At Boland Landbou from 29 Nov to 06 Dec 2025
| # | Player Name | School | Union | |
| 1 | 1 | Clement Makelele | 1 of 3 Kearsney | 1 of 12 Sharks |
| 2 | 1 | Matthew Prins | 1 of 1 Outeniqua | 1 of 4 SWD |
| 3 | 2 | Lehan Barnard | 1 of 3 Paul Roos | 2 of 16 WP |
| 4 | 2 | Charl Els | 2 of 3 Affies | 2 of 8 Bulls |
| 5 | 2 | Charles Whitehead | 1 of 6 Paarl Gim | 2 of 16 WP |
| 6 | 2 | Adrian Smith | 1 of 3 Oakdale | 2 of 4 SWD |
| 7 | 3 | Hannes Nagel | 2 of 3 Affies | 2 of 8 Bulls |
| 8 | 3 | Stephan Jv Rensburg | 1 of 1 Pietersburg | 1 of 1 Limpopo |
| 9 | 3 | Mako Mandizha | 1 of 1 St John’s | 1 of 4 Lions |
| 10 | 3 | Nicolas Salamousas | 1 of 1 Michaelhouse | 3 of 12 Sharks |
| 11 | 4 | Zeacke Mata | 1 of 2 Queen’s | 1 of 2 Border |
| 12 | 4 | Jean Dreyer | 2 of 6 Paarl Gim | 4 of 16 WP |
| 13 | 4 | Lwandile Mlaba | 1 of 2 Westville | 4 of 12 Sharks |
| 14 | 4 | Bulelani Cebani | 1 of 2 Durban HS | 4 of 12 Sharks |
| 15 | 5 | Juvan Burden | 1 of 2 Stellenberg | 5 of 16 WP |
| 16 | 5 | Dian Augustyn | 2 of 3 Oakdale | 3 of 4 SWD |
| 17 | 5 | Martin van Niekerk | 3 of 3 Affies | 4 of 8 Bulls |
| 18 | 6 | Zay-Winn Januarie | 1 of 1 Durbanville | 6 of 16 WP |
| 19 | 7 | Sambesiwe Ndamase | 1 of 1 Glenwood | 5 of 12 Sharks |
| 20 | 7 | Queenton Mcube | 1 of 1 Pretoria BH | 4 of 8 Bulls |
| 21 | 8 | Hendrik Van Zyl | 3 of 6 Paarl Gim | 6 of 16 WP |
| 22 | 8 | Milhe Dyakala | 1 of 2 Jeppe | 2 of 4 Lions |
| 23 | 8 | Nhlanhla Ndlovu | 2 of 3 Kearsney | 8 of 12 Sharks |
| 24 | 8 | Zander Muller | 1 of 1 Hilton | 8 of 12 Sharks |
| 25 | 8 | Jamie Wimble | 1 of 1 Northwood | 8 of 12 Sharks |
| 26 | 8 | Jacobus De Villiers | 3 of 3 Oakdale | 4 of 4 SWD |
| 27 | 9 | Liam De Villiers | 1 of 1 Paarl BH | 9 of 16 WP |
| 28 | 9 | Mickyle Booise | 4 of 6 Paarl Gim | 10 of 16 WP |
| 29 | 9 | Caleb Bell | 1 of 2 Rondebosch | 11 of 16 WP |
| 30 | 9 | Luke Doyle | 1 of 3 Graeme | 1 of 3 EP |
| 31 | 10 | Ethan Van Biljon | 2 of 2 Stellenberg | 13 of 16 WP |
| 32 | 10 | Travis Pheiffer | 2 of 3 Paul Roos | 13 of 16 WP |
| 33 | 10 | Achmat Behardien | 1 of 1 Wynberg | 13 of 16 WP |
| 34 | 10 | Louis Koen | 5 of 6 Paarl Gim | 13 of 16 WP |
| 35 | 10 | Jaydon Viljoen | 1 of 1 Monument | 3 of 4 Lions |
| 36 | 10 | Luxolo Sonkononkono | 2 of 2 Westville | 9 of 12 Sharks |
| 37 | 11 | Lucrita Magau | 2 of 3 Graeme | 2 of 3 EP |
| 38 | 11 | Ncuthu Kepe | 2 of 2 Queen’s | 2 of 2 Border |
| 39 | 12 | Dylan Stumke | 1 of 2 Menlopark | 5 of 8 Bulls |
| 40 | 12 | O’Ryan Kleyn | 1 of 2 Grey College | 1 of 2 Free State |
