{"id":77594,"date":"2025-07-16T13:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=77594"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:13:41","slug":"muller-and-uithaler-named-to-captain-sa-schools-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=77594","title":{"rendered":"Muller and Uithaler named to captain SA Schools teams"},"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

Markus Muller (SA Schools) and Jeandre Uithaler (SA Schools \u2018A\u2019) will captain their respective sides in the annual clash between the cream of the crop in South Africa\u2019s schoolboy rugby at Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Muller, centre from Western Province and Paarl Gimnasium, will lead the team running out in green and gold, while the Uithaler, the Golden Lions and Noorheuwel\u2019s flyhalf, will run in front of the team in the alternative white and green strip.<\/p>\n

With Josh Neill being ruled out of action for the encounter, only seven players from last year\u2019s teams will feature again.<\/p>\n

Muller will be joined in the SA Schools matchday squad by lock AJ Meyer (Grey College), centre Ethan Adams (Grey College), fullback Zekhethelo Siyaya (Westville) and replacement prop Jordan Jooste (Paarl Boys High).<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Poulton (prop, Jeppe) and Briint Davids (flanker, Milnerton) are the two returning players in the SA Schools \u2018A\u2019 starting team.<\/p>\n

Quinton Potgieter (replacement flanker, Paarl Gimnasium) has taken Neill\u2019s place in the SA Schools team, with his place in the \u2018A\u2019 squad going to Elwin Janse van Vuuren of Affies.<\/p>\n

Ian Schwartz, SA Rugby’s General Manager for Participation and Development, urged the players to make the most of this opportunity to showcase their talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe celebrate not just the talent on the field, but the journey that brought them here. This fixture is more than a match \u2013 it\u2019s a showcase of South Africa\u2019s schools rugby depth, resilience, and promise,\u201d said Schwartz.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese teams represent the best of the best that were in action at the FNB U18 Craven Week, and we can\u2019t wait to see them in action, with the Under-18 International Series on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo less than seven players who were in the SA Schools team last year, are now part of the Junior Bok squad at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy \u2013 Cheswill Jooste, Riley Norton, Siphosethu Mnebelele, Phiwayinkosi \u2018Rambo\u2019 Kubheka, Oliver Reid, Vusi Moyo and Alzeadon Felix \u2013 and this is where they took their first steps in green and gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these players are part of our Elite Player Development (EPD) programme and to see them in action on Thursday, will be just reward for all the hard work done by our EPD structures in SA Rugby ecosystem, as well as the SA Schools Selectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have selected two squads of highly talented players, but even for those who didn\u2019t make the squads, the doors will never be closed and I want to urge all our youngsters to never give up on chasing their dreams. Let this match be a celebration of growth, grit, and greatness. The pathway may differ, but the destination is shared.\u201d<\/p>\n

The match in Middelburg will kick-off at 15h00 on Thursday, 17 July and will be broadcast by SuperSport Schools.<\/p>\n

SA Schools team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 Zekhethelo Siyaya (Sharks \/ Westville Boys High)
\n14 Junaide Stuart (Blue Bulls \/ Garsfontein HS)
\n13 Ethan Adams (Free State \/ Grey College)
\n12 Markus Muller (captain, Western Province \/ Paarl Gimnasium)
\n11 Jadrian Afrikaner (Sharks \/ Westville Boys High)
\n10 Liyema Nela (Sharks \/ Hilton College)
\n9 Morne Noble (Western Province \/ Wynberg Boys High)
\n8 Jacobus de Villiers (SWD \/ Oakdale)
\n7 Wasi Vyambwera (Sharks \/ Maritzburg College)
\n6 Chinedu Amadi (Golden Lions \/ King Edward VII)
\n5 AJ Meyer (Free State \/ Grey College)
\n4 Lwandile Mlaba (Sharks \/ Westville Boys High)
\n3 Luan van der Berg (Blue Bulls \/ Garsfontein)
\n2 Altus Rabe (Western Province \/ Paul Roos Gymnasium)
\n1 Kai Pratt (SWD \/ Oakdale)<\/p>\n

