The Western Province Rugby Institute (WPRI) recently held an opening function to welcome this year’s batch of aspiring professionals to their world class facility in Stellenbosch. Judging by the talent they managed to secure, there is every chance that a WP under-19 team coming out of this group could contain as much skill and potential as the successful WP under-19 team of 2010. Not only did that 2010 go on to win the under-19 Currie Cup that year, in the short space of time since then it produced three run-on Springboks in Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Frans Malherbe, as well as a touring Bok in Scarra Ntubeni. In addition to these four, provincial caps have also gone the way of Nizaam Carr, Damian de Allende, Wilhelm van der Sluys, Michael van der Spuy and Ulrich Beyers (Blue Bulls) while Sam Lane (Waratahs) has played for Australian outfit the Reds in Super Rugby. With two major goals of any rugby institution or academy anywhere being to develop good players for the senior team and create a winning culture along the way, the WPRI scored 10 out of 10 with that amazing group and could achieve this double figure once again starting in 2014. Time will tell.
Find out a little more about the WPRI here: http://blog.schoolboyrugby.co.za/?p=2328
All the boys at the 2014 opening function. Picture compliments of the WPRI.
The full list of contacted players for 2014:
| # | Name | Posi | School | Region | Highest Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley White | Flank | Bishops | WP | |
| 2 | Heinrich Buhr | Fullback | Boland Landbou | WP | Craven Week |
| 3 | Sibahle Maxwane | Centre | Dale College | Border | Craven Week |
| 4 | Ruan du Preez | Lock | Die Brandwag | ||
| 5 | Brandon Thomson | Flyhalf | Ermelo | Pumas | SA Schools |
| 6 | Ernst Stapelberg | Flyhalf | Framesby | EP | Craven Week |
| 7 | EW Viljoen | Fullback | Grey College | Free State | SA Schools |
| 8 | Martin Wiplinger | Hooker | Grey College | Free State | Craven Week |
| 9 | Dylan Harlen | Lock | Grey College | Free State | Craven Week |
| 10 | Leolin Zas | Centre | Hermanus | Boland | SA Schools |
| 11 | Charlton Jonas | Flank | HJS Paarl BH | WP | Craven Week |
| 12 | Daniel du Plessis | Hooker | HJS Paarl BH | WP | SA Schools |
| 13 | Francois van der Merwe | Prop | HJS Paarl BH | WP | Craven Week |
| 14 | Luan Boshoff | Flyhalf | HJS Paarl BH | WP | |
| 15 | Daylen Daniels | Wing | HJS Paarl BH | WP | WP u18 |
| 16 | Dewald Naude | Wing | HJS Paarl BH | WP | Craven Week |
| 17 | Damian Stevens | Scrumhalf | HJS Paarl BH | WP | Craven Week |
| 18 | Matt Reece-Edwards | Scrumhalf | Kearsney | KZN | Craven Week |
| 19 | Wiehan Jacobs | No.8 | Monument | Lions | Craven Week |
| 20 | Frans van Wyk | Prop | Monument | Lions 2012 | Craven Week 2012 |
| 21 | Dian Koen | No.8 | Outeniqua | SWD | Craven Week |
| 22 | Ryan Oosthuizen | Centre | Paarl Gim | WP | Craven Week |
| 23 | Jacques Vermeulen | Flank | Paarl Gim | WP | SA Schools |
| 24 | Regardt Louw | Hooker | Paarl Gim | WP | |
| 25 | Johan Momsen | Lock | Paarl Gim | WP | Craven Week |
| 26 | JD Schickerling | Lock | Paarl Gim | WP | SA Schools |
| 27 | Rickus Bothma | No.8 | Paarl Gim | WP | SA Schools |
| 28 | Brendon Nell | Scrumhalf | Paarl Gim | WP | WP u18 |
| 29 | Daniel du Plessis | Centre | Paul Roos | WP | SA Schools |
| 30 | Christo van der Merwe | Flank | Paul Roos | WP | |
| 31 | Joel Heugh | Wing | Paul Roos | WP | |
| 32 | Pieter Rossouw | Wing | Paul Roos | WP | |
| 33 | Khanyo Ngcukana | Fullback | Rondebosch | WP | Craven Week |
| 34 | Graham Geldenhuys | Lock | Rondebosch | WP | |
| 35 | Brett Paulse | Prop | Rondebosch | WP | WP u18 |
| 36 | Luke Stringer | Lock | Rondebosch | WP | |
| 37 | Kyle Whyte | Prop | Rondebosch | WP | |
| 38 | Thabani Mtsi | Prop | Selborne College | Border | SA Schools |
| 39 | David Ribbans | Somerset College | WP | ||
| 40 | Justin Phillips | Scrumhalf | Waterkloof | Bulls | SA Schools |
| 41 | FP Pelser | Lock | Witteberg | Griffons | Craven Week |
| 42 | Jarryd Sage | Centre | Wynberg | WP | Craven Week |
| 43 | Siya Alam | Flyhalf | Wynberg | WP | Craven Week |
@Boom: He was listed as a Craven Week reserve.
