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May 9, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Boks’ commitment after Wales win
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s commitment as they produced another solid performance on their UK tour to defeat Wales U20 41-5 at Cardiff Arms Park on Tuesday. The victory marked their second 40 point score on tour after they defeated...
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May 7, 18 •
1952 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux makes rotational switches for Wales clash
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made six changes to his starting team to face Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Tuesday, most of which were rotational, as he looks to ensure that the players get the necessary game time before the World Rugby U20 Championship....
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May 6, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks expect different challenge from Wales
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko expects a different challenge against Wales in the second match on their UK tour at Cardiff Arms Park on Tuesday. Following the 41-3 win against Scotland in their opening tour match, the team returned to the...
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May 4, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks target strong start on UK Tour
The Junior Springboks will be determined to get their UK tour off to a strong start on Friday when they meet Scotland on the Murrayfield B Field in Edinburgh on their World Rugby U20 Championship warm-up tour. Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux named all six...
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May 2, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lombard relishing second Junior Bok season
Junior Springbok fullback Gianni Lombard on Wednesday described the opportunity to represent the SA U20’s for the second season as a dream come true as the team got down to business in Edinburgh before Friday’s clash against Scotland. The players had...
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May 1, 18 •
1590 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Excited Junior Springboks land in Edinburgh
Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat said his team was excited to get going on their UK tour shortly after the team’s arrival in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The team wasted no time getting into the swing of things, as they immediately headed to the gym for a...
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May 1, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat to lead Junior Boks to World Rugby U20 Champs
Salmaan Moerat will lead a Junior Springbok squad featuring seven players who participated in the World Rugby U20 Championship last year, from 30 May to 17 June in the south of France. Moerat, who established himself as a fine captain for the SA Schools team...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Willemse, Du Plessis to join Junior Boks in the UK
DHL Stormers flyhalf Damian Willemse and Springbok Sevens player Muller du Plessis will join the Junior Springboks in the UK after being named in Chean Roux’s 29-man squad for their warm-up tour in preparation for the World Rugby U20 Championship. The...
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Apr 21, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Bok character to defeat Georgia
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a solid second-half fightback to earn a rewarding 48-23 victory over Georgia at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. It was the South Africans’ second warm-up...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sazi to lead new-look Junior Bok team against Georgia
Junior Springbok prop Sazi Sandi will lead a new-look Junior Springbok squad, featuring Blitzbok Muller du Plessis, in their second warm-up match against Georgia at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. SA Under-20 coach Chean Roux made several...
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Apr 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased with win, but says there is work ahead
Junior Springbok coach, Chean Roux, was pleased with his team’s 55-14 victory against Georgia at Paul Roos Gymnasium on Friday, but said there was still a lot of work ahead as they prepare for the World Rugby U20 Championship in the south of France at the...
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Apr 12, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat to lead Junior Springboks against Georgia
Former SA Schools captain Salmaan Moerat will lead the Junior Springboks in their first warm-up match, against Georgia at the Markötter Fields at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Friday, in the build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship. Junior...
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Apr 5, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Springboks switch into match mode
The Junior Springbok training squad will switch into match mode on Monday when coach Chean Roux’s training squad gathers in Stellenbosch for their fourth training camp as the World Rugby U20 Championship draws closer. The squad will meet Georgia in...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Bok preparations on track as short camps conclude
The Junior Springbok training squad wrapped up the last of their three short camps in Stellenbosch on Friday as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which begins in exactly two months. The squad will assemble in...
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Mar 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Trio of players excused from third Junior Bok camp
Recently capped Springbok Sevens player Muller du Plessis, and DHL Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby players Damian Willemse and Salmaan Moerat, will continue with their other commitments next week when the Junior Springbok training squad gathers for a third...
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Feb 24, 18 •
1956 Views •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased with productive Junior Bok training camp
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the quality of the first SA Under-20 training camp, which concluded after four productive days of intense training in Stellenbosch on Friday. The Junior Springbok training squad gathered on Tuesday, and...
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Feb 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks set for solid U20 Championship build-up
The Junior Springboks will have a solid build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship – in the south of France from 30 May to 17 June – with four training camps and a UK tour planned to ensure that they are well prepared for the international spectacle....
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Feb 15, 18 •
1984 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks to kick off U20 Champs in Perpignan
The Junior Springboks will kick off the World Rugby U20 Championship campaign against Georgia in the southern French city of Perpignan on Wednesday, 30 May. The encounter, which will be hosted at Stade Aimé Giral at 18h30 (SA time), is the opening match of...
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Dec 5, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks to face hosts France at 2018 U20 Championship
The Junior Springboks have been drawn to face hosts France in Pool C of the 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship, which will be played across three cities in the south of France from Wednesday, 30 May to Sunday, 17 June. The two other teams in the Junior Boks’...
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May 12, 17 •
1896 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby takes fans behind the scenes as Junior Boks count-down to World Champs
SA Rugby has released the first of three behind-the-scenes mini-documentaries on the Junior Springboks’ hopes to regain the World Title in Georgia next month. Coach Chean Roux and captain Ernst van Rhyn, take viewers behind the scenes in episode one as they...
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Mar 31, 17 •
2658 Views •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased as Junior Boks kick off warm-up games with a win
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased on Friday with his team’s first hit-out in the lead-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship as they defeated the Down Touch Griffons 24-20 in the sweltering heat at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom. The...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby thanks Theron for his contribution to the game
SA Rugby President Oregan Hoskins on Sunday thanked Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron for his immense contribution to rugby in South Africa as a coach and player and wished him luck for the next chapter in his career in Japan. Theron completed his six-year...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron describes Argentina defeat as massive disappointment
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron on Saturday described his team’s 49-19 defeat against Argentina in the bronze playoff at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, as one of the most disappointing moments in his career. The Junior...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pokomela to lead Junior Boks in World Champs Bronze Playoff
Junior Springbok No 8 Junior Pokomela will lead the SA U20 team in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship bronze playoff against Argentina at the AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester on Saturday in the absence of regular skipper Jeremy Ward, as coach Dawie Theron...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on From ball boy to Junior Springbok
Edwill van der Merwe supported the Junior Springboks from the sidelines as a ball boy in the 2012 World Rugby Under-20 Championship in South Africa, which the team won, and four years later he has established himself as one of the key players in the side....
