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WP to play in Grant Khomo ‘final’

PUBLISHED: July 3, 2013


The unbeaten DHL Western Province Under-16 team will play in the unofficial final of the 2013 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week on Thursday morning.

The DHL WP Under-16s have been in scintilating form in Vanderbijlpark this week, smashing the Leopards by 50-12 on Monday and beating Eastern Province by 34-22 on Tuesday.

Now, the Province youngsters will line up against the fellow unbeaten side, the Blue Bulls U16s, in Thursday’s ‘final’ at the Isak Steyl Stadium at 11h45.

Meanwhile, the DHL WP Academy team will finish their 2013 Under-18 Academy Week campaign against the Pumas on Thursday at 12h00 on the Glenwood High School A-Field.

The Province Academy XV won their opening match on Monday (a whopping 93-0 win over the Red Valke), before going down narorwly, 22-19, to SWD yesterday.

* WP have enjoyed a good run in the 2013 youth weeks thus far. The WP U18 LSEN team were unbeaten in Uitenhage last week, whilst the Under-13s won their ‘final’ against the junior Bulls in Bela-Bela.

The 2013 Craven Week tournament will take place in Polokwane next week, July 7-13.

Western Province’s fixtures for Thursday, July 4:
11h45: Blue Bulls v Western Province (U16 Grant Khomo Week)
12h00: Western Province v Pumas (U18 Academy Week)