SPRINGBOKS - who are the future?

In the mid year tests before the Championship competition Heyneke Meyer was often asked why he isn't picking any youngsters and giving them a chance. I for one feel a Bok jersey isn't something just handed out but earned through great performances and consistency.  However, looking back here is a list of youngsters included in Springbok squads and you then get an idea of the squad Meyer is trying to build for the future.

FUTURE BOKS: (players who have already been involved in Bok setup)
(backline & looseforwards 24 and younger)
(tight five 25 & younger)

1: Coenie Oosthuisen (24) / Trevor Nyakane (24)
2: Scarra Ntubeni (22)
3: Lourence Adriaanse (25) / Frans Malherbe (22)
4: Eben Etsebeth (22)
5: Pieter-Steph du Toit (21)
6: Marcell Coetzee (22)
7: Siya Kolisi (22)
8: Arno Botha (21)
9: Piet van Zyl (24)
10: Johan Goosen (21) 
11:
12: Jan Serfontein (20)
13: JJ Engelbrecht (24) / Jaco Taute (22)
14: Willie le Roux (24)
15: Patrick Lambie (23)

Looking at the above team I believe that we have a pretty good base of players for the following 5 - 8 years and combined with some older players giving us another 2 - 4 years service with maybe few more youngsters coming through the systems in the future I think we should be OK till 2020 and Meyer has included many youngsters over his term and is building a team for the future without compromising the present.  

EP KINGS OPT FOR YOUNG SQUAD FOR 2014

KINGS HAVE OPTED FOR A YOUNG SQUAD:

I first posted this in November but since then some players have opted to leave the union and some players have joined (permanently or on loan). The average age of the players are now even lower than it was previously. When having a look at the names and ages of the players in the squad it is clear that the squad has lost a few 'big' names but have made up for experience with the exuberance of youth. 

AVERAGE AGES: (trial players not included in stats)
Average age of the squad: 23 years and 1 months

Average age of forwards (whole pack): 23 years & 6 month
Average age of tight five: 24 years and 4 months
           considering that your tight five on average matures at a later age this is a reasonably low average.
Average age of loose forwards: 22 years and 5 months

Average age of all backs:22 years and 4 months
Average age of halfbacks: 22 years and 2 months
Average age of centers: 23 years and 2 months
Average age of outside backs: 21 years and 8 months

SQUAD: (ages in brackets)

PROPS:
BG Uys (25)
Charl du Plessis (26)
Lizo Gqokoka (23)
Brenden Olivier (21)
Pieter Stemmet (21)
Simon Kerrod (21)

HOOKERS:
Albe de Swardt (23)
JC Oberholzer (24) [on trial]
Tabbie du Plessis (??) [on trial]
Dane van der Westhuizen (21)

LOCKS:
Steven Sykes (29)
Rynier Bernardo (22)
Darron Nell (33)
Samora Fihlani (28)
Thembelani Bholi (23)
Stefan Greeff (24)

LOOSE FORWARDS:
Tim Agaba (24)
Luke Watson (29)
Devon Oosthuisen (25)
Aidon Davis (19)
Stefan Willemse (21)
Paul Schoeman (20)
Siya Mangaliso (23)
Kuhle Sonkosi (21)
Claude Tshidibi (20)

SCRUMHALVES:
Jaco Grobler (21)
Kayle van Zyl (21)

FLYHALVES:
George Whitehead (24)
Ntabeni Dukisa (25)
Marlou van Niekerk (20)

CENTRES:
Shane Gates (21)
Ronnie Cooke (29)
Siyanda Grey (24)
Andile Jho (21)
Lonwabo Ntleki (21)
Dwayne Jenner (23)

WINGS:
Sergeal Petersen (19)
Michael Killian (29)
Eben Barnard (21)
Brian Skosana (21)
Ofentse Boloko (21)

FULLBACKS:
Shakes Soyizwapi (20)
Scott van Breda (21)