Markus Muller will captain the SA Schools side in their annual clash against SA Schools A at Hoërskool Middelburg on Thursday.
The star centre from Western Province and Paarl Gimnasium will lead the team running out in green and gold, while Golden Lions and Noordheuwel flyhalf Jeandre Uithaler will skipper the A team in the alternate white and green strip.
With flank Josh Neill ruled out, only seven players from last year’s squads will feature again.
Muller is joined in the SA Schools match-day squad by lock AJ Meyer (Grey College), centre Ethan Adams (Grey College), fullback Zekhethelo Siyaya (Westville) and replacement prop Jordan Jooste (Paarl Boys High).
Prop André Poulton (Jeppe) and flank Briint Davids (Milnerton) are the two returning players in the SA Schools A starting lineup.
Replacement flank Quinton Potgieter (Paarl Gimnasium) comes into the SA Schools team in place of Neill, with his spot in the A squad taken by Affies’ Elwin Janse van Vuuren.
Thursday’s match kicks off at 3pm and will be broadcast live on SuperSport Schools.
SA SCHOOLS – 15 Zekhethelo Siyaya (Sharks/Westville), 14 Junaide Stuart (Bulls/Garsfontein), 13 Ethan Adams (Free State/Grey College), 12 Markus Muller (c, WP/Paarl Gim), 11 Jadrian Afrikaner (Sharks/Westville), 10 Liyema Nela (Sharks/Hilton), 9 Morne Noble (WP/Wynberg), 8 Jacobus de Villiers (SWD/Oakdale), 7 Wasi Vyambwera (Sharks/Maritzburg), 6 Chinedu Amadi (Lions/KES), 5 AJ Meyer (Free State/Grey College), 4 Lwandile Mlaba (Sharks/Westville), 3 Luan van der Berg (Bulls/Garsfontein), 2 Altus Rabe (WP/Paul Roos), 1 Kai Pratt (SWD/Oakdale).
Bench: 16 Clinton Agu (Lions/Noordheuwel), 17 Jordan Jooste (WP/Paarl Boys’), 18 Matthew van der Merwe (WP/Rondebosch), 19 Jayden Joubert (WP/Paarl Boys’), 20 Quintin Potgieter (WP/Paarl Gim), 21 Gert Kemp (WP/Paul Roos), 22 Zirk Meyer (Bulls/Affies), 23 Ruben Groenewald (Bulls/Affies), 24 Nathan Aneke (Sharks/DHS), 25 Lamla Mgedezi (Free State/Grey College), 26 Thabiso Simelane (Bulls/St Albans).
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SA SCHOOLS A – 15 Junade Pasensie (Bulls/Garsfontein), 14 Lucritia Magua (EP/Graeme), 13 Erin Nelson (EP/Graeme), 12 Christian Vorster (SWD/Oakdale), 11 Ncuthu Kepe (Border/Queens), 10 Jeandre Uithaler (c, Lions/Noordheuwel), 9 Jayden Brits (WP/Boland Landbou), 8 Stefan McDonald (Bulls/Affies), 7 Briint Davids (WP/Milnerton), 6 Caleb Koeberg (WP/Paul Roos), 5 Lian Terblanche (Sharks/Northwood), 4 Diaan Augustyn (SWD/Oakdale), 3 Bernhard du Toit (WP/Paarl Boys’), 2 Keenan Myners (SWD/Outeniqua), 1 Andre Poulton (Lions/Jeppe).
Bench: 16 Thomas Muller (WP/Paarl Boys’), 17 Jeffrey Singo (Bulls/Pretoria Boys’), 18 JG Badenhorst (Free State/Grey College), 19 Juvan Burden (WP/Stellenberg), 20 Elwin Janse van Vuuren (Bulls/Affies), 21 Mickyle Booise (WP/Paarl Gim), 22 Ethan van Biljon (WP/Stellenberg), 23 Jeneall Davids (WP/Paarl Boys’), 24 Pieter Cilliers (WP/Paarl Gim), 25 Toriq Schambreel (Free State/Grey College), 26 Jadon Ocks (WP/Boland Landbou).
Photo: Lubabalo Lesollei/Gallo Images
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