Grade 8 schoolgirl creates Springbok selection website

SA Select is a website that enables members to select their own Springbok team; the site then counts the total votes for each position and displays the most popular team, as selected by the fans themselves. Selectors - as registered members are termed - can then discuss or comment on the current popular team, view other users' teams by visiting their profiles and view the overall rankings of players for every position.

Just a dream

Meyer then enlisted the support of her brother, Francois to design and develop the site.

Rouxve explained that while the site might seem very entrepreneurial and clever, really it's just a dream of hers: "I am not looking to make any money out of this, I just wanted to give people a place to make their selection and to share their selections with everyone else, rather like we do at home; I wanted to see what other people think. I hope people like the idea."

Although it only went live last month, SA Select already has 296 registered "selectors". So, if you're an avid Springbok rugby fan and passionate about the South African rugby team, go to www.sa-select.co.za and register and start selecting your team.

For more information, go to www.sa-select.co.za.