SA u16 High Performance Squad 2012: where they are in 2014

9 July, 2014 beet General 15

One of the exciting end products of Grant Khomo Week, the national under-16 provincial youth tournament, is the selection of an SA under-16 High Performance squad. Previously this squad would assemble for a rugby course later on in the year after the school rugby season has concluded and receive valuable assistance from specialists. Many top achieving rugby players will again be part of the HP squad in 2014.

Here is a look at where the 2012 under-16 candidates are now in 2014 as under-18 players:

# Name Surname Position Province School 2014
1 Kurt Webster No 6 Flank KZN DHS Bulls u19
2 Kwazi Khanyile Scrumhalf KZN Glenwood KZN CW
3 Morné Joubert Outside Centre KZN Glenwood KZN CW
4 Percy Mngadi Loosehead Prop KZN Glenwood KZN CW
5 Brendon Smith Hooker Blue Bulls Centurion Griquas CW
6 Dale Hendricks Scrumhalf Blue Bulls Affies Bulls AW
7 André Manuel Right Wing Boland Bergrivier WP AW
8 Fabio Afrika Flyhalf Boland Hopefield Boland CW
9 Aston Fortuin No 5 Lock Border Queens Bulls CW
10 Jason Steyn No 7 Flank Border Selborne Border CW
11 Kaden Prince Loosehead Prop EP Die Brandwag EP CW
12 Luigi van Jaarsveld Eighthman EP Marlow EPCD CW
13 Alexander Jonker Eighthman Free State Grey College FS CW
14 Julian Jordaan Outside Centre Free State Grey College FS CW
15 Lamond Bouwer No 6 Flank Free State Grey College Injured
16 Llewellyn Hein Right Wing Free State Louis Botha FS CW
17 Michael Andrade Inside Centre Free State SP Swart FS CW
18 Paul De Lange Flyhalf Free State Sentraal FS AW
19 Reuben Terblanche Tighthead Prop Free State Grey College FS CW
20 Stefanus Wessels No 4 Lock Free State Sentraal FS AW
21 Jaywinn Juries Scrumhalf Griffons Hentie Cilliers Griffons CW
22 Adrian Snyman Hooker Leopards Klerksdorp Leopards AW
23 Mitch Mametsa Hooker Limpopo Ben Vorster Limpopo CW
24 Denzil Hill Eighthman Lions Jeppe Bulls u19
25 Devon Henson No 5 Lock Lions St Johns Injured
26 Justin Bhana Left Wing Lions Florida Lions CW
27 Kathlego Tsotetsi Left Wing Lions St Benedicts
28 Kennett Sinclair Fullback Lions Helpmekaar
29 Nyasha Tarusenga No 7 Flank Lions St Benedicts Lions CW
30 Ralton October Scrumhalf Lions Florida Lions CW
31 Rhyno Herbst No 4 Lock Lions Monument Lions CW
32 Tshepo Thulo Right Wing Lions Jeppe Lions CW
33 Barend Smit Inside Centre Pumas HTS Middelburg Pumas CW
34 Cauhen Mashaba Tighthead Prop Pumas HGH Pumas CW
35 Ian Truter Outside Centre Pumas Witbank Pumas AW
36 Lohan Bennet Flyhalf Pumas HTS Middelburg
37 Ngoni Chidoma Loosehead Prop Pumas Uplands KZN CW
38 Siyabonga Nkosi Left Wing Pumas HSPR Pumas CW
39 Eduard Zandberg No 5 Lock SWD Outeniqua SWD CW
40 Pieter Gouws No 6 Flank SWD Oakdale
41 Kabelo Matloung Tighthead Prop Valke DF Malan KZN AW
42 Martin Van Wyk Fullback Valke EG Jansen Valke CW
43 Danrich Visagie Flyhalf WP Boland Landbou WP AW
44 Edrich Venter Inside Centre WP Paul Roos Gym WP CW
45 Gavin van der Berg Tighthead Prop WP Paarl Gym WP CW
46 Jaco Willemse No 4 Lock WP Paarl Gym WP CW
47 Jacques Oosthuizen No 7 Flank WP Paul Roos Gym
48 Peter John Toerien No 7 Flank WP Tygerberg HS Bulls CW
49 Rudolf Britz Hooker WP HJS Paarl BH Injured
50 Tiaan Swanepoel Fullback WP Stellenberg WP CW

15 Comments

  1. avatar
    #15 Playa

    @Tjoppa: Good point

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 15:34
  2. avatar
    #14 Tjoppa

    @slinger: Not really good news. Everybody know the fact that boys develop at different stages. This just show that the unions stick to their purchase from GK. If 30% of u/13 make GK u/16 then only 60% should be achieved here. Again showing the influence of the Unions. It would be interesting to hear from bigger schools what their conversion rate is from u/16 to 1st 15.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 14:57
  3. avatar
    #13 slinger

    The positive side is that most players made CW u18 with a few that dropped to Academy sides. Will be interesting to match the 50 squad after CW vs the u16 initial SA group. I know a number of players who will be hard pressed to keep their positions. Besides the camp, did SA Rugby do anything more with this group?

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 12:40
  4. avatar
    #12 Knight_CHS07

    :(

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 12:35
  5. avatar
    #11 Knight_CHS07

    @Playa: It’s actually sad how Border loses out on its best players :( .

    I once read this article (http://www.saschoolsports.co.za/rugby/other/rugby-do-co-ed-school-have-a-future.html)

    With the way things are going with this “pouching” business, the Border region especially will find it hard to compete against other regions.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 12:35
  6. avatar
    #10 Playa

    @Knight_CHS07: I think you’d be shocked mntam. I am surprised the vultures didn’t deplete Selborne’s 2013 Under 16A team. Maybe they’re still ‘working on it’.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 11:37
  7. avatar
    #9 Knight_CHS07

    @Playa: :( yho! I guess we’ll never see the true potential of Border Schools Teams. I wonder how many others left Dale, Queens College and Selborne after the GK 2012

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:55
  8. avatar
    #8 beet

    I also remembered the story in the paper of the Rugbyseun that was left stranded because of suspected Centurion financial troubles. Noord-Kaap came to his rescue and he is now in the Griquas CW team

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:45
  9. avatar
    #7 Ploegskaar

    Also interesting to note that Fabio Africa is now in Weston Secondary, an inter-provincial move of sorts.

    One name that stands out like a sore thumb as always, is that of PJ Toerien. He played WP Grant Khomo, was in the WP u16 HP Squad and made the SA u16 HP squad. Obviously he was developed and received all the recognition and rewards that WP could have offered a player of his caliber at the time, so it remains impossible for me to believe that anything more could/should have justified an inter-provincial gr.10 move. Maybe Rugbyman will explain the motivations behind his move here transparently one day, or maybe on a bad day, I will.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:41
  10. avatar
    #6 kosie

    Dale Hendricks is in the Bulls Academy team

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:37
  11. avatar
    #5 Playa

    @Knight_CHS07: he was poached by the Bulls from Queens College after GK 2012…he’s at Southdowns now

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:31
  12. avatar
    #4 BuffelsCM

    Danrich Visagie is the WP Academy flyhalf

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:18
  13. avatar
    #3 Knight_CHS07

    Did Aston Fortuin get poached? Or is it another typo? Maybe he was at Queens High School and not at Queens College?

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:09
  14. avatar
    #2 Ploegskaar

    Andre Manuel is in the WP Academy Team and now attends Bishops.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 10:01
  15. avatar
    #1 Playa

    Just a typo Beet, Jason Steyn is playing for Border CW and not Boland.

    ReplyReply
    9 July, 2014 at 09:39

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