Junior Springboks captain Vusi Moyo hailed his side’s growing maturity and cohesion after their second big victory of the U20 International Series, over Fiji at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town.
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has once more made a number of rotational and injury-enforced changes to his match-23 for the second round of the Under-20 International Series against Fiji on Tuesday at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town.
The Junior Springbok training squad assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) on Monday and completed their first training session in the afternoon as preparations ramp up for the forthcoming Under-20 International Series.
The Junior Springboks have named a training squad for the forthcoming U20 International Series with Chili, Fiji and Georgia, with regulars such as Luan Giliomee, Christian Vorster, Jordan Steenkamp, and Pieter van der Merwe back in the group after they missed the recent U20 Rugby Championship due to injury.
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote and skipper Riley Norton praised the SA U20 side for fighting back from three to one tries down to draw 29-29 with New Zealand in their final match of the 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.
Riley Norton will lead the Junior Springboks in their 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship opener against Argentina’s Los Pumitas on Monday, as they aim to make an immediate impact in front of their home crowd in Gqeberha.
The Junior Boks made an injury-forced change to their squad for the 2026 Under-20 Rugby Championship, with Siphosethu Mnebelele replaced by Mahle Sithole for the tournament, which kicks off at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Monday, 27 April.
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote named a sizeable training squad of 45 players, including four who attended the recent Springbok alignment camp.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus added two new players to the group who will attend the first virtual Springbok alignment camp, with former Junior Springboks Carlü Sadie and JJ van der Mescht being among the 21 players from around the world who have cracked the nod.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx capped off a remarkable season by being crowned SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2025.