Maks van Dyk, the Baby Bok tighthead, must have cut a lonely figure at Sharks XV practice yesterday as he tried to figure out how the hell he was going to move the scrum machine back all on his own… [...]
Posts tagged with: Under 20
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Six Sharks in Baby Bok tour group
SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has named 34 players to tour Argentina early next month as the final preparation ahead of this years IRB Junior World Championship. The squad will play two tests against the Argentine under 20 side, as well as a midweek fixture, during their tour which kicks off on 10 April. [...]
Six Sharks for Junior Boks
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron has included six Sharks players in his latest SA Under 20 training squad, with the select group of 34 players set to gather in Cape Town next week for a training camp. [...]
If you’re good enough you’re old enough
In about 1994 I was at Carisbrook on game duty for the Otago Rugby Union. That sounds more impressive than it actually was, in reality I was simply there because the team I was coaching then was playing in the curtainraiser to the main game. [...]
Juniors to face tricky choice
Brenden Nel has just written up a very interesting piece on SuperSport, based on an interview with SARU CEO Jurie Roux. The subject of the discussion was retention of players for the Boks, despite big money offers to play for other international teams. [...]
(Yet) another Lion cub flees Pride Rock
Province yesterday confirmed the signature of Baby Bok lock Ruan Botha from the Lions, in a move that has been rumoured for some time now. [...]
No Kitshoff for Stormers
While there’s still plenty of uncertainty surrounding the composition of the Stormers pack for this weekend’s Super Rugby derby against the Lions at Newlands, we know for sure that one player, Steven Kitshoff, definitely won’t be there. [...]
JWC Final: Junior Springboks (22) v New Zealand (16) F/T
The big day has dawned for Dawie Theron and his SA Under 20 side, playing in their first-ever IRB Junior World Championship final. [...]
Two Boks in line for JWC prize
Three players at this year’s Junior World Championship have been nominated for the coveted IRB Junior Player of the Year Award, including two members of Dawie Theron’s SA Under 20 side. [...]
Blow for Junior Boks as Small-Smith ruled out
Last night’s superb victory over Los Pumitos did not come without cost for the SA Under 20 side, with on-field captain William Small-Smith sustaining a serious knee injury late in the game. [...]
Junior Boks thrash Argentina
Dawie Theron’s Junior Springboks kicked on nicely after a famous win against England in midweek to annihilate Arengtina in a one-sided semi-final at Newlands last night. The Under 20 side booked a place in Friday’s final – against the Junior All Blacks – with a four-try-to-nothing 35-3 victory. [...]
Baby Boks face Argentina
The South African Under 20 side play Argentine tonight in their IRB Junior World Championship semi-final match. [...]
Marais rewarded with Baby Bok call-up
Sharks under 19 hooker Franco Marais has received a late call-up to the South African Under 20 squad ahead of this weekend’s IRB Junior World Championship semi-final against old foe Argentina. [...]
Baby Boks thump England in rousing second-half
Dawie Theron and Brenden Venter will have seen their lives flash before there eyes a number of times at the Cape Town Stadium yesterday, as their patchwork SA Under 20 side at first faltered, before rallying in the second half to record a resounding win over the England juniors. In picking up a try bonus point in the 28-15 win, the Junior Springboks booked a place in the semi-finals of the IRB Junior World Championship in the process. [...]
Baby Boks with all to do against England
Dawie Theron and his SA Under 20 side will need to outperform their senior counterparts when they face England at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday. [...]
