Chester Williams
Chester Williams was born on August 8, 1970, in Paarl in the Western Province. He attended Klein Nederberg School in Paarl.
He attended Craven Week for the Western Province League in 1988. He played for Western Province U20 in 1990 where he ended up with 63 caps and later for the Springboks on the wing.
Andre Snyman was born in Newcastle and attended Dannhauser Primary School before finishing off his schooling at Dundee High School.
During his school career, André represented Natal in ath letics and Northern Natal in rugby — attending the Craven Week in 1991 and 1992.
While studying at, and playing rugby for, the Pretoria Technikon, André was chosen to play rugby for the Northern Transvaal U21s in 1993. Read More on : It all started at Craven Week for them
Three Border rugby players who participated in the 39th Craven Week which ended at Maritzburg in 2002 were rewarded for their fine play by being selected for an SA Schools squad.
Ncedo Koyana during the Under 21 match between WP and Natal at Newlands Stadium, 8 October 2005
The squad later opposed Wales and France in schoolboy international matches. Western Province captain and scrumhalf, Paul Delport, was named captain. Queen’s College’s Leon Erasmus was selected as assistant- coach for the SA Schools squad. Right wing Luvo Sigodashe — he also wore the Border Bulldogs jersey and represented South Africa at Sevens — of Kama High, and current Bodder Bulldogs flyhalf Tembani Mkokeli (Msobomvu High), made the SA Schools’ team while Selborne fullback Onke Poni was selected as a substitute.
A further four Border boys were selected for the SA Academy squad. They were centre Ncedo Koyana (Selborne), left wing Sakuwe Jaji of Kulani High and prop Dumisane Qina (Queen’s College) who have been chosen for the team while lock Nicolai Blignaut (Baysville) was included in the squad as a substitute player. Queenstown’s Zola Yibe of St Bebes School was named manager of the SA Academy squad.
* Throughout the week Border played open, entertaining rugby which pleased the large crowds. On Saturday, the final day of the tournament, the East Coast XV beat Border Country Districts 76-5. Read More on : Border trio show they had what it takes
Border produced their best performance of the Coca-Cola U19 Craven Week, beating Northern Free State 55-8.
Brent Russell in 2002
It was the free Stater’s second heavy defeat after their 44-0 defeat by the Blue Bulls. Border fullback Peter Gibson scored a hat-trick of tries. Northern Free State were first on the board through a try by wing Rudi van der Westhuizen, but Border centre Bradley Sparks replied almost immediately with a try, converted by Dru Nass who later represented the Border Bulldogs at scrum half.
Garrett Perry then slotted a penalty for Northern Free State to take them into a 10-8 lead at the break. The second half belonged entirely to Border as they started spreading the ball wide and the slower Free State loose forwards could not cover the field quickly enough to plug all the gaps. Eighthman Greg Krause got the first try of the second period and Gibson got his first and second shortly afterwards, both converted by Brent Russell. Rusell was later to wear the Springbok jersey. Read More on : For Gibson it was try, try and try again
| Team |
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Drew
|
Points for
|
Points against
|
Tries for
|
| SWD |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
87
|
59
|
10
|
| Lions |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
120
|
74
|
16
|
| Free State |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
94
|
65
|
10
|
| Eastern Province |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
87
|
113
|
11
|
| Eastern Province CD |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
59
|
46
|
8
|
| Zimbabwe |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
76
|
66
|
10
|
| Valke |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
84
|
105
|
9
|
| Border |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
50
|
42
|
8
|
| Kwazulu-Natal |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
73
|
70
|
7
|
| Limpopo |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
75
|
55
|
8
|
| Leopards |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
81
|
62
|
12
|
| Western Province |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
72
|
60
|
8
|
| Vodacom Blue Bulls |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
74
|
84
|
10
|
| Namibia |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
74
|
98
|
9
|
| Griquas CD |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
77
|
69
|
11
|
| Griquas |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
80
|
96
|
8
|
| Pumas |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
64
|
81
|
4
|
| Griffons |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
63
|
96
|
8
|
| Border CD |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
146
|
1
|
| Team |
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Drew
|
Points for
|
Points against
|
Tries for
|
| Free State |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
109
|
23
|
15
|
| Blue Bulls |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
112
|
63
|
17
|
| Zimbabwe |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
26
|
7
|
| SWD |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
71
|
41
|
8
|
| Griquas |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
52
|
10
|
| Lions |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
57
|
40
|
4
|
| Limpopo |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
51
|
36
|
8
|
| Griffins |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
67
|
56
|
9
|
| Pumas |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
70
|
61
|
9
|
| Border CD |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
36
|
33
|
4
|
| KZN |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
68
|
74
|
10
|
| Boland |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
51
|
62
|
8
|
| Eastern Province |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
74
|
91
|
8
|
| Namibia |
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
26
|
56
|
4
|
| Western Province |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
48
|
91
|
6
|
| Leopards |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
35
|
78
|
3
|
| Valke |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
33
|
85
|
3
|
| Border |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
51
|
117
|
8
|
