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KZN picks teams for trial teams

Ten teams made up of players selected after last week's regional trials will take part in the main KwaZulu-Natal Under-18 trials at the Woodburn stadium on Tuesday beginning at 10.00.

Programme:

10.00: East vs West

11.00: Pietermaritzburg vs Northern Region

12.00: North Durban vs Selectors B

14.00: Highways vs Selectors A

15.00: South Durban vs Midlands

The teams:

East: 15 D van Eeden (Suid-Natal), 14 B Nicholson-Deh (Michaelhouse), 13 D Rogiers (Maritzburg College), 12 A Nela (Glenwood)/D Stephens (Michaelhouse), 11 S Mbhele (Empangeni)/M Tembe (Eshowe), 10 M Cele (Greytown), 9 C Brits (Michaelhouse)/H Beneke (Glenwood), 8 T Ngcongo (Westville)/R Baldwin (Hilton), 7 S van der Heever (Glenwood)/T Mbatha (George Campbell), 6 J Ryder (DHS)/L Khuzwayo (Westville), 5 R Kamhoot (Maritzburg College), 4 R Weavel (Treverton)/D Mare (DHS), 3 S Ndlovu (Dundee)/P Lee (Hilton), 2 B Pelliccia (Kearsney)/K Westman (Glenwood), 1 JJ Pretorius (Richards Bay)/M Buthelezi (Empangeni).

West: 15 J.B Heunis (Richards Bay), 14 M Nkosi (Glenwood), 13 S Ndlovu (Sarel Cilliers), 12 L Ndimande (George Campbell)/N Basson (Ferrum), 11 N Nxumalo (KZN Development), 10 S Sibiya (Felixton)/D Dawson (Gelofte), 9 J van Lodewyk (Vryheid)/ H van Rensburg (Port Natal), 8 B Lange (Kingsway)/A Mdudi (Port Shepstone), 7 C Foord (Pionier)/N le Roux (Westville), 6 D Renken (Weston)/L Hadebe (Newcastle), 5 K Mtshali (Empangeni)/M Hoole (Hilton), 4 S Bezuidenhout (Westville)/ C Fenton (Clifton), 3 W Engelbrecht (Port Natal)/P Miguel (DHS), 2 A Olivier (Ashton)/ J Wiggil (Port Natal), 1 N Paruk (Clifton)/B Zungu (Sarel Cilliers).

Pietermaritzburg: 15 J Kriel (Maritzburg College), 14 B Ngwenya (Maritzburg College), 13 M Coetzee (Maritzburg College), 12 R Bamber (Maritzburg College), 11 M Phiri (St Charles), 10 L Booysen (Maritzburg College), 9 Z Khumalo (St Charles), 8 W Holder (St Charles), 7 C Christie (Maritzburg College), 6 J Conradie (Maritzburg College), 5 E Pieterse (Maritzburg College), 4 S Buthelezi (Maritzburg College), 3 V Bulala (St Charles), 2 V Khatide (Maritzburg College), 1 N Gumede (Maritzburg College).

Northern Region: 15 W Budu (Sarel Cilliers)/T Buthelezi (John Ross), 14 B Biyela (Sarel Cilliers), 13 M Mqadi (Sarel Cilliers), 12 J Pretorius (Richards Bay), 11 A Booyse (Ferrum), 10 N Ramsden (Vryheid), 9 F Woest (Ferrum)/ P Conradie (Pionier), 8 S Buthelezi (Felixton)/J D Earl (Pionier), 7 N Buthelezi (Felixton), 6 D Boshoff (Pionier), 5 T Madondo (Newcastle)/P Le Roux (Vryheid), 4 S Sithole (Sarel Cilliers)/R Du Toit (Empangeni), 3 S Brown (Sarel Cilliers), 2 Z Ngcobo (Sarel Cilliers), 1 T Mokoena (Ladysmith).

North Durban: 15 M Nkosi (George Campbell), 14 S Ntombela (George Campbell), 13 N Ngubane (DHS), 12 W Worthington (Northwood), 11 N Sibisi (DHS), 10 D Elson (Northwood), 9 A Kellner (DHS)/D Mthungwa (Northwood), 8 G Murran (Northwood), 7 N Nkomo (George Campbell), 6 S Schoeman (Ashton), 5 M De Souza (George Campbell), 4 C Maduna (Northwood), 3 L Thwala (George Campbell), 2 L Mbatha (George Campbell), 1 R Mostert (George Campbell).

South: 15 W Spies (Port Natal), 14 A Bester (Pionier), 13 B Ellse (Westville), 12 N Ncuma (Glenwood), 11 K Paverd (Westville), 10 L Van Zyl (DHS), 9 M Reece-Edwards (Kearsney), 8 R Smith (Maritzburg College), 7 N Muller (Maritzburg College), 6 V Mthembu (Glenwood)/S Karlsen (Howick), 5 M Hayes (DHS), 4 C Eibig (Westville), 3 Z Haribance (Michaelhouse), 2 J Viviers (King Edward)/N Ncanana (Port Shepstone), 1 L Radebe (Pinetown)/N Mpofana (Port Shepstone).

Highways: 15 L Snyman (Westville), 14 D Aylward (Westville), 13 G Dyer (Pinetown), 12 T Moller (Westville), 11 K Lubbe (Westville), 10 D Rust (Westville), 9 R McHardy (Westville)/D Seals (Kearsney), 8 G Francis (Kearsney), 7 J-L du Preez (Kearsney), 6 A de la Rey (Westville), 5 D du Preez (Kearsney), 4 A Schramm (Kearsney), 3 N Mxoli (Westville), 2 M Jackson (Westville), 1 M Downer (Westville).

North: 15 C Smith (Hilton), 14 C Vermaak (Glenwood), 13 N Marwana (Glenwood), 12 S Khubeka (Kearsney), 11 S Ngcobo (Glenwood), 10 J Hugo (Hilton), 9 K Elder (Maritzburg College), 8 N Maseko (Hilton), 7 M Fenn (Michaelhouse), 6 J Meintjies (Glenwood), 5 K Viljoen (Glenwood), 4 N Mazibuko (Glenwood), 3 M Khumalo (Maritzburg College), 2 S Hartman (Michaelhouse), 1 M Zondi (Westville).

South Durban: 15 S Tom (Glenwood)/U Makasi (Glenwood), 14 D Coulson (Glenwood), 13 B Breytenbach (Suid-Natal), 12 M Pieterse (Port Natal), 11 M Mabuso (Kingsway)/P Mzileni (Port Natal), 10 F Mhlongo (Creston)/W Potgieter (Glenwood), 9 M Makhabela (Glenwood)/J Gericke (Suid-Natal), 8 C Swart (Glenwood), 7 S Bracco (Glenwood), 6 R Kay (Glenwood), 5 M van Aardt (Glenwood), 4 S Ngxabi (Glenwood), 3 T Magwaba (Glenwood), 2 S Pina (Glenwood), 1 P Sikhosana (Port Shepstone).

Midlands: 15 G Loubscher-Hattingh (Michaelhouse), 14 B Arnott (Michaelhouse), 13 M Mvelase (Michaelhouse), 12 T Fainsinger (Hilton), 11 S Sibiya (Greytown), 10 R Anderson (Michaelhouse), 9 C Wright (Hilton), 8 J Moon (Michaelhouse), 7 C van Rooyen (Wartburg), 6 G Pappas (Hilton), 5 J Moberly (Michaelhouse), 4 S Negri (Hilton), 3 B Futshane (Hilton), 2 C de Beer (Hilton), 1 C Grendon (Michaelhouse).

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