Baby Boks: Their past & present
The Baby Boks have been chosen for the IRB's Junior World Championships for Under-20 teams.
This year it will be played at the Danie Craven stadium in Stellenbosch and the University of the Western Cape in Bellville. We give some details of where the players come from and where they are now.
Wiaan Liebenberg
Position: Flank
Place of birth: Bellville
School: HTS Drostdy
Craven Week province: Boland
Present province: Blue Bulls
SA Schools 2012
Shaun (Tjokkie) Adendorff
Position: Loose Forward
Place of birth: Durban
School: Glenwood High
Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal
Present province: Blue Bulls
Varsity Cup winner with Tukkies in 2012
Fabian (Fabba) Booysen
Position: Loose Forward
Place of birth: Caledon
School: Florida High School
Craven Week province: Golden Lions
Present province: Golden Lions
Ruan Botha
Position: Lock
Place of birth: Kempton Park
School: Jeugland HS
Craven Week province: Golden Lions
Present province: Golden Lions
Super Rugby in 2012
Allan Dell
Position: Prop
Place of birth: Humansdorp
School: Queen's College
Craven Week province: Border
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
SA Schools in 2010.
Pieter Steph du Toit
Position: Lock
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Swartland HS
Craven Week province: Boland
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
Grandson of Piet du Toit, Springbok prop of legendary strength.
Abrie Griesel
Position: Scrumhalf
Place of birth: Bloemfontein
School: Grey College
Craven Week province: Free State
Present province: Blue Bulls
Pat Howard
Position: Midfield
Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg
School: Michaelhouse
Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal
Present province: Western Province
Travis Ismaiel
Position: Winger
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Tygerberg HS
Craven Week province: None
Present province: Blue Bulls
Tony Jantjies
Position: Flyhalf
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Menlo Park HS
Craven Week province: Blue Bulls
Present province: Blue Bulls
Younger brother of Springbok and Lions flyhalf, Elton Jantjies.
Paul Jordaan
Position: Centre
Place of birth: Somerset East
School: Grey College
Craven Week province: Free State
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
Super Rugby in 2012; Springbok Sevens in 2011.
Oliver Kebble
Position: Prop
Place of birth: Durban
School: Bishops
Craven Week province: None
Present province: Western Province
Son of Springbok prop Guy Kebble.
Steven Kitshoff
Position: Prop
Place of birth: Somerset West
School: Paul Roos Gymnasium
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: Western Province
Super Rugby in 2011, 2012
Dillyn Leyds
Position: Fullback
Place of birth: Somerset West
School: Bishops
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: Western Province
Khaya Majola
Position: Loose Forward
Place of birth: Kokstad
School: Westville Boys High
Craven Week province: KwaZulu-Natal
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
SA Schools in 2010
Tshotsho Mbovane
Position: Three-quarter
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Paul Roos Gymnasium
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: Western Province
Mbovane scored a hat-trick against Ireland in 2011 and two tries against Fiji four days later.
Marvin Orie
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Tygerberg High School
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: Blue Bulls
Handré Pollard
Position: Flyhalf
Place of birth: Somerset West
School: Paarl Gymnasium
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: Western Province
Still at school.
Mark Pretorius
Position: Hooker
School: Nelspruit HS
Craven Week province: Pumas
Present province: Golden Lions
Raymond Rhule
Position: Wing
Place of birth: Accra, Ghana
School: HTS Louis Botha, Bloemfontein
Craven Week province: Free State
Present province: Free State
Came to South Africa at the age of six.
Marais Schmidt
Position: Fullback
Place of birth: Sandton
School: Monument
Craven Week province: Golden Lions
Present province: Golden Lions
Jan Serfontein
Position: Centre
Place of birth: Port Elizabeth
School: Grey College
Craven Week province: Free State
Present province: Blue Bulls
Great grandson of Springboks three-quarter Jack Slater; son of Jan Serfontein who played as a loose forward for Eastern Province 117 times.
William Small-Smith
Position: Centre
Place of birth: Johannesburg
School: Grey College
Craven Week province: Free State
Present province: Blue Bulls
SA Schools captain in 2010; Springboks Sevens
Braam Steyn
Position: Loose Forward
Place of birth: Cradock
School: Paul Roos Gymnasium
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
Jason Thomas
Position: Hooker
Place of birth: Uitenhage
School: Muir College
Craven Week province: Eastern Province
Present province: Blue Bulls
Vian van der Watt
Position: Scrumhalf
Place of birth: Springs
School: Florida HS
Craven Week province: Golden Lions
Present province: Golden Lions
Nicolaas van Dyk
Position: Prop
Place of birth: Johannesburg
School: Paarl Boys' High
Craven Week province: Western Province
Present province: KwaZulu-Natal
Paul Willemse
Position: Lock
Place of birth: Pretoria
Craven Week province: Golden Lions
Present province: Golden Lions
Super Rugby in 2012