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  • Junior Boks pick themselves up for bronze playoff

    Jun 14, 17 • 1194 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Junior Boks pick themselves up for bronze playoff

    Junior Springbok assistant coach Louis Koen, who also fulfills the role of SA Rugby’s acting High-Performance manager, reiterated that the team had learned harsh lessons from their defeat against England and said they would pick themselves up for the bronze...

  • Stick expects tough task against England

    Jun 9, 17 • 1491 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Stick expects tough task against England

    Junior Springbok backline coach Mzwandile Stick said England would pose a different challenge to Argentina in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final in Tbilisi on Tuesday, and he reiterated that the team had not achieved anything yet. Speaking after the...

  • Roux remains humble as SA U20’s book semi-final spot

    Jun 8, 17 • 1365 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Roux remains humble as SA U20’s book semi-final spot

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux remained humble on Thursday as his team romped to an 11-try 72-14 bonus-point victory against Argentina in their final pool match at the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi to book a semi-final...

  • Roux maintains continuity for Argentina clash

    Jun 7, 17 • 1338 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Roux maintains continuity for Argentina clash

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three personnel changes to his team for their third and final pool match against Argentina at the World Rugby U20 Championship on Thursday, with Curwin Bosch, Ruben van Heerden and Hendre Stassen being drafted into the...

  • Augustus living his dream in Tbilisi

    Jun 6, 17 • 1629 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Augustus living his dream in Tbilisi

    Junior Springbok No 8 Juarno Augustus is living his dream at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, where he is enjoying the honour of representing his country for the first time. Augustus, who started the tournament on a memorable note with...

  • Stick takes the positives from SA U20 draw against France

    Jun 1, 17 • 1284 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Stick takes the positives from SA U20 draw against France

    Junior Springbok backline coach Mzwandile Stick focused on the positives from the team’s 23-23 draw against France in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match in Tbilisi, Georgia, and said good player management was vital ahead of their second clash...

  • Six capped Junior Boks to start against France

    May 30, 17 • 1057 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Six capped Junior Boks to start against France

    Six of the eight players in the Junior Springbok squad that featured in the 2016 edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Manchester will play in Chean Roux’s team’s tournament opener against France in Georgia on Wednesday. Flyhalf Curwin Bosch,...

  • Bosch: Junior Boks are ready to go

    May 29, 17 • 962 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Bosch: Junior Boks are ready to go

    Junior Springbok flyhalf Curwin Bosch says the team has settled in well in Tbilisi, Georgia, and are raring to go two days before their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match against France at the Avchala Stadium. The SA U20s touched down in Tbilisi on...

  • Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    May 29, 17 • 1418 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    Salmaan Moerat said on Saturday he was relishing every moment of being part of the Junior Springbok squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship and he hoped that a solid team effort would contribute to a successful campaign for the SA U20s. The 19-year-old...

  • Van Rhyn looking forward to Georgia challenge

    May 25, 17 • 1093 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Van Rhyn looking forward to Georgia challenge

    Junior Springbok captain Ernst van Rhyn and his team were looking forward to testing themselves against the top sides in the world at the World Rugby U20 Championship as the squad prepared to depart for Tbilisi, Georgia, on Thursday evening. The SA U20’s...

  • Davids has high hopes for Junior Boks in Georgia

    May 16, 17 • 1741 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Davids has high hopes for Junior Boks in Georgia

    After watching the Springbok Sevens secure the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title with a victory in Paris on Sunday, Junior Springbok and Blitzboks strongman Zain Davids hoped that a similarly brave effort by the SA U20s could steer them to success in...

  • Bosch excited to join Junior Bok camp

    May 9, 17 • 1140 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Bosch excited to join Junior Bok camp

    Cell C Sharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch joined the Junior Springbok squad following a number of strong performances in Vodacom Super Rugby this season and said he hoped the experience gained would allow him to add value to the team in the World Rugby U20...

  • Van Rhyn to lead Junior Boks at World Rugby U20 Championship

    May 3, 17 • 1473 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Van Rhyn to lead Junior Boks at World Rugby U20 Championship

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux has named Ernst van Rhyn as captain of the SA Under-20 squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, with eight players amongst the chosen 28 who played in the same tournament last year. Van Rhyn, Curwin...

  • Roux praises Junior Springbok character

    Apr 26, 17 • 1647 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Springbok character

    Despite a number of lessons learnt, Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was satisfied with his team’s 50-19 victory in a high-paced warm-up match against the Varsity Cup Dream Team at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday evening. The SA U20s...

  • Roux continues rotation for third warm-up

    Apr 7, 17 • 1579 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Roux continues rotation for third warm-up

    DHL Stormers flyhalf Damian Willemse will start in the Junior Springboks’ No 10 jersey on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in their final warm-up match on their training camp as coach Chean Roux continues his player rotation policy. With Roux...

  • Roux praises Junior Bok character against Griquas

    Apr 6, 17 • 1975 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Bok character against Griquas

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character despite going down 31-21 against the Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Wednesday evening and said the tough competition was exactly what he had hoped for before the World Rugby U20...

  • Roux names his Junior Bok squad for their first warm-up match

    Mar 30, 17 • 2903 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Roux names his Junior Bok squad for their first warm-up match

    Cell C Sharks flyhalf Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been included in the Junior Springboks’ starting line-up to face the Down Touch Griffons on Friday in their first warm-up match in the build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship. Along with Janse van...

  • Junior Bok squad announced for Bloemfontein camp

    Mar 24, 17 • 6372 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Junior Bok squad announced for Bloemfontein camp

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux on Friday named a squad of 47 players invited to attend the team’s second training camp in Bloemfontein from Sunday, 26 March to Sunday, 9 April, with an eye on announcing his squad of 28 for the World Rugby U20...

  • Georgia on their minds as Junior Boks gear up for World Champs

    Mar 10, 17 • 1413 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Georgia on their minds as Junior Boks gear up for World Champs

    Junior Springbok training squad preparations on track Focus on skills and technique South Africa’s best young players now have Georgia firmly on their minds as preparations intensified in Stellenbosch this week for the Junior World Championships in the...

  • Junior Springbok training squad announced

    Feb 28, 17 • 2217 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Junior Springbok training squad announced

    Curwin Bosch, Zain Davids and Salmaan Moerat all feature in a 50-man Junior Springbok training squad named by SA Rugby on Tuesday as the preparations begin to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Georgia from 31 May to 18 June. Bosch and Davids...

  • Davids to make Blitzbok debut in Wellington

    Jan 18, 17 • 3370 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News • • Comments Off on Davids to make Blitzbok debut in Wellington

      Soyizwapi also included for Australasian leg Afrika joins Brown on the sidelines with knee injuries Senatla fit for final two tournaments of the current series Zain Davids, a Junior Springbok star in 2016, was one of two new players in the Blitzbok...

  • Van der Merwe on DHL WP U21 debut

    Sep 1, 16 • 1356 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Van der Merwe on DHL WP U21 debut

    Junior Springbok wing Edwill van der Merwe will make his debut for DHL Western Province U21 against the Cell C Sharks U21 at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The speedster will be joined in a new-look backline by flyhalf Brandon Thomson, scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies...