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 Young Guns
Njabulo Dlomo
AGE: 19
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.79m; W:105kg
STUDY: Sustainable Development
SCHOOL: Clifton High School
Clifton 1ST XV
Luthando Makula
AGE: 19
POSITION: Hooker
H: 1.77m; W: 100kg
STUDY: BCom Accounting 2nd yr
SCHOOL: Northwood
Maties U20; Sharks U18
Pedri de Wet
AGE: 20
POSITION: Prop
H:1.87m; W: 128kg
STUDY: BAgric Animal and Plant Productions
SCHOOL: Helpmekaar Kollege
WP U/19
Luke Swartz
AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.95m; W: 113kg
STUDY: BSc Physics
SCHOOL: Paarl Boys High
Maties Young Guns u/20
Tjaart Joubert
AGE: 19
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.94m; W:106kg
STUDY: Engineering
SCHOOL: Middelburg Hoërskool
Maties 1st XV
Sasha Kadira-Anyata
AGE: 19
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.85m; W: 100kg
STUDY: Bcom Economics
SCHOOL: Maritzburg College
WP U/19 – Currie Cup
Zimbabwe u/20
Gcina Puzi
AGE: 18
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.86m; W: 96kg
STUDY: Bcom Management Science (ECP)
SCHOOL: Selbourne College
SA u/18 “A”
Nicus van Coller
AGE: 19
POSITION: Eight – man
H: 1.87m; W: 94kg
STUDY: BScAgric Viticulture and Oenology
SCHOOL: Paarl Gimnasium
WP U/19
Dempers Meyer
AGE: 19
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.75m; W: 82kg
STUDY: BSc Agricultural Science
SCHOOL: Landbouskool Marlow
Craven Week
Justin Tattersall
Age: 19
Position: Flyhalf
H:185cm W:87KG
Study: BA Accounting
School: Pretoria Boys High School
Achievement: Bulls
Oluhle Ndaba
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 183cm W: 92kg
STUDY: Humanities
SCHOOL: St. Charles College
St. Charles College 1st XV
Matthew Malherbe
AGE: 19
POSITION: Center
H: 1.86m; W: 93kg
STUDY: Diploma Sustainable Development
SCHOOL: Rondebosch Boys High
WP U/19 – Currie Cup
Rynhardt van der Linden
AGE: 20
POSITION: Center
H: 1.80m; W: 92kg
STUDY: BA Human Resource Management
SCHOOL: Helpmekaar Kollege
u/18 Lions Cravenweek – 2023
VC young guns - 2024
Kwenzo Dlamini
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1,73m; W:75kg
STUDY: BA International Studies
SCHOOL: Northwood Boys High School
Sharks u/18 Academy week
Thandoluhle Wekeni
AGE: 18
POSITION: Fullback, Center, Wing
H: 1.74m; W:73kg
STUDY: BEng (Civil)
SCHOOL:
MVP at Namibian Youth Rugby tour vs HTS Windhoek
Fumani Chauke
AGE: 19
POSITION: Hooker
H: 1.75m; W: 103kg
STUDY: BAcc
SCHOOL: Middelburg Hoërskool
WP U/19 – Currie Cup
Henry du Plessis
AGE: 18
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.86m; W:115kg
STUDY: BTH
SCHOOL: Paul Roos Gimnasium
WP U/18 Craven Week
Lungile Samson
AGE: 18
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.79m; W:116kg
STUDY: B. Agriculture (Elsenburg)
- Plant and animal production
SCHOOL: Hentie Cilliers
Griffons Cravenweek
Nazer Isaacs
AGE: 18
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.93m; W:103kg
STUDY: Sustainable Development
SCHOOL: Maritzburg College
WP Cravenweek
Nicolas Nel
AGE: 19
POSITION: Flank/ Eight- man
H: 1,88m; W:92kg
STUDY: Investment Management
SCHOOL: Paarl Gimnasium
WP u/18 Academy Week
Roydan Madatt
AGE: 19
POSITION: Flyhalf
H: 1.81m; W: 85kg
STUDY: BA Development and Environment
SCHOOL: Kearsney College
Sharks u/18 Academy Week
Samuel Badenhorst
AGE: 18
POSITION: Center
H: 1.82m; W: 90kg
STUDY: B. Agriculture (Elsenburg)
SCHOOL: Paul Roos Gymnasium
u/18 SA “A”
Luca Potgieter
AGE: 18
POSITION: Center
H: 1.88m; W: 100kg
STUDY: BA Development and Environment
SCHOOL: Outeniqua
SWD Cravenweek