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July 16 - Golden Lions No 8 Ruan Steenkamp will captain the SA Schools side which also includes flyhalf Jaco van der Walt, hooker Eugene le Maitre and lock Philip du Preez from the Golden Lions team that went down 28-17 to the Free State in the final match of the Craven Week in Saturday.
The Golden Lions’ good performance at the Craven Week was further rewarded with Lions flanker Willie Newman appointed captain of the SA Academy team. In his side he will also have fellow-flanker Malcom Marx, lock Stefan Vermeulen and wingers Gideon Meiring and Suprise Mayekiso of his provincial team mates.
The SA Schools and SA Academy teams for will compete in two international friendlies against a France Invitational squad in August.
The SA Academy team will take on the French Invitational XV in a curtain raiser to the Castle Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia in Durban on the 13 August 2011. The SA Schools team will play the second international friendly against the French in Port Elizabeth in the curtain raiser match in preparation of the Springbok’s clash against the All Blacks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the 20 August 2011.
The SA Schools Team will be coached by the Pumas U18 coach Poerie van Rooyen while Eastern Province Kenneth Joseph was named as the Assistant coach. Gert Tsotetsi (Valke) was named as the Team Manager of the SA Schools side for 2011.
The SA Academy Team will be coached by the Blue Bulls U18 Academy coach Bart Schoeman while Griquas’ Joseph Jafta named as the Assistant coach. Dean Moodley (KwaZulu Natal) was named as the Team Manager of the SA Academy side for 2011.
SA Schools team:
Backline:
Dries Swanepoel (v/c) (Free State)
Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
Jan Serfontein (Free State)
Nhlanhla Hlongwane (Free State)
Percey Williams (South Western Districts)
Ruwellyn Isbell (Free State)
Sean Robinson (Blue Bulls)
Siyabonga Tom (KwaZulu Natal)
Timothy Swiel (Western Province) Tyler Fisher (KwaZulu Natal)
Forwards:
Andrew Beerwinkel (Boland)
Eugene Le Maitre (Golden Lions)
Irne Herbst (Blue Bulls)
Jacques du Plessis (Pumas)
Leneve Damens (Free State)
Marne Coetzee (Blue Bulls)
Morne du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
Philip du Preez (Golden Lions)
Pierre Schoeman (Blue Bulls)
Ruan Steenkamp (captain) (Golden Lions)
Sikumbuzo Notshe (Western Province)
Thabo Mabuza (Blue Bulls)
Head Coach: Poerie van Rooyen (Pumas)
Assistant coach: Kenneth Joseph (Eastern Province)
Team Manager: Gert Tsotetsi (Valke)
SA Academy Team for 2011:
15. Lorenzo Baaitjies (Eastern Province)
14. Gideon Meiring (Golden Lions)
13. Edwin Sass (Western Province)
12.John Kotze (Western Province)
11. Suprise Mayekiso (Golden Lions)
10. Dalton Kannemeyer (Western Province)
9. Cyprial Mkhabela (KwaZulu Natal)
8. Niklaas Rossouw (Boland)
7. Malcolm Marx (Golden Lions)
6. Willie Newman (Golden Lions)
5. Armand du Preez (Eastern Province)
4. Stefan Vermeulen (Golden Lions)
3. Bart le Roux (Eastern Province)
2. Chadley Wenn (Boland)
1. Matthew Jones (KwaZulu Natal)
Substitutes:
16. Hewson Petersen (Western Province)
17. Siwa Mandlakhe (Eastern Province)
18. Luan de Bruin (Blue Bulls)
19. Tienie Burger (Free State)
20. Balunga Mbangi (Eastern Province)
21. Damian Engledoe (Boland)
22. Linden Rhode (South West Districts)
Head Coach: Bart Schoeman (Blue Bulls)
Assistant coach: Joseph Jafta (Griquas)
Team Manager: Dean Moodley (KwaZulu Natal)
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