The University of Pretoria (Tukkies) are the defending Varsity Cup Young Guns champions. With this year’s tournament about to kick-off, they have put themselves the best possible position to retain the under-20 title by naming a star-studded 57-man group. With the list containing a good blend of under-19 and under-20 players, it will be interesting to see which of the first year players eventually makes the starting line-up. In terms of player positions, Ruan “Stoney” Steenkamp, the 2011 SA Schools captain stands out. He is listed as a hooker cum openside flank, a move that perhaps gives a better idea of where his future in rugby lies.
| Name | Surname | Age | Position | High School |
| Johan | Bannink | 18 | Prop | Garsfontein |
| Andrew | Beerwinkel* | 19 | Prop | Porterville |
| Justin | Forwood | 19 | Prop | Waterkloof |
| Robert | Joynson | 19 | Prop | Maritzburg Collge |
| Wilco | Louw* | 18 | Prop | HTS Drosdy |
| Johan | Ras | 18 | Prop | Centurion |
| Andries | Rousseau | 19 | Prop | Windhoek |
| Pierre | Schoeman* | 18 | Prop | Affies |
| Piet-Louw | Strauss | 18 | Prop | Oakdale |
| Dayan | vd Westhuizen* | 18 | Prop | Centurion |
| Jan | Enslin | 19 | Prop/Hooker | Grey PE |
| Nqoba | Mxoli | 18 | Prop/Hooker | Westville |
| Wilmar | Arnoldi | 18 | Hooker | Ermelo |
| Hamish | Herd | 19 | Hooker | Nelspruit |
| Ruan | Steenkamp* | 19 | Hooker/Flank | Monument |
| Bobby | de Wee | 18 | Lock | Southdowns College |
| Irne | Herbst* | 19 | Lock | Waterkloof |
| Nicolaas | Jv Rensburg* | 18 | Lock | Affies |
| Dennis | Visser | 19 | Lock | Affies |
| Jean | Droste | 18 | Lock/L/fwd | Affies |
| Jannis | Kirsten | 19 | Lock/L/fwd | Affies |
| Christiaan | de Bruin | 19 | L/Forward | Waterkloof |
| Jacques | du Plessis* | 19 | L/Forward | Ermelo |
| Ferdi | Horn | 19 | L/Forward | Glenwood |
| Chris | Massyn | 18 | L/Forward | Monument |
| Bernie | Roux | 19 | L/Forward | Affies |
| Roelof | Smit | 19 | L/Forward | Waterkloof |
| Carel | Swart | 18 | L/Forward | Glenwood |
| Heinrich | Viljoen | 18 | L/Forward | Affies |
| Clyde | Davids | 19 | No.8 | Paarl Gymnasium |
| Riekert | Hattingh | 18 | No.8 | Pretoria Noord |
| Nicolaas | Immelman | 19 | No.8 | Grey Bloem |
| Paul | Jv Rensburg | 19 | No.8 | Affies |
| Reegan | Smith | 18 | No.8 | Maritzburg College |
| Jerome | Bastick | 20 | Scrumhalf | Marais Viljoen |
| Carlo | Engelbrecht | 20 | Scrumhalf | Affies |
| Zane | le Roux | 18 | Scrumhalf | Noord Kaap |
| Kefentse | Mahlo | 20 | Scrumhalf | Ben Vorster |
| Tokkie | Mtsweni | 19 | Scrumhalf | Centurion |
| JP | Smith | 18 | Scrumhalf | Queens College |
| Andre | Warner | 19 | Scrumhalf | Tygerberg |
| Joshua | Stander | 19 | Flyhalf | Queens College |
| Francois | Tredoux* | 19 | Flyhalf | Waterkloof |
| Lood | de Jager | 19 | Centre | Marlow landbou |
| HG | de Klerk | 18 | Centre | Menlopark |
| Daniel | Kriel | 18 | Centre | Maritzburg College |
| Burger | Odendaal | 19 | Centre | Monnas |
| Dries | Swanepoel* | 19 | Centre | Grey Bloem |
| Christiaan | van Dijk | 18 | Centre | Nelspruit |
| Leighton | van Wyk | 18 | Centre | SACS |
| Marcus | Kleinbooi | 18 | Wing | Affies |
| Bryce | Nicholson-Deh | 18 | Wing | Michaelhouse |
| Neil | Meyer | 19 | Wing/Fullback | HTS Middelburg |
| Jesse | Kriel* | 18 | Fullback | Maritzburg College |
| Duncan | Matthews | 18 | Fullback | Swartland |
| Ganfried | May | 18 | Fullback | Oudshoorn |
| Jacques | Rossouw | 19 | Fullback | Piketberg |
* denotes SA Schools player
Young Guns Fixtures for 2013
February 18 to April 1, 2013:
Monday, February 18:
