SA Schools squads for 2024 announced
KRUGERSDORP. – The South African Schools’ squad of 2024 will face their SA Schools A team on Thursday at the Ras van Rooyen in Krugersdorp.
The match will kick-off at 15:00.
The SA Schools side will be captained by Esethu Mnebelele, hooker from the Golden Lions, while the SA Schools A-side will be captained by JD Hattingh (Affies and Blue Bulls).
James Winstanley (Kingswood College) will coach the national schools’ side with Lwazi Zangqa (Hudson Park) as his assistant. Their team manager will be Dean Moodley (Kearsney College).
The two squads and their respective management will get together for a camp in Krugersdorp from tomorrow, Saturday, 29 June to Friday 5 July.
Dave Wessels, the GM: High Performance Rugby at SA Rugby, said: “The two squads represent the best available talent which was on show at Craven Week.
“The Elite Player Development (EPD) programme managers at SA Rugby, and the SA Selectors have done another great job in identifying a strong pool of players from the incredible amount of talent that was on display in Krugersdorp.
“I want to congratulate all the players and management on their selection and wish them well in their preparations as they build-up towards the big match on Thursday,” said Wessels.
The squads:
SA Schools: 15 Alzeadon Felix (Grey College, Free State), 14 Kuthadzo Rasivhaga (Jeppe High School for Boys, Golden Lions), 13 Pieter van der Merwe (Grey College, Free State), 12 Janco Purchase (Affies, Blue Bulls), 11 Cheswill Jooste (Noordheuwel, Golden Lions), 10 Yaqeen Ahmed (Wynberg Boys’ High, Western Province), 9 Adeeb Borraine (Paul Roos Gimnasium, Western Province), 8 Aden da Costa (Wynberg Boys’ High, Western Province), 7 Josh Neill (Rondebosch Boys’ High, Western Province), 6 Kebotile Maake (King Edward VII, Golden Lions), 5 Riley Norton (Paul Roos Gimnasium, Western Province), 4 James Schnetler (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls), 3 Aiden Botha (Maritzburg College, Sharks), 2 Esethu Mnebelele (King Edward VII, Golden Lions – captain), 1 Phiwayinkosi Khubeka (Maritzburg College, Sharks). Replacements: 16 Mahle Sithole (Durban High School, Sharks), 17 Oliver Reid (Paul Roos Gimnasium, Western Province), 18 Cruz Davey (Paarl Boys’ High, Western Province), 19 AJ Meyer (Grey College, Free State), 20 Vuyo Gwiji (Northwood, Sharks), 21 Ellie Meyer (Outeniqua, South Western Districts), 22 Vusi Moyo (King Edward VII, Golden Lions), 23 Ethan Adams (Grey College, Free State), 24 Cecil Parsons (Voortrekker, Griffons), 25 Torren February (Wynberg Boys’ High, Western Province), 26 Zekhe Siyaya (Westville Boys’ High, Sharks).
SA Schools A: 15 Aka Boqwana (Durban High School, Sharks), 14 Ntsako Ndlovu (Pretoria Boys’ High, Blue Bulls), 13 Markus Muller (Paarl Gimnasium, Western Province), 12 Zingce Simka (Durban High School, Sharks), 11 Junaid Stuart (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls), 10 Luan Giliomee (Charlie Hofmeyr, Boland), 9 Hendré Schoeman (Affies, Blue Bulls), 8 Reuben Kruger (Paul Roos Gimnasium, Western Province), 7 Sipho Nonyalela (Kingswood College, Eastern Province), 6 Briint Davids (Milnerton, Western Province), 5 JD Hattingh (Affies, Blue Bulls – captain), 4 Tom Barnard (Rondebosch Boys’ High, Western Province), 3 Duwan Potgieter (EG Jansen, Valke), 2 Liam Van Wyk (Grey College, Free State), 1 Jordan Jooste (Paarl Boys’ High, Western Province). Replacements: 16 Xabiso Mkiva (Wynberg Boys’ High, Western Province), 17 André Poulton (Jeppe High School for Boys, Golden Lions), 18 Luquobo Makwedini (Rondebosch Boys’ High, Western Province), 19 Ruan Viviers (Boland Landbou, Western Province), 20 Risima Khosa (Jeppe High School for Boys, Golden Lions), 21 Zaide-Leigh Rippenaar (EG Jansen, Valke), 22 Philip McLaren (Grey College, Free State), 23 Viaan Mentoor (Paarl Boys’ High, Western Province), 24 Kurt Coetzee (Oakdale Landbou, South Western Districts), 25 Gcina Puzi (Selborne College, Border), 26 Gregan Jansen (Duineveld, Griqualand West).
