New team to front Namibia

New team to front Namibia

19 Jul 2010

Fifteen changes have been made to the SA U18 side for Tuesday’s clash with Namibia.

Following their 25-5 victory over France last week, the starting XV has been rested for this Friday’s game against England. William Small-Smith will captain the side from outside centre.

This will provide a whole new group of youngsters with the opportunity to represent their country. The match will be played at Outeniqua Park in George and kicks off at 15:25.

SA U18 – 15 Siviwe Soyizwapi, 14 Richmond Collins, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Patrick Howard, 11 Leroy Bitterhout, 10 Marais Schmidt, 9 Rudi van Rooyen, 8 Nardus van der Walt, 7 Fabian Booysen, 6 Khaya Majola, 5 Etienne Oosthuizen, 4 Pieter du Toit, 3 Tsepo Motale, 2 Justin Thomas, 1 Ekkerd Thomas.
Subs: TBC


4 Comments

  • 1.Gambit25: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2010, 08:44 am

    Hopefully we can get a sense of our best starting 15…

    I must say that Paul Jordaan deserves to start ahead of Jho against England. Jordaan has really impressed me even though Jho has a years worth of SA schools experience!

    But I say that assuming William Small-Smith will be starting on Friday…

    Anyway, whoever plays… Looking forward to seeing these guys play in the future!

  • 2.Gambit25: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2010, 08:56 am

    Another thing…

    The Bulls signed last years SA Schools inside centre – Franscois Venter (who also represented SA u/20 this year) from Free State…

    Now they have signed Andile Jho who is an inside centre as well…

    Seriously… 1 year age difference?

    Anyway…. lets hope the best is brought out of both players through the Bulls structures.

  • 3.lepel: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2010, 09:47 am

    @Gambit25(Gambit25)-2: From what I’ve seen, Jho has always looked more like an outside centre. He is strong and has a terrific eye for a space with the speed to use it. Have Venter inside him (who is pure class) to put him away and that could be a devastating center pairing.

  • 4.Gambit25: Reply to this comment
    20 Jul 2010, 10:01 am

    A few years ago… Grey College gave us great flanks in Brussouw and Stegmann.

    Now, they are producing brilliant midfield talent… Francois Venter and Piet Lindeque 1 year and Paul Jordaan and William Small-Smith a year later together with a great flyhalf in Johan Goosen!

    Gotta love Grey for what they do for SA rugby…

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