Nickname(s) South African Schools | ||
Coach(es) Lance Sendin /Sean Erasmus (S.A. 'A') Captain(s) Salmaan Moerat /Louritz van der Schyff (S.A. 'A') | ||
The South African national under-18 rugby union team – often referred to as the South African Schools rugby union team – is the under-18 side of the South Africa national rugby union team.
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The team is selected every year at the conclusion of the various rugby union youth weeks and are predominantly made up from players that played at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament for their respective sides.
Under-19 International Series
The South African Schools team doesn't formally participate in any competitions, but they do play matches against either local or international opposition. Since 2012, the South African Under-18 team hosted an International Series (until 2015 known as the Under-18 International Series, since 2016 as the Under-19 International Series), with teams from England, France, Italy and Wales regular competitors in the series. Matches in this series take place at various venues in the Western Cape region.
2012
South Africa's results in the 2012 Under-18 International Series were:
2013
South Africa's results in the 2013 Under-18 International Series were:
2014
South Africa's results in the 2014 Under-18 International Series were:
2015
The results for South Africa and South Africa 'A' in the 2015 Under-18 International Series were:
2016
The results for South Africa and South Africa 'A' in the 2016 Under-19 International Series were:
Current Squad
On 21 July 2016, the selectors named a 26-man South African Schools squad to play internationals against Wales, France and England, as well as a 26-man South African Schools 'A' squad to play against Italy, England and Wales: