{"id":46162,"date":"2025-03-14T08:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolboyrugby.co.za\/?p=46162"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:24:38","slug":"3-toughest-challenges-a-1st-xv-could-face-during-any-given-sa-schoolboy-rugby-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/schoolboyrugby.co.za\/?p=46162","title":{"rendered":"3 toughest challenges a 1st XV could face during any given SA schoolboy rugby season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">3. An Interschools vs Grey College<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">2. Playing Grey College in Bloemfontein<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">1. Playing an Interschools against Grey College in Bloemfontein as your first formal game of the season.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oakdale will start their regular season in the hardest way possible. A trip to Grey College!<\/p>\n<p>Oakdale has a good team. They are big boys. However Grey&#8217;s speed of execution at altitude will be difficult to contend with. Fortunately Oakdale participated in the well-organised Global Rugby Challenge at Grey during the December holidays, which gave their players a good opportunity to familiarise themselves with the prestigious rugby factory in terms of the field and what to expect from their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Grey College lock AJ Meyer who was just about the best u17 forward of the 2024 school season, is still out following an injury during the Sevens season. On Saturday, 15 March 2025, viewers and spectators may get a first chance to watch his potential successor for that title of best u17 forward as Oakdale&#8217;s loosie Jacobus de Villiers defines the word &#8220;special&#8221; in terms of how he plays rugby.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10px;}.tableizer-table td {padding: 4px;margin: 3px;border: 1px solid #ccc;}.tableizer-table th {background-color: #104E8B;color: #FFF;font-weight: bold;}<\/style>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont4\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>TEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont4\"><strong>GREY COLLEGE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont4\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>TEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont4\"><strong>OAKDALE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">David Hayidakis<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Kai Pratt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Tian Fourie<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Adrian Smit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">JG Badenhorst<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Francois le Roux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Alexi Tyropolis<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Ruan Swart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Claude Steyn<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Diaan Augustyn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Xander Smit<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Jannes Snyman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\">Adem Nieuwoudt<\/td>\n<td id=\"teamlistfont\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span 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