Strong SA Schools side named for opener

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Strong SA Schools side named for opener

10 Aug 2012

The SA Schools match 23 to face France U18 in Wellington this weekend was announced on Thursday.

The SA Schools team will play their first of three internationals against their French counterparts at Hugenote High School on Friday.

Loosehead prop Pierre Schoeman, who is one of two survivours from last year’s squad, will captain the team. Flank Thabo Mabuza is the other player to represent the national schoolboy side for a second consecutive year and features in the No 6 jersey.

Baby Bok flyhalf Handre Pollard, who played a key part in the SA U20s’ Junior World Championship triumph last June, will spearhead a dangerous backline.

The game will kick-off at 4:30pm. Wales U18 and England U18 will also face off at 2:30pm.

SA Schools – 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Sandile Kubeka, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Justin Phillips, 8 Jano Venter, 7 Jean-Luc du Preez, 6 Thabo Mabuza, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Gideon Koegelenberg, 3 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Pierre Schoeman (c).
Subs: 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Abongile Nonkontwana, 20 Daniel du Preez, 21 Akhona Sihunu, 22 Ryno Eksteen, 23 Warrick Gelant.


25 Comments

  • 1.sean: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 02:40 am

    Can we get their schools in brackets?

  • 2.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 06:28 am

    Why is an international being played at a mere high school ground miles out in a small country town and not at some proper international venue?

  • 3.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 07:15 am

    Are there Du Preez brothers only in grade 11?
    Could be good for the sharks in the next 3-5 years

  • 4.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 07:29 am

    @BULLET-3:

    No guarantee that they will stay with the Sharks. If they are any good the Bulls will most likely buy them (or at least buy the best one of them). Dad Robert will probably not mind that much , he is after all more a bull than a shark.

  • 5.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 08:38 am

    thabo mabuza is a beast at openside pity he’s signed with the bulls where they’ll look at his dimensions & somer bench him.

  • 6.Too drunk to taste this chicken.: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 09:06 am

    Mabuza a future Bok, haven’t seen a flanker that quick across the ground in a long time. And a lot of mongrel – good prospect!

    @sean-1: Took the words out of my mouth bro. Make the article relevant.

  • 7.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 09:19 am

    @sean-1: @Too drunk to taste this chicken.-6: 28-man SA Schools squad

    Forwards: Aidon Davis (EP), Daniel du Preez (KZN), Jean-Luc du Preez (KZN), Francois Esterhuizen (Boland), Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls), Gideon Koegelenberg (Boland), Wilco Louw (Boland), Thabo Mabuza (Blue Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Golden Lions), Ox Nche (Free State), Abongile Nonkontwana (Blue Bulls), JD Schickerling (WP), Pierre Schoeman (Blue Bulls , c) Chad Solomon (WP), Dayan van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls), Jano Venter (Pumas).

    Backline: Ryno Eksteen (Blue Bulls), Warrick Galant (SWD), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls), Jesse Kriel (KZN), Sandile Khubeka (KZN), Jurie Linde (Blue Bulls), Matjikinyane Molapo (Blue Bulls), Sergeal Petersen (EP), Justin Phillips (Blue Bulls), Handre Pollard (Western Province, vc), Akhona Sihunu (Border), Duhan van der Merwe (SWD).

  • 8.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 09:25 am

    @Robzim-4: All 3 Du Preez Brothers already signed and playing for the Sharks, these 3 kids are the sons Of the ex Bok Scrummy Robert Du Preez

    THe older of the 3 os Robert jnr, he is CApt and flyhald of the Sharks U19 team.

    The Twins are already academy destined

  • 9.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 09:26 am

    @Robzim-4: And stop stirring Rob :lol: , they did steal the Krield Bothers from us lol

  • 10.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 09:53 am

    @sharks_lover-8:

    Nobody is save from the bulls and their scouts- they are relentless, unstoppable, and they have undercover agents who have infiltrated the academies. If I were Strauli or Alister Coetzee I would contract a reputable international security agency like the FBI or Mossad to run a security check on the staff of the Natal/WP academies.

    In the words of Alister Coetzee: “our talent can’t even get out of school without a bulls contract stuck inside his lunchbox” :)

    Desperate times call for desperate measures.

  • 11.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:00 am

    Terrible.

    The illuminati are everywhere.

    Jislaaik.
    :lol:

  • 12.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:01 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther-11: :lol:

  • 13.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:02 am

    @Robzim-10: lol Nope Rob, Bulls are more after all the WP kids, :lol:

  • 14.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:09 am

    @sharks_lover-13:

    Somehow we managed to lure the sa schools reserve flyhalf (Eksteen- Bulls) to the WP academy for next year – Mind you, he is probably also employed as an under cover agent by the Bulls to infiltrate our academy even further. They better keep him under 24 hour surveilance.

  • 15.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:12 am

    @Robzim-14: :lol:

  • 16.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:33 am

    @Robzim-14: hey robbo, i’ll be in your neck of the woods next weekend for the bokvsargie test…

  • 17.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 10:51 am

    @Transformation-16:

    That’s cool. If you guys are meeting for a few drinks before the match let me know, Grant has my e mail.

  • 18.Too drunk to taste this chicken.: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 11:09 am

    Jesse Kriel  KZN Maritzburg
    Sergeal Petersen EP Grey PE
    Sandile Kubeka KZN Kearsney
    R J vn Rensburg Bulls Waterkloof
    Duhan van der Merwe SWD Outeniqua
    Handré Pollard  WP Paarl Gym
    Justin Phillips Bulls Waterkloof
    Jano Venter Pumas HTS Middelburg
    Jean-Luc du Preez KZN Kearsney
    Thabo Mabuza Bulls Centurion
    J-D Schickerling WP Paarl Gym
    Gideon Koegelenberg Boland Hugenote
    D vd Westhuizen Bulls Centurion
    Malcolm Marx Lions KES
    P Schoeman  (c) Bulls Affies

    Subs
    Chad Solomon WP Paul Roos
    Ox Nche FS Louis Botha
    Wilco Louw Boland Drostdy
    A Nonkontwana              Bulls St. Alban’s
    Daniël du Preez KZN Kearsney
    Akhona Sihunu Border Dale
    Ryno Eksteen Bulls Affies
    Warrick Gelant SWD Outeniqua

  • 19.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 12:21 pm

    @Robzim-4: Actually neither of the above; Bulls bought him from Western Transvaal like they did so many others.

  • 20.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 12:25 pm

    With 3 SA Schools players, how did Kearsney have a not so hot season?
    Still curious if anyone knows if the 2 x Du Preez kids are in grade 11?

  • 21.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 12:35 pm

    @BULLET-20: I think they are in grade 11. As far as I can recall they were in grade 10 last year when they played Natal Schools

  • 22.saru1983: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 12:50 pm

    their dad’s a coach and they r favoured

  • 23.saru1983: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 12:51 pm

    better players running around in c teams than these 3

  • 24.capebull: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 13:56 pm

    @Too drunk to taste this chicken.-18: Dyan v d Westhuizen also Hugenote in Wellington , left for Pta end of his gr 10

  • 25.Too drunk to taste this chicken.: Reply to this comment
    10 Aug 2012, 14:52 pm

    That’s true..but he’s now played almost two full seasons in Blue Bull country – which makes him a Bull in my opinion. As far as I know the Blue Bull company recruited him and placed him at Centurion (as opposed to Centurion recruiting him), is that accurate?

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