Young talent remains in South Africa
The rumour mill turned at full speed during the 2016 Craven Week and some reports suggested French scouts were willing to fork out sums of up to €4,000 (ZAR63,241) to secure a signing.
However, out of all the players for SA Schools and the SA Schools A team only one Grey College lock, Jaco van Tonder, decided to continue his career in France at Montpellier next year.
There are also rumours that SA Schools and Paarl Gymnasium flank Muller Uys and Wian van Zyl is in negotiations with overseas clubs. But, both committed themselves for the first six months of next year to Western Province. 
The lack of interest amongst this year's top SA rugby school players in overseas clubs is a good phenomenon for the South African rugby fraternity but unfortunately for SA this would not put a damper on overseas club's pursuit for SA talent. Overseas clubs looking to sign up young players are not something new and the assault on next year's Craven Week and Academy W eek can be expected to be even bigger.
Western Province and the Golden Lions got the most signatures of the country's most talented players this year. WP attracted the Blue Bulls Craven Week captain and hooker Schalk Erasmus to Cape Town. Abner van Reenen from Hoërskool Garsfontein also heads to Cape Town and will complete his matric year at Paarl Boys.
SA Schools captain Salmaan Moerat along with front rowers Johan Adam Neethling and Reece Bezuidenhout will remain in Cape Town.
Western Province's brightest young stars – fullback Gianni Lombard, centre Manuel Ras and No.8 Khanya Ncusane – are all heading to the Golden Lions next year. The SA Schools A team captain Louritz van der Schyff, along with his fellow Affies Arno van Wyk, Jack Hart and Phillip Krause also decided to continue their careers at the Golden Lions. Jeppe's Hacjivah Dayimane, Wandisile Simelane and Tyrone Green will continue remain at the Golden Lions.
While Ginter Smuts and SA Schools scrumhalf Richman Gora will put on the Blue Bulls jersey soon.
Blue Bulls: Ginter Smuts (EG Jansen – Falcons), André van der Merwe (EG Jansen – Falcons), Lee-Irvin Anderies (EG Jansen – Falcons), Luke Fortuin (Garsfontein – Blue Bulls), Ryno Pieterse (Garsfontein – Blue Bulls), Cabous Eloff (Affies – Blue Bulls), Ruan de Swardt (Affies – Blue Bulls), JC Pretorius (HTS Middelburg – Pumas), Matthew Wessels (Grey – Free State), Khwezi Mafu (Grey PE – Eastern Province), Richman Gora (Welkom Gimnasium – Griffons), Raymond Nel (Paarl Gim – WP) Theo Boshoff (Paarl Gim – WP) Wian van Niekerk (Paarl Gim – WP), KP de Jager (Nelspruit – Pumas), Damian Bonaparte (Outeniqua – SWD), Mornay Smit (Eldoraigne – Blue Bulls).
Golden Lions: Manny Ras (Paarl Boys – WP), Khanya Ncusane (Paarl Boys – WP), Gianni Lombard (Paarl Boys – WP), Louritz van der Schyff (Affies – Blue Bulls), Arno van Wyk (Affies – Blue Bulls), Jack Hart (Affies – Blue Bulls), Phillip Krause (Affies – Blue Bulls), Kayden Kiewiet (Hugenote Wellington – Boland), Cohen Kiewiet (Hugenote Wellington – Boland), Tiaan van der Merwe (Helpmekaar – Golden Lions), Dian Schoonees (Grey College – Free State), Ruan Vermaak (Monument – Golden Lions), Nathan McBeth (Monuement – Golden Lions), PJ Botha (Monument – Golden Lions), MJ Pelser (Monument – Golden Lions), Hacjivah Dayimane (Jeppe – Golden Lions), Wandisile Simelane (Jeppe – Golden Lions), Tyrone Green (Jeppe – Golden Lions), Shaun Williams (Garsfontein – Blue Bulls).
KwaZulu-Natal: Jerome Bossr (Glenwood – KZN), Renier van Rooyen (Glenwood – KZN), Martin Holtzhausen (Glenwood – KZN), Emilio Adonis (Garsfontein – Blue Bulls ), Gugu Nelani (Northwood – KZN), Reinhardt van der Vyver (Wessel Maree – Griffons), Heinrich Brendel (Boland Landbou – WP), Lance Lamprecht (Outeniqua – SWD), Zak Burger (Paarl Gimnasium – WP), Xavier Swartbooi (Oakdale Landbou – SWD), Chuiner van Rooyen (Helpmekaar – Golden Lions).
Free State: Henk Pretorius (Affies – Blue Bulls), Rewan Kruger (Grey – Free State), Marnus Boshoff (Grey – Free State), Gerrie Koegelenberg (Grey- Free State), Gideo Beukes (Grey – Free State), Tristan Spies (Grey – Free State), Juan Venter (Grey – Free State), Jandré de Beer (Grey – Free State), Lubabalo Dobela (Grey PE – EP), Zinedine Booysen (Oakdale Landbou – SWD), Dewald Maritz (Nelspruit – Pumas).
Western Province: Salmaan Moerat (Paarl Boys- WP), Reece Bezuidenhout (Paarl Boys – WP), Adam Neethling (Paarl Boys – WP), Charl Serdyn (Paarl Boys – WP), Daniel Jooste (Paarl Boys – WP), Abner van Reenen (Garsfontein- Blue Bulls), Schalk Erasmus (Affies – Blue Bulls), Regardt du Plessis (Affies- Blue Bulls), Damian Willemse (Paul Roos – WP), Muller Uys (Paarl Gim – WP), Wian van Zyl (Paarl Gim – WP), Liam Larkin (SACS – WP), Deon Carstens (Boland Landbou – WP), Athi Magwala (Boland Landbou – WP), Henlo Marais (Boland Landbou – WP), Sazi Sandi (St Andrew’s College – EP), Mike Mavovana (Rondebosch – WP).
Source: @Hannes_Nienaber
