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The South African
3 days ago
- Sport
- The South African
WATCH: SA U20 stars train with Springboks
In another example of some innovative thinking from Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus, it was recently confirmed that three young stars had been called up to train with the senior team after their heroics at the U20 World Championship. Bathobele Hlekani, Cheswill Jooste and Haashim Pead all earned the opportunity to train with the Springbok group during their two-week conditioning camp in Johannesburg, which began on Sunday 27 July. It's something that has understandably excited the South African rugby community, and a clip recently posted by SuperSport shows the three young talents getting stuck into some gym work. In the recent U20 tournament, Hlekani impressed with his powerful performances at blindside flank, Pead set the tournament alight as the standout scrumhalf, while outside back Cheswill Jooste was a constant attacking threat. Speaking about the young guns invited to train with the squad for the next two weeks, Erasmus said: 'We are tremendously proud of the Junior Springboks for winning the World Rugby U20 Championship and we were thrilled to see the talent coming through the junior ranks, so we opted to invite three of them to join us to expose them to our structures and the standards required at top international level. 'We believe this camp will benefit them significantly, and we are excited to see how they slot in and train with us. 'Unfortunately, we had to limit the size of the squad to ensure maximum outputs and more individual attention at our training sessions, so although more players could have been invited, we could only select three.' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
25-07-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Junior Springboks: What schools they went to
The Junior Springboks are world champions. Image: SA Rugby website Home » Junior Springboks: What schools they went to The Junior Springboks are world champions. Image: SA Rugby website The Junior Springboks followed in the footsteps of the Springboks and Blitzboks to become world champions. The Junior Springboks further stamped South Africa's authority over world rugby when they beat New Zealand 23-15 to become world champions. Some of the traditional giants of South African schools feature prominently. 15 Gilermo Mentoe (Bishops)14 Cheswill Jooste (Noordheuwel)13 Demitre Erasmus (Garsfontein)12 Albie Bester (Boland Landbou)11 Jaco Williams (Glenwood)10 Vusi Moyo (KES) 9 Haashim Pead (Bishops) 8 Wandile Mlaba (Michaelhouse)7 Bathobele Hlekani (Graeme)6 Xola Nyali (Wynberg)5 JJ Theron (Grey College)4 Riley Norton (captain) (Paul Roos)3 Herman Lubbe (Stellenberg)2 Siphosethu Mnebelele (KES) 1 Simphiwe Ngobese (DHS) 16 Jaundré Schoeman (Noordheuwel)17 Oliver Reid (Paul Roos)18 Jean Erasmus (Grey College)19 Jaco Grobbelaar (Fichardtpark)20 Matt Romao (Drostdy)21 Stephanus Linde (Voortrekker)22 Ceano Everson (Monument) 23 Dominic Malgas (Nico Malan) Traditional SA schools giants Paul Roos and Grey College continue to produce national players for SA rugby. Paul Roos had two players including captain Norton and replacement prop, Reid. Meanwhile, Grey College also produced two of Junior Boks – JJ Theron and replacement Jean Erasmus. Furthermore, KES, Bishops and Noordheuwel all produced two players each in the U20 Championship final. U20 Championship top point-scorer, Muyo and hooker, Mnebelele (both from KES) started the final against New Zealand. Also, Bishops produced talented scrumhalf Paed and dangerous fullback, Mentoe. So, not one of the 23-man squad comes from Affies or Paarl Gimnasium. Finally, Noordheuwel also had a couple of players in the side. Skilful winger Cheswill Jooste and replacement hooker Jaundré Schoeman come from the Krugersdorp High School. Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
23-07-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Three SA U20 stars called up to join Springboks
The Junior Springboks claimed a famous victory in the U20 Championship this past weekend, with several players impressing throughout the tournament in Italy. Some of these stars have now been rewarded with a call up from Rassie Erasmus as the Springbok coach once again demonstrated some innovative thinking when naming his latest squad for the Rugby Championship. Bathobele Hlekani, Cheswill Jooste and Haashim Pead have earned the opportunity to train with the Springbok group during their two-week conditioning camp in Johannesburg starting on Sunday 27 July, to orientate them into the Springbok culture. Hlekani impressed with his powerful performances at blindside flank, Pead set the tournament alight as the standout scrumhalf in the U20 championship, while outside back Cheswill Jooste was a constant attacking threat. Speaking about the young guns invited to train with the squad for the next two weeks, Erasmus said: 'We are tremendously proud of the Junior Springboks for winning the World Rugby U20 Championship and we were thrilled to see the talent coming through the junior ranks, so we opted to invite three of them to join us to expose them to our structures and the standards required at top international level. 'We believe this camp will benefit them significantly, and we are excited to see how they slot in and train with us. 'Unfortunately, we had to limit the size of the squad to ensure maximum outputs and more individual attention at our training sessions, so although more players could have been invited, we could only select three.' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