Replacements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

16 Clinton Agu (Golden Lions \/ Noordheuwel HS)
\n17 Jordan Jooste (Western Province \/ Paarl Boys High)
\n18 Matthew van der Merwe (Western Province \/ Rondebosch Boys High)
\n19 Jayden Joubert (Western Province \/ Paarl Boys High)
\n20 Quintin Potgieter (Western Province \/ Paarl Gimnasium)
\n21 Gert Kemp (Western Province \/ Paul Roos Gymnasium)
\n22 Zirk Meyer (Blue Bulls \/ Affies)
\n23 Ruben Groenewald (Blue Bulls \/ Affies)
\n24 Nathan Aneke (Sharks \/ Durban High School)
\n25 Lamla Mgedezi (Free State \/ Grey College)
\n26 Thabiso Simelane (Blue Bulls \/ St. Albans College)<\/p>\n

SA Schools \u2018A\u2019 team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 Junade Pasensie (Blue Bulls \/ Garsfontein HS)
\n14 Lucritia Magua (Eastern Province \/ Graeme College)
\n13 Erin Nelson (Eastern Province \/ Graeme College)
\n12 Christian Vorster (SWD \/ Oakdale)
\n11 Ncuthu Kepe (Border \/ Queens College)
\n10 Jeandre Uithaler (captain, Golden Lions \/ Noordheuwel HS)
\n9 Jayden Brits (Western Province \/ Boland Landbou)
\n8 Stefan McDonald (Blue Bulls \/ Affies)
\n7 Briint Davids (Western Province \/ Milnerton HS)
\n6 Caleb Koeberg (Western Province \/ Paul Roos Gymnasium)
\n5 Lian Terblanche (Sharks \/ Northwood HS)
\n4 Diaan Augustyn (SWD \/ Oakdale)
\n3 Bernhard du Toit (Western Province \/ Paarl Boys High)
\n2 Keenan Myners (SWD \/ Outeniqua HS)
\n1 Andre Poulton (Golden Lions \/ Jeppe)<\/p>\n

Replacements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

16 Thomas Muller (Western Province \/ Paarl Boys High)
\n17 Jeffrey Singo (Blue Bulls \/ Pretoria Boys High)
\n18 JG Badenhorst (Free State \/ Grey College)
\n19 Juvan Burden (Western Province \/ Stellenberg HS)
\n20 Elwin Janse van Vuuren (Blue Bulls \/ Affies)
\n21 Mickyle Booise (Western Province \/ Paarl Gimnasium)
\n22 Ethan van Biljon (Western Province \/ Stellenberg HS)
\n23 Jeneall Davids (Western Province \/ Paarl Boys High)
\n24 Pieter Cilliers (Western Province \/ Paarl Gimnasium)
\n25 Toriq Schambreel (Free State \/ Grey College)
\n26 Jadon Ocks (Western Province \/ Boland Landbou)<\/p>\n

SA Schools Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Head Coach:<\/strong> Lwazi Zangqa (Border)
\n\u2022 Assistant Coach:<\/strong> Cobus van Dyk (Blue Bulls)
\n\u2022 Team Manager:<\/strong> Dean Moodley (Sharks)
\n\u2022 Physiotherapist:<\/strong> Robin Williams (Sharks)
\n\u2022 Conditioning Coach:<\/strong> Yaw Fosu-Amoah (Eastern Province)
\n\u2022 Team Doctor:<\/strong> Dr Gershwin Kortje (Boland)<\/p>\n

SA Schools \u2018A\u2019 Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Head Coach:<\/strong> Flash Malinga (Sharks)
\n\u2022 Assistant Coach:<\/strong> Clinton van Rensburg (Western Province)
\n\u2022 Team Manager:<\/strong> Mandla Madaka (Blue Bulls)
\n\u2022 Physiotherapist:<\/strong> Rob Sims (Western Province)
\n\u2022 Conditioning Coach:<\/strong> Adriaan Jansen (SWD)
\n\u2022 Team Doctor:<\/strong> Dr Gershwin Kortje (Boland)<\/p>\n

Issued by SA Rugby\u00a0Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Markus Muller (SA Schools) and Jeandre Uithaler (SA Schools \u2018A\u2019) will captain their respective sides in the annual clash between the cream of the crop in South Africa\u2019s schoolboy rugby at Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Thursday afternoon. Muller, centre from Western Province and Paarl Gimnasium, will lead the team running out in green and […]<\/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-77594","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\/77594","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=77594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77594\/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=77594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}