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Junior Boks back veterans for Rugby Champs

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Head coach Bafana Nhleko has included five members of last year’s Junior Springbok squad in the 31-player tour group for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship.

The inaugural Sanzaar-arranged tournament, which features the up-and-coming U20 players from South Africa, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia, will be staged in Queensland, Australia next month.

The five players who represented the Junior Boks during the last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town are prop Zachary Porthen, lock JF van Heerden, scrumhalf Asad Moos and centres Jurenzo Julius and Litelihle Bester.A part of the training group’s preparation for the forthcoming Australian tour and the World Rugby U20s included a couple of training matches against provincial outfits.

According to the Junior Bok coach, the Sunshine Coast tournament will give the players crucial playing time against quality opposition, the opportunity to test combinations in a demanding competition environment and assist the coaching staff to fine-tune their team selection before the squad announcement for the world championship.

 

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