
Nhleko: Junior Boks want to win
Bafana Nhleko is confident the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship will help steer the Junior Springboks to break their world title drought.
Bafana Nhleko is confident the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship will help steer the Junior Springboks to break their world title drought.
The issues with SA Rugby’s youth structures were exposed at the World U20 Championship despite the valiant Junior Springboks fighting for a bronze medal, writes DYLAN JACK.
Rugged defence laid the foundation for the Junior Springboks to beat England in Cape Town on Friday night in the third-place playoff and secure a fourth consecutive World Rugby U20 Championship bronze medal.
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.
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.
The Junior Springboks rallied to beat Argentina at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday night to advance to the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-finals.
Italy punished the ill-disciplined Junior Springboks to stun the hosts of the World Rugby U20 Championship in atrocious conditions in Paarl on Thursday.
The Junior Springboks plan to deliver an energetic effort at a sold-out Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon, when they take on Italy in their second Pool C match of the World U20 Championship.
Former Springbok captain Corne Krige gave the next generation of players an inspirational talk before Wales took on New Zealand in the World U20 Championship in Paarl.