Springbok Schools (and birthplaces)

The Springbok team has been announced. Alleluia! South Africa's millions are behind them as Francois Pienaar said memorably in 1995 when he received the trophy from President Nelson Mandela.

Much will be written and spoken about them over the next 70 days and beyond. How the millions will be uplifted and again sing in the streets if the 2nd November 2019 brings a third World Cup to South Africa, for that is the date of the final.

We have produced some brief notes on the magnificent 31 - where they were born and where they went to school. The schools are above the names, the place of birth in brackets after the names.

The school with most Springboks among its Old Boys is Paul Roos Gymnasium of Stellenbosch and Paul Roos is also the school with most Springboks in this World Cup squad. They have four.

Two schools have two each - Grey College of Bloemfontein and Hugenote of Springs. There are 23 schools proud to each have one Springbok in the squad.

Cape Town is the most frequent birthplace, the Western Cape the most frequent province of birth.

The Squad with School and Birthplace

Paul Roos Gymnasium

Schalk Brits (Empangeni)

Steven Kitshoff (Somerset West)

Willie le Roux (Cape Town)

Herschel Jantjies (Stellenbosch)

Grey College

Cobus Reinach (Bloemfontein)

François Steyn (Aliwal North)

Hugenote Hoërskool/Highschool

Vincent Koch (Empangeni)

Hugenote - Springs

Lood de Jager (Alberton)

Affies

RG Snyman (Potchefstroom)

Ben Vorster

Trevor Nyakane (Bushbuck Ridge)

Bethlehem Voortrekker

Bongi Mbonambi (Bethlehem)

Bishops

Francois Louw (Cape Town)

Brackenfell

Cheslin Kolbe (Kraaifontein)

Brits High

Franco Mostert (Bloemfontein)

De Vos Malan

Lukhanyo Am (King William's Town)

Florida Hoërskool

Elton Jantjies (Graaff-Reinet)

Grey High

Siya Kolisi (Port Elizabeth)

HTS Middelburg

Kwagga Smith (Alberton)

Jeppe

Sibusiso Nkosi (Barberton)

Jim Mvabaza High

Makazole Mapimpi (Mdantsane)

King Edward VII (School (KES)

Malcolm Marx (Germiston)

Maritzburg College

Jesse Kriel (Cape Town)

Milnerton

Damian de Allende (Cape Town)

Nelspruit

Duane Vermeulen (Nelspruit)

Outeniqua

Warrick Gelant (Knysna)

Paarl Boys' High

Frans Malherbe (Paarl)

Paarl Gim

Handré Pollard (Somerset West)

Peterhouse, Zimbabwe

Tendai Mtawarira (Harare)

Swartland

Pieter-Steph du Toit (Cape Town)

Tygerberg

Eben Etzebeth (Cape Town)

Waterkloof

Faf de Klerk (Nelspruit)