Erasmus hails EPD webinar series

Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko and his SA Schools counterparts have wrapped up a productive series of Elite Player Development (EPD) webinars with schools coaches from across the country.

Watch: Future star Sacha Mngomezulu

Check out this highlights reel of future star Sacha Mngomezulu in action for Bishops and Western Province.

Erasmus: Next year holds much promise

SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has encouraged schoolboy players, especially matrics, to not lose sight of their ambitions following the cancellation of the youth rugby season.

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.

Schoolboy rugby: ‘If you’re good enough, you can still make it’

If I could only play one game of rugby again, it would undoubtedly be for my schools 1st XV, writes former Springbok STEFAN TERBLANCHE in the latest SA Rugby magazine.

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.

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.