20 Years later, the Boys are Men – SA Schools vs Springboks
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Current Sprinbok JP Pietersen is a big unit himself. Photo by Anton Geyser /Rugby15.
It’s a well known fact that our sons are getting bigger by the day, just how much they’re growing is staggering. Here’s an interesting comparison sent to us by an unknown source. It’s a comparison between the 1992 Springboks and twenty years on, the 2012 South African Schools Rugby team.
1992 Springbok side that faced the All Blacks in the first Test after readmission.
| # | Springbok | School | Province | Height | Weight |
| 15 | Theo van Rensburg | Potchefstoom Gymnasium | N/Tvl | 178 | 78 |
| 14 | James Small | Greenside | Tvl | 182 | 89 |
| 13 | Danie Gerber | Despatch | WP | 185 | 88 |
| 12 | Pieter Muller | Grey College | Natal | 190 | 90 |
| 11 | Pieter Hendriks | Standerton | Tvl | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Naas Botha | Hendrik Verwoerd | N/Tvl | 179 | 78 |
| 9 | Robert du Preez | THS Potch | Natal | 182 | 85 |
| 8 | Jannie Breedt | Kempton Park | Tvl | 193 | 101 |
| 7 | Ian McDonald | HTS Rhodesfield | Tvl | 195 | 112 |
| 6 | Wahl Bartmann | Florida | Natal | 188 | 105 |
| 5 | Adolf Malan | Pietersburg | N/Tvl | 204 | 112 |
| 4 | Adri Geldenhuys | PW Botha, George | N/Tvl | 198 | 108 |
| 3 | Lood Muller | Voortrekker (PMB) | Natal | 182 | 106 |
| 2 | Uli Schmidt | Hendrik Verwoerd | Tvl | 180 | 93 |
| 1 | Heinrich Rodgers | Harrismith | N/Tvl | 182 | 106 |
| AVERAGE | 186.70 | 96.2 |
2012 South African Schools side
| # | SA Schools | Union | School | Height | Weight |
| 15 | Jesse Kriel | KZN | Maritzburg Coll | 185 | 94 |
| 14 | Sergeal Petersen | EP | Grey PE | 171 | 82 |
| 13 | Sandile Khubeka | KZN | Kearsney | 178 | 82 |
| 12 | Rohan J v Rensburg | Blue Bulls | Waterkloof | 186 | 100 |
| 11 | Duhan vd Merwe | SWD | Outeniqua | 192 | 93 |
| 10 | Handré Pollard | DHL WP | Paarl Gim | 189 | 96 |
| 9 | Justin Phillips | Blue Bulls | Waterkloof | 180 | 74 |
| 8 | Jano Venter | Pumas | HTS Middelberg | 192 | 103 |
| 7 | Jean-Luc du Preez | KZN | Kearsney | 193 | 105 |
| 6 | Thabo Mabuza | Blue Bulls | Centurion | 182 | 88 |
| 5 | JD Schickerling | DHL WP | Paarl Gim | 203 | 103 |
| 4 | Gideon Koegelenberg | Boland | Hugenote | 199 | 108 |
| 3 | Dayan vd Westhuizen | Blue Bulls | Centurion | 184 | 116 |
| 2 | Malcolm Marx | Golden Lions | KES | 188 | 109 |
| 1 | Pierre Schoeman | Blue Bulls | Affies | 184 | 112 |
| AVERAGE | 187.07 | 97.67 |
Forward averages
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Springbok average Height |
Springbok average Weight |
SA Schools average Height |
SA Schools average Weight |
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Frontrow: |
181 |
305 |
185 |
337 |
|
Tight Five: |
189 |
525 |
192 |
548 |
|
Pack Average |
190 |
105.38 |
191 |
105.5 |
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It is just wrong.
Our game has lost it's way.
Never trust unknown sources. Theo van Rensburg was the fullback in that 1992 side (which would have made the Bok side even lighter) but some of the other weights are wrong.
I'm heavier than the scrummie!