Western Province Triumphant
Most people have no interest in "unofficial" and do not need the stamp of officialdom to enhance their enjoyment.
The Western Province jersey is, despite adaptations, the oldest provincial jersey in South Africa. On 14 July 2017, its young teams did the old jersey proud.
In the last match of the 2017 Grant Khomo Week, the Under-16 side beat Eastern Province 28-0 and in the last match of the Under-13 Craven Week the Under-13s beat South Western Districts 38-10, each winning by the same 28-point margin.
This is an early despatch. The full reports on each tournament will follow.
The Winning Teams
Western Province Under-16: 15 Cade Croy (Paul Roos), 14 Tian Pretorius (Paul Roos), 13 Tyler Bock (Paul Roos), 12 Ruben Labuschagne (Paul Roos), 11 Angelo Osche (Durbanville), 10 Keanan Meadon (Paarl Boys' High), 9 Liam Kloosman (Strand), 8 Romuld Mtumba (Milnerton), 7 Pierich Siebert (Paarl Gim), 6 Stass Nel (Paarl Boys' High), 5 Dylan de Leeuw (Stellenberg), 4 Jared Kearns(Paul Roos) (captain), 3 Taliep Esau (Wynberg), 2 Allister Williams (Paarl Boys' High), 1 Robbie Rodgers (Paul Roos), 16 Jessie Linders (Paul Roos), 17 Reinhardt Rijnsburger (Paarl Boys' High), 18 Brian le Roux (Rondebosch), 19 Jade Hendricks (Paarl Boys' High), 20 Eugene Snyder (Boland Landbou), 21 Dylan Alexander (Paarl Gim), 22 Fabricio Linnert (Boland Landbou), 23 Carel du Plessis (Paarl Boys' High)
Western Province U13 Craven Week: Christiaan Bakkes (Paarl Gim), Bernard Bladergroen (Mikro), Leigh Braaf (Labiance), Luke Carew (Gordons Bay), Daylin Davids (Rhenish), Shah de Jongh (Van Riebeeckstrand), Rico Eberson (Panorama), Matthew Fick (Parow-Wes), Jo Himmelstrutzer (Gene Louw), Jacques Jooste (Sun Valley), Ronaldo Kivankufi (Sun Valley), Liam Koen (Paarl Gim), Marchano Leukes (Hendrik Louw), Slabbert Maartens (Gene Louw), Logan Opperman (Paarl Gimnasium), Franco Nolan (Totius), Dwight Pietersen (De Vryjzee), Matthys Scholtz (Gene Louw), Juan Smal (Gene Louw), Bradley Stanfielt (Eversdal), Ken Tchimanga (Spurwing), Phillip van Niekerk (Durbanville), Gideon Van Zyl (Paarl Seunskool).
