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Allen Khumalo, Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Water Polo Board of Control (ZWPBC) has named the Under-17 and Under-19 boys’ teams that will represent the country at the Schools Water Polo South Africa (SWPSA) tournament in East London from December 13-17.

Tyron Jardine will coach the Under-17 team, while Craig Kesson will take care of the Under-19s.

Players will be given a chance to earn a place in the Under-14 and Under-15 boys’ squads after a tournament slated for this Friday and Saturday at Christian Brothers’ College in Bulawayo.

Last month the water polo board announced four girls’ teams (Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19) made up of 15 players each that will tour South Africa in December.

Danille Drage was named the Under-14 girls’ team coach and Rob Hammond will coach the Under-15 girls’ side. Brendon Brider and Sarah Shonfield were named coaches for the Under-17 and Under-19 girls’ teams respectively.

The SWPSA tournament is one of the largest schools’ water polo tournaments in the world comprising 110 teams that range from the Under-13 to Under-19 in both the boys’ and girls’ categories.

Teams
Under-17 Boys: Max Le Breton, Tyrel Cooke, Rhys Rorke, Aidan Van Wyk, Graham Hoal, Jack Edwards, Joash McKonie, Jack Benning, Michael Hodgson, Rua Karimazondo, Tayne Cornish, Conor Higgins, Jack Dawson, Jamie Mitchell, Keir O’Donnell, Ben Sheasby
Coach: Tyron Jardine

Under 19 Boys: Ryan Dawson, Connor Campbell-Sparrow, Tayne Mitchell, Bryon Rusch, Travis Rainford, Rhys Drage, Jack Ross, FC Muller, Justin Hammond, Christopher Hayes, Ocean Lacey, Sean Bryce-Rogers, Euan Nesbitt, Thomas Lindsay
Coach: Craig Kesson

Under-14 Girls: Leah Waterfall, Jordyn Le Roux, Kiara Goodinson, Carla Wood, Mufaro Bunhu, Erin Bent, Kirstin Johnson, Kelly Rossiter, Kelly Brooke, Kudzi Mandivenga, Shaye Bond, Emily Littlewood, Rumbi Zimuto, Jodi Trombas, Maita Shava
Coach: Danielle Drage

Under-15 Girls: Naomi Meyer, Erin Lambourn, Sinead Higgins, Langa Melusi, Savanna Mason, Emma Broad, Makanaka Mawere, Amy-Louise Tennant, Ktia Peppard, Zara Hussein, Tanatsirwa Chitsurura, Rebecca
Balfour, Shamiso Mukaratiwa, Carmen Mathieson, Erin Langridge
Coach: Rob Hammond

Under-17 Girls: Chelsey Hunter, Donna-Lee van Oudtshoorn, Sydnie Hammond, Savannah Whittaker, Megan Beattie, Jorja Jones, Wandile Banda, Isabella Savo, Kianna Melvin, Cheyanne Marais, Samantha Hoal, Paige Cornish, Carla Goodinson, Danielle Miller, Lizay Muller
Coach: Brendon Brider

Under-19 Girls: Kayleigh Hunter, Charlie Brice, Montana Langridge, Kristen Hopper, Alexei Terblanche, Holly Coaton, Amanda Wood, Joanna Goss, Kim Balneaves, Caitlyn Staines, Kayla Rugg, Michaela Hoggarth, Rebecca Nash, Jenna Mathieson
Coach: Sarah Shonfield

– @khumzallen