Our slogan for our 150th Year Celebrations at Maties Rugby is “a legacy that inspires”.
We trust that these heroes for 2025 will take that legacy forward with pride and skilful play.
Meet your Men’s Senior FNB Maties Varsity Cup squad…
EZEKIAL NGOBENI
AGE: 20
POSITION: scrumhalf
H: 1.75m; W: 77kg
STUDY: BCom Agricultural
Economics 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Tygerberg High
SA Junior Springbok Squad 2024
CAREL VD MERWE
AGE: 21
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.97m; W: 112kg
STUDY: Post Grad diploma
Transport & Logistics
SCHOOL: De Kuilen High
WP U21
JANU BASSON
AGE: 22
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.82m; W: 115kg
STUDY: BA Sports Science
3rd yr
SCHOOL: Durbanville High
Maties 1st XV 2023/24;
Pumas U20
PRINCE MULELA
AGE: 22
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.8m; W: 116kg
STUDY: Masters Information
Science
SCHOOL: King Edward VII
Lions U21 2023
WILBUR LOUBSER
AGE: 20
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.84m W:113kg
STUDY: BAgric
SCHOOL: Paul Roos
WP U21
JASON JOHNSON
AGE: 21
POSITION: Prop
H:1.84m; W: 108kg
STUDY: BAgric Business 2rd
yr
SCHOOL: Paul Roos
Pumas U20 2021
AMMAAR BURTON
AGE: 21
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.83m; W: 122kg
STUDY: BEdu 3rd year
SCHOOL: Milnerton High
Maties 1st XV 2024
HERMAN LUBBE
AGE: 19
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.95m; W:88kg
STUDY: Animal Science 1st
yr
SCHOOL: Stellenberg
SA U20
LUTHANDO MAKULA
AGE: 19
POSITION: Hooker
H: 1.77m; W: 100kg
STUDY: BCom Accounting
2nd yr
SCHOOL: Northwood
Maties U20; Sharks U18
ARMAND COMBRINK
AGE: 20
POSITION: Hooker
H: 1.68m; W: 102
STUDY: BAgric 2nd yr
SCHOOL: Landbouskool
Oakdale
Namibia International
CJ ERASMUS
AGE: 20
POSITION: Hooker
H: 1.87m; W:112kg
STUDY: BAccounting 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Pearson High
Junior Springboks
DANTE BURGER
AGE: 21
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.95m; W: 116kg
STUDY: Theology 2nd yr
SCHOOL: Paarl Boys’
U17 SA 2019; Clermont
Ferrand, France U20 2021;
WP U20 2022/23;
Hamilton 1st XV
RILEY NORTON
AGE: 18
POSITION: Lock
H:1.98m; W: 108kg
STUDY: BCom 1st yr
SCHOOL: Paul Roos
SA U18 Rugby
SLABBERT MAARTENS
AGE: 20
POSITION: Lock
H: 2.02m; W: 114kg
STUDY: BSc Agric 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
Maties 1st XV 2024
MICHAEL CHETTOA
AGE: 21
POSITION: Lock
H: m; W: 108 kg
STUDY: BSc Sport Science
31.92rd yr
SCHOOL: St Benedict’s
College
Maties 1st XV 2024
ZUKO POSMA
AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.99; W:110 kg
STUDY: BA Sport Science
2nd yr
SCHOOL: Selborne College
Maties 1st XV 2024
ERIC BASSON
AGE: 23
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.88m; W:104kg
STUDY: BCom final year
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
Currie Cup 2021, WP U21
2023, Bulls U20 2023
CALEB DREYDEN
AGE: 18
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.76m; W: 78kg
STUDY: BCom 1st yr
SCHOOL: Rondebosch
Boys’ High
Rondebosch 1st XV
LOUW DU TOIT
AGE: 19
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.8m; W: 103kg
STUDY: Beng Mechanical
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
WP U19
FORTUNE MPOFU
AGE: 21
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.86m; W:100kg
STUDY: BA Development &
Environment 2nd yr
SCHOOL: Michael House
Maties 1st XV
LUAN BOTHA
AGE: 21
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.96 m; W: 109kg
STUDY: BA Sport Science
final yr
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
Maties 1st XV 2024
ETHAN SNYMAN
