Captain's profile: Stefan Engelbrecht
He will need to make use of that experience, as well as his previous Classic Clash experience, when he leads Ben Vorster onto the field for their highly anticipated Classic Clash against Hoerskool Pietersburg on Saturday.
Ben Vorster's season has been steadily gaining some crucial momentum and they are currently sitting in the pressure group on the Top 20, having won seven of the nine matches they have played this season.
However, form means nothing when it comes to a Classic Clash and Engelbrecht knows his side will be in for a very tough match.
"The matches between the us and Pietersburg have always been an intense, bone crushing wrestle. Both teams are very physical and we expect nothing less than a physical game from them but we also expect them to employ a long-running game to release their backline.
"It is definitely going to be a tough match but we, as first XV players, will need to forget about the past results between the schools. The closeness of the matches is perfectly explained by the 2015 result when we played to a 48-all draw.
"So being able to lead and captain this team this year is an amazing honour and privilege a group of boys who I call my brothers. However, the real highlight of my career thus far has been that I was able to captain my provincial Under-18 team when I still qualified as an Under-17 player," Engelbrecht said.
The 18-year-old, second year veteran of the team is an all or nothing type of player as he insists on playing his heart out in every match and putting his body on the line for the sake of the team. That will come in handy against Pietersburg.
"As a captain, I not only lead by my words but my actions too and I think that is clearly seen when I take to the field and put my body on the line. It is quite easy to play your heart out in the experienced team that we have at Ben Vorster.
"I call my team mates my brothers because that is what we have become over the years. We have come a long way together as a group," he added.
With his foundations deeply rooted in religion, the loose forward is hopeful of being granted the strength to continue playing for quite a few years as he pursues a professional career in the sport where he hopes to one day don the jersey of the Lions or Cheetahs.