Ryan Oosthuizen was also selected but did not play at Craven Week due to injury.
Maxwane didnt play Craven Week. He was left out and only made the academy side. Straight after the academy week he was made offers by 3 of the unions and chose WP. Keep an eye on him.
@GimOB: Wanneer speel ons in die finaal teen Paul Roos. Hulle is mos ook baie hoog op die rankings? Alhoewel ons hulle geklop het as ek reg onthou. het gou opgekyk en het ons baie goed gedoen @ hulle. Al ons A spanne het gewen.
1ste span:
Wian van Zyl 75 nie uit nie
Wen met 119 lopies
Stokkies Hanekom 39 Taigh Schoor 36 Pieter Borchards 2/10
(dis jong manne die, Wian, Klein stokkies en Pieter is nog maar in graad 10, Taigh in graad 11.)
Interskole is 9 Maart, gaan beslis ons krieket manne gaan ondersteun.
@BOG: Nee Bog Shirley het tieties, mind you Arthur ook maar syne is net vol hare en hang nie so nie. Mag ek kom kuier?
@Tjoppa: Of is dit “Shirley” wie jy aan Gungets wou voorstel?
@BOG: Bog ek dink ek moet vir ‘n rukkie by jou kom kuier. Hierdie poker aande is besig om my te wen. Ons het ou Arthur in die garage vergeet en toe hy 10uur gisteraand wakker skrik en in die donker oor die wynbottels val kon ek nie weer aan die slaap raak nie.
Wens die rugby begin nou dat ons weer in ritme kan kom.
@PaarlBok: Voeg hierby Gim se oorwinning met 17 lopies oor Boishaai eergisteraand in die Boland 20/20 halfeind.
@Tjoppa: Was dit die nagsuster se aand-af gewees? Jy moet maar kyk na daardie ou lyf en sulke laat nagte vermy.Op die laatste, 8 uur in die kooi. En dan mooi vroeg opstaan en die fluit van die kokkewiet inwag. Dan werk die kop mooi vir die dag.
@BuffelsCM: Kan nie wag nie en moet erken ek sit my hande en vryf in afwagting dat die magtige Tuks moet vasbrand. Hartseer om my geliefde alma mater die rug te keer maar ja respek word verdien en nie gekoop nie.
Maar my bek is groot sal steeds lekker kry as hulle Maties afstof. Net hartseer dat die aanvanklike oogmerke van die Varsity Cup by die deur uit is. Groot jammerte.
Maar ja ek dink Tuks se voorry gaan beslis baie swaar leef. Die Matie slot kaptein het my nog nie beindruk nie. Wie my oog gevang het is die kaptein van laasjaar se Carlton span wat nou flank speel. Harde seun. Soos gewoonlik is die backs giftig maar met ‘n pak forwards wat terug gaan beweeg? Die beste vleuel is tans in die 2de span maar ja vir die wat wil Varsity cup speel is dit onmoontlik want hulle het nie kontrakte nie en vir die wat speel is dit ‘n straf want hulle is nie goed genoeg vir Vodacombeker nie.