AGE: 22
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.9m; W: 106kg
STUDY: BAgric final yr
SCHOOL: hoërskool
Monument
Maties 1st XV 2022-25; WP
U20 2021/22
NIKUS COLLER
AGE: 19
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.87m; W: 94kg
STUDY: BSc Agri
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
WP U19
ARMAND FIEDL
AGE: 23
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.87m; W:100 kg
STUDY: LLB Law 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Waterkloof
hoërskool
Bulls Craven Week 2019
ZHUAN-LI JAMES
AGE: 22
POSITION: Loose Forward
H: 1.79m; W: 92kg
STUDY: BSc Agri
SCHOOL: Bellville Technical
School
1st Team WP Super
League A
MCKYLE VOLMOER
AGE: 22
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.65m; W: 73kg
STUDY: Theology final yr
SCHOOL: Charlie Hofmeyer
Maties 1st XV; WP U21
LIAM STANDER
AGE: 20
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.75m; W: 73kg
STUDY: Eng Industrial 3rd
year
SCHOOL: Paul Roos
Maties 1st XV 2024
WARRICK JONES
AGE: 20
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.75m; W:78kg
STUDY: Eng Mechanical
3rd yr
SCHOOL: Rondebosch
Boys’ High
Maties 1st XV 2024
KYLE VAN WYK
AGE: 20
POSITION: Flyhalf
H:1.87m; W: 87kg
STUDY: Sport Science 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Selborne College
Border U18 Craven Week
(2022); Maties Young
Guns (2023)
MC v HEERDEN-SMITH
AGE: 22
POSITION: Flyhalf
H: 1.81m; W: 90kg
STUDY: Financial Planning
Post Grad
SCHOOL: Paul Roos
Maties 1st XV
LUCA POTGIETER
AGE: 18
POSITION: Centre
H: 1.88m W:100kg
STUDY: BA Development &
Environment 1st yr
SCHOOL: Outeniqua
hoërskool
SWD Craven Week 2024
RYAN MANUAL
AGE: 21
POSITION: Centre
H: 1.85m; W: 88kg
STUDY: BCom Accounting
2nd yr
SCHOOL: Glenwood High
WP U21; Sharks U19 2020,
2021; 2023
CJ MARX
AGE: 21
POSITION: Centre
H: 1.85m; W: 101kg
STUDY: BAcc LLB final year
SCHOOL: Diamantveld
hoërskool
Maties 1st XV 2022,23,24
ETHAN REGUE
AGE: 21
POSITION: Centre
H: 1.83m; W: 89kg
STUDY: BA Development &
Environment 3rd yr
SCHOOL: De Kuilen High:
Maties 1st XV 2024
SIMON LIVERSAGE
AGE: 18
POSITION: Centre
H: 1.9m; W: 93kg
STUDY: BSc Agric 1st yr
SCHOOL: Diamantveld
Griquas U18 Craven Week
JEAN-MARC TRICHARD
AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H:; 1.76W;: 89kg
STUDY: BCom Agri
Economics 1st yr
SCHOOL: Paarl Gymnasium
WP U18 Craven Week
HIPPOLYTE DRAUX
AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.85m; W: 84kg
STUDY: International
student 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Em Lyon Business
School
Racing Academy Paris
JUNIOR LEOTLELA
AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.76m; W: 81kg
STUDY: BA Humanities
SCHOOL: St John’s
Junior Springboks
PRETORIUS EKEJI
AGE: 18
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.84m; W:100kg
STUDY: BCom
Management Science 1st yr
SCHOOL: Grey College
Free State Craven Week
GRANT DE JAGER
AGE: 20
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.84m; W:102 kg
STUDY; BSc Agri 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Middelburg
hoërskool
Western Province U21
DYLAN MILLER
AGE: 19
POSITION: Fullback
H: 1.83m; W: 86kg
STUDY: BAgri 1st yr
SCHOOL: Rondebosch Boys
High
SA Schools; SA U18
ELDRIGE JACK
AGE: 19
POSITION: Fullback
H: 1.79m; W: 80kg
STUDY: BA Development &
Environment 2nd yr
SCHOOL: Northern Cape High
Griquas Craven week (2022) &
(2023) Maties Club 1st Team
(2024)
LEIGHTON JULIES
AGE: 20
POSITION: Fullback
H: 1.76m; W: 84kg
STUDY: BA Human Resource
Management 3rd yr
SCHOOL: Kylemore
Secondary
Maties 1st XV 2024; Boland
U18 2022