17-year-old Charl Eksteen in Boland u/18 Cravenweek rugby-team

17-year-old Charl Eksteen in Boland u/18 Cravenweek rugby-team

Gans-Berg Nuus / News

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17-year-old Charl Eksteen in Boland u/18 Cravenweek rugby-team

The 17-year-old Charl Eksteen, a born and bred Gansbaaier, was included in the Boland u/18 Cravenweek rugby team this year. This hard-working rugby player is without any doubt on his way to reaching high levels in the rugby world.

Charl is a Gr 12 learner from HTS Drostdy High School in Worcester. He completed his primary school years at Laerskool Gansbaai, where he also played excellent rugby. “My heart has been in rugby since I was a child,” says Charl. “My dream is to go overseas and play rugby in America.”

Charl is ‘n jongman wat 1.78m in sy rugby-tokse staan en weeg ‘n volle 104kg - nie iemand om mee moeilikheid te soek nie! Sy posissies op die veld is loskopstut of haker, afhangende van waar hy benodig word. Sy trotse ma is Adéle Eksteen van Gansbaai en sy is vol vertroue dat haar seun groot hoogtes in rugby gaan bereik. Charl sê hy is ook trots op sy vriend, George Groenewald, wat die kaptein van Boland o/18 Akademiespan is. Dié twee kranige rugbyspelers is al vriende sedert hulle laerskooljare.

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Charl se rugby-talent was reeds gedurende sy laerskooljare duidelik sigbaar: 2016 - o/12 Boland Cravenweek; 2017 - o/13 Boland Inter-provinsiale Sewes; 2017 - o/13 Boland Cravenweek. Hierdie prestasies, reeds op laerskoolvlak, spel hierdie jongman se talente duidelik uit. Ongelukkig het die Covid-tydperk ‘n stilstand in sy prestasies meegebring.

Na skool is daar tans 4 opsies wat op Charl wag: WP Akademie, Cheeta’s Akademie, Blou Bul Akademie of Griekwas. Charl se toekomsvisie eindig darem nie net by rugby nie. Hy beplan om homself as ‘n dieselwerktuigkundige te kwalifiseer. ‘n Ander groot liefde in Charl se lewe is ‘stock car’ resies, maar Adéle het dit lank gelede al duidelik aan hom uitgespel: “Jy sal moet kies, óf ‘stock cars’ óf rugby.” Die prestasie wat hy nou bereik het om as o/18 vir Boland Cravenweek op die veld te draf, laat geen twyfel oor die keuse wat hy gemaak het nie. Die Gans-Berg Nuus se span wens Charl alle sterkte toe vir die komende Boland Cravenweek.

 
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17-year-old Charl Eksteen in Boland u/18 Cravenweek rugby-team

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