Dawie Theron has named his final team of 28 players to take part in the Junior World Championships in France during June.
The team will be captained by former Monnas and SA Schools captain Stoney Steenkamp and includes 11 SA Schools players from 2011 and 2012.
| POSITION | NAME | SURNAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prop | Andrew | Beerwinkel | Porterville | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 2 | Prop | Sti | Sithole | Westville | WP | |
| 3 | Prop | Marne | Coetzee | Glenwood | Sharks | SA Schools 2011 |
| 4 | Prop | Luan | de Bruin | Affies | Free State | |
| 5 | Prop | Devon | Martinus | Bredasdorp | Lions | |
| 6 | Hooker | Jacques | du Toit | Grey College | Free State | |
| 7 | Hooker | Michael | Willemse | Grey High | WP | |
| 8 | Lock | Irne | Herbst | Waterkloof | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 9 | Lock | Dennis | Visser | Affies | Bulls | |
| 10 | Lock | Jannes | Kirsten | Affies | Bulls | |
| 11 | Lock | Jacques | du Plessis | Ermelo | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 12 | Flank | Kwagga | Smith | HTS Middelburg | Lions | |
| 13 | Flank | Roelof | Smit | Waterkloof | Bulls | |
| 14 | Flank | Ruan | Steenkamp | Monnas | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 15 | No.8 | Aidon | Davis | Daniel Pienaar | Kings | SA Schools 2012 |
| 16 | Scrumhalf | Stefan | Ungerer | Maritzburg Coll | Sharks | |
| 17 | Scrumhalf | Hanco | Venter | Monnas | Sharks | |
| 18 | Scrumhalf | Percy | Williams | Oudtshoorn | Lions | SA Schools 2011 |
| 19 | Flyhalf | Robert | du Preez | Kearsney | Sharks | |
| 20 | Flyhalf | Handre | Pollard | Paarl Gym | Bulls | SA Schools 2012 |
| 21 | Centre | Jan | Serfontein | Grey College | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 22 | Centre | Dries | Swanepoel | Grey College | Bulls | SA Schools 2011 |
| 23 | Centre | Justin | Geduld | Tygerberg | WP | |
| 24 | Centre | Sylvian | Mahuza | Outeniqua | Leopards | |
| 25 | Wing | Luther | Obi | St Benedicts | Leopards | |
| 26 | Wing | Seabelo | Senatla | Harmony | Free State | |
| 27 | Wing | Sergeal | Petersen | Grey High | Kings | SA Schools 2012 |
| 28 | Fullback | Cheslin | Kolbe | Brackenfell | WP |
@Tjoppa: Agree. Apart from Tyler Fischer, that may have been the biggest surprise of all. Don’t understand why he was not moved to his old position, with possibility to stand in for hooker if need be.
@BoishaaiPa: Both hookers are white. What do you mean by political interference?
@rugbyfan: Aidon Davis, not a bad player at all, think Plank is not at his best yet after that horrific injury, but must be tough for Plank and Tyler to accept missing out of national junior representation, much bigger things await in the future, they just need to keep their feet on the ground and keep their heads up
Johan Meyer must be a bit unlucky seen him play in some of the Vodacom Cup games must be one of the best young No8 i have seen for along time then again they only picked 1 No 8 so maybe he would not have helped the quota system just have a look in 5 years from now who the better No 8 out of him and Davids is and your question will be answered.
Polictical for sure.
@BOG: Stem saam dit is jammer dat meer Grey outjies dit nie gemaak het maar agv die “default” proses seker deur huidige bevoordeeldes vervang.
@Slam: I may be wrong but Marx according to me too big for hooker taking the size of the props. He must revert back to loosies where he used to play but apparently moved to hooker after Bulls advice?
@Bog: I can only say Amen to your explanation. @Woltrui: The only thing negative about the truth is the person(s) questioning it.
Jammer, ek weet,die klompie noord vd Vaal is n bietjie stadig van begrip, so ek moes maar vir Wolboudjies herhaal.
