New Zealand have won the inaugural Rugby Championship Under-20 Tournament on the Gold Coast defeating Australia 36-25 in the final fixture on the Sunshine Coast.
A disappointed Junior Springbok head coach Bafana Nhleko bemoaned his team’s error rate in their heart-breaking defeat against Australia in the U20 Rugby Championship.
The Junior Springboks suffered a heart-breaking 24-19 defeat against Australia in their second outing in the U20 Rugby Championship on Tuesday.
JF van Heerden will captain a much-changed Junior Springbok side when they take on Australia in the second round of the Under-20 Rugby Championship on Tuesday.
The Springbok Sevens team crashed out of the quarter-finals of the HSBC SVNS Singapore after suffering a heartbreaking 29-24 loss to Australia in extra time.
Zachary Porthen will lead the Junior Springboks into action against New Zealand in the opening round of the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, Australia, on Thursday.