A number of changes have been made to the SA Schools starting line-up for the second round of the under-18 international series. France got thumped properly by Wales and one suspects that French under-18’s will have to reinvent themselves just as their under-20 national team did against the Baby Boks at the Junior World Champs earlier this year, if they are to stand any change during this game. The curtain-raiser is Wales versus England which should be a cracker. The SWD Craven Week team minus a number of their stars who are on duty for SA Schools, will have a shot against the wounded Italian under-18 team in the earlier game. It should be good.
| DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | VENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/13 | 12h30 | Italy | 17 | 39 | WP Schools | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| 09/08/13 | 14h00 | France | 8 | 47 | Wales | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| 09/08/13 | 15h30 | SA Schools | 19 | 15 | England | City Park Stadium, Cape Town |
| 13/08/13 | 14h00 | Italy | SWD Schools | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
| 13/08/13 | 16h00 | England | Wales | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
| 13/08/13 | 18h00 | SA Schools | France | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
| 17/08/13 | 12h30 | Italy | Boland Schools | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 17/08/13 | 14h00 | England | France | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
| 17/08/13 | 15h30 | SA Schools | Wales | Boland Stadium, Wellington |
| # | SA SCHOOLS TEAM | CRAVEN WEEK | SCHOOL | DoB | W | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas du Toit | WP | HJS Paarl | 05/05/95 | 187 | 120 |
| 2 | Francois Steyn | Bulls | Affies | 19/06/95 | 177 | 95 |
| 3 | Conraad van Vuuren | Pumas | Nelspruit | 04/09/95 | 180 | 107 |
| 4 | Abongile Nonkwantana | Bulls | St Albans | 10/04/95 | 196 | 108 |
| 5 | RG Snyman | Bulls | Affies | 29/01/95 | 205 | 113 |
| 6 | Refiole Rampeta | Free State | Louis Botha | 23/03/95 | 175 | 89 |
| 7 | Jean-Luc du Preez | KZN | Kearsney | 05/08/95 | 194 | 110 |
| 8 | Rikus Bothma (c.) | WP | Paarl Gim | 17/10/95 | 186 | 101 |
| 9 | Remu Malan | SWD | Outeniqua | 08/05/95 | 178 | 78 |
| 10 | Dewald Human | SWD | Outeniqua | 19/05/95 | 167 | 65 |
| 11 | Duhan vd Merwe | SWD | Outeniqua | 04/06/95 | 194 | 96 |
| 12 | Warrick Gelant | SWD | Outeniqua | 20/05/95 | 181 | 86 |
| 13 | Jurie Linde | Bulls | Affies | 13/03/95 | 185 | 86 |
| 14 | Leolin Zas | Boland | Hermanus | 20/10/95 | 184 | 82 |
| 15 | EW Viljoen | Free State | Grey College | 09/05/95 | 192 | 93 |
| 16 | Thabani Mtsi | Border | Selborne | 11/01/95 | 179 | 97 |
| 17 | Joseph Dweba | Lions | Florida | 25/10/95 | 174 | 105 |
| 18 | Ruan Kramer | Free State | Grey College | 03/08/95 | 185 | 117 |
| 19 | Daniel du Preez | KZN | Kearsney | 05/08/95 | 196 | 108 |
| 20 | Jacques Vermeulen | WP | Paarl Gim | 08/02/95 | 197 | 104 |
| 21 | Justin Phillips | Waterkloof | Bulls | 03/02/95 | 181 | 76 |
| 22 | Brandon Thomson | Pumas | Ermelo | 07/03/95 | 185 | 88 |
| 23 | Malcolm Jaer | EP | Die Brandwag | 29/06/96 | 174 | 70 |
| Ox Nche | Free State | Louis Botha | 27/03/95 | 182 | 105 | |
| PJ Toerien | Bulls | Garsfontein | 17/02/96 | 183 | 95 | |
| Daniel du Plessis | WP | Paul Roos | 17/03/95 | 187 | 93 | |
| Grant Hermanus | WP | Paarl Gim | 11/11/95 | 179 | 76 | |
| Marco Janse van Vuuren | Valke | Transvalia | 14/06/96 | 182 | 75 | |
| Pieter Jansen | Valke | EG Jansen | 21/03/95 | 180 | 102 |
@Knersus: Thanks for that info!!
We all know that possession at the back of the lineout is one of the best attacking platforms. If you have a “new team” with new combinations you should however stick to the basic stuff first IMO !
That means if you have somebody like RG Snyman in the lineout, use him where he should be – in the middle of the lineout. There is no way that he’ll lose the ball at 5 if the ball is thrown properly and supporters do their job. Leave the back of the lineout until the players have settled down! It is strange that nobody told the players to change the calls especially with a wet ball and wet field.
