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Yep - they are very keen to develope promising young saffa kids as well Most players from the SH powerhouses are rejects from these countries who find a second life in France. You have scouts sniffing around Craven week. Your clubs have contracted boys from school. Grey College, located in Bloemfon...

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WP done it 6 years in a row. SA Schools squad: 1 Kai Pratt (SWD / Oakdale) 2 Altus Rabe (Western Province / Paul Roos Gymnasium) 3 Luan van der Berg (Blue Bulls / Garsfontein) 4 Lwandile Mlaba (Sharks / Westville Boys High) 5 AJ Meyer (Free State / Grey College) 6 Chinedu Amadi (Golden Lions / King ...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:34 am
CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:39 pm Raassie is smart
That's like saying that someone who picked your front door lock and stole a bunch of your gear is smart because they were the first to do it to you.

You can do better that this.

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Vleis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:05 am
sunnybanana wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 2:32 am Frothing
too beautiful

frothing @PRG u19C tactics.

https://youtu.be/rJCP8-qP8XY?si=MQKKZbWbjs0bxjBl

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Rassie watching schoolboy rugby

https://youtu.be/RTnMXBT2IBA?si=kF1Pb7gLYw3RJ3LT

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Roos finally get it right. Far better 8 then Wiese. Glad Rassie hold on Libbok. Kick kak but he get the backline far more attacking then Pollard. Willie must move on.

OupaStruisbaai · Re: Springboks vs Azzurri second test Sat.12 July 2025 44282 attendance in PE

44282 attendance in PE

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Riley is still u19 and he played 7 for Paul Roos. Play for WP u21 CC, so next year he will fit perfectly. The Junior Springbok team to face Argentina in Viadana: 15 Gilermo Mentoe 14 Cheswill Jooste 13 Demitre Erasmus 12 Albie Bester 11 Jaco Williams 10 Vusi Moyo 9 Haashim Pead 8 Wandile Mlaba 7 Bat...

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Hope they get Jacques NieNaber. He already gave to much intellectual property to Leinster.

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Sharks signed Jordan Jooste from Boishaai. What a special new generation fatty he is.

https://youtube.com/shorts/GipombhpSSI? ... Lb2DAN0rHY

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Craven Week day four results (Thursday, July 10): Boland 19 (14) Falcons 35 (20) Griquas 46 (19) Leopards 34 (24) Border 12 (5) Eastern Province 30 (27) Western Province 45 (24) Sharks High Schools 13 (13) Craven Week day five fixtures (Saturday, July 12): A-Field 09.00: EP vs Bulls 10.15: Lions vs ...

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Ireland, France and Georgia will send teams to play our SA Schools team in August

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assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:13 am
OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:02 am Willie's 100th test and probably his last one.
I'm not sure about that.
The chances of Fassi and Willemse remaining injury-free all year are slim.

I think Quin Horn is also in the plans

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Free State beating the Bulls.

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WP teams standing out head and shoulders. Maybe a Winelands A and B team in the future.

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Stellenbosch and Paarl should host it in the mud.

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Willie's 100th test and probably his last one.

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JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswil Jooste, 13 Gino Cupido, 12 Dominic Malgas, 11 Jaco Williams, 10 Vuyo Moyo, 9 Ceano Everson, 8 Stephanus Linde, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thando Biyela (c), 5 Morne Venter, 4 Jaco Grobbelaar, 3 Jean Erasmus, 2 Juandre Schoeman, 1 Oliver Reid Bench: 16 Siphosethu...

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Day One results: Western Province XV 52 (19) Griffons 6 (6) Free State 34 (17) South Western Districts 35 (6) Blue Bulls 35 (20) Golden Lions 36 (14) Pumas 44 (12) Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (14) Day Two schedule (8 July, 2025): 10am: Leopards v Valke 11.30am: Border v Griquas 1pm: Sharks High Schools v ...

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Well done Baby Boks. Saffers found another gear after the first 15 mins. I now want the Zebra Biltong they've been eating.. They dont make the top 13 Rugbypass There be monsters: The 13 biggest World Rugby U20 Champions players https://www.rugbypass.com/news/there-be-monsters-the-biggest-world-rugb...

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Italian specialized press very critical of referee and TMO (hardly seen it happening before) for what they called “errori da matita rossa”, red pen mistakes, referring to Kriel blatantly offside try and for the Bertaccini try disallowed in the dying moments of the game (absolutely no foul committed...

