The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has pleasure in confirming the following players to be considered for the SA U18 High-Performance Squad for 2021 which will represent South Africa in a 4-match series in Tbilisi, Georgia. This is an initial training squad of 45 players with the touring squad of 36 players to be finalized on or before 23 July.
Also below is a list of standby players that will be called upon in the unfortunate event of injury or illness
in the training squad of 45.
| # | NAME | SCHOOL | PROVINCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Bakkes | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 2 | Suleiman Hartzenberg | Bishops | WP |
| 3 | Imad Khan | Bishops | WP |
| 4 | Micheal Koch | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 5 | Liam Koen | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 6 | Corne Lavagna | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 7 | Damian Marcus | Stellenberg | WP |
| 8 | Abu Ndabambi | Paarl Boys High | WP |
| 9 | Logan Opperman | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 10 | Zack Porthen | Wynberg | WP |
| 11 | Luca Ribbens | Paarl Boys High | WP |
| 12 | Keegan Smith | Paarl Boishaai | WP |
| 13 | Bruce Sherwood | Bishops | WP |
| 14 | Hennie Sieberhagen | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 15 | Phillip v Niekerk | Paarl Gimnasium | WP |
| 16 | Compion von Ludwig | Paarl Boys High | WP |
| 17 | Paul De Villiers | Oakdale Agricultural High School | SWD |
| 18 | Dian Heunis | Oakdale Agricultural High School | SWD |
| 19 | Phillip Kleynhans | Oakdale Agricultural High School | SWD |
| 20 | Neil Le Roux | Oakdale Agricultural High School | SWD |
| 21 | Bryce Calvert | Westville Boys High School | KZN |
| 22 | Phatu Ganyane | Glenwood High School | KZN |
| 23 | Nic Hatton | Hilton College | KZN |
| 24 | Gcino Mdlesthe | Westville Boys High School | KZN |
| 25 | Sandile Nzuza | Glenwood High School | KZN |
| 26 | Ryan Manual | Gelnwood High School | KZN |
| 27 | Stiaan de Bryun | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool | Bulls |
| 28 | Ritsima Sambo | Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool | Bulls |
| 29 | Diego Cupido | Helpmekaar College | Lions |
| 30 | Katlego Letebele | King Edward High School | Lions |
| 31 | Sifiso Magwaza | Monument High School | Lions |
| 32 | Sibabalwe Mahashe | Hudson Park High School | Border |
| 33 | Michael Pieterse | Rustenburg High School | Border |
| 34 | Jan Hendrik Gouws | Volkskool Graaff Reinet | EP |
| 35 | Lisalihle Maphekhula | Graeme College | EP |
| 36 | Abongile Ngandi | Graeme College | EP |
| 37 | Caleb Abrahams | Grey College | FS |
| 38 | Jeandre Breytenbach | Grey College | FS |
| 39 | Johan Louw | Grey College | FS |
| 40 | Jean Smith | Grey College | FS |
| 41 | Alphonso Isaacs | Grey College | FS |
| 42 | Nel van Heerden | Grey College | FS |
| 43 | Neels Volschenk | Grey College | FS |
| Standby squad: | |||
| Corne Beets | Paarl Gimnasium | WP | |
| Josh Boulle | St Johns College | Lions | |
| Juan Else | Grey College | FS | |
| Logan Fortuin | Stellenberg High School | WP | |
| Werner Geldenhuys | Nelspruit High School | Pumas | |
| Marno Grobbelaar | Waterkloof High School | Bulls | |
| Enrique Liedeman | Paarl Gimnasium | WP | |
| Janiel Losper | Paarl Gimnasium | WP | |
| Maqubela Mabasa | Paul Roos Gimnasium | WP | |
| Mihle Matinise | Grey High School | EP | |
| Lyron Millborow | Glenwood High School | KZN | |
| Stephan Nel | Garsfontein High School | Bulls | |
| Roger Petersen | Durbanville High School | WP | |
| Jannes Potgieter | Hilton College | KZN | |
| Adriano Prag | Boland Landbou Agricultural High School | WP | |
| Liam Prinsloo | Maritzburg College | KZN | |
| Bradley Stanfliet | Paarl Boys High School | WP | |
| Gert Steyn | Grey College | FS | |
| Hanno Wessels | Paarl Boys High School | WP | |
| Injured: | |||
| Coetzee Le Roux | Paarl Boys High School | WP | |
| Reagan Izaacs | Grey College | FS | |
| Hakeem Kunene | Paarl Boys High | WP | |
| Litelihle Bester | Maritzburg College | KZN |
Anyone else got sons playing in the Grey College 7’s on weekend of 23-24th October?
