 In March 2016, Vers was included in a South Africa Under-20 training squad, and made the cut to be named in a reduced provisional squad a week later.On 10 May 2016, he was included in the final squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester, England.He came on as a replacement during their opening match in Pool C of the tournament as South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19, before dropping out of the matchday squad for their next pool match as South Africa were beaten 13–19 by Argentina.