@PaarlBok: Alles gebeur maar in siklusse, ek ken nie die huidige groepe so goed nie, maar hoor maar by die afrigters van die jong talent wat daar is. Sal goeie kompetisies wees oor volgend paar jare.
@BoishaaiPa: Ek weet julle krieket was nog altyd 1ste klas, sien Coenie Nel speel ook nou vir jul 1ste span. Gim het darem vir sacs en Wynberg geklop wat groot is vir ons afrikaanse skole. Dink ons gaan n goeie krieketspan he vir die volgende drie jare. Ken meeste van die seuns baie goed.
@PaarlBok: Moenie te veel hoop nie..
.twee swaeltjies maak nie n somer nie!..Daar is emmers vol jong talent in die Suider Paarl ook!..
@BoishaaiPa:
Ja swaer. Verstaan Wiaan van Zyl wat in die WP U16 Elite rugby squad is het n 50 tal getonk. Watch hom en Taigh Schoor, hulle gaan nog die GalPille laat bitter raak met die krieket. Gim se krieket het te lank gesuffer, daar kom n mooi groep nou deur.
@PaarlBok: Een wen in jare en die gety draai skielik?…ek twyfel..Dis mik en moer krieket waar almal n kans staan. n Blinde hoenertjie pik ook so nou en dan n mieliepit raak!..
@BoishaaiPa: Wat het gebeur met die krieket? Verstaan die gety het gedraai?
@BuffelsCM: En dis nou juis waar die “flashy” ouens almal raakgesien word en gekies word bo ouens wat kan skrum en die bal ingooi…en dan wonder die afrigters hoekom sukkel hulle dan in die vaste spel en fasette!..
@BuffelsCM: Nie heeltemal net op hom gemik nie ,dis meer n algemene stelling, maar is wel van toepassing
…Tyd sal maar leer hoe goed hulle aanpas.
@beet: Very true Beet – I have been going on about this and some people tend to look past that. As I have said – basics (i.e scrummaging and lineout throws) first and foremost and then the work on the “outside”. A hooker has to be able to do a lot of work in the loose nowadays but without neglecting his basics
@BoishaaiPa: Ek het nou weer jou laaste sin gelees. Sê jy wat ek dink jy sê ? Is dit van toepassing op HL ? Ek wonder maar net………ken hom nie so goed nie. Of stel dit so, ek het nog nooit so na sy “ball skills” gekyk nie. Indien dit so is, gaan hy sukkel.
@BoishaaiPa: One of the Bulls scouts told me last year that amongst his biggest headaches was finding hookers that could throw a ball in properly.
Guys have the passion, the focus, the dimensions, the fitness to play at a provincial age-group level but fall badly short in specialised skills required to play a particular position well
@Tjoppa: 100% Tjoppa. Party mense verstaan dit nie – dink al 2 is dieselfde: groot fout !!
@BoishaaiPa: Dis reg ja – sekere dinge leer jy slegs met die tyd aan en natuurlik is skrumwerk en lynstane die grootste prioriteite. “Basics” eerste en dan kan jy buite werk doen. Deesdae moet jy buite werk doen maar nie ten koste van die ander twee nie.
Dit gaan ‘n interessante Varsity Cup wees !
@BuffelsCM: Jy was mos hoeka ook so n “perd”!!..Ja Lehman wil ook nou haker speel, maar dit is nes jy se..dis een ding om haker te speel en jy is groot en sterk genoeg en woel lekker in die los…maar jou No 1 prioriteit is om jou springers in die lynstaan te vind..en dit leer jy nie sommer so maklik aan as jy nie die ballskills in die eerste plek het nie!…
@BuffelsCM: Wanneer gaan iemand luister. Loskop en Vaskop is so ver verwyder van mekaar as Slot en Senter behalwe as jy natuurlik Matfield is. Hy maak daardie posisies sy eie en roep homself dan ‘n slenter. Wonder hoekom.
@BoishaaiPa: Nou ja dan moet hulle luister na die perd !!
