Rugby fans in the Western Cape will be able to watch top-class action and see the future stars of Rugby live during the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 thanks to very affordable ticket prices announced by the South Africa Rugby Union (SARU). SARU has confirmed tickets for the three week-long event have gone on sale [...]

SA Rugby recently named their powerful SA U-20 squad to play in the IRB Junior World Championships 2012 to be played in Cape Town in June. Amongst the 28-man squad, The Sharks Academy are well represented with 6 players being named; Pieter-Steph du Toit (lock), Paul Jordaan (centre) both having played in the demanding 2012 [...]

Three local members of the wider South African Under-20 squad were called up to the Springbok Planning Camp that started in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. Centres Pat Howard and Kobus van Wyk, as well as prop Oliver Kebble have been drafted into the Planning Camp after Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer consulted with the national [...]

Vodacom Blue Bulls flank Wian Liebenberg will lead a powerful SA Under-20 team at the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in Cape Town, the South African Rugby Union announced on Tuesday. SARU named the 28-man squad during a midday media conference held at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport. Vodacom Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen, DHL Stormers [...]

The South Africa Under-20 team wrapped a three-match series against the touring Argentina side with a  13-5 win in the third and final encounter at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, on Saturday evening. Last week, the home team ran out 51-19 winners, while the midweek clash ended in a 23-all draw. Dawie Theron, the SA [...]

Paul Jordaan, The Sharks back utility back, was included in the SA Under-20 starting line-up for the team’s third and final international clash against Argentina on Saturday at the Danie Craven in Stellenbosch. The Springbok Sevens international joined the team earlier in the week and he will do duty on the right wing in the [...]

Ashwin Willemse, a member of the Rugby World Cup 2007 winning Springbok squad, was today named as the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador. The key age grade tournament will be played from 4 to 22 June in Cape Town, South Africa. Willemse was also a key member of Jake White’s IRB Under 21 World [...]

All twelve participating teams in the upcoming IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa will have access to world-class health and fitness facilities thanks to an agreement between the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and Virgin Active SA. The pair announced their partnership on Thursday, 19 April 2012, during a lunch-time media launch at [...]

The South Africa Under-20 Invitational XV fought off a brave onslaught from Argentina to draw their match 23-23 at the Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch late on Tuesday afternoon. This clash was the second of a three match series between the home team and the visiting Pumitas. The matches form part of the SA U20 training [...]

South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron has picked a complete new selection to face the visiting Argentina Pumitas in their second of three international matches at the Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch (4pm). The team comprise mostly of Under-19 players and those who were not involved in the opening clash on Saturday at the same venue [...]