
Mnebelele captains SA U18 in Ireland clash
Hooker Sethu Mnebelele will lead the South Africa U18 side in their first match of the U18 International Series against Ireland in Paarl on Friday.
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Hooker Sethu Mnebelele will lead the South Africa U18 side in their first match of the U18 International Series against Ireland in Paarl on Friday.
The South Africa ‘A’ side started the U18 International Series on a high note by beating Georgia in Cape Town on Monday.
SA Rugby has confirmed that two South African U18 teams will take on England, France, Ireland and Georgia in Cape Town and Paarl next month.
The SA Schools team overturned a half-time deficit to beat the SA Schools A side at Monument High School in Krugersdorp on Thursday afternoon.
U18 Craven Week captain Riley Norton is among 17 DHL Western Province players selected in the two SA Schools teams for the annual match between the sides on Thursday.
A second-half comeback attempt from the SA U18 team was not enough to prevent an International Series-opening defeat to France U18 in Durbanville on Tuesday.
Loose forward Xola Nyali will captain the South Africa U18 team in the International Series opener against France at Stellenberg High on Tuesday afternoon.
The bulk of the SA Schools teams were included in a 26-player SA U18 squad for next month’s U18 International Series against France and England.
The South African U18 team will face their age-group counterparts from France and England in Durbanville and Paarl near Cape Town when the annual U18 International Series kicks off next month.
JJ Theron (SA Schools) and Imaani Pemba (SA Schools ‘A’) will captain their respective sides when they face off at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Thursday afternoon.