Rob Ferreira once again recently hosted the annual Danie Rossouw Rugby Week, bringing roughly 1 000 school rugby players to White River for a week of great rugby action.

The youngsters enjoyed three days of matches during the week, treating the thousands of spectators who came to watch a feast of brilliant schoolboy rugby.

The third and final day was played on April 2, and with it being the second day of strength-to-strength match-ups, it offered up some cracking matches.

It was also the coolest day of the week by far and players even enjoyed some rain in the early afternoon, adding to the jeopardy on the day. No fewer than six games were decided by 10 points or less, with the game between Penryn’s U15s and HTS John Vorster’s U15s the closest as they could, only be separated by one point.

The final day was a tough end to the week for the hosts as their first team and U16s narrowly lost to Randpark High and Wonderboom, but their U14As and U15s enjoyed success. The U16 and U19 squads that will tour to Italy were also finalised and announced on the final day.

Should you wish to purchase photos taken by Lowvelder during the week, you can click on this link: 2025 Danie Rossouw Rugby Week.

U16 touring team:

• Coaches: Erhard Stroh (Rob Ferreira) and Dino Slabbert (Wonderboom)
• Marvelous Mlangeni (Rob Ferreira)
• Bholoja Nkosi (Rob Ferreira)
• Bandile Ngwenya (Birchleigh)
• Bandile Mashabane (Rob Ferreira)
• Nathan de Preez (HTS John Vorster)
• Oliver Whitehouse (Rob Ferreira)
• Matthew Robinson (Benoni)
• Thabo Shabangu (Rob Ferreira)
• Rechardt du Toit (HTS John Vorster)
• Caleb Gosling (Bergvlam)
• Joshua Kekana (Wonderboom)
• Benjamin Mcqueen (Benoni)
• Freddie Welman (Bergvlam)
• Rhandzu Mabuza (Rob Ferreira)
• Sheldon Shilubane (Rob Ferreira)
• Tertius Malebe (Penryn)
• Rebotile Maputla (Birchleigh)
• Johan Verreyne (HTS Witbank)
• Hanro Powell (Rob Ferreira)
• Jayden Labuschagne (HTS John Vorster)
• Sinenhlanhla Shuba (Bergvlam)
• Sobantu Galela (Benoni)
• Adrian Humpfries (HTS Witbank)
• Deacon Schutte (HTS John Vorster)
• Newton Ojo (Penryn)
• Hanro Hopkins (Rob Ferreira)
• Owen Fensham (Wonderboom)
• Pierre Smit (Bergvlam)
• Andre Klopper (Bergvlam)
• Jaiden Nkuna (Penryn)
• George-Michael Fourie (HTS John Vorster)

U19 touring team:

• Coaches: Nico Bekker (Rob Ferreira) and Leclue Cilliers (Bergvlam)
• Silindo Tshabalala (Rob Ferreira)
• Jean Dean Nunes (Rob Ferreira)
• Phillip Van Mourik (HTS John Vorster)
• Anton De Beer (Rob Ferreira)
• Banda Sethu (Bergvlam)
• Johan Van Den Berg (Hoogenhout)
• Johmar Labuschagne (Rob Ferreira)
• Siphelele Nonjda (Randpark)
• Siya Maisana (Bergvlam)
• Chris Putter (Barberton)
• Janco Reinders (HTS Witbank)
• Levi Bennet (Benoni)
• Cian De Jong (Randpark)
• Troy Ferrit (Randpark)
• Lefa Ratshwene (Rob Ferreira)
• Prosper Khonza (Rob Ferreira)
• Jason Hendriks (Birchleigh)
• Zion Jacobs (HTS Witbank)
• Alex Venter (HTS Witbank)
• Tiaan Van Eeden (HTS Witbank)
• Shapard Khoza (Rob Ferreira)
• Syabonga Shabangu (Hoogenhout)
• Siya Khoza (Rob Ferreira)
• Thando Ngwenya (Barberton)
• General Mogoshoa (Bergvlam)
• Bandile Zwane (Rob Ferreira)
• Jaques Bosch (Hoogenhout)
• Ntando Tuko (Randpark)
• Lwandle Makhubele (Rob Ferreira)
• Darryl Tieties (HTS Witbank)

Day 3 results, April 2:

A field:
• HTS Witbank 1sts 43-24 Barberton 1sts
• HLS Marlows 1sts 45-31 HTS Tom Naude 1sts
• Benoni 1sts 6-31 Hoogenhout 1sts
• Bergvlam 1sts 15-38 HTS John Vorster
• Randpark High 1sts 44-38 Rob Ferreira 1sts.
B field:
• HTS Witbank U15 40-0 Birchleigh U15
• HTS Witbank U16 67-12 Penryn U16
• Rob Ferreira U15 43-0 HS Nelspruit U15B
• Bergvlam U16 19-3 HS Nelspruit U16B
• Rob Ferreira U16 22-24 Wonderboom U16.
C field:
• Rob Ferreira U14A 39-12 Rob Ferreira U14B
• HTS Witbank U14 41-14 Wonderboom U14
• Bergvlam U14 3-19 HTS John Vorster U14
• Penryn U15 13-12 HTS John Vorster U15
• Bergvlam U15 7-12 Wonderboom U15
• Penryn U14 29-10 Birchleigh U14.
D field (White River Rugby Club):
• Rob Ferreira 2nds 0-12 Wonderboom 2nds
• HTS Tom Naude U16 45-5 Birchleigh U16
• Birchleigh 1sts 3-13 Nelspruit 3rds
• HTS John Vorster 22-14 Benoni U16.