Match report

The Junior Springboks booked their spot in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship, but they had to work very hard for their 48-24 victory (half-time 28-10) over Argentina on a hot and humid Monday evening at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella in Viadana.

News

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids and lock Ruan Nortje expected a proper physical onslaught from Georgia in their closing Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Nelspruit on Saturday and made it clear that while many pundits may have already written off the visitors, it will not be a walk in the park.

FNB Youth Weeks

Quintin Potgieter has been called up to the SA Schools squad following confirmation that Josh Neill has been ruled out due to a rib injury.

Reaction

Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams was delighted to be back on field for the first time in three months after recovering from a neck injury and said it was fantastic to see their game plan come together in what marked the team’s third victory in a row.

Preview

Siphosethu Mnebelele and Vusi Moyo have been dreaming of playing rugby for South Africa since their early high school days at King Edward VII School (KES) in Johannesburg and now, the two schoolboy friends are forming an integral part of the Junior Springboks’ World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in Italy.