4 July 2026
While they finished fourth, Boland A and Paul Roos Gimnasium stole the spotlight when the South African Schools team was announced after KZN Coastal A won the SASHOC National Week, beating Western Province A in a penalty shootout in a spectacular final.
KZN teams contributed six players – four from KZN Coastal A and two from KZN Inland A.
Durban High School (DHS) supplied Oyinthanda Ngejane and Chris Abrahams, Northwood‘s Luc Boyall cracked the nod, too, and Clifton College‘s Ryde Brisset, the Player of the Tournament, was also included.
Joining them in the national side were Maritzburg College goalkeeper Viwe Ndlovu and Michaelhouse midfielder Thandanani Zuma.
The team will be coached by Northwood’s Justin Collins.
A word about Brisset. In 2024, when still u16, he represented the SA u17 side at the Dato Mirnawan Cup in Malaysia. In a huge setback, he then missed the entire 2025 field hockey season after undergoing shoulder surgery, but he was alongside the field at every game, supporting his Clifton teammates.
He returned late in the year to help KZN Coastal win the Indoor IPT title and was selected for the SA Schools side. Back on the Astro, in 2026, he led the KZN Coastal team to IPT glory, winning the Player of the Tournament award as his side ended Western Province’s run of five successive titles. That speaks volumes about his talent, but says even more about his strength of character.
Westville Boys’ High captain, Tyhill Naidoo, a star performer in the final, was included in the SA Schools u18 B team, while Andile Lembethe, of Maritzburg College, joined him in the squad.
Hilton College‘s Ben Wilson, a rock at the back and a dangerman at penalty corner time, made the SA u17 side, along with Elchaan Lubbe of DHS and Sbu Mchunu of Maritzburg College.
TEAMS
SA Schools u18A
Jeandre Cilliers, Logan Lackay, Jeandre van Zyl, Tyler Carter, Seth Paterson, Caleb Cilliers (Boland A and Paul Roos Gimnasium), Luca Jordaan, Luka Meets (Boland A and Parel Vallei High), Oyinthanda Ngejane, Chris Abrahams (KZN Coastal A and Durban High School), Martin de Bruyn (Boland A, Paarl Boys’ High), Ryde Brisset (KZN Coastal A, Clifton College), Luc Boyall (KZN Coastal A, Northwood School), Mohlodi Maseko (Western Province A, SACS), Dale Jennings (Eastern Province A, Grey High School), Viwe Ndlovu (KZN Inland A, Maritzburg College), Rudolph Thiart (Northern Gauteng A, Affies), Thandanani Zuma (KZN Inland A, Michaelhouse).
SA Schools u18B
Ethan October (Western Province B, SACS), Chavez Sanger, Cameron Cordeiro (Western Province A, SACS), Chulumanco Mkontwana (Eastern Province A, Pearson High), Keegan Le Roux, Logan Goddard-Ford, Ben Atkinson, Ameer Muller (Eastern Province A, Grey High School), Danesh Titus (Boland A, Paul Roos Gimnasium), Gregory Rodwell (Eastern Province A, St Andrew’s College), Raphael Kambanis (Southern Free State, Grey College), Tyhill Naidoo (KZN Coastal A, Westville Boys’ High), Andile Lembethe (KZN Inland A, Maritzburg College), Luc Dicey (Western Province A, Bishops), Jacques van Dyk (Western Province A, Stellenberg), Bongai Vuyeqaba and Rorisang Boshomane (Northern Gauteng, Pretoria Boys High), Tshiamiso Moeng (Mpumalanga A, Curro Bankenveld).
SA Schools u17
Gumbi Morero (Northern Gauteng A, Pretoria Boys High), Arin Spiller (Western Province A, Rondebosch Boys’ High), Stephan Malan (Boland A, Parel Vallei High School), Kgotso Lehloenya, Kade Lottering (Southern Gauteng A, Jeppe), Dante Elkington, James Chree (Eastern Province A, Grey High School), Ben Wilson (KZN Inland A, Hilton College), Callum Anderson (Western Province A, Bishops), Luke Mason (Eastern Province A, St Andrew’s College), Daniel de Wet (Western Province A, SACS), Immanuel Dube (Southern Gauteng A, Parktown Boys’ High), Kamohelo Tsoka (Southern Gauteng A, King Edward VII), Elchaan Lubbe (KZN Coastal A, Durban High School), Sbuyiselwe Mchunu (KZN Inland A, Maritzburg College), Rorisang Ledwaba (Northern Gauteng A, Pretoria Boys High), Kean Cornelissen (Northern Gauteng A, Affies), Bokang Lenyehelo (Southern Free State, Grey College).
SA Fives Squad
Ulrich Reingruber (Mpumalanga, Penryn School), Hoosen Jabbard (Southern Gauteng B, Parktown Boys’ High), Ndyebo Pongwana (Southern Gauteng A, Parktown Boys’ High), Tshiamiso Moeng (Mpumalanga A, Curro Bankenveld), Jay-Dee Carolus (Southern Gauteng B, Krugersdorp High), Zacharee McLean (Eastern Province A, Pearson High), Ruben Gouws (Boland A, Paul Roos Gimnasium), Milan Stipcevich (Southern Gauteng A, St David’s Marist Inanda), Keegan Le Roux (Eastern Province A, Grey High School).