@Woltrui: Ek weet jy benodig tyd, maar doen vir so 30 sekondes “navorsing” oor die verskil tussen negatiwiteit aan die een kant en realiteit/ waarheid aan die ander kant. As jy n ete by jou huis aanbied en n gas kom ingehardloop met die nuus dat jou slaapkamer brand, gaan jy vir hom se hy is negatief? Die antwoord daarop, is n goeie vertrekpunt vir jou “studies”.
@Woltrui: Ek weet jy benodig tyd, maar doen vir so 30 sekondes “navorsing” oor die verskil tussen negatiwiteit aan die een kant en realiteit/ waarheid aan die ander kant. As jy n ete by jou huis aanbied en n gas kom ingehardloop met die nuus dat jou slaapkamer brand, gaan jy vir hom se hy is negatief? Die antwoord daarop, is n goeie vertrekpunt vir jou “studies”.
@BOG: Negatief vandag Boggie
@Woltrui: Vaderland ou Wolboudjies, jy gaan tekere asof die span iets te doen het met meriete. As jy dit glo dan sal jy seker ook glo dat die toevoeging van SA tot BRICS gedoen is op ekonomiese meriete eerder as sy status as korrupte rolspeler tussen nog internasionale diewe.
@BoishaaiPa: Smacks of political interference? Are you really surprized? Yet again, it confirms what I said or tried to say the other day. That is one half of it. Now watch the attrition rate over the next 2-3 years. Neethling Fouche actually captained the one match in Argentina- from hero to zero? And now there are one or two passengers , just in that position. But he is naturally talented, Im sure, like others who were overlooked, they will emerge in a few years from now to leave egg in the faces of those who are responsible. The only problem is that like cowards normally do, they remain faceless and unknown.
Of the tour group to Argentina the following did not crack the nod
Hookers – Malcolm Marx, Fred Kirsten
Prop – Neethling Fouche
Flank – Jurie van Vuuren
No 8 – Johan Meyer
Centres – Harold Vorster, Tyler Fisher
Wings – JP Lewis, Jade Sigling
@beet: What about Johan ‘Plank’ Meyer? Surely he can be included in the Came Close bucket?
@BoishaaiPa: And it’s typical Theron as well. Untested players in at the last minute, this after all the camps and games to prepare.
My genugtig Bog. Wat gaan aan die in die Vrystaat my vriend. Grey Bloem net 3 verteenwoordigers. Om alles te kroon dieselfde aantal verteenwoordigers as die Afrikaanse skool hier in die noorde. Moeilike oesjaar?
Of the SA Schools 2011 players in terms of selection:
Came Close:
Tim Swiel (Bishops,WP) – actually withdrew
Tyler Fisher (Westville,KZN) – playing Sharks Vodacom Cup
Eugene le Maitre (Marais Viljoen,Lions)
Leneve Damens (Grey Bleom,Free State) – now with Bulls
Morne du Plessis (Klofies,Blue Bulls) – now at Sharks
Not so close:
Jaco van der Walt (Monnas,Lions) – still u20 next year
Nhlanhla Hlongwane (Louis Botha,Free State) – still in Free State
Ruwellyn Isbell (Grey Bloem,Free State) – was with Bulls u19 )
Sean Robinson (Klofies,Blue Bulls), now Sharks Super Rugby starter
Philip du Preez (Monnas,Lions) – went from Bulls to Cheetahs
Pierre Schoeman (Affies,Blue Bulls) – still u20 next year
Sikumbuzo Notshe (Wynberg,WP) – trained with Stormers Super Rugby squad
Thabo Mabuza (Centurion,Blue Bulls) – now with Lions
What is suprising is that 2 of the hookers who were picked havent played any trial matches, or wasnt even part of any of the camps and havent even played any games with the team yet, but they get picked ahead of players that received praize from the coach during the recent Argie tour ! This smacks of political interference!
According to SA Rugby Jannes Kirsten is the 4th lock