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The SA team against England, school & SA franchise contracted. 15 Gilermo Mentoe Bishops Lions 14 Cheswill Jooste * Noordheuwel Bulls 13 Gino Cupido Strand Stormers 12 Albie Bester Boland Landbou Sharks 11 Siyabonga Ndlozi Westville Stormers 10 Vusi Moyo * KES Sharks 9 Haashim Pead Bishops Lions 8 ...

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The SA team against England, school & SA franchise contracted. 15 Gilermo Mentoe Bishops Lions 14 Cheswill Jooste * Noordheuwel Bulls 13 Gino Cupido Strand Stormers 12 Albie Bester Boland Landbou Sharks 11 Siyabonga Ndlozi Westville Stormers 10 Vusi Moyo * KES Sharks 9 Haashim Pead Bishops Lions 8 W...

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1227 caps in the Bok side. They looked like a mean selection when I saw it named. Guess this just shows it’s early days for SH test window looking at NZ, Bok and now Aus results. Yep Bokke look like they have no chance against the All Blacks and Wallabies. Lots of hard work ahead. Lot of dead wood ...

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Italy played well today. The bom squad was flat.

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Win or lose, I love Foote's gameplan of running rugby. Kevin Foote? He was pretty average /poor as the head coach of Rebels. But in think he would be a good assistant coach or a headcoach at a lower level than pro rugby. He sure got it right with this u20s. Few weeks ago I thought they have no chan...

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Masterji wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:57 pm Boks have real stars in the making. The SH, 14 and the guys in the back row.

There are a few u19s in that team, like the captain very good leader.

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Win or lose, I love Foote's gameplan of running rugby.

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England's PoC keep them alive.

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when did south africa last win the u20 world cup? we are told continually how strong south african schools and youth rugby is but I cant even recall when they last won it. They care about the real thing. They must be doing something right somewhere with the results they get on the main stage. I thi...

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Cicero wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:26 pm when did south africa last win the u20 world cup? we are told continually how strong south african schools and youth rugby is but I cant even recall when they last won it.

I think last was when Pollard played u20.

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Do you mean these are ex school kids? Rather than kids still at school? :thumbup: Yes. We dont have provincial and national players selected on merit. For better or for worse. Would it be on merit if you selected them all from the school they'd been lucky to afford, and play and train with the same...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:44 pm Didn't the saffas crow about how awesome their roid kids were last year and then they got bundled out early?

Again, probably wait until it's over before talking smack. Learn from us kiwis in 2007....

Nah that's a Kiwi thing. Our kids are kak.

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School kids... unless SA'ns stay at school longer, 17 is usually the age of the eldest students at school? Probably a bit young for under 20s national side? Oh no, you will struggle to not get any x pupils from those schools not playing in any SA national teams. Affies and Paarl Gim is Afrikaans sc...

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Are they not too young? 17 is pretty young for Under 20s... ? School kids... unless SA'ns stay at school longer, 17 is usually the age of the eldest students at school? Probably a bit young for under 20s national side? Oh no, you will struggle to not get any x pupils from those schools not playing ...

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No players from SA top5 rugby schools, Paarl Boys, Paarl Gym or Affies in the team. ! Time for those players to come play for Wales! Paarl Boys High have a Joubert twins in their 1st team. Very talented and both got Japan contracts. Pretty sure Wales will poach some youngsters. Skinstadt is all ove...

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Looking at the recent juniorv RUgby Championship and this game, i would be amazed if there are better players or even close. They might be bigger lumps but that's about it. You think so? No players from SA top5 rugby schools, Paarl Boys, Paarl Gym or Affies in the team. Divan Fullar and JC Mars who...

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Look at the comments after they lose. Well required PoC is pretty much still part of our team selection. Its not an excuse its a fact. WP Craven Week include only 2 players from SA best schoolboy team. Looking at the recent juniorv RUgby Championship and this game, i would be amazed if there are be...

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JUNIOR BOKS – 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Gino Cupido, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Siyabonga Ndlozi, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Bathobele Hlekani, 6 Xola Nyali, 5 JJ Theron, 4 Riley Norton (c), 3 Herman Lubbe, 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 1 Simphiwe Ngobese. Bench: 16 Jaundré ...

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How did the SA quotas do? Because every time they lose,you would think that some ATGs have been left out for some black guys that are rubbish. I dont think that is a thing anymore. There ate tonnes of talented black players in SA Look at the comments after they lose. Well required PoC is pretty muc...

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