The Junior Boks started their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign with six tries in a 43-19 victory over Scotland in Rosario on Tuesday.
Team announcement
Junior Boks shuffle team for Argentina clashZachary Porthen resumes the captaincy of a reshuffled Junior Springboks starting line-up for Sunday’s final Under-20 Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina on the eastern seaboard of Queensland in Australia.
News
Junior Boks determined to improve against PumitasThe Junior Springboks have done a lot of introspection after their disappointing loss to Australia on Tuesday and the players are determined to rectify things when they play Argentina in their third and final U20 Rugby Championship encounter on Sunday morning.
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Simplified red card sanction process to be trialledWorld Rugby has announced further details of a revised red card sanction process trial featuring automatic off-field sanctions for players shown red cards.
Match report
Junior Boks go down fighting against AustraliaThe Junior Springboks suffered a heart-breaking 24-19 defeat against Australia in their second outing in the U20 Rugby Championship at a wet Sunshine Coast Stadium on Tuesday, but showed great fighting spirit until the final whistle despite a red card in the first half.
Reaction
Poor execution costly for Junior Boks against AusA disappointed Junior Springbok head coach Bafana Nhleko bemoaned his team’s error-rate and not keeping the pressure up in their heart-breaking defeat against Australia in the second round of the U20 Rugby Championship on Tuesday.