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Apr 9, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux to test Junior Bok combinations against Georgia
The testing of player combinations will be one of Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux’s main goals for the U20 International Series, which kicks off against Georgia’s Under-20s at Paarl Gymnasium on Tuesday. Roux named six capped Junior Springbok players in...
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Apr 5, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20s named for first tournament of 2019
The New Zealand Under 20 team will take to the field for the first time this year in Australia later this month. Today Coach Craig Philpott has named the squad to travel to the Oceania Rugby U20 Championship. Philpott has selected 29 players who will be...
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Apr 4, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nhleko excited as SAU20 warm-up games approach
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko is excited about the SA Under-20s’ warm-up matches in the next month as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship in June. The Junior Springbok training squad will get...
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Mar 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Five capped Junior Springboks in training squad for International Series
Three capped World Rugby U20 Championship players, Rikus Pretorius, David Coetzer and Phendulani Buthelezi, are among 34 players named in a Junior Springbok training squad that will assemble in Stellenbosch next week. The squad also includes two players who...
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Mar 22, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks to face England and Wales on U20 Champs warm-up tour
The Junior Springboks will take on England and Wales in the UK late in April in vital warm-up matches for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in June. These matches will increase the team’s warm-up games against international opposition to five,...
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Mar 22, 19 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Thumbs up as second SA Rugby Academy camp concludes
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the progress made by the SA Rugby Academy squad as their second training camp concluded on Thursday evening with matches against the Boland Amateur squad in Wellington. The SA Rugby Academy group was divided...
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Mar 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20s to play Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby
England men U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby’s Butts Park Arena on Friday, 26 April (KO 7.30pm). The fixture will serve as vital preparation ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in June.It will also provide players a final...
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Mar 21, 19 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, JWC Fixtures & Results, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks to battle it out in International Series
The Junior Springboks will face the Under-20 teams of Georgia and Argentina, as well as a Namibian XV in an exciting International Series in the Western Cape in April, as part of their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in June....
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Mar 13, 19 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux hopeful Academy squad learn from DHL Stormers hit-out
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux would have been excused if he experienced some form of déjà vu on Tuesday when the SA Rugby Academy squad took on his old team, the DHL Stormers, in a friendly hit-out that would have stood the youngsters in good stead as...
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Mar 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Schoeman delighted as SA U18 Sevens defend Windhoek title
Marius Schoeman, who coached the SA Under-18 Sevens team, was a delighted man after his team cruised through the Capricorn Group Sevens Rugby Tournament in Windhoek to secure the title for the third successive year. The fact that the team met for the first...
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Mar 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 hopefuls preparing for final trial
50 players confirmed for final trial camp New Zealand to meet South Africa, Scotland and Georgia in pool play at U20 World Rugby Championship With just three months until the World Rugby U20 Championship, 50 players are preparing for the final trial...
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Jan 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased with Junior Bok U18 assessment camp
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the Under-18 assessment camp hosted in Potchefstroom last week as the SA U20 management team continued with the groundwork for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which will be hosted in Argentina in June. A...
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Nov 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises players after tough U19 camp
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was satisfied with the outcomes of the Under-19 assessment camp in Stellenbosch and praised the players for their work-ethic, adding that it would benefit the team when they begin their preparations for the World Rugby U20...
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Nov 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks kick off 2019 preparations with assessment camps
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux invited two squads of 74 Under-19 and Under-18 players for assessment camps in Stellenbosch in November and January with an eye on preparing for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina. The U19 squad includes...
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Oct 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Black jersey beckons for Under 20 talent
The road to the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship starts in Palmerston North in December with 50 players selected to attend the first New Zealand Under 20 development camp. New Zealand Under 20 Coach Craig Philpott will be joined by new Assistant Coaches...
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Oct 29, 18 •
2285 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lions victorious U/21 Coach gets full-time call-up to Junior Boks
Bafana Nhleko, head coach of the victorious Xerox Golden Lions Under 21 side that won the SA Under 21 Championship at Newlands on Saturday, will join the SA Rugby coaching ranks as assistant coach to the Junior Springboks. The Cubs beat the Vodacom Blue Bulls...
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Aug 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on Border, WP defend their titles at YTC festival
The Border Under-18 and Western Province U16 girls’ teams successfully defended their Women’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) Festival titles at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town, on Saturday, as the top junior women showcased their talent in the annual...
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Aug 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alberts and Manyike to lead SA Schools side
Adrian Alberts and Muzi Manyike have been named as captain and vice-captain of the SA Schools side for the forthcoming Aon Under-18 International Series. Alberts, of Paarl Boys’ High, captained the unbeaten DHL Western Province side at the recent Coca-Cola...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Aon on board as new U18 International Series sponsor
SA Rugby on Thursday welcomed Aon Insurance brokers to its family of partners as the new title sponsor of annual Under 18 International Series, which will be hosted in the Western Cape in August. The newly-named Aon U18 International Series will feature three...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Simelane cherishes U20 Championship experience
Junior Springbok vice-captain and centre Wandisile Simelane, who capped off the World Rugby U20 Championship with the honour of being the joint top try-scorer with six tries, looked back at the competition with fond memories as the team prepared to depart for...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on England defeated in final of World Rugby U20 Championship
England were beaten 33-25 by hosts France in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship. Steve Bates’ side trailed 14-8 at the break with France scoring a try through Cameron Woki and Louis Carbonel contributing nine points. A Marcus Smith penalty...
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Jun 18, 18 •
1957 Views •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 finish fourth at World Rugby U20 Championship
The New Zealand Under 20 team has finished fourth at the World Rugby U20 Championship, losing to a fast-finishing South African side in the play off match this morning in France. New Zealand held a 25-14 lead at the half time break, but South Africa scored...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA DEFEATS ARGENTINA U20s TO CLAIM FIFTH AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Fifth Place Final of the World Rugby U20s Championship on Sunday night, defeating Argentina U20s 41-15 at the Stade De La Mediterranee, Béziers. Australia scored five tries to two as the young men in gold secured Fifth Place...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased as SA U20s claim bronze
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was a pleased man on Sunday after his team delivered a strong performance to defeat New Zealand by 40-30 at Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers to finish the World Rugby U20 Championship on a high note and claim the bronze...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to play South Africa
New Zealand Under 20 Coach Craig Philpott has made several changes to the team named to face South Africa in the play off for third at the World Rugby U20 Championship. The match will be played at a Stade De La Mediterranee in Béziers, kick off 4.30pm...