FNB Shimlas v FNB UP-Tuks, Xerox Shimla Park – 3pm
FNB UCT v FNB NMMU, UCT Rugby Fields – 5pm
Monday, February 25:
FNB NWU-Pukke v FNB Wits, Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds – 5pm
FNB NMMU v Steinhoff Maties Jrs, NMMU Stadium – 5pm
Monday, March 4:
FNB Shimlas v FNB NWU-Pukke, Xerox Shimla Park – 5pm
FNB UP-Tuks v FNB Wits, Tuks Rugby Stadium – 5pm
FNB NMMU v FNB UJ, NMMU Stadium – 5pm
FNB UCT v Steinhoff Maties Jrs, UCT Rugby Fields – 7pm
Monday, March 11:
FNB NWU-Pukke v FNB UP-Tuks, Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds – 3pm
FNB UJ v FNB UCT, UJ Stadium – 5pm
FNB Wits v FNB Shimlas, Wits Rugby Stadium – 5pm
Monday, March 18:
Steinhoff Maties Jrs v FNB UJ, Danie Craven Stadium – 3pm
Monday, March 25:
Semifinal One: Log position 1 v Log position 4 – TBA
Semifinal Two: Log position 2 v Log position 3 – TBA
Monday, April 1:
Final: Semifinal winner One v Semifinal winner Two – 7pm (TV)
@Moppie: Jammer, maar wat is “homofobia”? As ek moord teenstaan is dit “moorfobia”? As dit so is, dan is ek trots skuldig aan “homofobia”
@Moppie: Mooi Poppie, dit lyk my hulle kom nou vir langer skooltoe daar by julle. Laas toe ek getel het- 2007- was 50% van die eerste span, van Gr 1 op GCB. Nee, Grey het maar sy “af” jare- die geskiedenis dui op so elke 5e jaar.En die rekord teen Affies, dink ek, staan nou op 32-4. En jy se hulle het al van st.6 saam gespeel? Sjoe, ek sou dan n baie groter verskil verwag het. Net sowel dat julle hulle op n baie “slegte” jaar gevang het met 3 verlore. Julle kry ook seker nou groot voordeel uit die BBe se aankoopprogram uit die Boland en die Ooskaap, of hoe? Sommige beskryf dit as plunder- seker n kunsie wat by die Uniegebou aangeleer word.?
Ai bogter. Van waar die homofobia jong? Jy sien deur my
(Wat sou die mense dink as ek daai twee letters in die “middelste ry, vierde van links” gebruik het-toe kamoefleer ek hulle maar met die P’s). Natuurlik het ek die pienk trui! Mapstieks.
Ons uitslae teen die Bloemfontein skooltjie is maar bra karig. Ons weet tog die skooltjie is die beste rugby skool in die land.
Ons het tog goeie rugby spelers wat hier in Blou bul wereld gebore en getoe is. As ek reg onthou het ‘n Affie span (wat van st 6 af, buiten 2 spelers, saam gespeel het) Grey college laasjaar pakgegee?
@Moppie: Ek neem aan jy het verkeerdelik twee maal die letter “P” gedruk. Die letter wat jy soek, is in die middelste ry, vierde van links. Vanuit Pretoria? En voor dit? En voor hulle matriekjaar? Bol;and, Oos-Kaap—- Het jy ook jou pienk ondersteunerstrui, met bypassende sykouse? Raadpleeg maar gerus die uitslae vd wedstryde tussen Pretoria skole en die suid vd Vaal(verwysend na Bloemfontein ou poppie)
22 Spelers vanuit Pretoria, 5 vanuit die platteland (Mpumalanga en Noord Transvaal), hier en daar ‘n speler waar daar geen kwaliteit na-skool instelling is nie(verwysend na Bloemfontein ou Moftus) en ‘n paar spelers van streke waar daar nie kwaliteit rugby na-skool(verwysend na PRP)gespeel word nie. Nie sleg nie.
Geluk aan die Malelanertjie. Was nog altyd ‘n woelige spelertjie. 8)
H Meyer had a session with the Bulls U19 squad this week.
Oh yes, and the seats at Loftus(or is it Moftus) will be replaced by beds
With H Meyer now as the SA coach, they are also “transforming” at this level. Back line players will soon become extinct and props and locks will be used in those positions.
Great to see young Stander and Smith in that mix.This is going to be great for their development.I was really scared that with that mass recruitment the Bulls did,they would end up being part of the furniture.
