SA under 20 coach Dawie Theron has named his side to take on Soctland in the Baby Boks’ opening fixture of the IRB Junior World Championships in Italy. The inclusion of Sevens star Paul Jordaan at outside centre will raise a few expectant eyebrows amongst Sharks fans. [...]
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Three Sharks start for Baby Boks
Kene joins the Lions
Sharks age-group star and former Kearsney College schoolboy Kene Okafor has been released from his Sharks contract to join up with the Lions ahead of the upcoming Currie Cup season. The talented second-rower, who won selection to the South African under 20 side two years running, will initially play under 21 rugby in Johannesburg, with a view to a big step up to senior rugby in 2012. [...]
Men against boys as Province decimate Baby Bok trialists
New SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron was left in somewhat of a pensive mood following his trial team’s 10-50 annihilation at the hands of the Western Province Vodacom Cup team in Belville on Thursday afternoon. [...]
Baby Boks stuffed by New Zealand
The South African Under 20 side suffered a frankly embarrassing 36-7 defeat to the Baby Blacks in the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina last night. The Kiwis will go on to face Australia in the final on Monday, while Eric Sauls’ men will now have to fight England to see who ends third. [...]
Two changes for Baby Boks semi-final
SA Under-20 coach Eric Sauls on Wednesday made two changes to his starting lineup that suffered a 35-42 defeat against Australia to the team that will play New Zealand in the second semi-final of the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Rosario on Thursday. [...]
Lambie, Sithole puts Scots to the sword
The South African Under 20 side have put Scotland to the sword in emphatic style at the IRB Junior World Championships in Argentina. With fullback Patrick Lambie again leading the scoring, the Baby Boks rompted an 11-try, 73-0 victory. [...]
Lambie boots Baby Boks to victory
The South African Under 20 side chalked up victory against Tonga by 40-points to 14 in their opening IRB Junior World Championship game in Argentina on Saturday evening. Sharks fullback Patrick Lambie did most of the damage, scoring one of four tries and succeeding with all 8 attempts at goal. [...]
Lambie starts for Baby Boks
Sharks fullback Patrick Lambie will wear the number 15 jersey for the South African under 20 side when they kick-off their IRB Junior World Championship campaign against Tonga on Saturday. [...]
Sharks XV take their campaign to the Cape
Any Sharks supporter based in the Mother City can have no excuse whatsoever for missing out on a trip to Newlands this Saturday. [...]
Marais starts for Baby Boks
Sharks under 19 lock forward Peet Marais will start for the South African under 20 side when they take on their Argentine counterparts in Vredenburg on Wednesday evening. [...]
What lock crisis?
I note with some amusement that the Sharks are now facing a “second row crisis”, according to some reports. This, of course, in the wake of Johann Muller’s anticipated departure to Ulster after the Super 14. [...]
Six Sharklets make the cut
The South African Under-20 training squad has been announced and six Sharks players are in the mix. The team to compete for the IRB Junior World Championships in July will be selected from this 38-man squad. [...]
Baby boks galore for Sharks under 21s
The elevation of Wiehahn Herbst and Ross Cronjé to the Currie Cup bench have forced a reshuffle in the Sharks under 21 side for tomorrow’s game against Boland. Like their senior counterparts, the youngsters will need a good win to get back on track after coming unstuck against Western Province last weekend. [...]
New Zealand, Baby Boks victorious on final day
New Zealand were runaway winners of the IRB’s Junior World Championship, played in Japan. They beat England 44-28 in the Final in a wet Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. [...]
Baby Boks change three
Eric Sauls has had to reshuffle his personnel somewhat ahead of today’s must-win IRB Junior WC semi-final against England. [...]
