JJ Theron (SA Faculties) and Imaani Pemba (SA Faculties ‘A’) will captain their respective sides once they face off on the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Thursday afternoon.

The groups have been named on the conclusion of the U18 Craven Week in George, with Katleho Lynch (SA Faculties) and Lwazi Zangqa (SA Faculties ‘A’) taking cost as coaches this week.

There was one enforced change to the squads, as Abri van der Westhuizen from the Blue Bulls has been drafted onto the ‘A’ group’s bench after Jacques Botha was compelled to withdraw as a result of harm.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 3pm on Thursday afternoon.

SA Faculties – 15 JC Mars (Western Province, Paarl Boys Excessive), 14 Luyanda Kunene (Sharks, Maritzburg Faculty), 13 Demitre Erasmus (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 12 Janco Buy (Blue Bulls, Affies), 11 Jameel de Jongh (Western Province, Paarl Boys Excessive), 10 Ian van der Merwe (Free State, Gray Faculty), 9 Haashim Pead (Western Province, Bishops), 8 JJ Theron (captain – Free State, Gray Faculty), 7 Batho Hlekani (Japanese Province, Graeme Faculty), 6 Divan Fuller (Western Province, Paarl Boys Excessive), 5 Ulrich van der Westhuizen (Golden Lions, Monument), 4 Jacobus Grobbelaar (Free State, Fichardt Park), 3 Jean Erasmus (Free State, Gray Faculty), 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele (Golden Lions, KES), 1 Phiwayinkosi Kubeka (Sharks, Maritzburg Faculty).
Subs: 16 Ruan Welman (Golden Lions, Helpmekaar), 17 Lithemba Mfupi (Sharks, Glenwood), 18 Simphiwe Ngobese (Sharks, Durban Excessive College), 19 Riley Norton (Western Province, Paul Roos Gymnasium), 20 Xola Nyali (Western Province, Wynberg), 21 Christiaan van der Westhuizen (Free State, Gray Faculty), 22 JT Kapank (Golden Lions, Noordheuwel), 23 Kyle Smith (Western Province (Paarl Gimnasium)

SA Faculties ‘A’ – 15 JT Strydom (SWD, Outeniqua), 14 Scott Nel (Western Province, Paarl Boys Excessive), 13 Benito Goeda (Free State, Gray Faculty), 12 Pieter van der Merwe (Free State, Gray Faculty), 11 Cheswill Jooste (Golden Lions, Noordheuwel), 10 Yaqeen Ahmed (Western Province, Wynberg), 9 Brooklyn Newman (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 8 Aidan Norris (Western Province, Bishops), 7 Matt Romao (Boland, HTS Drostdy), 6 De Moist-Grant Fourie (Japanese Province, HTS Daniel Pienaar), 5 Zuko Poswa (Border, Selbourne), 4 Danio Botha (Western Province, Paarl Gimnasium), 3 Herman Lubbe (Western Province, Stellenberg), 2 Imaani Pemba (captain – Japanese Province, Gray Excessive College), 1 Ranon Fouché (Free State, Gray Faculty)
Subs: 16 Christian Everitt (Sharks, Durban Excessive College), 17 Sibabalwe Booi (Japanese Province, Ndzondelelo Excessive College), 18 Ryan Jack (Western Province, Paul Roos Gymnasium), 19 Abri van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls, Garsfontein), 20 Vuyo Gwiji (Sharks, Northwood), 21 Ceano Everson (Golden Lions, Monument), 22 Dominic Malgas (Japanese Province, Nico Malan), 23 Gilemo Mentoe (Western Province, Bishops).

Photograph: Gallo Photos