Inspired by ImScotty's thread
I'm only including players born in 1992 or after (so guys like Eben Etzebeth or Michael Hooper don't make the cut despite being 22 because they were born in 1991)
1 Thomas du Toit '95 - The future at loosehead for the Boks, has impressed in duty for the Sharks
2 Rhys Marshall '92 - The Chiefs hooker will have to battle promising Nathan Harris (also born in '92) to hold onto the starting job for next year
3 Taniela Tupou '96 - The 135 kg schoolboy has drawn youtube attention for his rampaging runs, still has a lot to learn but size and strength is jawdropping
4 Lood de Jager '92 - The next in line standout second row from SA, has already been called up to Bok training camp
5 Will Skelton '92 - Giant of a man, like all the players on this list still needs to polish his game but has shown the ability to be great
6 Jacques du Plessis '93 - Had a strong season for the Sharks before a broken jaw sidelined him
7 Ardie Savea '93 - Julian's younger brother is already an outstanding player for the Hurricanes. Hindsight; I should have gone with Sam Cane
8 Aidon Davis '94 - The Baby Boks no.8 played well at the JWC, New Zealand's Matt Peni was impressive too. With Luke Whitelock, Arno Botha, Liam Squire and Nizaam Carr, there are lots of promising players born in 1991 that can play no 8 but just miss out on this team due to my completely arbitrary age cut off.
9 TJ Perenara '92 - The powerfully built halfback has already been capped by the ABs
10 Handre Pollard '94 - The reigning Young Player of the Year who started in June for the Boks against Scotland. He narrowly edges out Simon Hickey.
11 Lolagi Visinia '93 - The 1.94m tall Visinia scored 5 tries for the Blues this past season
12 Jan Serfontein '93 - One of the most exciting young players in SA, has been groomed slowly but is expected to have a big impact sooner rather than later
13 Malakai Fekitoa '92 - New Zealand has found it's eventual replacement for Conrad Smith
14 Tevita Li '95 - The exciting 19 year old, scored 3 tries for the Blues in limited appearances
15 Santiago Cordero '93 - Undersized but has terrific pace and stepping ability. Has flashes of brilliance where he looks like he could almost emulate Shane Williams
I'm only including players born in 1992 or after (so guys like Eben Etzebeth or Michael Hooper don't make the cut despite being 22 because they were born in 1991)
1 Thomas du Toit '95 - The future at loosehead for the Boks, has impressed in duty for the Sharks
2 Rhys Marshall '92 - The Chiefs hooker will have to battle promising Nathan Harris (also born in '92) to hold onto the starting job for next year
3 Taniela Tupou '96 - The 135 kg schoolboy has drawn youtube attention for his rampaging runs, still has a lot to learn but size and strength is jawdropping
4 Lood de Jager '92 - The next in line standout second row from SA, has already been called up to Bok training camp
5 Will Skelton '92 - Giant of a man, like all the players on this list still needs to polish his game but has shown the ability to be great
6 Jacques du Plessis '93 - Had a strong season for the Sharks before a broken jaw sidelined him
7 Ardie Savea '93 - Julian's younger brother is already an outstanding player for the Hurricanes. Hindsight; I should have gone with Sam Cane
8 Aidon Davis '94 - The Baby Boks no.8 played well at the JWC, New Zealand's Matt Peni was impressive too. With Luke Whitelock, Arno Botha, Liam Squire and Nizaam Carr, there are lots of promising players born in 1991 that can play no 8 but just miss out on this team due to my completely arbitrary age cut off.
9 TJ Perenara '92 - The powerfully built halfback has already been capped by the ABs
10 Handre Pollard '94 - The reigning Young Player of the Year who started in June for the Boks against Scotland. He narrowly edges out Simon Hickey.
11 Lolagi Visinia '93 - The 1.94m tall Visinia scored 5 tries for the Blues this past season
12 Jan Serfontein '93 - One of the most exciting young players in SA, has been groomed slowly but is expected to have a big impact sooner rather than later
13 Malakai Fekitoa '92 - New Zealand has found it's eventual replacement for Conrad Smith
14 Tevita Li '95 - The exciting 19 year old, scored 3 tries for the Blues in limited appearances
15 Santiago Cordero '93 - Undersized but has terrific pace and stepping ability. Has flashes of brilliance where he looks like he could almost emulate Shane Williams
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