{"id":55515,"date":"2024-08-18T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T09:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=55515"},"modified":"2024-08-18T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T09:16:33","slug":"sa-u18-make-wholesale-changes-for-england-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=55515","title":{"rendered":"SA u18 make wholesale changes for England clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 16: Markus Muller of South Africa scores a try during the U18 International Series match between South Africa and Ireland at Hoerskool Paarl Gimnasium on August 16, 2024 in Paarl, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman\/Gallo Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SA Under-18 coach James Winstanley has made 10 rotational changes to his starting team from the side that beat Ireland, for Tuesday’s u18 International Series clash with England at Paarl Boys\u2019 High School.<\/p>\n

The South Africans scored a superb victory over a strong Irish outfit on Friday at Paarl Gimnasium, and according to Winstanley, the changes are intentional so that everyone in the squad get a start in their two matches.<\/p>\n

Only two backs are retained for the final encounter of the series with England, in Akha Boqwana (fullback) and Khutadzo Rashivhaga (right wing).<\/p>\n

Upfront, SA u18 captain Sethu Mnebele<\/span>le (hooker) earns his second start, while the talented Riley Norton also gets another start at lock, as does Reuben Kruger at No 8.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their victory over Ireland<\/a>, Winstanley said he was immensely proud of the team\u2019s performance: \u201cWe had to dig deep at times particularly when reduced to 13 men, which was a testament to the team\u2019s character.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe looked very dangerous when we had the ball, scoring five superb tries, however, we will need to improve our discipline and set pieces if we are to overcome England.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a fantastic rivalry that has developed between us over the last few years, and we know that they will produce their best performance come Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the numerous changes, Winstanley explained it was always part of the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very fortunate to have an abundance of depth in our team and so there are ten changes to the starting team for this game reflecting the strength of the squad,\u201d said Winstanley.<\/p>\n

The match starts at 13h30 and will be broadcast live on the SuperSport Schools platforms. Ireland and Georgia will clash in the other match, starting at 15h30.<\/p>\n

SA u18 team to face England in Paarl:<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 Akha Boqwana,\u00a014 Khutadzo Rashivhaga,\u00a013 Ethan Adams,\u00a012 Janco Purchase,\u00a011 Cheswill Jooste,\u00a010 Vusi Moyo,\u00a09 Adeeb Boraine,\u00a08 Reuben Kruger,\u00a07 Josh Neill,\u00a06 Torren February,\u00a05 Riley Norton,\u00a04 AJ Meyer,\u00a03 Aidan Botha,\u00a02 Sethu Mnebele<\/span>le (captain),\u00a01 Phiwayinkosi Kubheka.\u00a0Replacements:\u00a0<\/strong>16 Mahle Sithole,\u00a017 Oliver Reid,\u00a018 Luqobo Makadweni,\u00a019 JD Hattingh,\u00a020 Alutha Wesi,\u00a021 Ellie Meyer,\u00a022 Yaqeen Ahmed,\u00a023 Pieter van der Merwe,\u00a024 Joshua Mackenzie,\u00a025 Markus Muller,\u00a026 Zekethelo Siyaya.<\/p>\n

Issued by SA Rugby Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SA Under-18 coach James Winstanley has made 10 rotational changes to his starting team from the side that beat Ireland, for Tuesday’s u18 International Series clash with England at Paarl Boys\u2019 High School. The South Africans scored a superb victory over a strong Irish outfit on Friday at Paarl Gimnasium, and according to Winstanley, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":55522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}