The Junior Springboks assembled in Gqeberha on Wednesday to begin their preparations for the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship.
SANZAAR confirmed that the Rugby Championship Under 20 will be hosted at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha this year.
Junior Springbok flyhalf Philip-Albert van Niekerk kicked a last-minute penalty goal to seal a remarkable 30-28 victory for the SA U20s against Argentina.
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.
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.