IRB Juniors
Some very good rugby right througout the week this week… clear your schedules!
A well-prepared South Africa Under-20 team leave for France on Thursday where they will defend their Junior World Championship title.
The SA Under-20 squad had their first training session at the Green Point Track in Cape Town on Monday afternoon after the 28-man squad and four standby players assembled in the Mother City ahead of their friendly international against Namibia.
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.
Niggling injuries to regular stalwarts Cecil Afrika and Branco du Preez have forced the hand of Springboks Sevens coach Paul Treu.
Dawie Theron, the South African Under-20 coach, has made several changes for the team’s final match on Saturday against Argentina Under-20 in Buenos Aires.
The young South Africans will be hoping to bounce back after suffering a 27-42 defeat in their second tour match on Tuesday in Corrientes.
The SA Under-20 training squad to face Argentina Under-20 in their second tour match on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 shows thirteen changes from the starting team that won their tour opener 26-3 on Saturday evening in Corrientes.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has confirmed a 34-man squad on Thursday for the SA Under-20 tour to Argentina in April.
The South Africa Under 20 training squad scored a convincing 52-19 win over UCT at a wind-swept Brookside on Saturday to end their training camp on a high note.
Playing into a stiff breeze in the first half, the SA Under 20’s did well to score three tries on their way to building a halftime lead of 19-12.
South African Under 20 coach, Dawie Theron, expressed his satisfaction on the performance of his national training squad in their friendly match against the University of the Western Cape in Stellenbosch on Friday.
The SA Under 20’s won the match 65-7 after a half-time lead of 31-0.
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 year.
Defending champions, the Baby Boks, were 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 for the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 in France between June 5-23.
England Under 18 were outdone by northern hemisphere rivals France in George, South Africa, losing 20-13 at Outeniqua Park Stadium in a bruising encounter, but Head John Fletcher was satisfied that his side “gave their all”.
The SA Schools selectors have made wholesale changes for the team’s second outing in the Under-18 International Series against Wales at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday.
The SA schools team started the Under-18 International Series with a win against France in their opening match on Friday. The match was played at the Hugenote High School in Wellington.
The national selectors have named the SA Schools team for the Under-18 International Series opening match on Friday against France at the Hugenote High School in Wellington. The match starts at 17h00 while Six Nations rivals England and Wales will get the Series underway in the first match at 15:00.
The final round of matches in the pool stages of the Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) took place yesterday, 26th June, in Salt Lake City, USA, on fields surrounded by lovely snow capped mountains.
The JWRT now heads into the play off stage, with these games coming up on Saturday 30th June. The matches will take place during the night SA Time.
As reported last week, the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) is currently taking place in Salt City,Utah, in the USA.
The third and final round of games in the pool stage of the tournament are scheduled for today, Tuesday 26th June. These games will take place during the night SA time.
SA Bokkies (9) 22 / (10) 16 NZ Baby Blacks (Final Score)
South Africa and New Zealand did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships FINAL at Newlands, Cape Town at 18:45 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
The South African Under 20 Bokkies are the WORLD CHAMPIONS!
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All the attention for Junior rugby has been focussed, quite rightly, on the Junior World Championship being held in Cape Town, which culminates in the final tonight. However, let’s not forget the smaller rugby playing nations.
The IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy is currently taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Argentina (0) 17 / (19) 25 Wales (Final Score)
Argentina and Wales did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships, 3rd Place Play-off, at Newlands, Cape Town at 16:30 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Ireland (6) 18 / (0) 7 France (Final Score)
Ireland and France did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships, 5th Place Play-off, at Newlands, Cape Town at 14:15 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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After a brilliant end to the second semi-final last night, the play-off places and the finals look like this:
Beeld and Die Burger report that Handre Pollard has indeed been snaffled up by the Bulls.
In addition, the contract was signed last year already!
So much for reports which intimated that his parents were still negotiating with various Unions.
This was indeed good succession planning by the Bulls, but where does it leave players like Louis Fouché, Tony Jantjies and Lionel Cronje?
The scores from the various matches will be updated here as a live thread. All the games are live on SS1 and SS5
Bokkies (0) 28 / (3) 15 England (Final Score)
South Africa and England do battle in the IRB Junior World Championships at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town at 18:45 SA Time.
This is the live match discussion Article.
The match is broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Bokkies (19) 52 / (3) 3 Italy (Final Score)
South Africa and Italy did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 18:45 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron made 11 changes to his side to play Italy on Friday at the UWC Stadium in their second 2012 IRB Junior World Championship encounter. Kick-off is at 18:45.
SARU have promulgated a new regulation to ensure that the contracting of promising schoolboy rugby players is done above board.
Hello friends,
This is a reminder that there is indeed a SuperBru competition for the Junior World Championships 2012, taking place from early June 2012.
The details are:
Pool Name: Rugby-Talk JWC 2012
Pool Code: haspweak
Remember folks, to be part of a Rugby-Talk SuperBru pool, you HAVE TO BE registered here at Rugby-Talk.
Last might we all felt that the South African game plan was poor and uninspiring. Perhaps we need to be just a little less reflex and hot under the collar in branding South Africans who support various New Zealand rugby causes instantly traitorous. This article by Rob Houwing , sums up my thoughts of the game too.
Could there be at least some element of such people throwing their weight behind teams from that country because they simply seem to play a more vibrant and joyous game so much of the time?
Bokkies (3) 19 / (13) 23 Ireland (Final Score)
South Africa and Ireland did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 16:45 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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New Zealand (36) 63 / (0) 0 Samoa (Final Score)
New Zealand and Samoa did battle in the IRB Junior World Championships at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 16:45 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 44 / (12) 18 Fiji (Final Score)
Wales and Fiji did battle in th IRB Junior World Championships at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch at 14:45 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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