Junior Boks back veterans for U20 opener
Skipper Paul de Villiers is one of seven returning Junior Springboks named to face Georgia for the World U20 Championship opener in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
Skipper Paul de Villiers is one of seven returning Junior Springboks named to face Georgia for the World U20 Championship opener in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
On 22 June 2012, the Junior Springboks defeated New Zealand at Newlands to win the World U20 Championship on home soil.
After two months of preparing in Stellenbosch, the Junior Springboks received a reality check that they were in tournament week when they arrived at the team hotel for the World U20 Championship.
Handre Pollard has reflected fondly on his experience in South Africa’s successful 2012 U20 World Championship campaign, when the Junior Springboks won the tournament on home soil.
On this day in 2018, Tyrone Green scored twice to help the Junior Springboks win a 70-point thriller against New Zealand and take third place in the World U20 Championship.
Prop Phatu Ganyane breaks down a set-piece training session with the Junior Springboks, as South Africa prepares to host the World U20 Championship on home soil.
Inspired by Damian Willemse and Herschel Jantjies, promising Junior Springboks scrumhalf Imad Khan is eager to make a run at winning the U20 World Championship. DYLAN JACK reports.
2012 U20 World Championship-winning coach Dawie Theron has provided the Junior Springboks with sage advice on how to win the tournament on home soil.
On this day in 2017, Johan Grobbelaar and Gianni Lombard each grabbed braces as the Junior Springboks scored 11 tries against Argentina in the U20 World Championship.
Damian Willemse, Manie Libbok and Embrose Papier turned on the style for the Junior Springboks in a thrilling win over a Varsity Cup Dream Team in Stellenbosch in 2017.