Tasleem Gierdien8 July 2025 | 5:51

CRAVEN WEEK: Search for South Africa's next rugby legends is on!

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CRAVEN WEEK: Search for South Africa's next rugby legends is on!

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South Africa’s leading schoolboys are in action at the FNB U18 Craven Week tournament at Hoërskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga.

The final instalment of SA Rugby’s 2025 FNB Youth Weeks programme started on Monday and runs to Saturday, 12 July, with 16 teams competing.

After the tournament, the SA Schools and SA Schools ‘A’ teams will be announced.

They will face each other at Hoërskool Middelburg on Thursday, 17 July, while the U18 International Series will follow in August.

Nine players who featured in the SA Schools and SA U18 teams last year have been included in their provincial squads again. They are Josh Neill, Markus Muller, Briint Davids, Jordan Jooste (all WP), Ethan Adams, AJ Meyer (both Free State), Zekhe Siyaya (KZN), André Poulton (Lions), and Joshua McKenzie (EP).

FNB U18 Craven Week day two schedule (Tuesday, 8 July):

  • 10h00: Leopards v Valke
  • 11h30: Border v Suzuki Griquas
  • 13h00: Sharks High Schools v Eastern Province
  • 14h30: DHL Western Province v Sanlam Boland