The South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Thursday an SA Schools squad of 28 players for the forthcoming Under-18 International series against France, Wales and England, from 10 to 24 August.
The squad was selected following a successful trial match held on Saturday at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, after the conclusion of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks.
Nine players from the Blue Bulls were selected in the squad, Eastern Province have four representatives while three players each from KwaZulu-Natal and South Western Districts were selected.
Hein Kriek of Paul Roos, who coached the DHL Western Province team at the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Middelburg, will coach the SA Schools team.
The SA Schools team, which is sponsored by Coca-Cola, have remained unbeaten in their international matches over the past four years.
Their first match is against France at the City Park Stadium in Cape Town on August 15, followed by Wales at Outeniqua Park in George on August 19, and England at the Paul Roos Markötter grounds in Stellenbosch on August 23.
SARU CEO Jurie Roux congratulated the squad on their selection and explained that the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks Programme as well as the SA Schools itinerary falls in line with SARU’s strategic objective of providing platforms for our country’s top Under-18 players, so that they are able test their skills against the best local and international opposition.
“From here on, there will be hands-on coaching, management, programmes of intervention and monitoring of this group of players by our Springbok and Junior Springbok management teams as well as the SARU Mobi Unit,” said Roux.
“Over the years we have seen many players graduate from the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks to the SA Schools team and then to our provincial unions and our various national teams such as the Springbok Sevens, the Junior Springboks and ultimately the Springboks. This pathway is one of the core objectives of our Development and High Performance Departments.”
The SA Schools squad and management will assemble in Cape Town on 10 August in preparation for the three Under-18 internationals.
The 2014 SA Schools squad is:
- Fullbacks: Morné Joubert (Glenwood HS, KwaZulu-Natal), Eduan Keyter (Affies, Blue Bulls), Keanu Vers (Grey HS, Eastern Province).
- Wings: Nazo Nkala (Welkom Gimnasium, Griffons), Jerry Danquah (Queens College, Border), Andell Loubsher (Menlo Park, Blue Bulls).
- Centres: Barend Smit (HTS Middelburg, Pumas), JT Jackson (Oakdale Agric, SWD).
- Flyhalves: Curwin Bosch (Grey HS, Eastern Province), Thinus de Beer (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls).
- Scrumhalves: Marko Janse van Vuuren (HS Transvalia, Valke), Embrose Papier (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls).
- Loose forwards: Jakobus Coetzee (Glenwood, KwaZulu-Natal), Junior Pokomela (Grey HS, Eastern Province), Edmund Rheeder (HS Klerksdorp, Leopards), Cobus Wiese (HS Upington, Griquas Country Districts), Victor Maruping (Louis Botha, Free State), Arnold Gerber (Menlo Park, Blue Bulls).
- Locks: Eduard Zandberg (Outeniqua HS, SWD), Jaco Willemse (Paarl Gimnasium, Western Province), Ashton Fortuin (Southland College, Blue Bulls).
- Hookers: Jan-Henning Campher (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls), Le Roux Baard (Outeniqua HS, SWD).
- Props: Ignatius Prinsloo (Grey College, Free State), Sarel-Marco Smit (Eldoraigne, Blue Bulls), Ngonidzashe Chidoma (Northwood HS, KwaZulu-Natal), Michael Kumbirai (St Albans College, Blue Bulls), Lupumlo Mguca (Daniel Pienaar, Eastern Province).
- Coach: Hein Kriek (Paul Roos, Western Province)
The SA Schools itinerary for 2014 is:
– 10 Aug: Squad assembly in Cape Town
– 15 Aug: SA Schools vs France – City Park Stadium
– 19 Aug: SA Schools vs Wales- Outeniqua Park, George
– 23 Aug: SA Schools vs England – Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
Well, it seems that one school in Pretoria East (Garsfontein) has twice as many players in the side as WP, wonder if Stormersboy had something to do with it!
Pietman wrote:
haha that’s my hood, but I cannot claim any credit.
They have been doing really well of late though, even eclipsing the great Affies.
From a few school games televised on tv this year, I thought Keyter really stood out for affies at FB.
@ Stormersboy:
When I left SnorCity there were just some prefab classrooms in an open veld near Pta East Toyota, at the junction of Windsor Street, not even a blade of grass for the kids to play on, that was our school in Garsfontein, would you believe!
Only see 1 Grey College boy in that squad, what is going on there is Grey not the powerhouse it used to be anymore?
When you consider how well EP and SWD did at the Craven Week it is surprising they have so few players in the squad.
@ Bullscot:
Power base of school boy rugby has shifted towards SWD, EP and Border all of a sudden…
Bullscot wrote:
Indeed!
