South Africa national under-20 rugby union team

South Africa
	2025 World Cup Winners
Full name	Junior Springboks
Union	SA Rugby
Branch	SARU
Nickname(s)	Baby Boks ; Junior Boks ; Little Bokke ; SA U20
Founded	2008
Location	South Africa
Chairman	Mark Alexander
Director of Rugby	Rassie Erasmus
Coach	Kevin Foote
Captain	Riley Norton (2025-2026)
Most appearances	Handre Pollard (14)
Top scorer	Handre Pollard (141)
Most tries	Wandisile Simelane (8)
League(s)	U20 World Rugby Championship,; U20 The Rugby Championship,; U20 International Series
2025 U20 RC; 2026 U20 TRC; 2026 U20 Series	Champions
Team kit	Change kit
First international
	South Africa 108–18 United States ; (6 June 2008)
Largest win
	South Africa 97–00 Chile ; (21 May 2026); South Africa 97–00 United States ; (5 June 2013)
Largest defeat
	South Africa 19–49 Argentina ; (25 June 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (First in 2008)
Best result	Champions (2012, 2025)
Union website
	www.sarugby.co.za
	Current season
← 2025	2026 →

History

The South Africa national under-20 rugby union team (nicknamed the Junior Boks or the Baby Boks) are South Africa's junior team at national level. They have been competing in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship (formerly the IRB Junior World Championship) since its inception in 2008. This Under-20 tournament replaced the previously-held Under-19 and Under-21 Rugby World Championships. Prior to 2018, it had been the country's "next senior" (second-level) 15-man national side, but World Rugby no longer allows member unions to designate age-grade sides as "next senior" teams. The Junior Boks also compete in the U20 Rugby Championship which first started in 2024. ⁴ The Junior Boks are currently the holders of both the World Rugby U20 Championship and the U20 Rugby Championship. ⁵ They were also named the unanimous winners of the 2026 Under-20 International Series which was hosted in South Africa in May 2026. ⁶

On 21 May 2026, The Junior Springboks "ripped through their opponents’ defence", after defeating the Chile U20 side 97-00 at the 2026 U20 International series, tying their largest winning margin which was previously against the USA U20 side which they won 97-00 as well back in 2013. ⁷

World Rugby

Head to Head

The following table summarises South Africa Under-20's head-to-head record against other national teams in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The Junior Springboks have historically been one of the strongest sides in the competition, regularly advancing to the knockout stages and claiming the title on multiple occasions in 2012 & 2025..

South Africa have played 73 matches in the tournament against 15 different nations, recording 51 wins, one draw and 21 defeats, giving them an overall win percentage of 70%. Their strongest records are against Fiji, Georgia, Scotland, Samoa, Tonga, Japan and the United States, against whom they maintain unbeaten records. Their most frequently played opponent is England, while they also share a long-standing competitive rivalry with New Zealand at Under-20 level.

*Stats correct as of 11 February 2026

Opposition	P	W	D	L	% W
Argentina	8	4	0	4	50%
Australia	4	3	0	1	75%
England	14	5	0	9	36%
Fiji	3	3	0	0	100%
France	8	5	1	2	63%
Georgia	4	4	0	0	100%
Ireland	5	3	0	2	60%
Italy	4	3	0	1	75%
Japan	1	1	0	0	100%
New Zealand	7	6	0	1	86%
Samoa	3	3	0	0	100%
Scotland	6	6	0	0	100%
Tonga	1	1	0	0	100%
United States	2	2	0	0	100%
Wales	3	2	0	1	100%
Total	73	51	1	21	70%

Record

South Africa Under-20 have participated in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship since 2008. The table below outlines their results by year:

*Stats correct as of 11 February 2026

South Africa – World Rugby U20 Championship record
Year	Host nation	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	SF	F	Placing
2008	Wales	3	3	0	0	173	19	L	-	3rd place
2009	Japan	3	3	0	0	144	40	L	-	3rd place
2010	Argentina	3	2	0	1	148	56	L	-	3rd place
2011	Argentina	3	2	0	1	95	52	-	-	5th place
2012	South Africa	3	2	0	1	99	41	W	W	1st place
2013	France	3	3	0	0	154	43	L	-	3rd place
2014	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	115	37	W	L	2nd place
2015	Italy	3	3	0	0	119	26	L	-	3rd place
2016	England	3	2	0	1	112	69	L	-	4th place
2017	Georgia	3	2	1	0	133	51	L	-	3rd place
2018	France	3	2	0	1	92	90	L	-	3rd place
2019	Argentina	3	3	0	0	116	56	L	-	3rd place
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	South Africa	3	2	0	1	112	73	L	-	3rd place
2024	South Africa	3	2	0	1	109	81	-	-	7th place
2025	Italy	3	3	0	0	178	53	W	W	1st place
2026	Georgia	To be determined
Total		45	39	1	5	1,699	786	—

