The PACS 100 is our annual list of the top prospects we will be keeping an eye out on for the forthcoming 2021 season.
Last year a rankings system was in play but we have opted against that this year rather listing all players alphabetically and not focusing on individual rankings as of yet.
On Wednesday we will release via YouTube our Top 15 prospects to watch and finally on Friday we will announce our Number 1 prospect for the 2021 season.
When doing this list we tried to avoid just focusing on the top schools and introduced some talent from the lesser known schools who we think may need the extra exposure, with no rugby played last year we had to rely a lot on Grant Khomo footage as well as our network.
We are focusing only on Under 18 players, there are an abundance of Under 17 talents that will get their turn next year and there are Under 19’s who will be returning that are massive players, if we did not mention Merwe Olivier and Ebenezer Tshimanga as examples we would be doing any list of prospects a disservice.
This is not to say these are the only players we will be watching and nor is it saying players not included are not worth keeping an eye on, the sheer abundance of talent in South Africa is truly beyond the grasp of many and it will be our mission to give as many of these young players exposure as we possibly can.
Keep an eye out for our release of the English 100 followed by our World Under 20 100.
Herewith the South African PACS 100 for 2021:
NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL |
Abulele Ndabami | Loose Forward | Paarl Boys |
Aidan Oosthuizen | Lock | EG Jansen |
Barend Bezuidenhout | Prop | Menlopark |
Ben Currie | Flyhalf | Wynberg |
Bevan Simons | Back 3 | Paul Roos |
Bouwer du Plessis | Scrumhalf | Selborne |
Bradley Mokwena | Loose Forward | Ben Vorster |
Bronson Mills | Flyhalf | KES |
Bryce Calvert | Hooker | Westville |
Christian Els | Scrumhalf | Glenwood |
Coetzee le Roux | Lock | Paarl Boys |
Compion von Ludwig | Flyhalf | Paarl Boys |
Corbin Thunder | Hooker | Maritzburg |
Corne Lavanga | Prop | Paarl Gim |
Damian Engelbrecht | Lock | Monument |
Damian Markus | Center | Stellenberg |
Damian Oosthuizen | Loose Forward | Affies |
Daniel Botha | Lock | Maritzburg |
Daniel Deutschmann | Loose Forward | Selborne |
Dante Burger | Lock | Paarl Boys |
Deacon Pretorius | Back 3 | Piet Retief |
Deleon Bernardu | Lock | Grey College |
Dendre Aucamp | Center | Welkom Gim |
Dian Heunis | Prop | Oakdale |
Diego Cupido | Back 3 | Helpmekaar |
Diego Lottering | Back 3 | Grey College |
Dillon Oppelt | Center | Garsfontein |
Divan Moss | Flyhalf | Grey High |
Dries du Preez | Lock | Monument |
Dwayne Pharo | Back 3 | Kingswood |
Ethan Hooker | Center | Westville |
Francois Oosthuizen | Lock | Menlopark |
Gcino Mdletshe | Loose Forward | Westville |
Gerrit Ockerse | Loose Forward | Glenwood |
Gershwone Smith | Back 3 | Aliwal North |
Gert Steyn | Center | Grey College |
Ghudian van Reene | Loose Forward | Worcester Gim |
Gustav Laubscher | Hooker | Boland Landbou |
Hakeem Kunene | Center | Paarl Boys |
Hanno Wessels | Center | Paarl Boys |
Jack Haynes | Prop | Paarl Gim |
Jannes Potgieter | Lock | Hilton |
Jared Rees | Back 3 | Paarl Boys |
Jason Johnson | Prop | Paul Roos |
Jean Smith | Flyhalf | Grey College |
JH Gouws | Loose Forward | Volkskool (EP) |
Johan Leonard | Center | Outeniqua |
Jorim Bangue* | Loose Forward | Pretoria Boys |
Josh Hanekom | Loose Forward | Boland Landbou |
Joshua Africa | Back 3 | Paul Roos |
Juan Steyl | Loose Forward | Garsfontein |
Juann Else | Prop | Grey College |
Justin Fourie | Lock | Menlopark |
Keagan Smith | Back 3 | Paarl Boys |
Kelly Mpeku | Back 3 | KES |
Kerneels Coetzer | Center | Garsfontein |
Kevin Locke | Prop | Menlopark |
Kristof du Randt | Lock | Grey College |
Kwakanya Kamteni | Lock | Queens |
Layron Willborrow | Flyhalf | Glenwood |
Layton Horn | Scrumhalf | Affies |
Liam Zocchi-Dommann | Prop | Hilton |
Luca Ribbens | Loose Forward | Paarl Boys |
Ludick Muller | Loose Forward | Outeniqua |
Lyle O’Connell | Loose Forward | Grey High |
Matthew Coetzer | Loose Forward | Selborne |
Michael Koch | Scrumhalf | Paarl Gim |
Mogamad Khan | Scrumhalf | Bishops |
Morne Else | Flyhalf | Oakdale |
Munashe Dukuswa | Back 3 | Glenwood |
Nasser de Kock | Loose Forward | Bishops |
Nathan Lainis | Loose Forward | Helpmekaar |
Nayren Solomons | Back 3 | Drostdy |
Neels Volschenk | Loose Forward | Grey College |
Neil le Roux | Scrumhalf | Oakdale |
Nicholas Hatton | Loose Forward | Hilton |
Nick Moekesti | Hooker | Affies |
Paul de Villiers | Loose Forward | Oakdale |
Percy Basson | Center | Drostdy |
Phatu Ganyane | Prop | Glenwood |
Philasande Ngcobo | Back 3 | SACS |
Philip Kleynhans | Loose Forward | Oakdale |
Quewinn Norje | Back 3 | Affies |
Reagan Izaks | Center | Grey College |
Riaan Gerber | Flyhalf | Affies |
Roger Peterson | Prop | Monument |
Roydon Swift | Prop | Maritzburg |
Ryan Manuel | Center | Glenwood |
Simion Oosthuizen | Center | Oakdale |
Suleiman Hartzenberg | Back 3 | Bishops |
Thansville Mayman | Prop | Garsfontein |
Thonga Mbatha | Hooker | Helpmekaar |
Tiaan Kriek | Flyhalf | Westville |
Tiaan Muller | Loose Forward | Affies |
Tristan van Dyk | Loose Forward | Paul Roos |
Tshireletso Noko | Prop | Lichteburg |
Vusi Nhlapho | Lock | Parktown |
Waldo van den Berg | Center | Monument |
Wela Takata | Loose Forward | Maritzburg |
Wian Faber | Center | Menlopark |
*Player has matriculated but still fall in the under 18 category
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