@Klofie Pa: It does not include all the Bulls U19 players. It seems as if only those registered to study have been included.
Looking forward to seeing Dan Kriel back, missed his chance last year due to injury. Also looking forward to seeing Reegan on this stage, don’t think we have seen his best by a long shot, going to thrive in this sort of atmosphere.
@Klofie Pa: Presies my punt. Die doel is om manne sonder kontrakte ook “exposure” te gee. Dieselfde geld vir die senior Varsity Cup.
@Klofie Pa: Dis nou anders om. n’ Goeie rugby speler wat ook kan swot wanneer hy die tyd kry. Ek dink meestal van hierdie ouens gee hulself kans eers op Pro te word en in die begin laat dit min tyd oor om ook ‘n goeie leerling te wees.
@All Black: I was actually trying to get something together on the WP Rugby Institute. Got all except the background info on how it works but it seems like most of the top u19s spend year 1 at WPRI not studying at all, then a lot of them move onto Maties in year 2. Both are in Stellenbosch.
@PaulRoosPa:
dis hele BB o/19 span wat op die lys is!!!
wat het geword van die regte student wat swot en n akademiese kwalifikasie wil kry en terselfde tyd n goeie rugbyspeler is.
I see Maties have not included a single U19 in their squad so that will change, I am sure.
@Roger: I thought the UCT Trojans were up here somewhere but was mistaken. I will get that team. Can’t guarantee UJ and Wits. I don’t have any contacts there yet.
great to see Witsies back in the big time – man, when I played for Wits under 20’s in the early 1990’s, the 1st team was sensational and included James Small, Gavin Lawless, Simon Berridge, Gary Grant amongst other. I remember them beating Tuks with Robert Du Preez, Uli Schmidt, Nass Botha etc in the line-up?
Beet – can you get the Wits, UCT and UJ young guns squads?
It is not young guns but hired guns!
@Ludz:
Mr Germishuys asked to be released from his contract with the Bulls at the end of last year.
OK – google works wonders
Here are the fixtures for the Varsity Shield:
Monday, January 28:
FNB UKZN v FNB UFH, Peter Booysen Sports Park – 5pm (TV)
FNB UWC v FNB TUT, UWC Sport Stadium – 7pm (TV)
Bye: FNB CUT
Thursday, January 31:
FNB CUT v FNB UWC, CUT Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB TUT v FNB UKZN, TUT Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB UFH
Monday, February 4:
FNB UFH v FNB TUT, Davidson Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB UKZN v FNB CUT, Peter Booysen Sports Park – 7pm
Bye: FNB UWC
Monday, February 11:
FNB CUT v FNB UFH, CUT Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB UWC v FNB UKZN, UWC Sport Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB TUT
Monday, February 18:
FNB TUT v FNB CUT, TUT Stadium – 7pm
FNB UFH v FNB UWC, Davidson Rugby Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB UKZN
Monday, February 25:
FNB UFH v FNB UKZN, Davidson Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB TUT v FNB UWC, TUT Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB CUT
Monday, March 4:
FNB UWC v FNB CUT, UWC Sport Stadium – 7pm
FNB UKZN v FNB TUT, Peter Booysen Sports Park – 7pm
Bye: FNB UFH
Monday, March 11:
FNB TUT v FNB UFH, TUT Stadium – 7pm
FNB CUT v FNB UKZN, CUT Rugby Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB UWC
Monday, March 18:
FNB UFH v FNB CUT, Davidson Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB UKZN v FNB UWC, Peter Booysen Sports Park – 7pm
Bye: FNB TUT
Monday, March 25:
FNB CUT v FNB TUT, CUT Rugby Stadium – 7pm
FNB UWC v UFH, UWC Sport Stadium – 7pm
Bye: FNB UKZN
Monday, April 1:
Final: Log position 1 v Log position 2 – 5pm (TV)
Any idea what the second tier schedule looks like – I’d like to go along and support the KZN Impis during the season – would be good to see if there are home games for KZN this year.
@Muzi: any idea where Ryan Germishuys is these days, hasn’t he got another year at the Bulls
The talented tighthead Neethling Fouche has been withdrawn form all forms of rugby by the Bulls managemt due to a long term knee injury.
Unfortunately he has missed out on the 3 SA under 20 warm up fixtures in the cape.
Sjoe Paul Anthony is not playing games his aim is to blow teams off the park.
Plenty of front row and scrumhalves. 22 out of the 57. The highest injury rate is probably front rows, Loose forwards and centres. Bit thin on wings so will probably have cover from centres and full backs.