| 41 | 12 | Ethan Barker | 6 of 6 Paarl Gim | 15 of 16 WP |
| 42 | 12 | Phano Letsie | 2 of 2 Jeppe | 4 of 4 Lions |
| 43 | 13 | Tiaan Basson | 3 of 3 Paul Roos | 15 of 16 WP |
| 44 | 13 | Erin Nelson | 3 of 3 Graeme | 3 of 3 EP |
| 45 | 13 | Rhandzu Mkhabela | 1 of 1 Nelspruit | 1 of 1 Pumas |
| 46 | 13 | Olwethu Kosani | 1 of 1 Maritzburg Coll | 11 of 12 Sharks |
| 47 | 13 | Nathan Aneke | 2 of 2 Durban HS | 11 of 12 Sharks |
| 48 | 14 | Mendriano Abrahams | 2 of 2 Menlopark | 8 of 8 Bulls |
| 49 | 14 | Thabiso Simelane | 1 of 1 St Alban’s | 8 of 8 Bulls |
| 50 | 14 | Shellvon Mabooi | 2 of 2 Rondebosch | 16 of 16 WP |
| 51 | 15 | Drewyn Baron | 1 of 1 Garsfontein | 8 of 8 Bulls |
| 52 | 15 | Lamla Mgedezi | 2 of 2 Grey College | 2 of 2 Free State |
| 53 | 15 | Lwazi Mbebe | 3 of 3 Kearsney | 12 of 12 Sharks |
@beet (Comment #4)
For what it’s worth, I agree with your assessment that Barnard is more of a hooker than a prop (or openside, where he’s also played!) – his future is probably there as well. I wonder what the current best 23 would look like from this group? I don’t know all of the players, but I’ll have a bash based on those I know:
1. Prins
2. Els
3. Nagel
4. Mlaba
5. Burden
6. De Villiers
7. Van Zyl
8. Wimble
9. Booise
10. Van Biljon
11. Kepe
12. Stumke
13. Basson
14. Nelson
15. Mgedezi
16. Barnard
17. Makelele
18. Salamousas
19. Augustyn
20. Ndamase
21. De Villiers
22. Behardien
23. Letsie/Aneke
Actually incredibly difficult to pick the centres for me – there are some ridiculously talented players there. I hope we get to see Barker at 12 and Basson at 13 for WP – they should dovetail really, really well.
@beet (Comment #6)
Hopefully Rondebosch see’s the same thing.
@trplcrwn (Comment #5)
Thank you. You don’t think he will be used as a specialist 9 in 2026 where he really excelled as an attacking threat this year?
@beet (Comment #4)
Caleb Bell played 9,11,14 and 15 for Rondebosch. He would be there as a utility back.
@Snelvuur (Comment #1)
Table redone.
I had my best bash at it.
Not sure about hybrids like Lehan Barnard who played both hooker and prop with much praise
U16'S INCLUDED IN U17 EPD
1. Clement Makelele – Kearsney, Prop
2. Bulelani Cebani – DHS, Hooker
3, Rhandzu Mkhabela – Nelspruit, Wing
ALEXI TYROPOLIS MISSING?
Beet, do you have a breakdown of the squad by position? Obviously we all know most of the well-known players, but it would be good to get an idea of the overall make-up of the squad (and to get to know the talented guys from the smaller unions!).