Following a successful Satdio u/18 Craven Week, we selected our own u/18 Craven Week squad. This year, however, we decided to ask well-known coach Loffie Eloff to be the selector of our squad.
Loffie's instructions were extremely complicated - pick a matchday 23 not taking into account quotas with only the performances of the boys at the Craven Week to be taken into account.
Surprisingly only two boys can be considered unlucky for not being included in the SA Schools/SA Schools "A" teams that were recently announced while five boys were selected for the SA Schools "A" team, shall we call them "slightly unlucky"?
Ruggas.co.za 2023 u/18 Craven Week Squad:
1. Phiwayinkosi Kubheka (KZN) - SA Schools
2. Siposethu Mnebelele (GL) - SA Schools
3. Jean Erasmus (FS) - SA Schools
4. Danio Botha (WP) - SA Schools "A"
5. Marno Stopforth (FS) - SA Schools Sevens
6. Dewet-Grant Fourie (OP) - SA Schools "A"
7. Batho Hlekani (OP) - SA Schools
8. Jacobus Theron (FS) - SA Schools
9. Hashin Pead (WP) - SA Schools
10. Ian van der Merwe (FS) _SA Schools
11. Jameel de Jongh (WP) - SA Schools
12. Pieter van der Merwe (FS) - SA Schools
13. Dimitre Erasmus (BB) - SA Schools
14. Luyanda Kunene (KZN) - SA Schhools
15. JeanClaude Mars (WP) - SA Schools
Replacements:
16. Ruan Welman (GL) - SA Schools
17. Lithemba Mfupi (KZN) - SA Schools
18. Herman Lubbe (WP) - SA Schools "A"
19. Jacobus Grobbelaar (FS) - SA Schools
20. Keagan Scholtz (FS) = "Unlucky"
21. Brooklyn Newman (BB) - SA Schools "A"
22. Kyle Smith (WP) - SA Schools
22. JT Strydom (SWD) - SA Schools "A"
