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The Under-18 teams of England, France and Wales will compete against the SA Schools team in the annual international series, which will take place at three venues spread across the Western and South-Western Cape. The European teams are once more accompanied by Italy, who will face the Craven Week selections of Western Province and SWD, as well as a SARU Regional Academy selection.
The fixtures are scheduled for Friday, August 15 at City Park, on Tuesday, August 19 at Outeniqua Park in George and the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday, August 23. The SA Schools team are unbeaten in their series matches for the past four years.
In another boost for junior rugby in the country, broadcaster SuperSport will televise all nine matches live on SS8.
The SA Schools team versus France U18 on Friday at City Park (all matches live on SS8):
15. Eduan Keyter (Affies, Blue Bulls)
14. Andell Loubsher (Menlo Park, Blue Bulls)
13. Barend Smit (HTS Middelburg, Pumas)
12. JT Jackson (Oakdale Agric, SWD)
11. Jerry Danquah (Queens College, Border)
10. Curwin Bosch (Grey HS, Eastern Province)
9. Marko Janse van Vuuren (HS Transvalia, Valke)
8. Jaco Coetzee (Glenwood, KwaZulu-Natal, captain)
7. Victor Maruping (Louis Botha, Free State)
6. Edmund Rheeder (HS Klerksdorp, Leopards)
5. Eduard Zandberg (Outeniqua HS, SWD)
4. Jaco Willemse (Paarl Gimnasium, Western Province)
3. Ignatius Prinsloo (Grey College, Free State)
2. Jan-Henning Campher (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls)
1. Ngonidzashe Chidoma (Northwood HS, KwaZulu-Natal)
Substitutes:
16. Le Roux Baard (Outeniqua HS, SWD)
17. Michael Kumbirai (St Albans College, Blue Bulls)
18. Sarel-Marco Smit (Eldoraigne, Blue Bulls)
19. Ashton Fortuin (Southdown College, Blue Bulls)
20. Cobus Wiese (HS Upington, Griquas Country Districts)
21. Embrose Papier (Garsfontein, Blue Bulls)
22. Thinus de Beer (Waterkloof, Blue Bulls)
23. Keanu Vers (Grey HS, Eastern Province)
The SARU 2014 Under-18 International Series fixtures are:
Friday, August 15 - City Park, Cape Town:
12:30 - Italy v WP Coca-Cola Craven Week XV
14:00 - England v Wales
16:00 - SA v France
Tuesday, August 19 - Outeniqua Park, George:
14:00 - Italy v SWD Coca-Cola Craven Week XV
15:45 - England v France
17:30 - SA v Wales
Saturday, August 23 - Paul Roos Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch:
12:00 - Italy v SARU Regional Academy XV
14:00 - France v Wales
16:00 - SA v England
