Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote praised his team for their fighting spirit in Thursday's Rugby Championship U20 opener in Gqeberha.
The Junior Springboks had to dig deep in the second half to overcome Argentina 36-25 in Thursday's U20 Rugby Championship opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.
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.