The SARL has announced a 40-strong training squad as they prepare to face New South Wales Country at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan, Gauteng on the 18th October. Ten clubs are represented as the domestic season gets into full swing, with Tuks Pretoria providing half of the players to head coach Gerry Gendal’s squad.
SARL President, Kobus Botha, commented; “We have the utmost faith in the coaching staff and the players and trust they will build on the good showing of the SA students at their recent World Cup. South Africa is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the international community and I am excited about what the future brings.”
The New South Wales tourists will also play a Gauteng Combined Clubs side the 12th October 2013.
SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD
Stevie Meyer (Bloemfontein Roosters), Rudolf Prinsloo (Brakpan Bears), Ryan Espin, Corne Hattingh, Marco Marais, Brendan Moodie (Cape Town Buccaneers), Dries van der Merwe (Elsburg Fish Eagles), Hannes Engelbrecht, Lee Langenhoven (Ermelo Tomahawks), Gideon Fick (Heidelberg Dragons), Nicolaas Mallisan (Limpopo Leopards), Elardus Erasmus, Johan Fritz, Jannie van der Merwe, Martin Meyer, Waldo Nelson, Tjaardt van der Walt (Middelburg Tigers), Shaun Bouwer, Jean Coetzee, Ian van Deventer, Paul van Jaarsveld Allan Kasselman, Deon Kramer, Adriaan Laidlaw, Christo Louw, Manie Loots, Siviwe Mpondo, Jean-Pierre Nel, Hans du Plessis, Hein Pretorius, Nardus Raubenheimer, Marcelle Slabbert, Jonathan Soares, Charl Steenkamp, Dolf van Vuuren, Gerhard de Wet, Steynberg van Zyl (Tuks Pretoria), Keenan Frans, Warren Louw (White Sharks)
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