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The fixtures have been announced for the first two days of the Craven Week taking place in Middelburg from 14 – 19 July. The remaining fixtures will be determined at the end of each day’s play on a strength vs strength basis.
‘Defending champs’ Western Province will square off against the Pumas in the main game of Day 1. The teams met on Day 1 last year when centre Daniel du Plessis ran in four tries to give Province a 40 – 24 win. The Pumas, who will host this years event, will be out for revenge in what should be a cracker of a match.
Day 2′s main event is between Free State and the Golden Lions. The teams met on Day 4 in 2013 in what was essentially a semi-final which saw the Lions sneak a dramatic 20 – 19 win. Grey College are the top ranked team in the country and should provide the bulk of the Free State squad.
Click here to view the Craven Week team lists.
Day 1, Monday 14 July:
Limpopo Blue Bulls v Griquas CD
Eastern Province CD v Zimbabwe
Griffons v Border
SWD v KwaZulu Natal
Pumas v Western Province
Day 2, Tuesday 15 July:
Griquas v Border CD
Namibia v Leopards
Valke v Boland
Blue Bulls v Eastern Province
Golden Lions v Free State
SWD: 15 Ruan Barnard (Oakdale), 14 Corné de Klerk (Outeniqua), 14 Corné de Klerk (Outeniqua), 12 JT Jackson (Oakdale), 11 Shadward Fillies (Sao Bras), 10 Boeta Hamman (Oakdale), 9 Domenic Smit (Oudtshoorn), 8 Nevada Jacobs (Langenhoven Gym), 7 Armand Heunis (Oakdale), 6 Christopher Roelofse (Outeniqua), 5 Eduan Zandberg (Outeniqua), 4 Anton Smit (Outeniqua), 3 Wynand de Necker (Outeniqua), 2 Le Roux Baard (Outeniqua), 1 SW Odendaal (Oakdale)
Replacements: 16 Vogien Talmaggies (Oakdale), 17 Andrew Kuhn (Outeniqua), 18 Roux Swart (Outeniqua), 19 Adré Smith (Oakdale), 20 Levuju Ndevu (Outeniqua), 21 Niven Langdown (Outeniqua), 22 Manie Libbok (Outeniqua).
