2 wins, 1 loss for u/18 Lim Blue Bulls
The Limpopo Blue Bulls u/18 Craven Week team opened their campaign with a convincing win.
Lim BB 34 – 57 Griquas
Limpopo Akademie 31-38 Valke
Coca-Cola Academy Week day five fixtures (Saturday, 22 July):
*Baytopp Field*
09:00 – Lim BB vs Griquas
10:35 – EP vs Leopards
12:05 – SWD vs Pumas
13:45 – Free State vs WP
15:30 – KZN vs Lions
*Jameson Street*
08:00 – EP CD vs Border CD
09:25 – Namibia vs Zimbabwe
10:50 – Valke vs Griquas CD
12:15 – Boland vs Griffons
13:40 – Border vs Bulls
POLOKWANE – They beat the Border Country Districts team 41-3 on Monday.
The squad of Border Country Districts had no answer for the seemingly stronger Limpopo outfit and Limpopo’s halfback, Renier Gerber, was announced as the man of the match.
They kept their winning momentum when they met with Border in their second match on Wednesday clinching another resounding 59-41 victory.
The team played Eastern Province on Thursday where they were unable to put points on the score board and lost their match 37-0.
#LIVE: FULL-TIME #BlueBulls 0 #EasternProvince 37 (6 tries, 2cons, pen) #CravenWeek #WhereHeroesAreMade @YouthWeeks
— rugby365.com (@rugby365com) July 20, 2017
This year’s u/18 Craven Week is held in Johannesburg and will conclude on Saturday when the two teams reaching the final round will contest for the 2017 u/18 Craven Week crown.
Polokwane’s born and bred and legendary former Springbok rugby player and old Hoërskool Pietersburg learner, Victor Matfield, is one of the selectors at this years Craven Week and he will share his expertise with the young players.
Matfield and a panel of other selectors will choose the Hero of the Day every day for the South African Schools team. This national team will pit their rugby prowess against international teams from France and England later in the year.
