Junior Boks tweak team for bronze playoff
Damian Markus will earn a first start for the Junior Springboks against England on Friday, while coach Bafana Nhleko made a few injury-enforced changes for the third-place playoff at Athlone Stadium.
Damian Markus will earn a first start for the Junior Springboks against England on Friday, while coach Bafana Nhleko made a few injury-enforced changes for the third-place playoff at Athlone Stadium.
Head coach Bafana Nhleko believes beating England in the bronze final of the World U20 Championship on Friday will be a huge motivating factor for the Junior Springboks.
Ireland booked their spot in the World Rugby U20 Championship final after thundering to victory against the Junior Boks in the semi-final at Athlone Stadium on Sunday.
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Captain Paul de Villiers says the Junior Springboks want to be first out of the starting blocks when they face Ireland in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final at Athlone Stadium on Sunday.
The Junior Springboks will face Ireland in the World U20 Championship semi-final with an unchanged matchday squad at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon.
Bafana Nhleko said the tough route into the semi-finals of the World U20 Championship will benefit his Junior Springboks squad going into Sunday’s playoff encounter against Ireland.
The Junior Springboks rallied to beat Argentina at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday night to advance to the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-finals.
Skipper Paul de Villiers is fired up for the Junior Springboks’ “must-win” final Pool C clash of the World U20 Championship, against Argentina in Athlone on Tuesday.