Meet our Varsity Cup Heroes

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06 February 2025

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

CAPTAIN

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

VICE-CAPTAIN

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