He scored eleven tries during the regular season – he scored two tries in matches against Sharks U21,[4] Western Province U19[5] and Leopards[6] and one try against Leopards U21[7] and Free State U19[8] before getting a hat-trick in their final match of the regular season in a 49–26 victory over top-of-the-table Eastern Province U19[9] to help the Blue Bulls secure second place on the log.
[17] On 10 May 2016, he was included in the final South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship tournament to be held in Manchester in England.
[18] He started their opening match in Pool C of the tournament on the bench, appearing for the final 25 minutes as South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19.
Naudé returned to domestic action to make a further two appearances for the Blue Bulls in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series; he played off the bench in their 26–35 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers[24] before starting their match against Border Bulldogs in East London.
Naudé scored his first try in first class rugby in that match, helping his team to a 45–26 victory[25] and seventh place on the log.