u19, u20, u21 Rugby
Why a promising player needs a rugby agent
This is a post worth sharing with parents of and school rugby boys who would like to pursue rugby as a career choice.
I asked well-respected South African rugby agent Dale Troy for the main reasons why a promising school rugby player should have an agent and he was kind enough to go into detail in providing this valuable feedback:…
SA u20 Academy Squad 2021
The ball gets rolling for new SA Under-20 head coach Bafana Nhleko who has his first taste of hands on national team leadership when a 41-man strong squad takes part in the first training camp from Wednesday, April 7 until Wednesday, June 30 at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport. By all accounts it is a very young squad with almost half still belonging to the under-19 age group and therefore being eligible for selection in 2022 as well.…
Bulls u21 B-team would do compo justice
An obvious talking point after two rounds of u21 competition is how good the Bulls are. Lots can be said of their preparation, particularly up front but also their player depth.…
u21 Championship 2020 : Livestream : 04-30 Oct.
The unique 2020 version of the u21 Championship will exclude the Leopards, and involve the remaining five unions playing in a congested one round tournament in Johannesburg from 04-30 October 2020. Catch the Livestream action compliments of SchoolSportsLive.com
Link to matches:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=u21+currie+cup+2020…
SA u20 alignment camps 2020
Camp No.3 to start soon.
The alignment camp is the second of four scheduled camps to be hosted at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport, and will run from Monday 10 to Thursday 13 February.…
SA u19 team to play Georgia in December 2019
There is a high percentage of SA Schools continuity in the South Africa under-19 team to tour Georgia where they will play Georgia Under-19 team on Monday, 2 December, and Thursday, 5 December 2019.
The tour will replace the Under-18 and Under-19 assessment camps usually hosted by the Junior Springbok coaching staff with an eye on the selection of the Junior Springbok squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship.
This is possibly the first time since 2007, when the u19 Junior World Championships were made away with, that SA players will be receiving u19 caps.
| # | POS | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | u20 | u18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | PR | Dewald Donald | Affies | Bulls | – | SAu18 |
| 1 | 2 | PR | Banele Mthenjane | Nelspruit | Lions | – | SAu18 |
| 1 | 3 | PR | Thabiso Mdletshe | Glenwood | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 1.5 | 7 | PR | Sphekahle Dube | Maritzburg College | Sharks | – | CW |
| 1.5 | 8 | PR | Hanru Jacobs | Paul Roos | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 2 | 4 | HK | Morne Brandon | Monument | Lions | – | SAu18 |
| 2 | 5 | HK | Jason Alexander | Wynberg | WP | – | CW |
| 2 | 6 | HK | JJ Kotze | Paul Roos | WP | – | SAu18 |
| 4 | 9 | LK | Werner Gouws | Grey College | Bulls | – | CW |
| 4 | 10 | LK | Werner Coetzee | Glenwood | Sharks | – | AW |
| 4 | 11 | LK | Lunga Ncube | Glenwood | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 5 | 12 | LK | Adrian Alberts | HJS Paarl BH | Lions | – | SAu18 |
| 5 | 13 | LK | Emile van Heerden | HJS Paarl BH | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 7 | 14 | LF | Thabo Ndimande | Hans Moore | Valke | – | CW |
| 7 | 15 | FL | Sibusiso Sangweni | Kearsney | Lions | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 8 | 16 | LF | Celimpilo Gumede | DHS | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 8 | 17 | LF | Evan Roos | HJS Paarl BH | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 9 | 18 | SH | Bernard vd Linde | Menlopark | Bulls | – | CW |
| 9 | 19 | SH | Jaden Hendrikse | Glenwood | Sharks | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 9 | 20 | SH | Thomas Bursey | Selborne | WP | – | SAu18 |
| 10 | 21 | FH | Ethan Wentzel | Centurion | Valke | – | AW |
| 10 | 22 | FH | Juan Mostert | Paul Roos | WP | – | SAu18 |
| 12 | 23 | CT | Dawid Kellerman | Paarl Gim | Bulls | – | CW |
| 12 | 24 | CT | Rynhardt Jonker | Glenwood | Sharks | – | SAu18 |
| 13 | 25 | CT | Diego Appollis | Garsfontein | Bulls | – | CW |
| 13 | 26 | CT | Muzi Manyike | Jeppe | Lions | – | SAu18 |
| 13 | 27 | CT | Mnombo Zwelendaba | Selborne | WP | SAu20 | SAu18 |
| 14 | 28 | WG | Stravino Jacobs | Paarl Gim | Bulls | – | SAu18 |
| 14 | 29 | WG | Keenan Twigg | Potch Gim | Leopards | – | CW |
| 15 | 30 | FB | Cohen Jasper | Drostdy | Free State | – | CW |
2019 u19 Rugby Week – Bulls vs WP in final after very close semifinal action
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=u21+currie+cup+2020…
When a linebreak turns into a View to a Kriel – 2019 u21 Championship Final
The 2019 u21 Championship final between the Bulls and Western Province in Bloemfontein, to be televised on SuperSport 1 at 13h45 on Saturday 07 September, will be a unique in the sense that two brothers playing in the same position of fullback will square off against each other.
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Year 1 = uncertainty for school leavers
Junior rugby (under-19 to under-21 levels) has had a bit of a facelift and now very few people in the industry are sure of what the right path will be for an aspiring rugby player once he leaves school.…
u19 & u18 assessment camps for u20 world champs in 2019
31 Oct 2018. Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux invited two squads totalling 74 under-19 and under-18 players for assessment camps in Stellenbosch in November and January with an eye on preparing for the 2019 World Rugby u20 Championship in Argentina. …
u19 Currie Cup Championship 2018 – Sharks end 10 year wait for the title
The Shark who last played in and won a final back in 2018 are champions after beating the Bulls 40-27 in the final.…
u21 Championship 2018 – semi-finals
Golden Lions vs Free State
Western Province vs Blue Bulls…