are eighthman Ashley Johnson and scrumhalf Allistair Siegelaar.
Five of the team have fathers who played top rugby. Johan Stofberg is the son of Theuns Stofberg, the former Springbok captain. Ashley Johnson, the captain of Paarl Gim, Jody Rose, Therlow Petersen and Ricardo Croy are all sons of players who were stars in the days of the Federation. Ashley Johnson's father, Archie was a prop for the Proteas and Western Province League, as was Therlow Petersen whose father Tommy captained the Proteas and Western Province League. Enver Rose was a wing and a fullback for Western Province League and Richard Croy a scrumhalf for the Proteas and Western Province League.
Eben Heunis is the son of JC Heunis, a former provincial centre and at present on the staff of Hugenote in Wellington.
Paul Roos have five in the aide, followed by Boland Landbou and Paarl Gim with four each. Paarl Boys' High have three. These four schools, with a total of 16 in the side, have been under pressure in some quarters to move to Boland.
The management of the team represent few teams in Western Province schools rugby. In all their schools have a total of six teams.
The Academy Week this year is in Graaff-Reinet, the Grant Khomo Week for Under-16 teams in Kimberley.
WP Craven Week Team: 15 Richard Lawson (Wynberg), 14 Wesley Fortuin (Kasselsvlei), 13 Danie van Wyk (Boland Landbou), 12 Jody Rose (Paul Roos), 11 Terry Jacobs (Paarl Boys), 10 Ricardo Croy (Paarl Gim), 9 Allistair Siegelaar (Paul Roos), 8 Ashley Johnson (Paarl Gim), 7 Damion Stander (Bishops), 6 Pieter Myburgh (Paul Roos) (captain), 5 Wessel Muller (Paarl Gim), 4 Johan Stofberg (Paul Roos), 3 JP Geldenhuys (Boland Landbou), 2 Dries Pienaar (Paarl Boys), 1 Carlo Prinsloo (Paarl Gim)
Replacements: 16 Herman Coetzee (Stellenberg), 17 Deon Viljoen (Paul Roos), 18 Louis Kotzé (Boland Landbou), 19 Gert Croukamp (Boland Landbou), 20 Jacques Meyer (Kasselsvlei), 21 Eben Heunis (Paarl Boys), 22 Therlow Petersen (HTS Bellville)
Team Manager: Pieter Janse van Rensburg (Gardens Commercial High School)
Coach: Trevor Jasper (St Andrew's High School)
Assistant Coach: Kervin Grove (Maitland High School)
WP Academy Team: 15 Morné Liebenberg (Jan van Riebeeck), 14 Andy de Bruin (Paul Roos), 13 Jean Stemmet (Paarl Gim), 12 Morgan Newman (Bishops), 11 Bright Ndlovu (Paarl Boys), 10 André Smit (Paarl Gim), 9 Danny Theron (Paul Roos), 8 Cameron Peverett (Paul Roos), 7 Simon Shumané (Oscar Mpetha), 6 Will Hanekom (Boland Landbou), 5 Duane Botha (Tygerberg RFC), 4 Cobus Dippenaar (Paul Roos), 3 JC Kritzinger (Stellenberg), 2 Schalk Burger (Boland Landbou), 1 M de Wet (Boland Landbou)
Replacements: 16 Hennis van Zyl (Paarl Gim), 17 Gerber Basson (Paul Roos), 18 Randall Arendse (Kasselsvlei), 19 Arnoux Viviers (Paarl Gim), 20 Edwin Kriel (Paarl Boys), 21 H Isaacs (Tygerberg RFC), 22 L Moolman (Eersterivier)
Team Manager: Adam Lottering (Kasselsvlei High School)
Coach: Theuns van Schoor (Paarl Boys’ High)
Assistant Coach: S Blake (Rangers RFC)
WP Under-16 Team: 15 K Petersen (Settlers), 14 L Smit (Paarl Gim), 13 J Volschenk (Paul Roos), 12 S Dippenaar (Paul Roos), 11 L Hannie (Paul Roos), 10 V van Vollenhoven (Tygerberg), 9 D Duvenhage (Paarl Gim), 8 M Hanekom (Boland Landbou), 7 E Gabriels (Collegians RFC), 6 S Mvika (Paul Roos), 5 H van der Merwe (Boland Landbou), 4 C Uys (Strand), 3 L Adriaanse (Paarl Gim), 2 C Visagie (Paarl Boys), 1 J Rossouw (Paarl Gim)
Replacements: 16 D Barber (Bishops), 17 D Cristolini (Paarl Boys), 18 Y Hartzenberg (Tygerberg), 19 G Prins (Paarl Boys), 20 C Steward (Strand), 21 E Consul (The Settlers), 22 C Kleynhans (Scottsville)
Team Manager: Philip van Rooyen (Excelsior High)
Coach: Nico Momsen (Paarl Gim)
Assisatnt coach: Clive Allen (Collegians RFC)
