Free State's three teams
After many trials, Free State have chosen their three teams for this year's Craven Week, Academy Week and Grant Khomo Week.
Unsurprisingly Grey College dominate with a big contingent from HTS Louis Botha.
Players who played at the 2014 Craven Week are Jurie Burger, Khanya Gela and, most interestingly, Ignatius Prinsloo. Not only was he a replacement last year as well but he played for SA Schools. This year he has not always been in the Grey starting XV.
Grey have 13 players off to Craven Week and six heading for the Academy Week, this in a year when they have not been quite as strong as usual.
Louis Botha have a team chosen – eight for Craven Week and seven for the Academy Week.
There is just one player in the Craven Week side who is not from Grey or Louis Botha – flyhalf Tiaan Schutte of Jim Fouché.
Sentraal, a good side this year, have five in the Academy Week side.
Free State Under-18 Craven Week team: 15 Niel Durow (Grey College), 14 Godfrey Simelane (Grey College), 13 Francois Agenbach (Grey College), 12 PR Serfontein (Grey College), 11 Luciano Jones (Louis Botha), 10 Tiaan Schutte (Jim Fouché), 9 Rewan Kruger (Grey College), 8 Diaan Schooneus (Grey College), 7 Jurie Burger (Grey College), 6 Jabulani Mtshatsheni (Louis Botha), 5 Kian Skippers (Louis Botha), 4 George Rossouw (Grey College), 3 Gideon Beukes (Grey College), 2 Daniel Rust (Grey College), 1 Kanya Gela (Louis Botha)
Replacements: 16 Steph Brits (Grey College), 17 IG Prinsloo (Grey College), 18 Kagiso Marumo (Louis Botha), 19 Siya Luwaca (Louis Botha), 20 Hardus Nel (Grey College), 21 Kyle Kermis (Louis Botha), 22 Tyrell Heyns (Louis Botha)
Free State Under-U18 Academy Week: 15 Ashwil Botha (Fichardtpark), 14 Tumi Khukhele (Sentraal), 13 Marnus Boshoff (Grey College), 12 Dawid Snyman (Grey College), 11 Azakhiwe Afrika (Louis Botha), 10 E van Vuuren (Grey College), 9 A Shenxane (Louis Botha), 8 Kobus Lombard (Sentraal), 7 Hennie Terblanche (Sentraal), 6 Ayabonga Ntaba (Louis Botha), 5 Brently Marais (Louis Botha), 4 Marius Kruger (Grey College), 3 Wandré Nortjé (Fichardtpark), 2 Bradley Heyns (Louis Botha), 1 Dewald de Wet (Louis Botha).
Replacements: 16 Chappo Pieterse (Grey College), 17 Eddie Davids (Fichardtpark), 18 C Rolomane (Louis Botha), 19 EP Nel (Sentraal), 20 Mario Vieira (Grey College), 21 J van der Walt (Grey College), 22 Denzil Fiff (Sentraal).
Free State Under-16 Grant Khomo Week team: 15 David Kriel (Grey College), 14 Jayden Seekoei (Sentraal), 13 Janco van Heyningen (Grey College), 12 Waycliff Vlitoor (Grey College), 11 Sabelo Mahlasela (Louis Botha), 10 Christopher Schroeder (Grey College), 9 Dwayne Arendse (Louis Botha), 8 Arno Nieuwoudt (Grey College), 7 Marcel Theunisen (Grey College), 6 Teboho Rampai (Louis Botha), 5 Johan Wilken (Grey College), 4 Bokang Molutsi (Louis Botha), 3 Kyle Collins (Louis Botha), 2 Shuraigh Lalla (Louis Botha), 1 Wihan Marais (Grey College).
Replacements: 16 Ru-Han Greyling (Grey College), 17 Naudé Naudé (Grey College), 18 Andile Maxamba (Louis Botha), 19 Charl Steyl (Jim Fouché), 20 Stefan Coetzer (Jim Fouché), 21 William Blankenberg (Louis Botha), 22 Ronaldo Davids (Fichardtpark), 23 Benjamin Kennedy (Grey College).
