SA Schools teams by year 1974-2017 – SchoolBoyRugby Blog
1 July, 2018 beet Squads 40
Any help with identifying missing or incorrect player positions would be much appreciated
2 January, 2018 at 11:13
1974 – Nick Mallet No 8
1975 – David Smith CT/WG
1976 – De Villiers Visser – LK; Harry Viljoen – SH; David Smith – CT/WG
1977 – Harry Viljoen – SH
1978 – Carel Du Plessis – FH; Christo Ferreira – SH
1979 – Deon Coetzee – WG; Chris Smit – FB
1980 – Kobus Burger – WG
1982 – Wickus van Heerden – FL
1985 – Frans Cronje – No 8; Francois Pienaar – FL
1987 – Chris Rossouw – FL; Pierre (Prieur) Du Plessis – Voortrekker Pietermaritzburg
1988 – Pieter O’Neill – FH
1989 – Naka Drotske – FL; Pieter O’Neill – FH
1998 – Gary Botha – Overkruin Blue Bulls
1999 – Clyde Rathbone – Kingsway – KZN(Natal)
3 January, 2018 at 20:27
Lekker Beet, great info. Lovely to see some real Legends. You surely can’t include Siyabonga Tom 😬😬😬😬😬😬
3 January, 2018 at 21:11
@Bush: i was just typing the same thing!
3 January, 2018 at 21:12
would be interesting to see how many of these boys went on to become Springboks
4 January, 2018 at 00:06
@Van: Thank you for the input Van
@Dixon’s: Adding a column for Boks. Good idea.
@Bush: I don’t think SARU have ever stripped Tom of his colours???
4 January, 2018 at 09:06
@beet: Ek dink Gary Botha was in Kloof vir sy finale jaar.
4 January, 2018 at 12:41
1978 – Charl Du Plessis – FB
1982 – Johan Swart – CT
1982 – Jacques Visser – SH
1986 – Barney Cooper – PR
1986 – Frankel Engelbrecht – FL
1986 – Ernst Van Niekerk – No 8
1988 – Kosie Mentz – SH
1988 – Cornel Wiese – FL
4 January, 2018 at 15:01
In 2001 Pieter Buckle and Pieter Pienaar played for Boland as the 3 Paarl schools was part of Boland that year.
4 January, 2018 at 15:39
@guts-and-glory: @CharlesZA: Thank you. Thank you. I think I’ve managed to update all these new details now.
4 January, 2018 at 16:39
1994 – 15 – Morne Engelbrecht – Lock
1994 – 16 – Nico Heunis – Fullback
1994 – 18 – Kosie van Vuuren – Centre
1996 – 20 – Mike Marais – Centre
Shaun Gage was n speler met ongelooflike potesiaal,dit was regtig tragies wat met hom gebeur het
1986 Dawie Naude senter
10 January, 2018 at 13:10
1974: Geldenhuys was a lock at school, flank after school;
Matthysen was a prop;
Rautenbach a lock.
1977: Daffue lock / flank
Marais – hooker
Nell – fullback
Prinsloo – lock (first player from Eastern FS to make SA Schools)
Richter – wing
1978: Joubert – centre
Fourie – FH / FB
1979: Botha – lock
Sadie – flank (?) – I’ll confirm this one
Nel – lock
1981: Leon Botha – wing. That was the year Grey had 6 boys in the team; all six from
Conrad de Beer – SH not FH
Scheepers Gouws – FH
André Greyling – centre
1986: Jaco Swanepoel – wing (also SA Schools cricket)
1988: McIntyre – prop
1990: Linde – prop
1991: Botes – flyhalf – first Affies boy to make SA SChools
1992: Oosthuizen – wing
1993 – Derksen – FH / CT
Willemse – Wing
10 January, 2018 at 14:16
1979: Joepie vd Merwe – hooker
Ian sadie – lock / flank
1980: Jurie Erwee – flank
10 January, 2018 at 20:41
Andre Venter 3 jaar van 1989 tot 1991 op senter? Sekerlik dan Brendan se broer en nie flank Andre Venter nie? Hoekom het hy nooit dieselfde hoogtes as ouboet bereik nie? Beserings? Is dit ooit moontlik om 3jaar te speel? Hy moes n briljante rugbyspeler gewees het.
@Couchmavin: Dink dis 2 persone,1 Grey 1 Monnas.Danie Gerber het wel 3 gespeel.
10 January, 2018 at 21:36
@Grizzly: Ek dink weer dit is dieselfde persoon. Brendan 1987 in Monument gewees en toe in Bloemfontein gaan studeer na skool. Ek dink Andre was in 1989 nog in Monument en daarna Grey Bloem toe nader aan ouboet.Slegs spekulasie van my kant af.Het ysterflank Springbok Andre Venter SA skole gespeel?
