Three players in the South African under-20 squad at the Junior World Championship in New Zealand have never played Craven Week rugby. The three players are hooker Ngobidizwe Mxoli, centre Dan Kriel and winger Lloyd Greeff.
The South Africans will face England in the final of the 2014 edition of the tournament on Friday. Here is a breakdown of the squad and their achievements as schoolboy players.
Forwards
| Players | School | Craven Week | SA Schools |
| Thomas du Toit | Paarl Boys’ High | 2013 | 2013 |
| Wilco Louw | HTS Drostdy | 2012 | 2012 |
| Ngobisizwe Mxoli | Westville Boys’ High | – | – |
| Pierre Schoeman | Affies | 2010-11 | 2012 |
| Dayan van der Westhuizen | Centurion | 2012 | 2012 |
| Joseph Dweba | Florida/Louis Botha | 2013 | 2013 |
| Corniel Els | Grey College | 2012 | – |
| Abongile Nonkontwana | Selborne College/St. Alban’s College | 2013 | 2012-13 |
| JD Schickerling | Paarl Gimnasium | 2012 | 2012-13 |
| Nico Janse van Rensburg | Affies | 2012 | 2012 |
| Jacques Vermeulen | Paarl Gimnasium | 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Cyle Brink | King Edward VII | 2012 | – |
| Aidon Davis | Daniël Pienaar THS | 2012 | 2012 |
| Jean-Luc Du Preez | Kearsney College | 2011-2013 | 2012-13 |
| Thabo Mabuza | Centurion | 2011-12 | 2012 |
| Victor Sekekete | Queens High | 2012 | – |
| Malcolm Marx | King Edward VII | 2012 | 2012 |
Backs
| Players | School | Craven Week | SA Schools |
| Zee Mkhabela | Glenwood | 2012 | – |
| JP Smith | Queen’s College | 2011 | – |
| Jean-Luc du Plessis | Paarl Boys’ High | 2012 | – |
| Handré Pollard | Paarl Gimnasium | 2011-12 | 2012 |
| André Esterhuizen | Klerksdorp HS | 2011 | – |
| Rohan Janse van Rensburg | Waterkloof | 2011-12 | 2012 |
| Dan Kriel | Maritzburg College | – | – |
| Lloyd Greeff | Transvalia | – | – |
| Sergeal Petersen | Grey Boys’ High School | 2012 | 2012 |
| Duhan van der Merwe | Outeniqua | 2012-13 | 2012-13 |
| Warrick Gelant | Outeniqua | 2012-13 | 2012-13 |
| Jesse Kriel | Maritzburg College | 2012 | 2012 |
Hannes Nienaber covered schools' rugby in South Africa for Volksblad, Beeld, and Rapport for 11 years. He also created the biggest school rugby website in South Africa - School of Rugby - back in 2007. It eventually morphed into Supersport Schools Plus. He still occasionally milks cows.
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