South African Under 20 coach Eric Sauls has named his lineup to face France in a must-win clash at the IRB Junior World Championship in Japan this Saturday. Sauls has made nine changes to the side that thumped Italy by 60 points in midweek.
Skipper Rob Ebersohn will be at outside centre, with his brother Sias continuing at fullback. The balance of the three-quarter line belongs to the Bulls with wingers Gerhardt van den Heever (who played some Super 14 rugby this season) and Sampie Mastriet in the starting lineup, together with inside centre Francois Brummer.
Sharks scrumhalf Ross Cronjé has been retained, along with his unrelated namesake Lionel at flyhalf.
In the pack, Free State tighthead Coenie Oosthuizen will partner the Sharks’ hooker Kyle Cooper and Bulls prop Morné Mellet in the front row. There’s another Shark in the second row, with Jandré Marais locking down next to David Bullbring of the Lions. In the loose forwards, WP flanker Rynhardt Elstadt is back from his one-match suspension and will join up with Bulls players Tendayi Chikukwa and CJ Stander.
Julian Redelinghuys and Kene Okafor will both play off the bench, completing a strong Sharks contingent to the side.
SA U20 – 15 Sias Ebersohn, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Francois Brummer, 11 Sampie Mastriet, 10 Lionel Cronje, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Christiaan Stander, 7 Tendayi Chikukwa, 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 Jan Andre Marais, 4 David Bulbring, 3 Coenraad Oosthuizen, 2 Kyle Cooper, 1 Morne Mellet.
Subs: 16 Zane Botha, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Caylib Oosthuizen, 19 Kenechukwu Ofakor, 20 Marnus Schoeman, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Nicolaas Hanekom.
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man, I’m glad I take so much time lovingly crafting these articles, given how many people read them and comment on them 😈
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I actually read it earlier Rob…
Go BABY BOKS!!!
I also read it…
Good luck to the Junior Boks…
It would be nice to add another title to RSA’s already impressive status…
Sampie Mastriet try after the Hooter for half time.
France 20 – 11 South Africa
HALF TIME
@robdylan (Comment 1) : there is always a possibility of leaving us all speechless 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) : hello KSA, you have been quiet. Are you on holidays
I hope the Baby Boks can make a comeback in the 2nd half.
Howzit KSA Shark?? Hope youget some much needed rest now that you on vakansie.
At your age i reckon it will do you the world of good…
i have a trivia for KSA – why rugby rules are called laws 😉
31 – 20 for the BBoks 😎
getting better 43 – 20
Wow, a 32 point swing in 5 posts, very nice.
BTW good morning.
go the kids! Wish we had more Sharkies among the backs though 🙁
french grownups are giving the blacks a fright
and just as I say that, Messam scores a beaut
@robdylan (Comment 13) : at least you know what jinxes them
Go Baba Bokke
A try each to Jandre and Ross! Go baby Sharks!!!
What was the final score???
So the French beat the All Blacks 27-22 this morning. Bwahahahha
How did u rate the front row?
@s.h.a.r.k.s (Comment 19) : didn’t see the game, I’m afraid
@rekinek (Comment 5) :
YIP!!!!!!! Am in SA for a month.
Off to Tugela mouth to go camping tomorrow morning. (back on Tuesday to watch the Royals get a Royal %^&**()ing. 😉
Off to Swaziland inbetween the 1st and 2nd test.
Need to plan my Hols around Rugby 😆
@wpw (Comment 17) :
Baby Boks 43 – 27 France.
After being 0 – 20 down after 25min and still 3 – 20 behind when the hooter went for half time.
Try after the halftime hooter and then the French forgot to pitch for the 2nd half.
@rekinek (Comment 14) :
Hey, I see you have made the top 20 commentors list. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 21) : Royals? You mean Southern Kings?
@robdylan (Comment 24) : You looking for a flyhalf for the Sharks, look no further than Lionel Cronje, he is at Free state Uni and looks really good, get your cheque book out at the Sharks and get him down there as soon as possible, this boy has class written all over him!! Plus he went to the best school in SA, Queens College 😆
@Whindy (Comment 25) : thanks for the tip! I’ll pass it on 🙂
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Sport/Article.aspx?id=1017582
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Seems that, even overseas, the Watsons’ reputation precedes them.
Ah, Stephen Jones
Dude, please don’t tell me you take him seriously… He IS Britian’s version of our very own JJ Harmse.
@wpw (Comment 28) : I don’t care who he is….sticking it to the Watsons in international press is fantastic.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 21) : that sound hectic
have fun ❗
it would be so funny if the Royals are the only provincial team to beat Lions. From what I gather they have quite a number of guys who played in NH – that may come surprisingly handy.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) : 😎
Who is this Kene Okafor? He sounds VERY Nigerian:-)
@Whindy (Comment 25) : @robdylan (Comment 26) :
And then we can officially change to the Cronje Sharks…
I haven’t seen the Baby Bokke in action…hoping to catch the England game.
@JustPlainSHARK (Comment 32) :
South African of Nigerian origin 😛
@blackshark (Comment 33) : it would be a bit weird if he had a scrumhalf and TWO flyhalves all called Cronje…
@robdylan (Comment 35) :
That wouldn’t work, we would have to convert one of the flyhalves to a centre.
@Salmonoid (Comment 36) : correct. I’d go with Cronje…
@JustPlainSHARK (Comment 32) :
Kearsney boy 😉
@Villie (Comment 38) : hey, that’s Brad’s alma mater!
@blackshark (Comment 33) : They look very very decent, did well to come back from 20 – 0 down to give a hiding.
@Claytie (Comment 40) : the big challenge is going to be the Aussies… theire team is packed with Super 14 stars