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Third place
	Home venue

Award winners

The following South Africa U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:⁸

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year
Year	Nominees	Winners
2012	Shaun Adendorff	Jan Serfontein
2012	Jan Serfontein	Jan Serfontein
2014	Handré Pollard	Handré Pollard
2016	Curwin Bosch	—
2017	Juarno Augustus	Juarno Augustus
2019	Jaden Hendrikse	—

Points Leaders

The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time points scorers in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship:⁹

*Stats correct as of 4 February 2026

Most Points Scored
Rank	Name	Points
1	Handre Pollard	141
2	Francois Brummer	105
3	Curwin Bosch	104
4	Johan Goosen	79
5	Patrick Lambie	75
6	Vusi Moyo	63
7	Brandon Thomson	59
8	Sias Ebersohn	50
9	Manie Libbok	42
T10	Seabelo Senatla	40
T10	Wandisile Simelane	40
12	Jaden Hendrikse	38
13	Jean Smith	36
T14	Juarno Augustus	35
T14	Arno Botha	35
T14	Jesse Kriel	35
T14	Francois Venter	35
T14	Wandile Mjekevu	35
19	Sanele Nohamba	33
20	Gianni Lombard	31

Most Caps

The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time most capped players in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship:¹⁰

*Stats correct as of 4 February 2026

Most Caps
Rank	Name	Caps
1	Handre Pollard	14
T2	Manie Libbok	10
T2	Wandisile Simelane	10
T2	Wandile Mjekevu	10
T2	Gianni Lombard	10
T2	Jurenzo Julius	10
T2	Asenathi Ntlabakanye	10
T2	CJ Stander	10
T2	Zachary Porthen	10
T2	Batho Hlekani	10
T2	Warrick Gelant	10
T2	Carlu Sadie	10
T2	Kene Okafor	10
T14	Francois Brummer	9
T14	Curwin Bosch	9
T14	Jesse Kriel	9
T14	Francois Venter	9
T14	Thomas du Toit	9
T14	Jacobus Grobbelaar	9
T19	Muller Uys	8
T19	Zain Davids	8
T19	Aidon Davids	8
T19	Siya Kolisi	8
T19	Paul Jordaan	8

Try Leaders

The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time tries scored in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship:¹¹

*Stats correct as of 4 February 2026

Most Tries
Rank	Name	Tries Scored
1	Wandisile Simelane	8
T2	Juarno Augustus	7
T2	Arno Botha	7
T2	Jesse Kriel	7
T2	Wandile Mjekevu	7
T2	Seabelo Senatla	7
T2	Francois Venter	7
T8	Robert Ebersohn	6
T8	Jurenzo Julius	6
T8	Manie Libbok	6
T8	Haashim Pead	6
T12	Lionel Cronje	5
T12	Lionel Mapoe	5
T12	Tshotsho Mbovane	5

Rugby Championship

The U20 Rugby Championship is the southern hemisphere’s premier age-grade international tournament, contested annually by the junior national sides of South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina. Functioning as the direct youth equivalent of the senior Rugby Championship, it mirrors the same four-nation format and competitive structure, with each team playing one another in a round-robin series to determine the champion. ¹²

Designed to replicate the intensity and standards of senior Test rugby, the competition is a key step in the development pathway for elite young players, often featuring athletes who progress directly into professional provincial rugby and ultimately senior international duty. For the Junior Springboks, it provides a crucial benchmark against the traditional southern hemisphere rivals and forms part of their preparation for the World Rugby U20 Championship. ¹³

Head to head

*Stats correct as of 11 May 2026¹³

Opposition	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	% W
Argentina	3	3	0	0	114	74	+40	100%
Australia	3	1	0	2	99	70	+29	33%
New Zealand	3	0	2	1	116	119	−3	17%
Total	9	4	2	3	300	261	95	56%

Record

The Junior Springboks have participated in the U20 Rugby Championship since 2024. The table below outlines their results by year:

*Stats correct as of 11 May 2026¹³

South Africa – SANZAAR Rugby Championship Record
Year	Host nation	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Points	Placing
2024	Australia	3	1	1	1	62	65	-3	7	Second place
2025	South Africa	3	1	0	2	105	102	+3	6	Third place
2026	South Africa	3	2	1	0	133	67	+66	13	First Place
Total		9	4	2	3	300	234	66	—

