The SA Schools teams return to action in Cape Town on Saturday for the first time since in 2019 and – judging by the excitement in the camps as they prepared at Hoër Landbouskool Boland near Paarl – the players and their management teams can’t wait for the opportunity to play again.
Western Province kept their unbeaten record at the U18 Craven Week intact with a 29-21 win over the Blue Bulls in the unofficial final of the tournament in Rondebosch on Saturday.
Get all the fixtures and results of every team in action on the fifth and final day of the U18 Craven Week in Rondebosch on Saturday.
The SA Schools selectors named two squads of 23 to represent the SA Schools and SA Schools A teams in 2022, with Kathleho Lynch and Cobus van Dyk appointed as the respective coaches.
Two of the three undefeated sides at the 2022 Craven Week, tournament hosts Western Province and the Blue Bulls, will contest the final match of this year’s showpiece in Rondebosch on Saturday.
The best of South Africa’s young talent is on display at the U18 Craven Week in Cape Town, and one of these players in action could become the next Springbok star.
A highly competitive third day of the SA Rugby U18 Craven Week once again confirmed why this flagship schoolboys tournament is such a popular event – and how much it was missed in its two year Covid-enforced absence.
Attack held sway over defence on the second day of the U18 Craven Week in Rondebosch on Tuesday, with the Pumas, Griffons, SWD and Blue Bulls all recording wins.
The return of the U18 Craven Week after a two-year absence was celebrated with a barrage of tackles, side-steps, counter-attacks and tries across four matches in Rondebosch on Monday.
SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks tournaments will come to a conclusion in Cape Town this week with the U18 Craven Week bringing together the best of SA schools’ rugby talent.
