Traditionally the winter
school holiday is Youth Rugby Weeks time and the under-13s got the ball rolling
when the under-13 Coca-Cola Craven Week kicks off in Bela-Bela today, Monday 24
June.
The primary school
interprovincial week is the place where heroes are made – a talent pipeline
that begins here and extends through the Coca-Cola under-16 Grant Khomo Week to
the under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, and from there into the under-20 “Baby
Boks” system.
All the South African Rugby
Union (SARU) provinces have held their trials and identified their most skilled
players who will gather in Bela Bela to participate in the Coca-Cola under-13
Craven Week over four days – Monday June 24, Tuesday June 25, Thursday June 27
and Friday June 28.
Although rugby at this
level is dominated by early developers, which has meant that fewer players go
on from here to play international rugby than is the case with the under-18
Craven Week, a fair number of Coca-Cola under-13 Craven Week players have gone
on to wear the green and gold.
“Coca-Cola is honored to
play such an important role in the Coca-Cola under-13 Craven Week, we can look
back with pride knowing that we have provided a platform where hundreds of
rugby heroes have been made. If we look at our provincial as well as national
teams, the amount of players that played in one or more of the Coca-Cola Youth
Rugby Weeks is tantamount to how important grassroots development is and it
highlights the need for corporates such as Coca-Cola, to play a vital role in
developing young sports heroes while promoting an active, healthy and balanced
lifestyle” explains Donnay Carter Coca-Cola South Africa Brand Manager
In the current Springbok
side there is one graduate of the week – hooker Adriaan Strauss – but recent
Springboks include Fourie Du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Luke Watson, Schalk Burger
and Jacques Fourie, all of whom made their representative debuts at this level.
In keeping with traditions,
the Coca-Cola under-13 Craven Week is purely a festival of rugby, with no
league points awarded and no overall winner. The only team honour up for grabs
is the possibility of being chosen to play in the main game of the final day of
the week.
Only the fixtures for day
one are arranged beforehand, with the matches for the remaining days being
organised, on a strength vs strength basis, at the end of each day’s play
Results for the morning
games:
Gauteng Lions 36 vs Zimbabwe 0
Try Scorers: Davan du
Plessis, Franco Julliun Schutte, Jason Freeman, Muzilikazi Manyike, Thuso
Diyale, Tristan Leonard Dullisear
Conversions: Dean Sheldon
Lategan, Muzilikazi Manyike x 2
Pumas 17 vs Namibia 0
Try Scorers: Coenraad
Visser, Dylan Pretorius, Jean Jordaan
Conversion: Coenraad Visser
Border 28 vs Free State 17
Border Try Scorers: Bulelani
Qabazi Ngaki x 2, Thabang Vuyo Maifo, Wyclef Lezhane Vlitoor
Border Coversions: Jaden
Cyril Hendrikse x 4
Free State Try Scorers: Charl
van der Merwe, De Wet Marais, Johannes de Jager
Border Conversion: Alex-Zander
du Plessis
Griffons 3 vs Border CD 5
Griffons Penalty: Richard
Gerhardus Frederick Kriel
Border Try: Wanda Fana
Valke 0 vs SWD 0
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