Baby Boks TRC team statistics by year

Since the U20 Rugby Championship (TRC U20) launched in 2024, the Junior Springboks have been competing in the southern hemisphere’s youth tournament. Competing against Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand, South Africa finally clinched their first title in 2026. They secured the championship on home soil at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium following a 29–29 draw against New Zealand in the final round. This section tracks the Junior Boks' team statistics, from their initial runner-up finish in 2024 to their eventual breakthrough as tournament champions. ¹⁴

Statistic	2026	2025	2024
Points for	133	105	62
Points against	67	102	65
Tries	20	15	8
Penalty tries	2	1	0
Conversions	13	11	5
Penalty goals	1	2	4
Drop goals	0	0	0
Passes	390	344	243
Offloads	27	31	14
Clean breaks	14	13	4
Scrums	17	15	23
Scrum %	89%	100%	85%
Lineouts	43	28	29
Lineout %	88%	80%	67%
Tackles made	509	500	396
Breakdowns	239	262	238
Ball steals	3	2	3
Forced penalties	4	1	4
Yellow cards	1	0	3
Red cards	0	0	1
Penalties conceded	33	29	31
Free kicks conceded	2	1	2
General play kicks	51	67	69

*Stats correct as of 12 May 2026

Points Leaders

The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time points scorers at the SANZAAR Under 20 Rugby Championship:

*Stats correct as of 11 May 2026

Most Points Scored
Rank	Name	Points
1	Yaqeen Ahmed	35
2	Vusi Moyo	21
3	Jack Benade	20
4	Ethan Adams	15
5	Tyler Senior	13
6	Kyle Smith	11
T7	Litelihle Bester	10
T7	Demitre Erasmus	10
T7	Gino Cupido	10
T7	Haashim Pead	10
T7	Wandile Mlaba	10
T7	Hendre Schoeman	10
T7	Akahluwa Boqwana	10

Try Leaders

The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time tries scored in the SANZAAR Under 20 Rugby Championship:¹⁵

*Stats correct as of 11 May 2026

Most Tries
Rank	Name	Tries Scored
1	Jack Benade	4
2	Ethan Adams	3
T3	Demitre Erasmus	2
T3	Gino Cupido	2
T3	Haashim Pead	2
T3	Litelihle Bester	2
T3	Wandile Mlaba	2
T3	Yaqeen Ahmed	2
T3	Hendre Shoeman	2
T3	Akahluwa Boqwana	2

U20 International Series

The U20 International series was created for international rugby union matches and friendly tournaments played by men's national teams under the age of 20. Originally launched by World Rugby in 2021 to provide match play after global pandemic cancellations, the series serves as a high-performance development platform. ¹⁶

Head to head

*Stats correct as of 1 June 2026¹⁷

Opposition	P	W	PF	PA	PD	% W
Argentina	2	2	60	35	+25	100%
Georgia	2	2	99	14	+85	100%
Uruguay	1	1	29	10	+19	100%
Chile	1	1	97	0	+97	100%
Fiji	1	1	82	25	+57	100%
Total	7	7	367	84	+283	100%

Record

The Junior Springboks have participated in the U20 International Series since 2021. The table below outlines their results by year:

*Stats correct as of 1 June 2026¹⁸

South Africa – U20 International Series
Year	Host nation	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD
2021	South Africa	4	4	0	0	131	45	+86
2026	South Africa	3	3	0	0	236	39	+197
Total		7	7	0	0	367	84	+283

All Results

International Series

2026

20 May 2026
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	97-00	Chile
Try: Brits 4' c Khosa 7' c, 22', 49' c Jansen 12' m, 27' c, 37' m Van der Berg 22' c, 35' c Kemp 41' c Van der Merwe 41' c Pratt 52' c Rabe 57' c, 65' m Potgieter 75' m, 82' c Con: Moyo (11/15) 4', 7', 23', 28', 36', 41', 42', 50', 53', 58', 83'	Report	Pen: Roa (0/1) Cards: Weitzel 58'

Rondebosch Boys' High School, Cape Town
Referee: Juan de Bod (South Africa)¹⁹

26 May 2026
15:00

South Africa	82–25	Fiji
Try: Giliomee 1' c, 41' c, 45' m Potgieter 5' c Vorster 16' c Cannon 20' c Kemp 27' c, 33' c Hattingh 36' c Dlamini 54' c Olivier 58' c Orange 68' c Con: Moyo (11/12) 2', 6', 17', 21', 28', 34', 37', 42, 55', 59', 69' Cards: Rabe 63'	Report²⁰	Try: Savenaca 8' m Penalty try 63' Rokosuka 75' c Con: Bari (0/1) Lesimaimatuku (1/1) 76' Pen: Bari (1/1) 30' Cards: Bari 68'

