The Junior Springboks – who will probably be captained as soon as once more by Riley Norton – will head into their 2026 U20 Rugby Championship opener towards Argentina’s Los Pumitas on Monday.
This conflict between the Junior Boks and Los Pumitas kicks off at 16:10, following the match opener between New Zealand and Australia at 14:00. All three match days function thrilling double-header.
Forward of the encounter, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi shared some inspiring messages because the U20 workforce look to defend their title.
“My journey with the nationwide workforce began with the SA U18s and, at one time, I too sat in these chairs with the Junior Boks,” stated Kolisi.
“Rugby is a unbelievable platform to precise your self, so exit and benefit from the expertise.
“I’m from this space, so I will probably be there, together with lots of my pals from Zwide. The Jap Cape is a passionate rugby province, and we’re all excited to host the match right here for one more yr. We’re trying ahead to seeing you play, and we want you the most effective of luck for tomorrow towards Argentina.”
MATCH INFORMATION FOR THE JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS
South Africa U20: 15 Alzeadon Felix, 14 Jack Benade, 13 Samuel Badenhorst, 12 Ethan Adams, 11 Lindsey Jansen, 10 Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 Hendré Schoeman, 8 Kebotile Maake, 7 Thomas Beling, 6 Luke Canon, 5 Riley Norton (captain), 4 Heinrich Theron, 3 Danie Kruger, 2 Liam van Wyk, 1 Rambo Kubheka.
Replacements: 16 Mahle Sithole, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Kai Pratt, 19 JD Hattingh, 20 Risima Khosa, 21 Jayden Brits, 22 Vusi Moyo, 23 Khuthadzo Rasivhaga.
Argentina U20: 15 Luciano Avaca, 14 Constantino Keller, 13 Ramón Fernández, 12 Pedro Coll, 11 Mateo Tanoni, 10 Manuel Giannantonio, 9 Ignacio Zabella, 8 Basilio Cañas, 7 Joaquín Pascual Viale, 6 Tomás Dande (captain), 5 Agustín Ponzio, 4 Jeremy Annand, 3 Bautista Salinas Mealla, 2 Nicolás Cambiasso, 1 Benjamín Farias Cerioni.
Replacements: 16 Manuel Cuneo Camargo, 17 Fabrizio Cebron, 18 Federico Narváez, 19 Jerónimo Sorondo, 20 Federico Torre, 21 Juan Preumayr, 22 Benjamín Ordiz, 23 Simón Pfister.
Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval
Assistant referees: Sean Muller, Lulutho Matomela
TMO: Egon Seconds
All fixtures to look ahead to
Monday, 27 April
14:00: New Zealand vs Australia
16:10: Junior Boks vs Argentina
Sunday, 3 Might
14:00: New Zealand vs Argentina
16:10: Junior Boks vs Australia
Saturday, 9 Might
14:00: Argentina vs Australia
16:10: Junior Boks vs New Zealand
