Pumas Pick School Teams
Two towns dominate the selection of Mpumalanga's schools teams for Craven Week, the Academy Week and Grant Khomo Week.
The two towns are Middelburg with its HTS and its Hoërskool and Nelspruit. They provide 16 of the 22 players in the craven Week side, 14 in the Urban Academy Week side and 13 in the Grant Khomo Week side – 43 players in all out of 66.
Four of the players in the Craven Week side were in the Craven Week in Middelburg in 2014. They are loose forward Chrisjan Steynberg and threequarters Cyprian Nkomo, Mfundo Ndlovu and Telvin Mhlongo.
Dates
Craven Week: 13-18 July 2015 at Paul Roos in Stellenbosch
Academy Week: 6-9 July 2014 at Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark
Grant Khomo Week: 6-9 July in Oudtshoorn
Teams
Pumas Craven Week side: 15 Telvin Mhlongo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 14 Fana Ngwenya (Hoërskool Middelburg), 13 Siyabonga Khaliswayo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 12 Cyprian Nkomo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 11 Mfundo Ndlovu (Standerton), 10 Wessel Muller (Nelspruit), 9 Ruben Roodt (Hoërskool Middelburg), 8 Pieter Bekker (Ermelo), 7 Chrisjan Steynberg (HTS Middelburg), 6 JC Pretorius (HTS Middelburg), 5 Marius Verwey (Hoërskool Middelburg), 4 Coenie Kruger (Nelspruit), 3 Dewald Maritz (Nelspruit), 2 Marnus van der Merwe (Nelspruit), 1 Stefan de Jager (Nelspruit)
Replacements: 16 Hloni Mphuti (Standerton), 17 Armand Adlem (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), 18 Steven Pieterse (Hoërskool Middelburg), 19 Mpumelelo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 20 Vusi Mkhonza (Ermelo), 21 Deon van der Merwe (Nelspruit), 22 Mlondi Mnisi (Patriot)
Pumas Academy: 15 Julian Claassen (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), 14 Adolph Masuma (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), 13 Jacques du Toit (HTS Middelburg), 12 Ryan Phiri (Hoërskool Middelburg), 11 Wandile Shabangu (Hoërskool Middelburg), 10 Marius de Villiers (HTS Witbank, 9 Francois de Villiers (HTS Middelburg), 8 Eric Basson (HTS Middelburg), 7 Johathan Kayembe (HTS Witbank, 6 Neft du Toit (Hoërskool Middelburg), 5 Jandré Coetzee (Nelspruit), 4 Melo Nhlabati (Piet Retief), 3 Sicelo Zulu (Piet Retief), 2 JJ Beeby (Nelspruit), 1 Nkosianthi Mtetwa (Piet Retief)
Replacements: 16 Jaci Ntombeni (Hoërskool Middelburg), 17 Gerik Mynhardt (HTS Middelburg), 18 Donell Griffiths (Volksrust), 19 Tiaan Botha (HTS Middelburg), 20 Jaco Joubert (Nelspruit), 21 Brandon Par Bailey (HTS Middelburg), 22 Andiswa Mndawe (Hoërskool Middelburg)
Pumas Country District Academy: 15 Ernest Mthethwa (Penryn College), 14 Henning van Aswegen (Morgenson), 13 Dirk Coetzer (Oosterland), 12 Ruan van Niekerk (Belfast), 11 Martin Slabbert (Oosterland), 10 Wikus Lombaard (Carolina), 9 Lifa Zulu (Barberton), 8 Tristan Louw (Bergvlam), 7 Keenan Maans (Barberton), 6 Juan Pretorius (Bergvlam), 5 JJ Pieters (Bergvlam), 4 Igie Vermeulen (Hendrina), 3 Zanuxolo Makhanya (Lowveld High), 2 Labogang Mondlane (Barberton), 1 Declan Zita (Barberton)
Replacements: 16 Bonga Khoza (Penryn College), 17 Petrus Ramolotsi (Oosterland), 18 Thato Mashete (Penryn College), 19 Lunga Ngcobo (Evander), 20 Wakhe Shongwe (Penryn College), 21 André Visser (Barberton), 22 John Robert Smith (Sabie)
Pumas Grant Khomo Week team: 15 Sizwe Maseko (Ligbron), 14 Manga Ntimba (Hoërskool Middelburg), 13 Prince Nkabinde (Hoogenhout), 12 Stephan Van Der Bank (Nelspruit), 11 Bongumenzi Dlamini (Piet Retief), 10 Riekert Barnard (HTS Middelburg), 9 Uys De Preez (HTS Middelburg), 8 Gerbrand Hurter (Nelspruit), 7 Xolani Mavundla (Piet Retief), 6 Lindelani Makhanya (Piet Retief), 5 Sibusiso Madonsela (Piet Retief), 4 Carlo Nortje (HTS Middelburg), 3 Duart Willemse (HTS Middelburg), 2 Steyn Grobler (Hoogenhout), 1 Ndumiso Ntobeng (Hoërskool Middelburg)
Replacements: 16 SP Muller (Nelspruit), 17 AJ Lotter (Hoogenhout), 18 Mbali Sambo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 19 Cornel Els (Hoërskool Middelburg), 20 Shane Botha (Hoërskool Middelburg), 21 Zama Mhlongo (Hoërskool Middelburg), 22 Message Nkosi (Ligbron)
