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

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