“Die perde” weet gewoonlik die meeste wat daar in die voorry aangaan”
@BoishaaiPa: Ek hoor Helmut Lehman het ook haker toe geskuif.
Ek ken nie vir Frans Van Wyk van Monnas nie maar as hy beter is as Thomas Du Toit is hy baie goed. Ek dink steeds dit is ‘n groot jammerte dat WP nie vir Thomas geteken het nie !!
@BlueHoops: Great summary.
Willemse will have to improve his lineout work if he wants to stake a claim higher up in Province. BTW there aren’t many hookers around (in Province) that can feed a lineout consistently well.
@Ploegskaar: Jy het ‘n punt beet Ploegie (nou gaan beet nie verstaan wat aangaan nie
). Alhoewel ons ‘n paar ysters bo het, is die stutte in die middel (tussen skool en senior) na my mening ook bietjie dun. Ek weet die O/19s sal mettertyd deurkom en dit gebeur nie oornag nie (tensy jou van Kitshoff is) maar Swanepoel is volgens my bv nog glad nie gereed om die “step up” te maak nie. Ek was aanvanklik beïndruk deur Kebble maar hy het nog werk om te doen. Kom ons kyk hoe lyk hy vanjaar !!
@Ploegskaar: Hulle moet net vir Kebble op losskop hou en nie probeer n vaskkop maak nie…Uit die perd se bek wat langs die man gesak het is hy n dier op losskop , maar hopeloos op vasskop!
@BoishaaiPa: Dalk oorreageer ek net elke keer as ek daai botterbal Kebble se naam sien, of na die lys van stutte op die 2014 lys kyk. Kitshoff en Malherbe is reeds tuis op senior vlak en sal selfs nog beter raak, voel net ons is bietjie lig verder af.
Jy weet ek rate vir Fred, hoop hy kry ordentlike speelkans, veral na hy so stief behandel is met die JWC. Van daai Matie hakers het potensiaal, toegegee, maar beslis nie almal nie….
@BlueHoops: End of 2012 the following players besides Tim Swiel all trained with the Stormers from the 2012 u/19 group as well…Fred Kirsten, Jean Kleyn, JP Lewis, Cheslin Kolby, Pat Howard…
@Ploegskaar: Ek weet nie hoekom jy so worry oor die voorrye en hakers nie…Hier is oorgenoeg wat goed genoeg is….Die 0/21’s van laasjaar het hulle man meer as genoeg gestaan in die voorry…Hakers is daar baie…Die Maties het dan 5 goeie hakers in hulle Varsity Cup Squad alleen!..Jy skop nie n Bismarck of Strauss onder enige bos uit nie, maar daar is paar hakers wat dieselfde potensiaal het nog jonk is…Ek sal nie slapelose nagte oor daardie posisie kry nie!
@Muzi: Ja sure. Hou Bosch dop, sy grote sal die opwarmings wedstryd teen die Stormers wees. Hou duim vas dat hy sy mater van Wyk kan join by die Stormers.
@BoishaaiPa: Eks bly Grant bly in die WP. Hy gaan verseker gespaar word vir die grote in Augustus. Geheim vir hom is om te bly hard werk en sy voete stewig op die grond hou. Skool laaities soos hy wat been there, done that is dit nogals nie maklik nie.
@BlueHoops: Ek sien van die ander het Wit Rot se naam genoem. Miskien het ek soort van n een oog maar hy het verseker meer potensiaal as du Plessis en Sage bymekaar getel. Hy gaan nog n grote word.
Myself is egter baie opgewonde oor die groep en verseker die beste vir WP in jare.
@Beet: I agree on your comments about Sage, I have seen him play a number of games this year and although he has size and is a good player, to me Ryan i s more dynamic and has far more gas – if he did not get injured, I would have been more than happy to see him in the SA Schools team.
I hope Jarryd does well as he is a nice guy, but to me, he just lacks that little bit of pace that makes all the difference.
Time will tell – but watch out for Ryan, he is hard, quick and has fantastic distribution – classic centre
@BlueHoops: Well done on an insightful and comprehensive post.
