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The Citizen
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
U18 Craven Week: Day one results
Lions and SWD win close encounters on opening day. Jade Petersen of SWD scores a try against Free State in Middelburg. Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images The first day of the 2025 Craven Week for U18s in Middleburg produced some sparkling schoolboy rugby with two matches going down to the wire. South Western Districts and the Golden Lions both recorded one-point victories against the Free State Cheetahs and Blue Bulls respectively. In total, 37 tries were scored across the four matches on the opening day. There were also wins for a Western Province XV and the host union, the Pumas. U18 Craven Week day one results (Monday, 7 July): Western Province XV 52 (19) Griffons 6 (6) Free State 34 (17) South Western Districts 35 (6) Blue Bulls 35 (20) Golden Lions 36 (14) Pumas 44 (12) Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (14) U18 Craven Week day two schedule (Tuesday, 8 July): 10am: Leopards v Valke 11.30am: Border v Griquas 1pm: Sharks v Eastern Province 2.30pm: Western Province v Boland
The Citizen
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
U18 Craven Week kicks off in Middelburg: All the first round fixtures
An exciting week of schoolboy rugby is in store. The 2025 Craven Week for high schools kicks off at Hoërskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Monday. All the teams will play three matches, with the final scheduled for Saturday. Teams will play Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, with all the provincial sides in action in their third matches on Saturday. At the conclusion of the tournament, the SA Schools and SA Schools 'A' teams will be announced. They will face each other at Hoërskool Middelburg on Thursday, 17 July, while the U18 International Series will follow in August. Returnees to the Craven Week Nine players who featured in the SA Schools and SA U18 teams last year have been included in their provincial squads again. They are Josh Neill, Markus Muller, Briint Davids, Jordan Jooste (all WP), Ethan Adams, AJ Meyer (both Free State), Zekhe Siyaya (KZN), André Poulton (Lions), and Joshua McKenzie (EP). Eight teams are in action on the opening day of the tournament, with the Western Province XV and the Griffons meeting in the first fixture at 9.30am. Free State, who went down to Western Province in the final match of the 2024 tournament, will face South Western Districts thereafter. The first round of fixtures have been announced. The second and third round of fixtures will be announced after the first round. Day One schedule (Monday, 7 July) 9.30am: Western Province XV v Griffons 11am: Free State v South Western Districts 12.30pm: Blue Bulls v Golden Lions 2pm: Opening Ceremony 2.30pm: Pumas v Limpopo Blue Bulls Day Two schedule (Tuesday, 8 July) 10am: Leopards v Falcons 11.30am: Border v Griquas 1pm: Sharks High Schools v Eastern Province 2.30pm: Western Province v Boland
