[citation needed] Nché first earned provincial selection in 2011, when he was included in the Free State squad that participated at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Queenstown.

After the tournament, he was selected in a South African Schools squad that played against France,[3] Wales[4] and England.

[6] He was once again included in the South African Schools side in 2013, this time starting two matches against England[7] and Wales.

Nché was a key player for the Free State U19 team in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting all thirteen of their matches in the competition as his side finished second on the log before losing 22–29 to eventual champions Western Province U19 in the semi-finals.

[16] He was then named in their squad to tour Argentina for a two-match series as preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.