Vermeulen should be a definite starter against Wales
We definately lost a lot of balls in the lineouts – but this was not always due to the hooker. I don’t understand why RG Snyman was at the back of the lineouts? Lots of balls were lost in the lineouts due to them unable to hold onto the ball. The second half RG and Daniel played good rugby – when Vermeulen came on, there definately was more fire. Would like to see the boys winning Wales on Saturday – they lost by 2 points to England in injury. We will definatley have to step up our game as they have a good pack and a very nippy flyhalf!
The supporters came out in masses last night in George – totally different from the amount of people that attended the game last Saturday in Cape Town. – I hope that the same will happen in Worcester/Wellington on Saturday and that our boys will have lots of support.
@Djou: Let’s hope we get the selections right!
@EG Ouer: I agree !
@PaarlBok: Ek dink dis ‘n goeie roep want Wellington sal ‘n modderbad wees !
@BuffelsCM: True, Wales beat France by a huge margin, but we beat England, who in turn beat Wales. So, it again shows that we can’t go on one score! But if our real team plays, we should win comfortably.
@BuffelsCM: You are right. Du Plessis is injured. That why the Valke hooker was drafted in. But they need to give him some game time. He really is an excellent hooker. With tall locks like they have it must be a hookers dream to go to any lineout
Saterdag se wedstryde is verskuif van Wellington na Worcester. Boishaai en die Donkies se stryd gaan ook nou deel wees van die dag se rugby program.
I don’t understand why we struggled so much in the lineouts! With 2 tall locks there should not have been a problem, except for the odd one going astray perhaps or being poached!!
My only conclusion is that the hookers were not up to standard. Please correct me if I’m wrong. (I know that Daniel du Plessis – Boys’ High hooker is injured and could not play)
@JPS_10: Dankie vir die opsomming van die wedstryd. Stem saam dat dit jammer is dat die wedstryde baie beperkte dekking geniet. Soos wat ek van jou en ook die berigte in die koerant kan aflei het ons baie gesukkel in die lynstane. Ek hoop hulle gee die haker van die Valke n kans. Hy het tot dusver vanjaar op al die weke en toernooie bewys dat hy seker die akkuraatse ingooier by die lynstane is. Maak nie saak of die wind waai, dit reen of mooiweer is nie. Hy is deel van hulle plan en hoop werklik dat hy n kans sal kry. Sal hartseer wees as dit nie gebeur nie
Remember the quotas
@JPS_10: As mens die telling van Wallis en die Franse vergelyk met ons s’n, sal dit maar moeilik wees Saterdag!!
Die nat veld gaan Wallis beslis ook meer pas.
Die veld was nat na ‘n paar reenbuie vroeer in die dag maar nie onspeelbaar nie.
Met ‘n drie deur Duan vd Merwe vanaf die afskop was die tafel gedek? Niemand het egter gedink dat daarna sou die SA span omtrent geen van hulle eie lynstane wen nie. Met die reserwe haker op net na halftyd het dit niks beter gegaan nie.
Die Franse was beter as ons in die skrums veral as die agsteman en 2 flanke van SA meer belanggestel het in wat die Franse gaan doen instede van om te bly skrum. Die Franse het ons met tye tien, vyftien tree en meer gerolmaal vanaf lynstane.
Hoe is dit dan moontlik dat ons gewen het? Die SA span se verdediging was solied en die Franse is agter die voordeellyn terug getackle.
RG Snyman het buiten die lynstane wat ‘n disaster was meer as sy deel gedoen om teenstanders aan te vat met tackles en dryfspel. Dewald Human tenspyte van sy grote het ‘n goeie wedstryd gehad en so ook Duan vd Merwe met sy 2 driee. Lelion Zas het ‘n paar goeie individuele lopies ingekry. DuPreez op no7 is maar net nie Jacques Vermeulen nie. Speel met rukke en stote. EW Viljoen het nie tuis gelyk nie. Met die agterlyn wat nie op die voorvoet kon kom nie was hy nooit gevaarlik as hy by die lyn aangesluit het nie. Hy was bloot ‘n ekstensie in die agterlyn in plaas van ‘n lynbreker.
Dit is duidelik dat die SA skole span sukkel om as ‘n span saam te speel en dat die tyd saam net nie genoeg is om hulle as ‘n gedugte eenheid te laat funksioneer nie.
Ogelukkig vir die SA agterlyn lyk dit of dit Saterdag teen Wallis nog natter gaan wees as vandag op George.
@gimmie: Dankie vir die “updates” – kan nie glo dat dit nie beter dekking in die media kry nie!
SA 17-13 gewen….
SA17-6 na 60min
SA 7-6 against France at half time…
@EG Ouer: With the quota system they will all get to start a game.
@Beet: Just a quick one. Will all the boys in the squad get a chance to either start a game or at least play some part in a game?