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Baby Boks: Their past & present

The Baby Boks have been chosen for the IRB's Junior World Championships for Under-20 teams.

This year it will be played at the Danie Craven stadium in Stellenbosch and the University of the Western Cape in Bellville. We give some details of where the players come from and where they are now.

Wiaan Liebenberg

Position: Flank

Place of birth: Bellville

School: HTS Drostdy

Craven Week province: Boland

Present province: Blue Bulls

SA Schools 2012

Shaun (Tjokkie) Adendorff

Position: Loose Forward

Place of birth: Durban

School: Glenwood High

Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal

Present province: Blue Bulls

Varsity Cup winner with Tukkies in 2012

Fabian (Fabba) Booysen

Position: Loose Forward

Place of birth: Caledon

School: Florida High School

Craven Week province: Golden Lions

Present province: Golden Lions

Ruan Botha

Position:  Lock

Place of birth: Kempton Park

School: Jeugland HS

Craven Week province: Golden Lions

Present province:  Golden Lions

Super Rugby in 2012

Allan Dell

Position: Prop

Place of birth: Humansdorp

School: Queen's College

Craven Week province: Border

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

SA Schools in 2010.

Pieter Steph du Toit

Position: Lock

Place of birth: Cape Town

School: Swartland HS

Craven Week province: Boland

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

Grandson of Piet du Toit, Springbok prop of legendary strength.

Abrie Griesel

Position: Scrumhalf

Place of birth: Bloemfontein

School: Grey College

Craven Week province: Free State

Present province: Blue Bulls

Pat Howard

Position: Midfield

Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg

School: Michaelhouse

Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal    

Present province: Western Province

Travis Ismaiel

Position: Winger

Place of birth: Cape Town

School: Tygerberg HS

Craven Week province: None

Present province: Blue Bulls

Tony Jantjies

Position: Flyhalf

Place of birth: Cape Town

School: Menlo Park HS

Craven Week province: Blue Bulls

Present province: Blue Bulls

Younger brother of Springbok and Lions flyhalf, Elton Jantjies.

Paul Jordaan

Position: Centre

Place of birth: Somerset East

School: Grey College

Craven Week province: Free State

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

Super Rugby in 2012; Springbok Sevens in 2011.

Oliver Kebble

Position: Prop

Place of birth: Durban

School: Bishops

Craven Week province: None

Present province: Western Province

Son of Springbok prop Guy Kebble.

Steven Kitshoff

Position: Prop

Place of birth: Somerset West

School: Paul Roos Gymnasium

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: Western Province

Super Rugby in 2011, 2012

Dillyn Leyds

Position: Fullback

Place of birth: Somerset West

School: Bishops

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: Western Province

Khaya Majola

Position: Loose Forward

Place of birth: Kokstad

School: Westville Boys High

Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

SA Schools in 2010

Tshotsho Mbovane

Position: Three-quarter

Place of birth: Cape Town

School: Paul Roos Gymnasium

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: Western Province

Mbovane scored a hat-trick against Ireland in 2011 and two tries against Fiji four days later.

Marvin Orie

Place of birth: Cape Town

School: Tygerberg High School

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: Blue Bulls

Handré Pollard

Position: Flyhalf

Place of birth: Somerset West

School: Paarl Gymnasium

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: Western Province

Still at school.

Mark Pretorius

Position: Hooker

School: Nelspruit HS

Craven Week province: Pumas

Present province: Golden Lions

Raymond Rhule

Position: Wing

Place of birth: Accra, Ghana

School: HTS Louis Botha, Bloemfontein

Craven Week province: Free State

Present province: Free State

Came to South Africa at the age of six.

Marais Schmidt

Position: Fullback

Place of birth: Sandton

School: Monument

Craven Week province: Golden Lions

Present province: Golden Lions

Jan Serfontein

Position: Centre

Place of birth: Port Elizabeth

School: Grey College

Craven Week province: Free State

Present province: Blue Bulls

Great grandson of Springboks three-quarter Jack Slater; son of Jan Serfontein who played as a loose forward for Eastern Province 117 times.

William Small-Smith

Position: Centre

Place of birth: Johannesburg

School: Grey College

Craven Week province: Free State

Present province: Blue Bulls

SA Schools captain in 2010; Springboks Sevens

Braam Steyn

Position: Loose Forward

Place of birth: Cradock

School: Paul Roos Gymnasium

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

Jason Thomas

Position: Hooker

Place of birth: Uitenhage

School: Muir College

Craven Week province: Eastern Province

Present province: Blue Bulls

Vian van der Watt

Position: Scrumhalf

Place of birth: Springs

School: Florida HS

Craven Week province: Golden Lions

Present province: Golden Lions

Nicolaas van Dyk

Position: Prop

Place of birth: Johannesburg

School: Paarl Boys' High

Craven Week province: Western Province

Present province: KwaZulu-Natal

Paul Willemse

Position: Lock

Place of birth: Pretoria

Craven Week province: Golden Lions

Present province: Golden Lions

Super Rugby in 2012

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