Three of the
five Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day award winners, selected at the 2016 u18
Coca-Cola® Craven Week, have been named in today’s SA Schools squad
announcement. Wandisile Simelane (Golden
Lions); JC Pretorius (Pumas) and Khanya Ncusane (Western Province) were all
named in the squad which will be taking on England, Wales and France.
The Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day was awarded on each match
day of the Coca-Cola® Craven Week to a player who inspired or
changed his team’s fortunes with a hero moment.
Each of the SA Schools selectees were picked for the award by a panel of
experts, including SuperSport’s Elma Smit.
Their selection no doubt brought them to the attention of the SA Schools
selection panel and sees them joining the squad of twenty-six players who will
wear the famous green and gold later this year.
Wandisile Simelane, who hails from Jeppe High School for boys, retains his place in the squad and has been
touted as one of the brightest up and coming heroes in South African rugby. He
was selected for the Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day award on day three of the
tournament after scoring a hat-trick of tries in the space of twenty minutes in
his team’s opening match.
“My two Coca-Cola Craven Weeks have, without a doubt, provided a
springboard for me to launch my career in rugby. The week provides players with opportunities
like nowhere else and is very important for young rugby players to show what
they are made of,” commented Simelane.
Fetsi Mbele Coca-Cola South Africa’s Senior Communications Manager:
Brand Experience commented, “Coca-Cola is extremely proud to support the development of South Africa’s
next rugby heroes through the sponsorship of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks. The emergence of heroes such as Wandisile, JC
and Khanya is what the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks are all about. We can’t wait to follow their progress as
they forge a career for themselves in rugby.”
The Coca-Cola® SA Schools team will face Wales on Friday 12
August at the City Park Stadium in Cape Town, France on the 16th
August at Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town and England on the 20th
August at Paarl Boys High in Paarl.
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Clips of their interviews:
JC Pretorius
Wandesile Simelane
Khanya Ncusane
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