The Junior Springboks will have the benefit of calling on the calmness of towering lock JF van Heerden when they open their U20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand in Queensland on Thursday.
Van Heerden, who turns 20 on 6 May, is one of only five members from last year’s Junior Springbok squad who were included in the 31-player touring group for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship Down Under. To overcome jet lag and acclimatise, the Junior Boks arrived a few days before their opponents at the tournament base in Twin Waters, Queensland on the eastern seaboard of Australia.
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