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May 9, 13 •
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With less than one month to go until kick off, tickets for the knockout stages of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 are now on sale. The Under 20 tournament takes place in the north west of France this year, in Nantes, Vannes and La Roche-sur-Yon from...
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May 7, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, Blitz Bokke, General News, Junior Rugby, JWC •
Johan Jonck •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg has joined the SA Under-20 squad in Cape Town as cover ahead of their friendly international on Saturday against Namibia in Stellenbosch. The squad, hit by injuries to several key players, was also bolstered...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, JWC •
Johan Jonck •
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Eastern Province Rugby players Sergeal Petersen and Aidon Davis have both been called up to be part of the South Africa Under 20 squad to compete in the IRB Junior World Cup in France in June. “Both of these players have come through the ranks and excelled...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad Ruan Steenkamp, the Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker, was on Thursday named as captain of South Africa’s Under-20 squad for the IRB Junior World Championship, which will be staged during June in France. Steenkamp leads a...
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Apr 21, 13 •
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Los Pumitas clinch series 2-1 against SA U20 Argentina again withstood a fierce second half onslaught from South Africa to win a closely contested Under-20 friendly international rugby match 27-22 at the La Plata RC club in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening...
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Apr 16, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, IRB, Junior Rugby, JWC •
Johan Jonck •
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SA U20’s start title defence against USA Preparations well on track for this year’s tournament Tickets selling well as kick-off times announced South Africa will kick off their Junior World Championship (JWC) defence against the United States on...
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Jan 22, 13 •
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Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron has confirmed the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match on Wednesday morning against Maties in Stellenbosch. The training match is the second of three outings against Western Cape-based university...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron on Thursday named the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match against the University of the Western Cape (UWC), to be played on Friday afternoon at the Markötter Sports Field in Stellenbosch....
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Jan 7, 13 •
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South Africa Under-20 head coach Dawie Theron on Monday named 34 players for the latest training camp in preparation for the IRB Junior World Championships to be played in France in June. The Junior Springboks will defend the title won in South Africa last...
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Nov 30, 12 •
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The SA Under-20 training group will assemble from 2 to 12 December at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for a second planning camp in preparation for the defence of their IRB Junior World Championship title in France next June. The extended group of players...
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Nov 26, 12 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, JWC, National, Varsity Cup •
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Nov 12, 12 •
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An extended Junior Springbok training group concluded a very successful first training camp on Monday in Stellenbosch to kick-start the defending champion’s preparations for the IRB Junior World Championship next year in France. South Africa Under-20 coach,...
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Nov 8, 12 •
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Defending champions South Africa was on Thursday drawn alongside hosts, France, England and the USA when the International Rugby Board and the Fédération Française de Rugby announced the venues, pools and match schedule (attached) for the IRB Junior World...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron made his first move in defending the Junior World Championship title his side won in June by naming an extended training squad for the 2013 IRB tournament, to be played in France. Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western...
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Jun 25, 12 •
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International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 as a ‘huge success’, and has thanked the South African Rugby Union and the people of Cape Town for the way they embraced the showcase age grade...
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Jun 25, 12 •
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Paul Jordaan, the exciting Sharks utility back has finally got the chance to hit the lime light, and that he most certainly did. The young former Grey College scholar has been shinning on the International Seven circuit for the past few years; however, many...
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Jun 23, 12 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, IRB, Junior Rugby, JWC •
Johan Jonck •
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It was a plan that came together because of a great group of players who refused to accept defeat or mediocrity, Junior Boks coach Dawie Theron said after his team won the IRB Junior Championship 2012 at DHL Newlands Stadium on Friday, beating New Zealand...
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Jun 22, 12 •
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South Africa’s Jan Serfontein has been named the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2012 following a thrilling Junior World Championship final at Newlands against New Zealand, which saw his side crowned champions for the first time. Serfontein is the first...
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Jun 22, 12 •
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Johan Jonck •
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Hosts South Africa have finally ended New Zealand’s dominance of the IRB Junior World Championship after second half tries from scrum half Vian van der Watt and centre Jan Serfontein secured a 22-16 win to the delight of a sold-out Newlands Stadium in Cape...
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Jun 22, 12 •
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Q: The tournament didn’t turn out as you may have hoped. What have you and the boys gotten out of the competition as a whole? A: Well we came in as a young team, a lot of the boys fresh out of school. There’s such a massive rugby culture here in...
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Jun 21, 12 •
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The South African Rugby Union announced on Thursday that more than 30 000 tickets have been sold for the IRB Junior World Championship final on Friday evening at Newlands between South Africa and New Zealand Under-20. The Newlands attendance figure is 8 000...
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Jun 21, 12 •
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Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron made two injury-enforced changes to his starting team that will play New Zealand in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 at DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium on Friday and also included fit-again captain Wiaan...
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Jun 19, 12 •
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The International Rugby Board has confirmed a shortlist of three nominees for the IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012, with the winner set to be announced following the IRB Junior World Championship final at Newlands on Friday, June 22. Hosts South...
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Jun 18, 12 •
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The Junior Boks announced on Monday that William Small-Smith has suffered a knee injury and has been ruled out of Friday’s IRB Junior World Championship 2012 against New Zealand. The midfielder injured ligaments in his side’s 35-3 semi-final win over...
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Jun 18, 12 •
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Small-Smith ruled out of IRB JWC final The Junior Boks announced on Monday that William Small-Smith has suffered a knee injury and has been ruled out of Friday’s IRB Junior World Championship 2012 against New Zealand. The midfielder injured ligaments in his...