There seems to be enough cover available in most positions as you pointed out, but I am still concerned about the lack of depth in the prop position with only van Wyk in the 2014 intake with potential to take the step up in future, in my opinion. I have little faith in some of the other names you mentioned, and even less so for the 2014 intake in this position. Basson was a bad miss, and even I will now admit, so was du Toit. The hooker position is of similar concern to me, and Arno van Wyk would have been handy, explosive, accurate and wasted on the Bulls bench. Any news on Fred Kirsten, or is it overs?
Definite opportunity for a 9 to stake a claim, Phillips certainly has the pedigree, Nel was brilliant for Gym last year, but once again the loss of Goddard to the Cheetahs was a major oversight IMO.
Like Beet, I also wonder what will happen to Uys and if/how he will feature.
@BlueHoops: Wow that was great. Maybe I should turn it into a blog on its own BlueHoops.
I must say I watched Sage at Craven Week and again in a game vs the Sharks u19s and he is decent but he came nowhere near impressing me as much as Ryan Oosthuizen from Gimmies did. But Jarryd is highly rated down there in the Cape and a bit like Jonny Kotze he has the size to be fast-tracked to u21 if there is a need.
Guys like Howard and K van Wyk really can’t afford to be branded as wings esp in WP. It will cut short their local careers. Both desperately need to make a name for themselves at centre. I’d also like to see how de Allende plays at 13. He’s not really the kind of 12 synonymous with WP rugby. I always think of a good decision-maker ball player with top distribution skills in that role – kind of like what Daniel Doop and Oosthuizen have to offer, altho they have a way to go before they compete for senior spots
Super opportunities to go far exist for any young scrummy who puts up his hand now. SA looks short of quality in this department. Phillips is the real deal.
I’m surprised that no mention has been made of Monnas prop Frans van Wyk. A big boy who surely would have put his hand up for SA Schools had he been fit for Craven Week. I think plenty of RUs were after his signature and word coming thru is that WP preferred offering him a big contract to the impressive Thomas du Toit (Sharks) so top dollar must have been paid for van Wyk
Schickerling looks like a star in the making but Province have done very well to get those 3 young locks already in the system to the top of their game and to think Wilhelm vdS could also come back in the not too distant future. I also wonder what the future holds in store for Jan Uys???
Eight of these lads trained with the Stormers in the off-season. A clear indication of how highly this group is rated and who is at the fore-front of the unions minds.
Remember Notshe trained with the Stormers as he finished school although he turned 19 in the year. The year before Tim Swiel trained with the Stormers.
The 8 were.
EW Viljoen
Grant Hermanus
Jarryd Sage
Daniel du Plessis
Justin Phillips
Rikus Bothma
Jacques Vermeulen
JD Schickerling
* Note when Swiel left for the Sharks they did mention Brandon Thompson though in the system.Last years SA Schools fly-half who was poached from Pumas (Ermelo).
Their pathways
EW Viljoen (GREY BLOEM) – Fullback
2011: Leyds off to the Force & Craig Barry not contracted to WP
2012: Kolbe (SENIOR), Janco Gunther (used as reserve wing for 21s)
2013: Chris Smith & Jason Worrall (played fly-half for 19s)
*With Taute, Aplon, Kolbe capable of playing fullback in the senior team there looks to be decent cover in the seniors for now. Then there is the young fly-half Ryno Eksteen who has impressed Coetzee in pre-season and they are looking at him at fullback.
Grant Hermanus (PAARL GYM)
With Grant still being at school I think we will look at him for next season. Can play in the back 3 and can kick for polls.
With centres van Wyk and Howard pushed to the wing they are the one’s moving up to the seniors along with Devon Williams (aka road runner). They all 2011. 2012 has someone like JP Lewis.
Daniel du Plessis (12) (Paul Roos) & Jarryd Sage (13) (Wynberg) – CENTRES
2011: Kobus Van Wyk (12) & Pat Howard (13)
2012: Kyle Lombard (12) & Johnny Kotze (13)
2013: Michal Laznar & schoolboy Jarryd Sage (13)
*I’m really excited about the du Plessis and Sage combination. 2013 centres are a write off with the 2011 & 2012 centres all contracted to WP. van Wyk and Howard are trying to be eased in as wings for now with the seniors. With Jean retiring soon and question marks over de Jongh I reckon these 2 will be WP’s future along with de Allende at centre.