@Grizzly: @Couchmavin: Is Brendan se broer. Van Monnas na Grey geskuif. Het OVS o.20 gespeel.
10 January, 2018 at 22:46
@Djou: wow!Hoekom nooit groot hoogtes bereik nie?@Couchmavin: Ek mis weer vir slaptjips,was hy nie in die 88 span nie?
11 January, 2018 at 06:32
@FS Boytjie: If memory serves Bennie Botes was a centre not a flyhalf…
11 January, 2018 at 09:18
@Rugbyman: flyhalf,hy was n moot seun,CRSwart,en is toe Affies toe.Soos Naas al gese het hulle koop al van die 70’s af…
15 January, 2018 at 15:55
@Couchmavin: Dis Brendan se broer. Andre het CW vanaf 1988 tot 1991 gespeel (4 jaar), waarvan 3 SAS was. Sy 1991 jaar was post matriek. Hy het ook ‘n paar games vir Oos-Tvl gespeel.
15 January, 2018 at 15:59
@Die Ken …hulle was 4 broers as ek reg onthou.
Dink al vier CW gekry. Baie talent.
15 January, 2018 at 16:01
@Beet: Jan and Kolle van Genderen were locks. Calla Botha was a hooker. I think Connie Campher was a prop. Christo Liebenberg was a fullback. Marius Bushney was scrumhalf. Bertus Kruger was a fly. Tank Lanning was a prop. Will work through my archives tonight and give you more updates
16 January, 2018 at 10:33
@Beet: A few more, from 1990 onwards: Jean Craven flank, Andries Fourie fullback, Jan Bosch hooker, Hugo Venter fullback, Dawie Du Toit fullback, Stephan Bronkhorst hooker, Gerhard Laufs lock, Albertus v Buuren centre, Carel v westing flank, Wimpie Bannink flank, JP vd Mescht wing, Rudi Muller centre, Stephan le Roux centre, Mike Marais centre,
16 January, 2018 at 12:10
@Die Ken: @Die Ken: Kalla was n slot
16 January, 2018 at 12:21
I am sure Schutte Bekker from Nelspruit, was SA Schools in 1990.
16 January, 2018 at 12:34
@knowthegame: Korrek. Misgis met Barnard
16 January, 2018 at 12:37
1982 Friedrich Knoetze wing – he was one of the lawyers that died in that freak flood in the Stormsriver gorge.
1986 Jaco Swanepoel wing – played SA schools cricket as well.
1986 Dick Brown prop – he was a monster and probably the most naturally talented prop I ever saw.
16 January, 2018 at 23:06
Hi everyone. I just wanted to say thanks to all who have contributed above.
17 January, 2018 at 13:21
@Rainier: Naam is eintlik Edrich Knoetze..teen hom gespeel op skool en was saam op Maties.
17 January, 2018 at 14:38
@BoishaaiPa: Yip, jy is reg. Het gedog sy noem naam en regte naam was seker maar verskillend.
Was saam op UPE – hy was ‘n moerse nice ou.
18 January, 2018 at 07:39
@Rainier: Ja, great ou gewees..Was in Eendrag koshuis saam Hans Scriba, Johan Blaauw, Riaan Gous en daai pere..hulle het moerse 1ste jaars span gehad!..Dink amper Altus Burger was ook in Eendrag…Ons het hom altyd gespot oor sy rooi hare wat clash met Eendrag se oranje truie!
18 January, 2018 at 08:01
@BoishaaiPa: Het Eendrag al ooit die Sauer gewen? In my jare was hulle meer bekend vir hulle ondergrondse tonnel na die bib.
18 January, 2018 at 08:46
@CharlesZA: Ja, al darem so paar keer..Dink die laaste een was in 2015 as ek reg onthou.
2 July, 2018 at 07:02
Beet the following 2 players played SA Schools out of WP Cravenweek team and Paarl Boys High but not included on these lists.
Shaun McCulley flyhalf -1981
Pieter Loubser wing – 1987
2 July, 2018 at 23:46
Carswell in 84 was a flank.
Pieter de Haas made the 86 team as flyhalf despite playing centre for Grey – on the list of 17 players you list 4 centers.
Warren Ingles was scrum half in 87. Theron was the other hooker.
Andre Heugh was hooker in 88. Andrew Claasen was centre. Clayton Waite was fullback.
2 July, 2018 at 23:52
Please check but I don’t think Frans Cronje was a no8 – I think he played hooker. Hansie was a No 8. Also, I’m sure Shaun Gage played hooker in 84 and not 85.
3 July, 2018 at 10:49
@Beet 1988 Merrick Heuer from Queens was a scrumhalf