The Junior Springboks secured their place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a superb second half performance by grinding out a 24-16 victory over Argentina on a cold and windy night at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.
The Leopards, Griffons, Golden Lions and Blue Bulls recorded big wins on day two of the SA Rugby U18 Craven Week at Outeniqua Park in George.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber advised on Tuesday that prop Ox Nche had suffered an injury to his chest at training on Tuesday and was in doubt for Saturday’s opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks for the third time in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The nine-month long wait to reveal the new Nike-designed Springbok jersey finally ended on Tuesday when the Springboks’ new Castle Lager Rugby Championship jersey was revealed.
Junior Springbok captain Paul de Villiers is eagerly anticipating his team’s third and final, must-win Pool C clash against Argentina in the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday.
Boland, Eastern Province, the Sharks and Western Province claimed important wins on Day One of the SA Rugby U18 Craven Week at Outeniqua Park in George.
The Mastercard Golden Lions Women scored a third tournament win in the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division, beating the Cell C Sharks Women in Alberton on Saturday to move past their Durban opponents on the points log, while in East London, Border Ladies needed a strong second half to beat EP Queens.
Flyhalf Jean Smith - the Junior Springboks leading scorer in their 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign - will resume his role as the starting No 10 when South Africa take on Argentina at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday.
South Africa’s top schoolboys will have the chance to shine at the SA Rugby U18 Craven Week, which will be staged at Outeniqua Park in George over the next six days.