{"id":7359,"date":"2017-03-16T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T10:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/sa-rugby-to-host-u18-high-performance-camp-in-wellington\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T10:45:51","slug":"sa-rugby-to-host-u18-high-performance-camp-in-wellington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=7359","title":{"rendered":"SA Rugby to host U18 high performance camp in Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifty under-18 players within SA Rugby’s Elite Player Development (EPD) system will assemble in Wellington on Friday for a five-day training camp geared toward equipping them with the necessary skills to excel on the field with an eye on the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

The camp, which follows on the U16 and U17 High Performance camps hosted in October last year, will serve a vital role in aligning the organisation’s EPD programme with the Junior Springbok structures to ensure continuity from school level to the junior national structures.<\/span><\/p>\n

SA Rugby’s acting High Performance Manager Louis Koen will manage the camp, while the Junior Springbok coaching and management teams, and scrum consultant Pieter de Villiers will also be hands-on at training. <\/span><\/p>\n

The SA Schools Selectors will also attend the camp.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This camp is the culmination of three years of hard work behind the scenes by SA Rugby’s EPD managers, Nico Serfontein and Herman Masimla,” said Koen. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Their respective Talent Identification Units, which comprises managers, coaches and scouts from all 14 provincial unions, have identified, assessed, trained and monitored these players for the past three years. <\/span><\/p>\n

“The camp is also serves as a major step forward in preparing this group for the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2019 because we do not have the luxury of U18 and U20 Six Nations competitions like our European counterparts. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Some of the northern hemisphere teams play between 15 and 20 ‘Test’ matches as a group from the age of 16 to the time their sides assemble at the U20 showpiece, while the Junior Springboks have played only three as the SA Schools team. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We have looked at different models in age group rugby and football, and one of the major contributing factors to success at International U20 level is more game and training time, as well as socialising together as a group from the age of 16.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Koen emphasised that other players that excel for their schools teams could also play their way into the U18 High Performance squad and he encouraged them to continue working hard to achieve this.<\/span><\/p>\n

The players will participate in seven training sessions over the four days, with the main focus areas being skills, attack, defence and kicking, while there will also be split sessions with the forwards and backs. <\/span><\/p>\n

SA Rugby U18 Elite Player Development camp squad (in alphabetical order):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPosition<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSchool<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thaakir Abrahams<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adrian Alberts<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diego Appollis<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nGarsfontein<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lloyd April<\/span><\/td>\nFlyhalf\/Centre<\/span><\/td>\nHermanus High <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilhelm Barnard<\/span><\/td>\nHooker<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaun Baxter<\/span><\/td>\nFlyhalf<\/span><\/td>\nHTS Drostdy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morné Brandon<\/span><\/td>\nHooker<\/span><\/td>\nMonument<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Coetzer<\/span><\/td>\nFlyhalf<\/span><\/td>\nSelbourne College <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinus Combrinck<\/span><\/td>\nScrumhalf<\/span><\/td>\nMonument <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angelo Davids<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nStellenberg <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kwezi Dlamini<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nStirling<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vusile Dlepu<\/span><\/td>\nScrumhalf<\/span><\/td>\nSACS <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hillegard Muller du Plessis<\/span><\/td>\nFullback<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Gymnasium <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joshua du Preez<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quan Eymann<\/span><\/td>\nFullback<\/span><\/td>\nBrackenfell<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andries Fouche<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nRustenburg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keagan Glade<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nKES <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travis Gordon<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nKES <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jaden Hendrikse<\/span><\/td>\nScrumhalf<\/span><\/td>\nGlenwood<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yanga Hlalu<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nKES <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albertus Horn<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francke Horn<\/span><\/td>\nNo 8<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieter Johannes Jacobs<\/span><\/td>\nNo 8<\/span><\/td>\nMonument <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sebastiaan Jobb<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nDuineveld<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qamani Kota<\/span><\/td>\nFullback<\/span><\/td>\nWelkom Gymnasium<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jean-Jacques Kotze<\/span><\/td>\nHooker<\/span><\/td>\nPaul Roos Gymnasium<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Kriel<\/span><\/td>\nFullback<\/span><\/td>\nGrey College<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johannes Labuschagne<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nAffies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sibusiso Madonsela<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nPiet Retief<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan Mbuyamba<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nSt Benedict’s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan Meades<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nWitteberg<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dawid Meiring<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nOuteniqua<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcelle Mombers<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nMenlopark<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonianga Mpeku<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nKES<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnus Muller<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nOakdale<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lunga Ncube<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nGlenwood<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nkosikhona Masuku<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nParktown Boys <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marnus Potgieter<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nAffies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rikus Pretorius<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nGrey College<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barend Prinsloo<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nMonument<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evan Roos<\/span><\/td>\nNo 8<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christopher Schreuder<\/span><\/td>\nFlyhalf<\/span><\/td>\nGrey College<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Snyman<\/span><\/td>\nFlanker<\/span><\/td>\nHelpmekaar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waqar Solaan<\/span><\/td>\nCentre<\/span><\/td>\nGrey High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marthinus Strauss<\/span><\/td>\nProp<\/span><\/td>\nPaarl Boys High<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith van Aswegen<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nWelkom Gymnasium<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juan van der Mescht<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nGlenwood <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Janco van Van Heyningen<\/span><\/td>\nWinger<\/span><\/td>\nGrey College<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cristen van Niekerk<\/span><\/td>\nLock<\/span><\/td>\nMonument<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

Fifty under-18 players within SA Rugby’s Elite Player Development (EPD) system will assemble in Wellington on Friday for a five-day training camp geared toward equipping them with the necessary skills to excel on the field with an eye on the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship. The camp, which follows on the U16 and U17 High […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7359","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}