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Apr 19, 18 •
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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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Mar 30, 18 •
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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 5, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux targets momentum at second Junior Bok camp
Despite some withdrawals from their wider training squad, Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux is hoping his teams’ preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in France from 30 May to 17 June will gain momentum when they get together for a second...
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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 •
1990 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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Jun 5, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux shuffles Junior Boks for Georgian challenge
Junior Springboks coach Chean Roux made nine changes to his team to face Georgia in their second World Rugby U20 Championship pool match at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Sunday, as the side prepares for another physical encounter. Roux has made seven...
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May 22, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks get back to business in Stellenbosch
The Junior Springboks returned to the training field in Stellenbosch highly motivated as they began to fine-tune their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Georgia, which begins next week. The squad assembled at their training base on Sunday...
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May 19, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks share the significance of their selection in U20 video
SA Rugby on Friday released the second of three behind-the-scenes mini-documentaries on the Junior Springboks’ preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Georgia. In the video, Junior Springbok captain Ernst van Rhyn, flyhalf Curwin Bosch, utility...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Analysis, BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, National •
Johan Jonck •
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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Jul 8, 16 •
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General News, Junior Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on DHL WP U19 bolstered by Junior Boks
DHL Western Province Under-19 have been bolstered by the inclusion of four Junior Springbok forwards in their match-day squad to face the Sharks U19 in Durban on Saturday. Flank Ernst van Rhyn, lock Cobus Wiese and prop Carlu Sadie all take their place in the...
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Jun 7, 16 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on Theron satisfied as Junior Boks defeat Japan in World Champs opener
Photo: World Rugby Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron praised his team’s fighting spirit as they came back from trailing at half-time to comprehensively beat Japan by 59-19 in their opening match of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in...
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Jun 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on Fifteen Varsity Cup players in Junior Bok team to face Japan
South Africa Under-20 head coach, Dawie Theron, has picked a strong matchday squad for their World Rugby Under-20 Championship opener against Japan this afternoon. Of the 23 players, seven have represented different universities in the FNB Varsity Cup...
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Jun 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bosch hopes his birthday will be lucky charm at World Champs
Junior Springbok utility back Curwin Bosch hopes that his birthday on 25 June, the same day as the World Rugby Under-20 Championship final, will be a lucky charm for the team in the international showpiece in Manchester, England. The last time South Africa...
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Jun 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks depart for England with high hopes
The Junior Springboks on Thursday departed for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, with high hopes of winning the title following an intense two-month training camp in Cape Town. The team will meet Japan in their opening pool...
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May 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on University breed Junior Boks
CAPTION: The five FNB NMMU-Madibaz players selected to represent South Africa in the World Rugby U20 Championship are, from left, Nicolaas Oosthuizen, Tango Balekile, Jeremy Ward, Keanu Vers and Junior Pokomela. Photo: Full Stop Communications The...
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May 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province rugby shines as six players selected for SA U20 touring squad
Six players from the Eastern Cape have been selected by Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron as part of his 28-man squad that will do battle at World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, from 7 to 25 June Most notably is that Eastern Province...
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Apr 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron pleased with Junior Bok training squad progress
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron on Friday was satisfied with the progress made by his provisional Junior Springbok training squad since they assembled in camp two weeks ago and feels there are several positives to build on as they prepare for the World...
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Jun 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks pick strongest line-up for Samoa
Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron has selected his strongest available starting line-up for the final Pool C Junior World Championship match against Samoa on Tuesday in Pukekohe. The match at the Ecolight Stadium will kick off at 07h35 SA time and will...
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May 3, 14 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks score huge win over Argentina U20
The Junior Springboks scored six tries in each half to score a convincing 78-31 victory over Argentina Under-20 on Friday in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. The encounter was the first of three matches as the two teams fine-tune their preparations for the...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks training squad to test readiness against Argentina
The South Africa Under-20 squad will be able to test their readiness for this year’s Junior World Championship (JWC) when they tackle Argentina Under-20 in three international friendly matches in the Western Cape. The first clash takes place on Friday at...
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Jun 25, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Theron believes Junior Boks are on the right track
The Junior Springboks rugby squad arrived in South Africa on Tuesday from France where they claimed the bronze medal after beating New Zealand in a thrilling playoff match on Sunday before a capacity crowd in Vannes. South Africa lost only one of their five...
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Jun 16, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Face injury rules Kirsten out of JWC
Junior Springbok lock Jannes Kirsten will miss the rest of the IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) in France because of a facial injury, the team confirmed on Sunday. Kirsten sustained a fractured cheek bone in the South Africa Under-20’s training...
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Jun 16, 13 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on De Bruin available to play for Junior Boks after successful appeal
Junior Springbok prop Luan de Bruin is available for selection for the South Africa Under-20’s Junior World Championship semi-final on Tuesday after SARU succeeded in its appeal against his suspension of four weeks. The front ranker appeared before...
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Jun 8, 13 •
4265 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Junior Boks retain starting team for England
Dawie Theron, the South Africa Under-20 coach, has kept his starting fifteen unchanged for the IRB Junior World Championship Pool A fixture against England on Sunday. There is however one change on the bench, with lock Jannes Kirsten (Vodacom Blue Bulls)...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks “BabyBoks” named for JWC opener
Junior Springboks named for JWC opener The South Africa Under-20 team to face the United States in their first match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 has been named. Vodacom Blue Bulls forward Ruan Steenkamp will captain the side from the back of the...
