Top 12 Team of the Week: The Best 23 From Round 1
Four tries from Vinzel Nel, a 17-point day for Colin Willemse and Boland's official award winners make the cut
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Kick & Chase picks its current best 23 from the opening round of the Sanlam Boland Top 12, built from Boland's official match award winners and the try scorers.
Round 1 of the Sanlam Boland Top 12 is done, and here is our current best 23.
This is the Kick & Chase selection, built from Boland's official individual award winners (Vuma Try of the Match, AfriSam Big Hit, Rainbow Powerhouse and Sanlam Confident Player) and the try scorers recorded so far. It is not a fan vote. Boland's official Team of the Week is expected tomorrow, and we will update as more player data comes in.
STARTING XV 1. Tiaan du Preez (Roses): Rainbow Powerhouse 2. Branden Hunter (Hawston): try 3. Eugene Arendorff (Robertson Town): Sanlam Confident Player and a try 4. Luciano Farmer (Saldanha): Sanlam Confident Player 5. Hughgan Meyers (Robertson Town): Rainbow Powerhouse and a try 6. Jordan Williams (Robertson Town): AfriSam Big Hit 7. Renaldo Ambraal (Bella Vista): try 8. Peter Sauls (Bella Vista): Sanlam Confident Player and a try 9. Asha Zeeman (Roses): Vuma Try of the Match 10. Colin Willemse (Robertson Town): 17 points, including a try 11. Vinzel Nel (Invincibles): four tries and Vuma Try of the Match 12. Dennian du Tiot (Hawston): Sanlam Confident Player and a try 13. Wayne Plaatjies (Villagers Worcester): try 14. Mikyle Hanse (Saldanha): Vuma Try of the Match 15. Brenton-Lee Dickson (Hawston): Vuma Try of the Match and a try
BENCH 16. Matthew Fluks (Robertson Town): try 17. Niquin Pietersen (Bella Vista): Rainbow Powerhouse 18. Carl Swarts (Hawston): AfriSam Big Hit 19. Nathan Solomons (Wesbank): AfriSam Big Hit 20. Thierry Grootboom (Bella Vista): try 21. PJ Sauls (Safcol): Sanlam Confident Player 22. Edwin Sass (Safcol): Vuma Try of the Match 23. Garth Jacobs (Robertson Town): Vuma Try of the Match and a try
How to read this: shirt numbers are our selection slots, not necessarily the number worn on the day. Tackle, metre and minutes data has not been captured yet, so the selection rests on awards and tries only. Roses v Vredenburg and Wesbank v Safcol have no try data recorded, so those clubs appear through Boland's awards. Where two players had equal claims for a shirt, the other made our bench or missed out.
Credit: individual award winners are from Boland Rugby Union's official posts. Match photos are credited by Boland to the clubs' media teams.
Vote for your regional Team and Player of the Week on the Kick & Chase homepage before voting closes on Tuesday night.