First look at formidable Oakdale

March 2026
Oakdale are the standout visiting side at this year’s HTS Drostdy pre-season tournament.

The Bulle will put themselves through their paces with two demanding fixtures in a day of shortened games designed to test combinations ahead of the season proper.

First up for the Riversdale outfit will be Milnerton, a school whose stock has been steadily rising in Western Cape school rugby in recent seasons. The Cape Town side, however, enter 2026 in something of a rebuilding phase and will field a relatively young and inexperienced team.

The day’s finale promises a far sterner examination as Oakdale take on the hosts, Drostdy. The Worcester school have high expectations for a talented group this year, but the big question will be whether the Donkies can withstand the power of Oakdale’s formidable pack.

Anchoring that engine room is Jacobus de Villiers, who begins the campaign rated among the top schoolboy forwards in the country.

TEAM	OAKDALE		TEAM	MILNERTON
1	Kyle Burger		1	Ruan Grieb	u18
2	Adrian Smith		2	Liam Plaatjies	u17
3	Francois le Roux		3	Kyle Janse van Rensburg	u19
4	Diaan Augustyn		4	Troy Jackson	u19
5	Rico Ferreira		5	Gregory Tshibangu	u17
6	Bernard Badenhorst		6	Joshua White	u19
7	Liam vd Berg		7	Nico Lourens	u17
8	Jacobus de Villiers		8	Yenga Moangeli	u17
9	Caleb Williams		9	Kevin Naude	u17
10	Mark-Hein Pelser		10	James Ferreira	u17
11	Nathan-Lee Gordon		11	Thabile Kave	u18
12	Dylan Jordaan		12	Connor Petrie	u17
13	Myburgh Eksteen		13	Troy Ferreira	u19
14	Greagan Saayman		14	Akho Mkaya	u18
15	Andre vd Merwe		15	Chadlin Sellidon	u19
16			16	Alexi Hawes	u18
17			17	Luca De Kock	u18
18			18	Shane Williams	u17
19			19	Fidler Fidler	u18
20			20	Josh Marran	u17
21			21	Sibabalo Siwisa	u18
22			22	Alie Latief	u18
23			23	Kyle Lodewyk	u17
Coach	MALAN DU PLESSIS		Coach	HEINRICH MARTIN