Watched by fellow students, the cream of South African schools rugby talent gathered in Stellenbosch this weekend to display their skills.
South African schools are the bedrock on which the Springboks success is built and is a constant source of talent. Image: WIKUS DE WET / AFP
On a scorching early southern hemisphere autumn day, a Grey College training session concludes with an unusual chat. This is less true of Grey College, where tradition runs deep with many fathers, who were former schools rugby players, proudly watching their sons follow in their footsteps. Fullback/winger Lamla Mgedezi, another star of the team and scorer of three tries against Noordheuwel, a school from Krugersdorp, also received a scholarship to join Grey.
The flanker was the first black to captain South Africa in a Test match, leading a team that for many decades included only whites.
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