Springbok coach Allister Coetzee named six uncapped players in his squad for the test series against France in June. Of the six players it is only Raymond Rhule who could call himself a Springbok, as he toured with the Boks before the rule of giving players the Springbok numbers only after playing a test match was introduced before the outgoing tour of 2013.
In total seven of the 33 players in the squad didn’t take part at the prestigious Craven Week during their school careers.
Warren Whiteley will become the 58th Springbok captain in the series against the French. Whiteley is a product of Glenwood High School in Durban. He was coached at school by none other than current Paarl Boys’ High’s Sean Erasmus. Boishaai is unbeaten in South Africa in their last 46 matches.
Andries “Boeboes” Coetzee wil make his test debut in the first test at Loftus Versfeld. He is a product of HTS Middelburg. Coetzee also represented the Pumas at the Craven Week in 2008.
Scrumhalf Ross Cronje will also make his test debut after almost switching alliances to play for Zimbabwe’s national team earlier in his career. Cronje is a product of Michaelhouse, a school that had to wait untill Pat Lambie to produce their first Springbok. Since then Pat Cilliers and Ruan Combrinck also made their Springbok debuts. Cronje will thus be their fourth Springbok.
Courtnal Skosan is a former pupil of Brackenfell and will also make his test debut against France at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. If Dillyn Leyds gets his opportunity he will become Bishops’ newest Springbok since Francois Louw made his test debut.
If Sharks’ centre Lukhanyo Am takes the field in the series he will become his school’s first Springbok. Am matriculated from De Vos Malan in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape. He also didn’t take part in the Coca-Cola Craven Week. Am has been replaced in the group by Lionel Mapoe (Fichardtpark) due to injury.
Ruan Dreyer (Monument) and Lizo Gqoboka (Nabankulu) is the other two newbies in the Bok squad.
The squad:
Forwards (19)
| Player | School | Craven Week | SA Schools | SA u20 |
| Warren Whiteley | Glenwood | KwaZulu-Natal – 2005 | – | – |
| Duane Vermeulen | Nelspruit | Pumas – 2004 | – | – |
| Siya Kolisi | Grey High School | Western Province 2008-09 | 2008-09 | 2010-11 |
| Oupa Mohoje | Louis Botha | Free State – 2008 | – | – |
| Jaco Kriel | Standerton | Pumas – 2007 | – | – |
| Jean-Luc du Preez | Kearsney College | KwaZulu-Natal 2011-13 | 2012-13 | 2015 |
| Eben Etzebeth | Tygerberg | Western Province 2009 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | Swartland | Boland 2010 | 2010 | 2012 |
| Lood de Jager | Hugenote (Springs) | – | – | – |
| Franco Mostert | Brits | – | – | – |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | Grey College | Free State 2006-07 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Frans Malherbe | Paarl Boys’ High | Western Province 200-09 | 2009 | – |
| Ruan Dreyer | Monument | Golden Lions – 2008 | – | 2010 |
| Steven Kitshoff | Paul Roos Gimnasium | Western Province 2009-10 | 2010 | 2012 |
| Tendai Mtawarira | Churchill/Peterhouse (ZIM) | Zimbabwe – 2002-03 | – | – |
| Lizo Gqoboka | Ntabankulu | – | – | – |
| Bongi Mbonambi | St Alban’s College/Voortrekker | Blue Bulls 2008-09 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Malcolm Marx | King Edward VII | Golden Lions – 2012 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Chiliboy Ralepelle | Pretoria Boys’ High | Blue Bulls 2002-03 | 2002-03 | SA u19 2004-05 |
Backs (14)
| Player | School | Craven Week | SA Schools | SA u20 |
| Andries Coetzee | HTS Middelburg | Pumas – 2008 | – | – |
| Dillyn Leyds | Diocesan College | Western Province – 2010 | – | 2012 |
| Raymond Rhule | Louis Botha | Free State – 2010 | – | 2012 |
| Courtnall Skosan | Brackenfell | – | – | 2011 |
| Jesse Kriel | Maritzburg College | KwaZulu-Natal – 2012 | 2012 | 2013-14 |
| Jan Serfontein | Grey College | Free State 2011 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Damian de Allende | Milnerton | – | – | – |
| Lionel Mapoe | Fichardtpark | 2006 | – | 2008 |
| Lukhanyo Am | De Vos Malan | – | – | – |
| Frans Steyn | Grey College | Free State – 2004 | – | SAu19 – 2005-06 |
| Elton Jantjies | Florida | Golden Lions – 2008 | 2008 | 2010 |
| Francois Hougaard | Paul Roos Gimnasium | – | – | 2008 |
| Rudy Paige | Bastion | Golden Lions – 2007 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Ross Cronje | Michaelhouse | KwaZulu-Natal – 2007 | – | 2009 |
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