There is not much of an overlap between the u16 High Performance squads of 2012 and 2013 and the current 2014 SA Schools trials squad.
There are 55 players in the SA Schools trials squad.
39 / 55 (±70%) are u18
of these u18’s
10 /39 (±25%) were in the SA u16 HP squad of 2012
16/55 (±30%) are u17
of these u17’s
10/16 (±62%) were in the SA HP squad of 2013
SA Schools trials squad:
| NO | NAME | TEAM | SCHOOL | HPu16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Kumbarai | Blue Bulls | St Alban’s | |
| 1 | Ngoni Chidoma | KwaZulu-Natal | Northwood | 2012 |
| 1 | Limpumlo Mguca | Eastern Province | Daniel Pienaar | 2013 |
| 1 | Kenny Van Niekerk | KwaZulu-Natal | Glenwood | |
| 2 | Nico Peyper | Valke | EG Jansen | |
| 2 | Le Roux Baard | SWD | Outeniqua | |
| 2 | Alandré van Rooyen | Eastern Province | Nico Malan | |
| 2 | Jan-Henning Campher | Blue Bulls | Garsfontein | |
| 3 | Stefan Hanekom | Griquas CD | Duineveld | |
| 3 | Koos Tredoux | KwaZulu-Natal | Glenwood | |
| 3 | Ignatius Prinsloo | Free State | Grey College | |
| 3 | Sarel-Marco Smith | Blue Bulls | Eldoraigne | |
| 4 | Rikus Swart | Griquas | Noord-Kaap | |
| 4 | Aston Fortuin | Blue Bulls | Southdowns | 2012 |
| 4 | Rhyno Herbst | Golden Lions | Monument | 2012 |
| 4 | Jaco Willemse | Western Province | Paarl Gim | 2012 |
| 5 | Teubus Brits | Griquas CD | Landboudal | |
| 5 | Ruben De Villiers | Western Province | HJS Paarl BH | 2013 |
| 5 | Hendre Stassen | Valke | EG Jansen | 2013 |
| 5 | Eduard Zandberg | SWD | Outeniqua | 2012 |
| 6 | Jurie Fick | Boland AW | Drostdy | |
| 6 | Len Massyn | Golden Lions | Monument | 2013 |
| 6 | Luigi van Jaarsveld | EP CD | Marlow | 2012 |
| 6 | Saul Abrahams | Western Province | Bishops | |
| 7 | Conal Brown | Boland | Klein Nederburg | |
| 7 | Victor Maruping | Free State | Louis Botha | |
| 7 | Cobus Wiese | Griquas CD | Upington | |
| 7 | Arnold Gerber | Blue Bulls | Menlopark | |
| 8 | Edmund Rheeder | Leopards | Klerksdorp | 2013 |
| 8 | Sipathu Pokomela | Eastern Province | Grey HS | |
| 8 | Jaco Coetzee | KwaZulu-Natal | Glenwood | |
| 8 | Hacjivah Dayimani | Golden Lions AW | Jeppe | 2013 |
| 9 | Jaywinn Juries | Griffons | Hentie Cilliers | 2012 |
| 9 | Embrose Papier | Blue Bulls | Garsfontein | 2013 |
| 9 | Stephan Enslin | Pumas | HTS Middelburg | |
| 9 | Marco jv Vuuren | Valke | Transvalia | |
| 10 | Tristan Tedder | KwaZulu-Natal | Kearsney | |
| 10 | Curwin Bosch | Eastern Province | Grey HS | 2013 |
| 10 | Tinus de Beer | Blue Bulls | Waterkloof | |
| 11 | Andell Loubser | Blue Bulls | Menlopark | 2013 |
| 11 | Jerry Danquah | Border | Queens | |
| 11 | Connery Poole | Blue Bulls | Garsfontein | |
| 12 | Heino Bezuidenhout | Eastern Province | Daniel Pienaar | |
| 12 | Tshepo Thulo | Golden Lions | Jeppe | 2012 |
| 12 | Franco Naude | Blue Bulls | Garsfontein | |
| 12 | JT Jackson | SWD | Oakdale | |
| 13 | Cyprian Nkomo | Pumas | Middelburg | |
| 13 | Markus Coetzer | Leopards | Bergsig | |
| 13 | Barend Smit | Pumas | HTS Middelburg | 2012 |
| 14 | Duncan Saal | Western Province | Kasselsvlei | |
| 14 | Nazo Nkala | Griffons | Welkom Gim | |
| 14 | Manie Libbok | SWD | Outeniqua | 2013 |
| 15 | Keanu Vers | Eastern Province | Grey HS | |
| 15 | Morné Joubert | KwaZulu-Natal | Glenwood | 2012 |
| 15 | Eduan Keyter | Blue Bulls | Affies |
Very few indeed, and going by present and past performances of the “selectors”, even fewer will become Springboks in the future
Would hazard a guess that’s because kids development really takes off after the age of 16.
You get your odd boy who matures quicker than others but for the majority its from the ages of 16 and up that muscle development etc really happens.
Schools have started to realise this and hence the increase in poaching from the Std 8(think its grade 10) and up.
Wont mention any schools by name but we all know one that sticks out.
Beet, please highlight Eduard Zandberg as well. 2012
@ all: another interesting stat would be to see which SA Schools players ended up playing baby boks in the last three years. Well done to all the invited guys, good luck boys.
Very interesting stats Beet.
No replacement for hard work, effort and obviously the physical and emotional development of the boy.
Guys tend to enter a comfort zone after reaching milestone……
@ Beet. Very intersting.
I would hazzard a guess that of the 55 players chosen for this weekend, the same % as mentioned above will eventually play SA U/20. Scary stats!
Just goes to prove that making a side is no guarantee of future success and that new/ unknown players always come through to be included in teams.