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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD FOR WORLD RUGBY U20s CHAMPIONSHIP NAMED
The Junior Wallabies squad for the World Rugby U20s Championship has today been confirmed with the 28-man squad set to depart for Argentina at the end of the month. Australia will take on Italy, Ireland and England in Pool B of the Championship as the side...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND TO WIN FIRST EVER OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Oceania U20s Championship for the first time leaving New Zealand scoreless 24-nil at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Saturday night. In front of 2,136 strong crowd, the Junior Wallabies have finished their Oceania...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to face Australia
The New Zealand Under 20 team is aiming for a fifth Oceania Under 20 Championship title in a winner-takes-all match against their Australian counterparts on the Gold Coast tonight (kick off 9pm NZT).Coach Craig Philpott has named a strong team for their final...
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May 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES CONFIRMED TO TAKE ON NEW ZEALAND U20s
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Jason Gilmore has named his strongest possible side, as the team look to continue their winning ways when they take on the New Zealand U20s this Saturday night at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Following a strong...
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May 2, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks enter next phase of World Rugby U20 Champs preparations
With their blitz tour to the UK done and dusted, the Junior Springboks will enter the next phase of their preparation for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on Friday, with consistency in their performances and the fine-tuning of their game plan among the...
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May 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Boks’ character to defeat Wales
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a strong second-half fightback at the Vale Resort outside Cardiff against Wales for a 35-31 victory on Tuesday in the final game on their warm-up tour to the UK. The Junior...
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Apr 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks preparing for big Welsh battle
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said he was expecting another stern test in their second and final match on their warm-up tour to the UK against the Wales U20’s on Tuesday in what marks his last chance to test player combinations before finalising the...
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Apr 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on England U20s defeat Junior Springboks in Coventry
England U20s recorded a 35-8 victory over the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park Arena on Friday. Steve Bates’ side scored five tries in an attritional contest, with the fixture serving as a final opportunity for players to earn selection...
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Apr 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux: England defeat a tough lesson
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux described his team’s 35-8 defeat against England at the Butts Park Arena in Coventry on Friday as a tough lesson as they continued their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux expecting physical and attacking challenge from England
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux warned his team to prepare for a physically demanding and attacking challenge from England U20 when they face off in the first of two games on their UK tour on Friday. Roux made five personnel changes to the team that started...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES NAME SQUAD TO TAKE ON JAPAN
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Jason Gilmore has named his match day squad ahead of the sides first clash of 2019 against Junior Japan. The side contains nine U20s debutants including Aussie 7s development player Triston Reilly, with the potential for a further...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20s team to play Junior Springboks
England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to play the Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby’s Butts Park Arena on Friday (kick off 7.30pm), live on EnglandRugby.com. Flanker Andy Christie, centre Sam Spink as well as wingers Charlie...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nhleko: Junior Boks excited to be on the road
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after they touched down in Birmingham on Wednesday for the first leg of their two-match tour to the UK where they will face England and Wales. The players shook off the...
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Apr 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux: Discipline cost Junior Boks against Argentina
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux attributed his team’s 34-33 defeat against Argentina in the U20 International Series at Paul Roos Gymnasium on Wednesday to ill-discipline and said they will continue to learn as the season progresses. Both sides scored...
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Apr 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks ready for biggest test so far this year
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his team was ready to measure themselves in what will mark their toughest assignment thus far this year when they meet the Argentina U20s in their final Under-20 International Series match at Paul Roos Gymnasium in...
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Apr 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Koen: U20 Series invaluable preparation for Junior Boks
Louis Koen, SA Rugby’s high performance manager and Junior Springbok assistant coach, described the U20 International Series as “invaluable” in the team’s preparation for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which kicks off in Argentina in June. The...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY TALENT DOMINATES JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD FOR OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies squad has been named for the 2019 Oceania U20s Championship and boasts several Super Rugby up-and-comers, including Queensland Reds utility Isaac Lucas. The 32-man squad will head into camp on the Gold Coast in the lead-up to the...
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Apr 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux: Junior Boks to take lessons from Georgia win
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his team will take the lessons learned from their U20 International Series clash against Georgia on Tuesday despite walking away with a 58-10 victory at Paarl Gymnasium. A four-try brace by Junior Springbok No8 and...
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Apr 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux to test Junior Bok combinations against Georgia
The testing of player combinations will be one of Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux’s main goals for the U20 International Series, which kicks off against Georgia’s Under-20s at Paarl Gymnasium on Tuesday. Roux named six capped Junior Springbok players in...
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Apr 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20s named for first tournament of 2019
The New Zealand Under 20 team will take to the field for the first time this year in Australia later this month. Today Coach Craig Philpott has named the squad to travel to the Oceania Rugby U20 Championship. Philpott has selected 29 players who will be...
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Apr 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nhleko excited as SAU20 warm-up games approach
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko is excited about the SA Under-20s’ warm-up matches in the next month as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship in June. The Junior Springbok training squad will get...
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Mar 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Five capped Junior Springboks in training squad for International Series
Three capped World Rugby U20 Championship players, Rikus Pretorius, David Coetzer and Phendulani Buthelezi, are among 34 players named in a Junior Springbok training squad that will assemble in Stellenbosch next week. The squad also includes two players who...
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Mar 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks to face England and Wales on U20 Champs warm-up tour
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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Comments Off on Thumbs up as second SA Rugby Academy camp concludes
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 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20s to play Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby
England men U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby’s Butts Park Arena on Friday, 26 April (KO 7.30pm). The fixture will serve as vital preparation ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in June.It will also provide players a final...