The second round of the Under-18 Men's International Series will see Brendan O'Connor's Ireland side take on the host nation at Paarl's Boland Landbou School.
The game kicks off at 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time, and you can follow the action live on the official SA Rugby YouTube channel and the SuperSport Schools app and website.
As they bid to bounce back from their late 32-31 defeat to the South Africa U-18 'A' team, the Irish back-line will be marshalled this time by the Blackrock and Leinster pairing of Luke Coffey and Paddy Scally.
Coffey, who was almost the match winner on Friday with a monster penalty goal, also takes the captaincy reins from fellow scrum half Johnny Woods, having led the squad during Easter's U-18 Six Nations Festival in Vichy.
There are four changes in total behind the scrum, with PBC Cork's Daniel Murphy donning the number 15 jersey, and Joshua Grant from Clongowes Wood College selected at inside centre.
The unchanged pack features St. Michael's College prop Herbie Boyle, who bagged a brace of tries in the opening match, and Dara Walsh who links up again with Philip Lynch in a Connacht-Leinster lock combination.
Originally chosen to start against South Africa U-18 'A', Kilkenny's Cillian McElwee has recovered from an ankle injury to take his place on the replacements bench.
Coffey and Terenure College forward Frank Maher both played against the South Africa U-18s last year when Ireland lost 45-5.
Despite missing out on the result on Friday, O'Connor's charges took a lot of positives out of their opening performance of the tour, which included three second-half tries.
IRELAND UNDER-18 SCHOOLS Team & Replacements (v South Africa Under-18s, 2026 Under-18 Men's International Series, Boland Landbou, Paarl, Tuesday, August 11, kick-off 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time):
15. Daniel Murphy (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
14. Matthew McCarthy (St. Michael's College/Leinster Rugby)
13. Alex Moloney (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
12. Joshua Grant (Clongowes Wood College/Leinster Rugby)
11. Luke Kelly (Newbridge College/Leinster Rugby)
10. Paddy Scally (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
9. Luke Coffey (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby) (capt)
1. Herbie Boyle (St. Michael's College/Leinster Rugby)
2. Harry Heagney (Glenstal Abbey School/Clontarf FC/Munster Rugby)
3. David Kenny (St. Mary's College/Leinster Rugby)
4. Dara Walsh (Coláiste Éinde/Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht Rugby)
5. Philip Lynch (St. Michael's College/Leinster Rugby)
6. James Whitty (St. Mary's College/Leinster Rugby)
7. Michael Smyth (Terenure College/Leinster Rugby)
8. Xabi Scanlan (Castletroy College/Munster Rugby)
Replacements:
16. Calum Tutty (St. Augustine's College/Dungarvan RFC/Munster Rugby)
17. Lewis Robinson (Regent House School/Ulster Rugby)
18. Alex Stinson (Royal School Armagh/Ulster Rugby)
19. Cillian McElwee (St. Kieran's College Kilkenny/Kilkenny RFC/Leinster Rugby)
20. Frank Maher (Terenure College/Leinster Rugby)
21. Finn Brennan (Kilkenny College/Leinster Rugby)
22. Rian Macfarlane O'Shea (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
23. David Nolan (Presentation Brothers College, Cork/Munster Rugby)
24. Johnny Woods (Wesley College/Leinster Rugby)
25. Ryan McCormack (Ardscoil Ris Limerick/Munster Rugby)
26. Rhys Keogh (Blackrock College/Leinster Rugby)
IRELAND U-18 SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT TEAM -
- Brendan O'Connor – Head Coach
- Morgan Codyre – Assistant Coach
- Niall Annett – Assistant Coach
- Johne Murphy – Assistant Coach
- Stephen O'Hara – Team Manager
- Prof. John Ryan – Team Doctor
- David Lyons – Team Physio
- Mark Synott – Athletic Development Coach
- Alan Doonan – Team Analyst
- Niall Davison – Performance Nutritionist
- Tom Nyhan – Team Logistics
2026 UNDER-18 MEN'S INTERNATIONAL SERIES RESULTS/FIXTURES:
Friday, August 7 - Durbanville High School, Cape Town
South Africa U-18 'A' 32 Ireland U-18 Schools 31
Georgia U-18s 33 England U-18s 66
South Africa U-18s 59 France U-18s 7
Tuesday, August 11 - Boland Landbou, Paarl
11.30am: South Africa U-18 'A' v Georgia U-18s
1.30pm: England U-18s v France U-18s
3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time: South Africa U-18s v Ireland U-18 Schools
Saturday, August 15 - Stellenberg High School, Cape Town
11.30am: France U-18s v South Africa U-18 'A'
1.30pm local time/12.30pm Irish time: Ireland U-18 Schools v Georgia U-18s
3.30pm: South Africa U-18s v England U-18s
