U20 Championship: Junior Boks rotate squad for final pool game against Scotland

The Junior Boks are riding high after impressive wins over Australia and England and are determined not to let it slip in their final test against a strong Scottish side.

Head coach Kevin Foote named his team on Monday, and even though there several rotational changes from the team that beat England in their previous group match in Rovigo, the matchday-23 remains a formidable one.

Fullback Gilermo Mentoe, right wing Cheswill Jooste, outside centre Gino Cupido, and flyhalf Vusi Moyo are retained from the starting fifteen that defeated England on Friday evening.

Upfront, loose forward Matt Romao, lock Jaco Grobbelaar, props Jean Erasmus and Oliver Read, and hooker Jaundre Schoeman have all been promoted to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the victories against Australia and England.

"We are fortunate that the players in our match-23 have experience playing for the Junior Boks against Georgia, in the U20 Rugby Championship, and also in our warm-up matches against Kenya," said Foote.

"It is a tremendous honour for any player to represent the Junior Boks and the starting fifteen for Wednesday have earned that right because everyone has worked extremely hard to be in consideration.

"Thando has captained us already earlier this year, Stephanus Linde played for us against Georgia, while Matt Romao was our Man of the Match against Argentina in the Rugby Championship.

"Jaco Williams, Jaco Grobbelaar, and Oliver Reid have all seen a lot of action in the two previous group matches, while we have more experience that will come off the bench in Herman Lubbe, JJ Theron, Batho Hlekani, and Haashim Pead."

Foote said he was excited by some of the combinations on offer for the Junior Boks come Wednesday, and while he was wary of the threat Scotland posed, the focus remained on developing their own plans and structures.

"We have a strong desire to improve and we are determined to keep building on our game model, and to make sure we maintain our synergy and cohesion as a team," he said.

"Everyone understands the threat that Scotland brings, and we feel they have played some good rugby. They attack well and their set piece has been solid; so, they will pose a very big threat for us, and we will not underestimate them. We are looking forward to meeting an exciting challenge on Wednesday."

Junior Springbok team - 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Gino Cupido, 12 Dominic Malgas, 11 Jaco Williams, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Ceano Everson, 8 Stephanus Linde, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thando Biyela (captain), 5 Morne Venter, 4 Jaco Grobbelaar, 3 Jean Erasmus, 2 Jaundre Schoeman, 1 Oliver Reid.

Replacements: 16 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 17 Phiwayinkosi "Rambo" Kubheka, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 JJ Theron, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Haashim Pead, 22 Ian van der Merwe, 23 Demitre Erasmus.

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