Pietman wrote:
I wonder how much of the hard work Alan Solomons and Carlos Spencer put in there had to do with this. NMMU also are a great team now, the skills come from that region now
5 @ Bullscot:
No, Grey College is still right up THEEEEEERE at the top of all schools.
They are still the No 1 school on the Top 20 Schools List and has not budged from the No 1 spot for yonks!
Pretoria Schools rugby is doing particularly well in the Top 20 Schools as well, from the top of my head Garsfontein are at No 3 this week, Waterkloof at no 8, Menlopark at No 12 and Affies is just, just outside the Top 20 at No 21 to 23 somewhere.
@ Bullscot:
The Eastern Cape schools, and Western Cape as well, are the shopping malls for the Bulls and the Sharks. That is the reality.
Here is the latest Top 20 Schools list!
Top 20 – 29 July 2014:
1. Grey College of Bloemfontein
2. Monument
3. Garsfontein
4. Paul Roos
5. HTS Middelburg
6. Dr EG Jansen
7. Paarl Boys’ High
8. Waterkloof
9. Glenwood
10. Selborne
11. Grey High of Port Elizabeth
12. Menlopark
13. Wynberg
14. Maritzburg College
15. Oakdale
16. Outeniqua
17. Paarl Gim
18. Nelspruit
19. Michaelhouse
20. HTS Louis Botha
At the moment there is pressure on these from Affies, Bishops, Centurion, Dale, Die Brandwag, Framesby, Jeppe, Kempton Park and Transvalia.
@ grootblousmile:
Paarl Gim sak kwaai uit, Bishops ook, daar in die Kaap.
13 @ Pietman:
Ja, ek sien so… en Affies in Pretoria belewe ‘n nagmerrie jaar… met die dat hulle net buite die Top 20 lê.
Verder is dit maar die usual suspects wat in daai Top 20 is… Outeniqua, Oakdale, Monument, Paul Roos, Dr EG Jansen, Grey High (PE), Nelspruit, HTS Louis Botha.
Those who cares hold thumbs with me i have submited my first 1oo gran garden job. Previous highest was 60G
Time to get bigger machinery
Then again where is the old careless days
Now working from 5:00 to 20:00
@ superBul:
Good luck bruvva!
En onthou…”Werk maak sterk”!
Gooi Mielies ou maat
@ superBul:
5 am – 20 pm?
Dan slaat jy mos lekker oortyd$ !!
16 @ Pietman:
Goeie nag ou Pieta… ek maak bietjie vroeë aandjie hier by my.
Handbriekie het gisteraand gedreig sy gaan ‘n swart boekie begin met elke aand se tyd wat ek inkom na ek klaar gewerk het… hahahaha
Ek het gedreig ek gaan ook paar aantekeninge van my eie in daai boekie maak…. hie hie hie…
Flok, ek gaan permanent innie kak wees!
@ Pietman:
17
die Baas betaal kak, se geen oortyd vir Management nie. Ek hoop regtig die kwotasie word net so aanvaar dan het ek n vry hand en geen brieke vir kreatiwiteit nie
The 2014 Paarl Gym First Xv is their worst First team in many years.
Great run into third position at Commonwealth games 800m race for Andre Olivier from SA.
First position by Nigel Amos from Lesotho who beat the great Kenyan David Rhudisa into second.
20 @ robzim:
I see we go a couple of Lawn Bowls Golds too…
@ grootblousmile:
Nite…ja, myne dreig ook, wil al oppie vliegtuig klim en my kom soek!
@ superBul:
Nou toe, ek hoop vir jou part jy kry die gaping..daai ding met die wyster om die linkerarm is n egter kuk baas, vra my!
grootblousmile wrote:
yes, I saw… oumensalbaster or what?
🙂
Cheers almal, ek gaan nou rustig Niel Daimond se album Beautifull Noise klaar luister en le.
@ robzim:
Laaities suip te veel daar in die Paarl, gaan kyk bietjie by Die Dros en daai plekke, manne kry te veel sakgeld deesdae…my swaer het sy klong uitgehaal daar en Caledon Overberg toe gestuur, oor sy suipery, onder andere.
@ superBul:
Mooi loop Blombul.
Gold for Fredericks ( SA) in 400 m hurdles too.
An Englishman, a Scot and a Bulls supporter are arrested for smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia.
At their execution, the Englishman, being first in the line of fire, shouts, “Avalanche” at which point the firing squad turn around and he makes his escape.
Next up is the Scot who shouts “Flood” at the crucial moment and is able to make his escape.
The Bulls Supporter is next up, facing the firing squad, and not sure what to do. Then he makes up his mind and shouts “FIRE.”
@ Pietman:
@ 25
Ja nee, dis wynwereld daardie…. ek dink dit het al in groot Schalk se dae rof gegaan daarso met die suipery.
robzim wrote:
Frankie’s relative?
But he was from Namibia, so I doubt it.
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