{"id":13371,"date":"2012-08-10T14:20:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T12:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/seargal-petersen-sole-eastern-province-player-in-sa-schools-starting-lineup\/"},"modified":"2012-08-10T14:20:05","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T12:20:05","slug":"seargal-petersen-sole-eastern-province-player-in-sa-schools-starting-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/seargal-petersen-sole-eastern-province-player-in-sa-schools-starting-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Seargal Petersen Sole Eastern Province Player in SA Schools Starting Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eastern Province flyer Sergeal Petersen (Grey High School<\/a>) was the outstanding wing at the recent Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Port Elizabeth and has been selected to run on as right wing for the SA Schools team in the Under-18 International Series opening match today against France at the Hugenote High School in Wellington. The match starts at 17h00, while Six Nations rivals England and Wales will get the Series underway in the first match at 15h00.<\/p>\n

Powerful Blue Bulls prop Pierre Schoeman, in his second year as a SA Schools player, will captain the team which boasts a macro pack of forwards. Schoeman will partner fellow Blue Bulls prop Dayan van der Westhuizen in the front row, while mobile Golden Lions hooker Malcolm Marx will pack between the burly props. Interestingly, Marx played flank for the Golden Lions Under-16 Coca-Cola Craven Week team a few seasons ago.<\/p>\n

The SA Schools team will especially look to their towering locks, John-Dave Schickerling and Gideon Koegelenberg, to secure lineout possession so that scrumhalf Justin Phillips can feed the backline which will be marshaled by SA Under-20 flyhalf, Handr\u00e9 Pollard. The Western Province pivot is the team\u2019s most experienced player and he made history earlier this year by becoming the first schoolboy to play for the SA Under-20 team, who recently won the IRB Junior World Championship trophy in thrilling fashion on home soil.<\/p>\n

Pollard, like Schickerling, plays his school rugby in the colours of Paarl Gymnasium, currently the number-one-ranked schools rugby side in the country. Furthermore, the match will be an extra special occasion for Koegelenberg as the number 4 lock will make his SA Schools debut on his home ground in Wellington.<\/p>\n

Identical twins Jean-Luc du Preez (no. 7) and Dani\u00ebl du Preez of KwaZulu-Natal \u2013 the sons of former Blue Bulls star scrumhalf Robert du Preez \u2013 were also included in the match 23.<\/p>\n

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Sergeal Petersen from EP in the game between EP and Falcons during day 1 of the Coca-Cola U\/18 Craven Week at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on July 09, 2012 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.Photo by Carl Fourie \/ Gallo Images<\/p>\n

SA Schools Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n