The South Africa Universities rugby union team – also called the South African Students rugby union team – is a South African representative rugby union team that is usually named on an annual basis and that would participate in first class matches on an intermittent basis. Since the launch and subsequent growth in popularity of the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

competition in

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, the South African Universities rugby union team effectively became a team selected from the best Varsity Cup players; in 2015, the team was called the Varsity Cup Dream Team.

Players

The most recent squad was named after the

2015 Varsity Cup The 2015 Varsity Cup was contested from 9 February to 13 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-univ ...

; this side would play against South Africa Under-20 in Stellenbosch: *

Dan Kriel Daniel David Kriel (born 15 February 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He also plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). His ...

and

Jaco Visagie Gerrit Jacobus Visagie (born 8 July 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup and also played for Stade Toulousain in the French Top 14. His regular position is ...

were originally selected in the 2015 Varsity Cup Dream Team, but subsequently replaced by

Johan Deysel Johan Deysel (born 26 September 1991) is a Namibian professional rugby union player for in the Pro D2 in France. His regular position is centre. Deysel represented since 2013 and represented them in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he scored ...

and

Elandré Huggett Elandré Huggett is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Pro14, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His usual position is hooker. Career He played for the at the U18 Academy Week and then joi ...

respectively.

Results and fixtures

References

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Players

Results and fixtures

See also

References