SA U18 to face England, France

The South African U18 group will face their age-group counterparts from France and England in Durbanville and Paarl close to Cape City when the annual U18 Worldwide Collection kicks off subsequent month.

An invitational Western Province U18 XV group can even be a part of the motion and can face the guests from Europe on the ultimate two match days. All three rounds – on 11, 15 and 19 August – will likely be hosted in school venues.

Stellenberg Excessive College in Cape City’s northern suburbs and Paarl Boys Excessive College will host the SA U18s on double-header match days, whereas the venue for the opening match, between France and England, will likely be confirmed in the end.

SA Faculties head coach Katleho Lynch has been re-appointed as SA U18 head coach and can once more be assisted by James Winstanley, whereas the Junior Springbok coaches, Bafana Nhleko and Lumumba Currie, can even be concerned.

Lynch mentioned the expertise of enjoying in opposition to worldwide opposition could be very precious within the improvement of the gamers.

“Final yr’s sequence was each testing and enjoyable for the gamers and we might see the expansion they skilled within the few weeks we have been collectively,” mentioned Lynch.

“These matches are additionally essential within the Elite Participant Growth (EPD) pathway for our age-group gamers. On this regard, I’ve to commend Herman Masimla and Nico Serfontein from SA Rugby for the position they play.

“We’re but to finalise the SA U18 squad and won’t solely think about gamers who have been on the U18 Craven Week in George, however we’ll solid the web a bit wider. Gamers within the SA U18 Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Youth Video games might also come into consideration.”

The SA U18 squad for the sequence will likely be named early subsequent month.

U18 Worldwide Collection:

Friday, 11 August
Venue: To be confirmed
15h00: England U18 vs France U18