IN THE SCHOOL'S DEN: Grant Khomo Trials

Tuesday is a very important day in a very important year for the Eastern Province u/16 rugby players.

The national Grant Khomo Week, starting on June 17, will this year be played on the fields of Grey High in Gqeberha.

The home province will obviously want to perform at their very best on home soil and will be under pressure to do so.

The EP selectors will also be under pressure to make sure they select the best possible team to take on the rest of the country.

On Tuesday at the Marlow grounds in Cradock, the u/16 selectors get an important chance to judge the available talent.

Three u/16 trial matches will be played then.

In the first one at 12:30 it will be PE South against Albany, followed by Team Msileni against Team Carolus at 13:30.

The last match is between Team Smith and Team Van Schalkwyk. This match will start at 14:30.

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The teams for the last match:

Team Smith

Leighton Lawrence (Nico Malan), Raquil Jafta (Daniel Pienaar), Hannes van der Merwe (Volkskool), Jano Botes (DF Malherbe), Shaheed Booysen (Otto du Plessis), Tristan Kemp (Grey), Zanick Carolus (Brandwag), AC du Toit (Marlow), Charles Blignaut (Framesby), Sivo Stuurman (Grey), Schalk van der Merwe (Nico Malan), Jaden Nel (Framesby), Arnoldus du Toit (Marlow), Morné Kritzinger (Daniel Pienaar), Lungile Njikelana (Winterberg).

Team Van Schalkwyk

 Christiaan Meyer (JBC), Lawton Peterson (Humansdorp Sec), Juan Muller (Framesby), Deelin Baron (Daniel Pienaar), Kenly Libbok (Humansdorp Sec), Lowren Wolfaard (Volkskool), Requelme Afrika (Volkskool), Raven Reed (JBC), David Matyani (Despatch), Erich van Zyl (Nico Malan), Sinqobile Siyengo (Marlow), Ruben van Dijk (Nico Malan), Sillindezihle Ntshokoma (Grey), Akhiwe Nkwandla (Winterberg), Kwezi Mafongosi (Muir).