Meet our Young Guns

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02 April 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 Young Guns

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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

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Pedri de Wet

AGE: 20
POSITION: Prop
H:1.87m; W: 128kg
STUDY: BAgric Animal and Plant Productions
SCHOOL: Helpmekaar Kollege
WP U/19

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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

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Oluhle Ndaba

AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 183cm W: 92kg
STUDY: Humanities
SCHOOL: St. Charles College
St. Charles College 1st XV

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Matthew Malherbe

AGE: 19
POSITION: Center
H: 1.86m; W: 93kg
STUDY: Diploma Sustainable Development
SCHOOL: Rondebosch Boys High
WP U/19 – Currie Cup

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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

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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