Watch: Future star Sacha Mngomezulu
Check out this highlights reel of future star Sacha Mngomezulu in action for Bishops and Western Province.
Watch: Sbu Nkosi – Schoolboy rugby star
Look back at how Springbok and Sharks wing Sbu Nkosi inspired others during his schoolboy rugby days at Jeppe High School for Boys, in a segment from SuperSport’s virtual Craven Week series.
Louw: Schoolboy rugby is taken too seriously
Former Springbok flank Francois Louw believes that the joy of playing schoolboy rugby is often missed out on due to the level of expectations and emphasis on results.
Koen: Young stars must persevere
Despite a year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, former Springbok flyhalf Louis Koen insists there is hope for young players who have missed out on certain opportunities in 2020, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
WP Craven Week coach dies
Western Province U18 Craven Week coach Faizel Adam passed away earlier this week following a long battle with illness.
Concern mounts about impact of lost season
Some doyens of the local schools rugby community are voicing growing concerns about the negative effects the cancelled 2020 season will have on players’ prospective careers.
Think twice on schoolboys issue
Schools should carefully consider the long-term impact of allowing Grade 12 rugby players to repeat matric for purely rugby reasons, writes DYLAN JACK.
Lynch: Still hope for EPD, U17 players
SA Schools ‘A’ coach Katleho Lynch says thought is still being put into giving players in the SA Rugby Elite Player Development squad a run-out towards the end of the year.
SA Rugby youth programme continuing in lockdown
The SA Rugby Elite Player Development (EPD) programme continues to engage with provincial coaches and players during the lockdown.
The Lost Generation
Grade 12 sportsmen and sportswomen across the country face the daunting prospect of becoming ‘the Lost Generation’ in the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, writes GARY LEMKE.
