With a large contingent of the World Champion Junior Springboks available for the 2026 campaign, the future looks rosy.
Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote and his coaching team will work with the two SA squads for next month's U18 International Series in and around Paarl, in the Western Cape.
Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote believes the U20 Rugby Championship, hosted in Gqeberha, was instrumental in preparing his side for success at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy.
South African Rugby Union President Mark Alexander has praised the country’s school rugby structures for producing a steady pipeline of talent after the Junior Springboks ended a 13-year wait to win the World Rugby U20 Championship.
Grit and determination won Junior Springboks the World Rugby U20 Championship final title, says head coach Kevin Foote.
The rivalry between South Africa and New Zealand enters another chapter on Saturday when the Junior Springboks face the Baby Blacks in the final of the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship.