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Schools teams: Provinces & schools

SARU has announced two national schools side to take part in a tournament in the Western Cape in August – a South African Schools team and a South African Schools A team to join with teams from England, France, Italy and Wales.

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Western Province dominate the SA Schools team with 12 players out of 26, which  makes up 46% of the team. They have a further five in the A team – 17 altogether, and Cornel Smit's omission is probably due to an injury. In addition Stedman Gans, Embrose Papier and Andell Loubser are really from the Western Cape.

Of the Western Province dozen, four are from Paarl Boys' High, who are followed by Paul Roos with three and Paarl Gim with two. Other schools with two players each are Affies, Jeppe and Grey PE.

Paarl Boys' High also have two players in the A team. No other school has more than two but Affies, Garsfontein and Framesby each have two.

It seems to strange to see just one Grey College representative – IG Prinsloo in the A team though the big prop played for SA Schools in 2014.

We have arranged the 52 players by team, province and school

South African Schools

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Western Province

Paarl Boys' High: Manuel Rass, Johan Visser,  Ruben de Villiers, Salmaan Moerat,

Paul Roos: Joshua Vermeulen, Nico Leonard, Damian Willemse

Paarl Gim: Ernst van Rhyn, Johan Grobbelaar

Bellville: Carlu Sadie

Boland Landbou: Jondré Williams

Rondebosch: Ashwyn Adams

Blue Bulls

Affies: Ruben van Heerden, Cabous Eloff

Menlo Park: Andell Loubser

Garsfontein: Embrose Papier

Waterkloof: Stedman Gans

Golden Lions

Jeppe: Wandisile Simelane, Hacjivah Dayimani

Eastern Province

Grey: Curwin Bosch, Kwezi Mafu

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Griqualand West Country Districts

Upington: Cobus Wiese

Border

Selborne: David Brits

Pumas

Nelspruit: Dewald Maritz

South Western Districts

Outeniqua: Manie Libbok

Valke

Dr EG Jansen: Nico Peyper

South African Schools A

Western Province

Paarl Boys' High: Tyreeq February, Khanya Ncusane

Bellville: Ryan Muller

Rondebosch: Zain Davids

Rylands: Mujaahid van der Hoven

Blue Bulls

Affies: Eddie Fouché, Phillip Krause  

Pretoria Boys High: Mashao Mukhari

Garsfontein: Abner van Reenen, PJ Steenkamp

Eastern Province

Framesby: Riaan van Rensburg, André Lategan

Daniël Pienaar: Heino Bezuidenhoudt

Grey: Kamva Dilima

Boland

Drostdy: Earll Douwrie

Swartland: PW Koegelenberg

Pumas

Hoërskool Middelburg: Cyprian Nkomo

Nelspruit: Marnus van der Merwe

KwaZulu-Natal

Michaelhouse: Bader Pretorius

Hilton: Matthew Dahl

Griffons

Welkom Gimnasium: Jason Olivier

Free State

Grey College: Ignatius Prinsloo

Border

Dale: Kwanda Dimaza

Golden Lions

Monument: Reinhard Nothnagel

Valke

Dr EG Jansen: Hendré Stassen

Griquas

De Aar: Abram Venter

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