Justin Phillips – (WATERKLOOF) – Scrumhalf
Two years in a row the SA Schools scrumhalf says it all.
2011: Godlen Masmila
2012: Jean Nel
2013: Pieter Schoonraad
Will be interesting too see how much he is fast tracked because current seniors haven’t grabbed their opportunities consistently enough yet.
Rickus Botham (8th-man) & Jacques Vermuelen (Flank) – both (PAARL GYM)
Both have big futures. Weigh over 100kgs already and have dynamic games.
If I had to choose a back 3 from u19s upwards to u21s from last season it would be the back 3 for the u21s last season.
So to me these two along with Rayn Smid, Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Josh Katzen are potential loose-forwards for WP and Stormers.
JD Schickerling (PAARL GYM) – Lock
SA Schools 2 years in a row even with injury the 2nd time round he was chosen for the enlarged squad.
Like Sage was playing WP u19 last season.
The union has been criticized for losing Quinn Roux but when you have young locks like Eben Etzebeth, Ruan Botha, Gerbrandt Grobler & Jean Kleyn you probably could let one slip through the net.
If you combine the above with positons like the young props in the senior set-up like Kitshoff, Malherbe, Kebble and young Entienne Swanepoel it looks covered there. Then at Hooker you would probably say Ntubeni and Mike Willemse are the future there.
@Muzi: Are you going to be there on Monday?
@Tjoppa:
@Muzi: No those are the Boons.
@Tjoppa:
“Apparently Nollis and his goons still in control.”…..Xander…Frans Ludeke…Werner….Pine Pienaar…..are those the goons you’re talking about….
@Muzi: I have not seen him play but according to my big tjom he has hands, speed and vision BUT needs a lot of work. Talent galore. But according to a coach at TUKS nobody interested and said he must be dropped as they are not interested in developing.
But Muzi it seems al not ok at TUKS camp. Pote a very unhappy chappie as he is told how to coach a team he did not pick. Apparently Nollis and his goons still in control. Both Tuks teams are handed down from the top. Players appear on Thursday from nowhere etc etc etc. Finish and Klaar.
But am going on Monday to watch. You now me if there is skinner I am there.
@Tjoppa:
hmmm haven’t heard about him if those two Bulls poachers were awake perhaps we could offer him a long term contract….problem is these days the Bulls look for quick fixes….Waylon murray springs to mind…amazing to think he has a Bulls contract….rubbish player.
@BoishaaiPa: Great to hear !!
@BuffelsCM: Update on Grant Hermanus…Apparently our comments are read by more than just the locals!..Grant Hermanus’s agent phoned me this morning to confirm that he did sign in fact with WP!..So he is staying in the Cape! He will join the WP Institute over the July Holidays and if chosen play a few games during the holidays for WP u/19 before going back to finish his school season. After that he will again join the pratice sessions at the WPI.
@Muzi: Muzi apparently an exciting centre played for TUKS this weekend @12. Do you have any details. The feeling towards this boy is he needs development and Tuks is not in the business of developing players. He played for their 2nd team. Apparently very exciting player with bundles of raw talent. Would be a shame to lose a player like that.
@PaarlBok:
Christopher Bosch made the right move to Boland at least he will get enough game time….you seem to forget the Bulls have Jan Serfontein…Rohan Janse Van Rensburg even Burger Ondendaal as options at inside centre……
@BoishaaiPa:
Grant Hermanus has signed for the Bulls?!?!…If that’s true and confirmed then you sir have certainly made my morning.
@BoishaaiPa: Ai dit sal jammer wees !!
@PaarlBok: Ek verbeel my ek het iewers gehoor hy is al klaar deur Bulle opgeraap vir 2015. Ek mag dalk ook verkeerd wees, maar ek het so voeltjie hoor fluit.
