Westville lock Lwandile Mlaba will captain SA Schools against SA Schools A at Grey High on Thursday.
The second-stringers will be led by Paarl Gimnasium flank Hendré van Zyl.
Mlaba and his vice-captain, Jacobus de Villiers, are two of 11 players in the teams who already had a taste of playing in the green and gold.
The others are Lamla Mgedezi, Juvan Burden, Nhlahla Ndlovu, Mickyle Booise, Erin Nelson, Ncuthu Kepe, Ethan van Biljon, Nathan Aneke, as well as Lucritia Magua, who was called up as an injury replacement earlier in the week.
The match will kick off at 3pm following the inaugural fixture between the SA Schools Girls and SA Schools Girls A teams at 1pm.
Both matches will be streamed live on SA Rugby’s YouTube channel.
SA SCHOOLS – 15 Ethan van Biljon (WP, Stellenberg), 14 Ncuthu Kepe (Border, Queens College), 13 Erin Nelson (EP, Graeme College), 12 Ethan Barker (WP, Paarl Gimnasium), 11 Lamla Mgedezi (Cheetahs, Grey College), 10 Travis Pheiffer (WP, Paul Roos Gymnasium), 9 Mickyle Booise (WP, Paarl Gimnasium), 8 Jacobus de Villiers (SWD, Oakdale), 7 Jamie Wimble (Sharks, Northwood), 6 Nhlanhla Ndlovu (Sharks, Kearsney College), 5 Juvan Burden (WP, Stellenberg), 4 Lwandile Mlaba (Sharks, Westville, c), 3 Nic Salamousas (Sharks, Michaelhouse), 2 Theo Boshoff (Sharks, Maritzburg College), 1 Clement Makhelele (Sharks, Kearsney College).
Bench: 16 Iglesias Bruiners (Sharks, Durban High School), 17 Matthew Prins (SWD, Outeniqua), 18 Ruben Lombard (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 19 Jean Dreyer (WP, Paarl Gimnasium), 20 Stefan van der Vyver (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 21 Glodi Tshipamba (Lions, Jeppe), 22 Luke Doyle (EP, Graeme College), 23 Achmat Behardien (WP, Wynberg), 24 Tiaan Basson (WP, Paul Roos Gymnasium), 25 Anesu Kuzonyei (Sharks, Northwood), 26 Luxolo Sonkonokono (Sharks, Westville).
SA SCHOOLS A – 15 Rhandzu Mkhabela (Pumas, Nelspruit), 14 Amogelang Mataboge (Sharks, Durban High School), 13 Nathan Aneke (Sharks, Durban High School), 12 Ruan Roux (Free State, Grey College), 11 Ruan Genis (Lions, Monument), 10 Ruan Fluks (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 9 Shaye Lourens (Golden Lions, Helpmekaar), 8 Niel du Randt (Free State, Grey College), 7 Hendré van Zyl (WP, Paarl Gimnasium, c), 6 Siphesishle Marule (Pumas, Middelburg), 5 Martin van Niekerk (Blue Bulls, Affies), 4 Akho Tonjeni (EP, Graeme College), 3 Priden Sibiya (Sharks, Durban High School), 2 Charles Whitehead (WP, Paarl Gimnasium), 1 Max Malan (WP, Paarl Boys High).
Bench: 16 Charl Els (Blue Bulls, Affies), 17 Aphelele Chamane (Sharks, Michaelhouse), 18 JW Coetzee (Free State, Grey College), 19 Werner de Bruin (WP, Paul Roos Gymnasium), 20 Linakho Mehlomakulu (WP, Rondebosch), 21 Rufagon Hendricks (SWD, Outeniqua), 22 Jaydon Viljoen (Golden Lions, Monument), 23 Alex Jankowitz (Sharks, Michaelhouse), 24 Lucritia Magua (EP, Graeme College), 25 Drewyn Baron (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 26 Luniko Marivate (EP, Kingswood College).
Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images
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