@BlouLou: That’s excellent for WK. Sounds like they are back in business. Well done!
@BlouLou: hi daar, ek dink die wen teen die twee spanne was baie goed maar glo nie mens moet te veel in die huidige wedstryde se resultate lees nie. Die skole het nie soos normaal geoefen nie en daar was nog nie duidelikheid oor onder 19 en onder 17 spanne nie, soos ek verstaan as ‘n voorbeeld het Menlo nog geoefen as onder 19 tot twee weke voor die wedstryde en eers as onder 17 die laaste week begin oefen. Daar is ook baie skole waar hulle ster spelers moet isoleer en dan oefen hulle nie veral die koshuis kinders. Ek dink op hierdie stadium moet mens dit maar net as friendlies sien en nie te veel lees in die uitslae nie, selfde gesprek oor Affies en van die ander skole, selfs Glenwood. Tye is huidlik baie deurmekaar ek moet egter se as ek so na daai WK span kyk is hulle ‘n gevaarlike spannetjie met baie potentiaal. Sterkte hoop julle kan darem nog ‘n paar games kry hierdie jaar.
@kantako: this Helpmekaar we played team did beat serious teams u/14 and u/15. Not sure what happened in the 2020 disastrous year.
Would be interesting to see if the losses against a really good team from WK (including the coaches here) will spark a frenzy of recruitment from Helpmekaar and Menlo?
@BlouLou: a fantastic result vs Helpmekaar today. Looks like the plan WK principal had to become one of the best sport schools is paying off as I remember WK gr11 and gr12 group of this year to not have been very competitive at junior level. Good win for WK against HMK group U/17 who have always won the Virsekerbeker?
Somethinge VERY BIG wrong at HMK maybe they should look at investing some money into coaches and not just buying kids. If your rule out a very pathetic 4 point win over Bethlehem Voortrekker in early 2020 then the last proper 1st team match that HMK won was Virsekerbeker semi final way back in 2019, now also recording losses against Marais Viljoen and WK and taking some big 50’s on Noord/Suid and vs EG.
Come on Klaus get the act together.
@Vleis: school did a survey amongst the grade 12’s. All sporting codes included (not just rugby) there were only 8 grade 12 scholars that wanted to continue with sports. It was therefore decided that WK will go the u/17 route…………… And then we also knocked Helpmekaar tonight!
@BlouLou: Congrats on an excellent result, but why are the matrics not playing? I see that KES 1st team beat Affies, so I presume that was not u17?
@Vleis: Yes he did. He is still u/17. It was a great result for WK. This team might just surprise some more fancied teams next year (that is if there is rugby in the 3rd year of the great lockdown)
@BlouLou: Did your lightie get to play, as I see that it was u17, rather than open?
And now for something completely different……… Craven Week 2021 cancelled!
@Vleis: Ek weet van WK vs Montana
@BlouLou: Dag se. Which schools are playing this weekend?
And so it, or at least some of it,starts on Saturday!
@BlouLou: Schools who have been continuously in the gym can play matches from 25th August. Those who did nix have to wait till 11 September.
Not sure who will police that but expect things like Bish/ Bosch and Paarl derby to take place before Provinces take over in final weeks of September
@jakes: het gehoor die o/18 toer is af en dat skole 25 Augustus begin. Nou net om bepalings vas te maak. Gaan n interessante resies wees om goeie kompetisie te kry en dalk gaan n paar van die jaarlikse derbys in die slag moet bly
http://ruggas.co.za/schoolboy-rugby-set-to-resume-immediately/
So when are they opening school boy rugby again for 2021. Any feedback?