An amazing achievement for 17-year-old Riley Norton of Paul Roos, who was recently selected for the SA u19 Cricket World Cup Squad, a tournament taking place in South Africa early in 2024. Riley is not only part of an exclusive club of elite school sportsmen to achieve this unique feat, he is possibly the youngest schoolboy to achieve the double and he is also the first rugby forward in close to 40-years to make it onto the list.
SA U19 CRICKET SQUAD FOR THE 2024 CRICKET WORLD CUP
| # | PROVINCE | NAME | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Boland | Riley Norton | Paul Roos |
| 2 | Easterns | Dewan Marias | Marais Viljoen |
| 3 | Easterns | Juan Steyn | Marais Viljoen |
| 4 | Easterns | Martin Khumalo | Marais Viljoen |
| 5 | KwaZula-Natal Coastal | Romashan Pillay | Westville |
| 6 | KwaZulu-Natal Coastal | Nqobani Mokoena | Northwood |
| 7 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | Ntando Zuma | St Charles |
| 8 | Lions | Sipho Potsane | Jeppe |
| 9 | Lions | David Teeger | KES |
| 10 | Lions | Esosa Aihevba | St Stithians |
| 11 | Lions | Kwena Maphaka | St Stithians |
| 12 | Lions | Lhuan-dre Pretorius | St Stithians |
| 13 | Lions | Richard Seletswane | St Stithians |
| 14 | Titans | Steve Stolk | Menlopark |
| 15 | Titans | Adam Cannata | Pretoria BH |
| 16 | Western Province | Oliver Whitehead | SACS |
| 17 | Western Province | Bennie Hansen | Wynberg |
| 18 | Western Province | Juan James | Wynberg |
SA SCHOOLS RUGBY 2023
| # | SA SCHOOLS 2023 | SCHOOL | PROVINCE |
| 1 | Phiwayinkosi Kubeka | 1 of 2 Maritzburg College | 1 of 6 Sharks |
| 2 | Siphosethu Mnebelele | 1 of 1 KES | 1 of 7 Lions |
| 3 | Jean Erasmus | 1 of 7 Grey College | 1 of 8 Free State |
| 4 | Jacobus Grobbelaar | 1 of 1 Fichardtpark | 2 of 8 Free State |
| 5 | Ulrich van der Westhuizen | 1 of 3 Monument | 2 of 7 Lions |
| 6 | Divan Fuller | 1 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 1 of 14 WP |
| 7 | Batho Hlekani | 1 of 1 Graeme | 1 of 5 EP |
| 8 | JJ Theron | 2 of 7 Grey College | 3 of 8 Free State |
| 9 | Haashim Pead | 1 of 3 Bishops | 2 of 14 WP |
| 10 | Ian van der Merwe | 3 of 7 Grey College | 4 of 8 Free State |
| 11 | Jameel de Jongh | 2 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 3 of 14 WP |
| 12 | Janco Purchase | 1 of 1 Affies | 1 of 3 Bulls |
| 13 | Demitre Erasmus | 1 of 2 Garsfontein | 2 of 3 Bulls |
| 14 | Luyanda Kunene | 2 of 2 Maritzburg College | 2 of 6 Sharks |
| 15 | JC Mars | 3 of 4 HJS Paarl BH | 4 of 14 WP |
| 16 | Ruan Welman | 1 of 1 Helpmekaar | 3 of 7 Lions |
| 17 | Lithemba Mfupi | 1 of 1 Glenwood | 3 of 6 Sharks |
| 18 | Simphiwe Ngobese | 1 of 2 Durban HS | 4 of 6 Sharks |
| 19 | Riley Norton | 1 of 2 Paul Roos | 5 of 14 WP |
| 20 | Xola Nyali | 1 of 2 Wynberg | 6 of 14 WP |
| 21 | Christiaan vd Westhuizen | 4 of 7 Grey College | 5 of 8 Free State |
| 22 | JT Kapank | 1 of 2 Noordheuwel | 4 of 7 Lions |
| 23 | Kyle Smith | 1 of 1 Paarl Gim | 7 of 14 WP |
Post on 08 July 2023
Paul Roos Gymnasium’s ubertalented under-17 star sportsman Riley Norton is practically all the way there as far as being on the exclusive SA Schools cricket – SA Schools rugby double list is concerned.
The 1.97m 101kg athlete has made the SA Schools rugby team in 2023. In 2022 the pacy bowler was part of the SA Colts cricket setup and he has already been identified and groomed as a candidate for the 2024 u19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.
The scary part is that he will still eligible for these national school team rewards in 2024.
SA SCHOOLS DOUBLE CAPPED PLAYERS – CRICKET AND RUGBY
| # | Year | Name | School | Rugby Region | Rugby Position |
| 1 | 1974 | Malcolm Thompson | Maritzburg College | KZN | Loose Forward |
| 2 | 1974 | Lee Barnard | KES | Gauteng | Flyhalf |
| 3 | 1979 | Chris Smit | Grey College | Free State | Flyhalf |
| 4 | 1981 | Gerbrandt Grobler | Grey College | Free State | Fullback |
| 5 | 1982 | Helgard Muller | Grey College | Free State | Centre |
| 6 | 1985 | Frans Cronje | Grey College | Free State | Hooker |
| 7 | 1987 | Errol Stewart | Westville | KZN | Centre |
| 8 | 1987 | Udo Goedeke | Maritzburg College | KZN | Flyhalf |
| 9 | 1991 | Greg Miller | Grey HS | Eastern Cape | Flyhalf |
| 10 | 1992 | Herschelle Gibbs | Bishops | Western Cape | Flyhalf |
| 11 | 1996 | Conrad Jantjes | CBC Boksburg | Gauteng | Wing/Fullback |
| 12 | 2002 | Adrian Penzhorn | Maritzburg College | KZN | Centre |
| 13 | 2016 | Ruan de Swardt | Affies | Gauteng | Flyhalf |
| 14 | 2017 | Christopher Schreuder | Grey College | Free State | Flyhalf |
| 15 | 2023 | Riley Norton | Paul Roos | Western Cape | Loose Forward |
I’m surprised that Mallett (SA Schools rugby in ’74) didn’t crack the nod for cricket as well….. he was a pretty fearsome fast bowler, IIRC…. pre ’74, I’m sure that Kirsten and Cowley would have stood good chances had SA Schools rugby teams been selected.
@Grasshopper (Comment #2)
I stand corrected, but I think Conrad Jantjes was a triple of a different kind…. Rugby, cricket and soccer.
@KES Oldboy: Tx. He was a fantastic flyhalf.
@Rainier: I believe that Cullinan missed Craven Week as he was playing cricket overseas at the time.
RIV Gerbrandt Grobler.
Herchelle Gibbs het SA skole sokker ook gespeel.
The list is wrong.
I cannot believe Daryl Cullinan is not on that list.
@KES Oldboy: Ah pity, sure he would have done the double.
@Grasshopper: Peter Kirsten left school in 1972 or 3. The first SA Schools team was chosen in 1974.
@Grasshopper: he was also the main chucker out at the campus pub at kovsies back in the day
@Smallies: 130kg squash player, gosh just showed his mobility…
Its not SA schools and I might be wrong ,but I believe Ollie Le Roux represented Freestate as a a rugby squash and water polo player…
Cricket and hockey doubles would be interesting too. Any triples?
Wasn’t Peter Kirsten also a double or was that later after school?