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Mar 22, 19 •
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The Junior Springboks will take on England and Wales in the UK late in April in vital warm-up matches for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in June. These matches will increase the team’s warm-up games against international opposition to five,...
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Mar 22, 19 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the progress made by the SA Rugby Academy squad as their second training camp concluded on Thursday evening with matches against the Boland Amateur squad in Wellington. The SA Rugby Academy group was divided...
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Mar 21, 19 •
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The Junior Springboks will face the Under-20 teams of Georgia and Argentina, as well as a Namibian XV in an exciting International Series in the Western Cape in April, as part of their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in June....
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Mar 13, 19 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux would have been excused if he experienced some form of déjà vu on Tuesday when the SA Rugby Academy squad took on his old team, the DHL Stormers, in a friendly hit-out that would have stood the youngsters in good stead as...
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Jan 24, 19 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the Under-18 assessment camp hosted in Potchefstroom last week as the SA U20 management team continued with the groundwork for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which will be hosted in Argentina in June. A...
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Nov 28, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was satisfied with the outcomes of the Under-19 assessment camp in Stellenbosch and praised the players for their work-ethic, adding that it would benefit the team when they begin their preparations for the World Rugby U20...
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Nov 1, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux invited two squads of 74 Under-19 and Under-18 players for assessment camps in Stellenbosch in November and January with an eye on preparing for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina. The U19 squad includes...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Junior Springbok vice-captain and centre Wandisile Simelane, who capped off the World Rugby U20 Championship with the honour of being the joint top try-scorer with six tries, looked back at the competition with fond memories as the team prepared to depart for...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was a pleased man on Sunday after his team delivered a strong performance to defeat New Zealand by 40-30 at Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers to finish the World Rugby U20 Championship on a high note and claim the bronze...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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The Junior Springboks will face New Zealand in the World Rugby U20 Championship bronze playoff in Béziers on Sunday with a new centre pairing of Wandisile Simelane and Lyle Hendricks. Simelane switches from the left wing to centre, while Hendricks replaces...
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Jun 15, 18 •
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Louis Koen said on Friday that the Junior Springbok team were determined to finish the World Rugby U20 Championship on a winning note when they meet New Zealand in the bronze playoff in Béziers on Sunday. The SAU20’s returned to the training field on...
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Jun 13, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was bitterly disappointed with his side’s 32-31 defeat against England in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final in Narbonne, but he said the players will learn some valuable lessons as they look ahead at their bronze...
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Jun 13, 18 •
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The Junior Springboks will contest the bronze playoff at the World Rugby U20 Championship on Sunday after heart-breaking 32-31 defeat against England in the semi-final at Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié in Narbonne dashed their...
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Jun 11, 18 •
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Junior Springbok flyhalf David Coetzer, flanker Phendulani Buthelezi, hooker Tiaan van der Merwe and prop Alulutho Tshakweni will earn their first World Rugby U20 Championship starts in the semi-final against England on Tuesday. Their inclusion is among six...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said on Sunday it would take a determined 80 minute effort in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final against England in Narbonne on Tuesday to book a place in the final as the competition reaches the...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat said although his team was still hurting from their defeat against France in their final World Rugby U20 Championship pool match on Thursday, they would rally together and work harder for Tuesday’s semi-final against...
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Jun 8, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was disappointed with his team’s 46-29 defeat against France in their final World Rugby U20 Championship pool match in Narbonne on Thursday, but he lauded their effort to grind out the bonus point to book their place in the...
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Jun 6, 18 •
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Wandisile Simelane will start on the wing and Lubabalo Dobela at flyhalf when the Junior Springboks meet World Rugby U20 Championship hosts, France, in their pool decider in Narbonne on Thursday, among six changes to coach Chean Roux’s starting team. Dobela...
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Jun 5, 18 •
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SA Rugby’s High Performance manager and Junior Springbok assistant coach Louis Koen says the team is keen to take a step forward in the World Rugby U20 Championship when they meet hosts, France, in their final pool match in Narbonne on Thursday. The SA U20s...
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Jun 5, 18 •
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DHL Western Province flyhalf David Coetzer and Cell C Sharks No 8 Phendulani Buthelezi will join the Junior Springboks in France on Tuesday as injury replacements for Damian Willemse and Muller du Plessis respectively. Willemse suffered a knee injury in the...
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Jun 4, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux lauded his team’s determined second-half display against Ireland in their World Rugby U20 Championship match at Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié in Narbonne on Sunday to register a 30-17...
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Jun 3, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made four changes to his team for their second World Rugby U20 Championship match against Ireland on Sunday at Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié in Narbonne in the south of France. Two of the changes...
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Jun 2, 18 •
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Junior Springbok winger Tyrone Green says the team has the goods to deliver a quality performance against Ireland in Narbonne on Sunday in their second pool match. The Junior Springboks secured a 33-27 victory against Georgia in their opening game in...
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May 31, 18 •
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Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team had to make a massive step-up in their second World Rugby U20 Championship pool match against Ireland after a second-half fightback against Georgia earned them a 33-27 victory on Wednesday. The SA...
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May 31, 18 •
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Junior Springbok coach, Chean Roux, said his team would take the lessons learned from their opening World Rugby U20 Championship 33-27 victory against Georgia at Stade Aimé Giral in Perpignan on Wednesday. “The result is basically all we got from this...