@BuffelsCM: Hy hoef seker nie WPRI toe te gaan nie. Hang seker van hom af waar hy wil gaan maar hou styf duim vas dat WP hom sal behou.
@PaarlBok: Grant sal vir die WP O/19-span kan speel maar ek wonder wat hy volgende jaar sal doen. Ek weet mens moet nie te ver vooruit dink nie maar ek glo nie hy sal WPRI toe gaan nie, aangesien hy dan O/20 sal wees en dit is mos ‘n O/19 – groep.
@beet: While the 2012 was good, the 2013 crop did not produce the goods. Fortunately as Boishaaipa has stated, quite a few players will still be available for WP U/21. They won’t be able to rely on too few of last year’s U/19 crop.
Another plus of this strong (current) U/19 intake, is the fact that a number of them will play for the U/21 side while still U/20 next year. That will definitely add some strength to the side.
I’d really like to see what the likes of Vermeulen, Bothma and Schikerling can do after some proper conditioning. This obviously applies to all the players.
Ek sien van Wyk se sentermaat Christopher Bosch is by Boland. Nog n jong talentvolle skole senter wat die Bulle opgemors het. Hopelik doen hy genoeg in die opwarmingswedstryd vir Boland dat hy opgeneem word in die Stormers groep.
Daar is nog n klein Stokkies oppad by Gim. Nes die ander een speel hy vir Boland u15 krieket.
@BoishaaiPa: We are on the same wavelength. Hanekom is one of my favourites to watch. I wish the Sharks could have signed him. He is a ballplayer with skills and is always trying to make things happen for those around him. Hopefully he has a good season.
@beet: Correct!..That 2008 team was dynamite as well. All of them becoming regulars in S15 teams, except perhaps Poolman…Hanekom is only now coming through for Lions after he was mostly injured during his varsity cup days for Maties. He had some lean times of late, but I think he might be one of the Lions players of the S15 this season. He is pure class and a classic centre. At 1.93 and 101Kg’s he is almost the ideal modern centre. I will stick my neck out and believe that his rugby pedigree will kick in this season and we will see a different Hanekom in the Lions setup and be a serious contender for higher honours at centre.
@BoishaaiPa: Also the team of 2008 with the backs likes of Sadie, JJ Engelbrecht, Gary v Aswegen, Groom, Schreuder, Poolman, Stokkies Hanekom.
@BoishaaiPa: Agreed. I think 2012 led by Freddie Kirsten should be remembered as one of the biggest surprise package teams in recent years. On paper they probably should have struggled to make the u19 playoffs. On the field they were so united as a team, they were virtually impossible to stop. They beat the Xander dream team three times
Grant Hermanus kan ook bygevoeg word.
Dis verseker een van die beste groepe in jare.
On paper, this is one hell of a squad of players.
Only issue I have, is they seem a bit over-loaded in certain positions, ie 4 scrumhalves
It is clear a few of these boys will either vanish or have to move provinces in the next 2 years
Beet, The 2012 WP u/19 team wasnt too shabby either. With only one SA Schools rep they also won the u/19 CC and produced 3 Blitsbokke in Justin Geduld, Werner Kok and Cheslin Kolby. Many of them went on and represented WP u/21 in 2013 who also won the CC. Most of them still available for WP u/21 in 2014…Good crop of youngsters coming through!
@@Djou: No. Pieter’s father is Leon. Not family as far as I know. He and his brother ( grade 11) were raised in Northern Subs. Pieter was mostly an athlete. SA colours for sprinting etc. Didn’t get that many chances in Roos but a good player. 7 Locks????To be on the safe side I suppose…………..
JD probably going straight to u21 side and maybe they want to move one of the others to blind side. Didnt check the rest of the positions, they well balanced?
@Koos Roos: How many Pieter Rossouw wings are their in WP?
Any relation to the Springbok?
But another question? Why 7 locks? Isn’t it a bit too much?
Glad to see so many of that Paarl Gym boys stayed. Rikus and Vermeulen will go far. Ryan too. Watch out for Christo v d Merwe. Namibia boytjie. Known as Klip. Very good reason I hear. Best of luck to them.