The bulk of the SA Schools teams were included in a 26-player SA U18 squad for next month’s U18 International Series against France and England.
Eighteen players who featured for the SA Schools team in their 36-26 victory over the SA Schools ‘A’ in Wellington two weeks ago were selected, while five members of the ‘A’ team impressed the selectors enough to also make the cut.
Furthermore, Gino Cupido and Marno Stopforth, who are in the SA U18 Sevens team for the Commonwealth Youth Games early next month and were not considered for the Schools’ game, have also been included. They will join the squad upon their return from Trinidad & Tobago. Thando Biyela, who has been part of SA Rugby’s Elite Player Development programme but did not feature in the SA Schools game, comes into the squad as a utility forward with good lineout and leadership skills.
SA Schools head coach Katleho Lynch has been re-appointed as SA U18 head coach and will again be assisted by James Winstanley, while the Junior Springbok coaches, Bafana Nhleko and Lumumba Currie, will also be involved. The series will kick off with a match between England and France at Boland Landbou. The second round will see the SA U18s take on France, while England will face a WP Invitational team, at Stellenberg High School. The final round is at Paarl Boys High School where SA will play England, and France will take on the WP side.
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