SA URC derby delight: Four youngsters to keep an eye on among the Springbok stars
Sharks: Zekhethelo Siyaya Utility back Siyaya made massive waves with his Sharks senior debut as an 18-year-old at the end of last season and then was desperately unlucky to catch a stray boot from a teammate in the face playing for the South African A side against Zimbabwe in June, with that injury ruling him out of the Junior Boks’ 2026 U20 Junior World Championship winning campaign.
The 21-year-old Haashim Pead has already made 12 appearances for the Lions in last season’s URC and Challenge Cup, but now has to show why so much fanfare has been made about him joining the Stormers, when he makes his debut for them off the bench against the Sharks.
Bulls: Cheswill Jooste Jooste, although being just 20-years-old, is the most experienced of the youngsters on this list, after he made his Bulls debut at the start of last season and went on to play nine games for them in the URC and Champions Cup competitions over the campaign, with seven starts and two bench appearances.
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