Wynberg Boys' High School, Cape Town
Referee: Dylen November (South Africa)²¹

30 May 2026
14:30

South Africa	57–14	Georgia
Try: Ahmed 7' c, 56' c Maake 18' m, 36' m Giliomee 24' c, 38' c Moya 29' c kemp 64' c Benade 70' c Con: Moya (4/6) 8', 25', 29', 39' Ahmed (2/3) 65', 71'	Report²²	Try: Archvadze 13' c Luka Tabatadze 51' c Con: Makharadze (1/1) 13' Khalvashi (1/1) 52'

Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Diogo Inácio (Portugal)²³

2021

18 June 2021
15:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	29-10	Uruguay
Try: Moodie (2) Alexander Hugo Venter Gertse Con: Wilkie Meadon	Report	Try: Evans Con: Bameule (1) Pen: Bameule (1)

Markotter Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu

23 June 2021
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	33-26	Argentina
Try: van Wyk Moodie (2) Con: Hendrikse (3) Pen: Hendrikse (4)	Report	Try: Bernasconi Vaca Con: Waisberg (2) Pen: Waisberg (4)

Markotter Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa

28 June 2021
13:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	42-00	Georgia
Try: Blood van Wyk Mkhize Cronje (2) Steyn	Report

Markotter Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa

03 July 2021
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27-09	Argentina
	Report

International Friendly

2026

29 January 2026
10:00 SAST

Maties	22-41	South Africa
Try: 9' m, 17' m, 19' m, 24' c Con: (1/4) 25'	Report	Try: Kemp 12'm Viljoen 30' c Vyambwera 39' c Maake 56' m Rasivhaga 57' m, 59' m van der Merwe 73' c Con: Ahmed (2/3) 31', 39' Nela (1/4) 74'

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

3 February 2026
08:00 SAST

UCT Ikey Tigers	27-95	South Africa
Try: 28' m, Penalty Try 29', 46' m, 48' m, 74' m Con: (0/4)	Report	Try: Schoeman 1' c, 8' c Siyaya 25' m Penalty Try 32' Ahmed 33' c Steenkamp 39' c Jansen 43' c, 58' m, 61' c Fick 49' c Khosa 54' m, 72' c Vorster 56' m, 68' m Jordaan 64' c Con: Ahmed (4/5) 1', 9', 34', 39' Erasmus (5/9) 44', 50', 61', 65', 73'

UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town

22 February 2026
GST (UTC+04)

Georgia	00-35	South Africa
	Report	Try: Schoeman Kruger Van Wyk Maake Kemp Con: Ahmed (5)

Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

27 February 2026
GST (UTC+04)

Georgia	05-35	South Africa
Try: Khalubi 42'	Report	Try: Jansen 8' Schoeman 21' Siyaya 24' Ahmed 52' Kosa 80' Con: Ahmed 10', 22', 24', 81' Cards: Ahmed 40' Badenhorst 73'

Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

Rugby Championship

2026

Round 1

27 April
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa (1BP)	48-21	Argentina
Try: Adams 5' m, 26' c Schoeman 9' c Ahmed 16' c Benade 19' m, 34' m, 55' m Reid 51' c Con: Yaqeen Ahmed (4/8) 10', 17', 26', 52'	Report	Try: Torre 62' c, 80' c Dande 74' c Con: Giannantonio (3/3) 63', 75', 80'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Gonzalo de Achaval (Argentina)²⁴

Round 2

3 May
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa (1 BP)	56–17	Australia
Try: Benade 14' c Vyambwera 20' c Penalty Try 26', 34' Adams 52' c Schoeman 58' c Cannon 67' c Ahmed 74' c Con: Ahmed (4/4) 15', 21', 53', 59' Moyo (2/2) 68', 75'	Report	Try: Mackay 32' c Whitfield 36' m Taka 64' m Con: Mackay (1/3) 32'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Gonzalo de Achaval (Argentina)²⁵

Round 3

9 May
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	29–29	New Zealand
Try: Boqwana 10' m, 36' c Maake 29' c Badenhorst 42' c Con: Ahmed (3/4) 30', 37', 43' Pen: Ahmed (1/1) 5' Cards: Benade 77'		Try: Johnston 7' m Guerin 15' m Woodley 21' m McLeod 48' c Penalty Try 77' Con: Muliaina (1/4) 49' Cards: Pahulu 67'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 18,138
Referee: Ella Goldsmith (Australia)²⁶

2025

Round 1

1 May
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	36–25	Argentina
Try: Pead (2) 15' c, 47' c Erasmus 23' m Norton 52' c Cupido 60' c Con: Smith (3/4) 16' 48' 52' Moyo 61' (1/1) Pen: Smith (1/1) 5'	Report	Try: Senillosa 18' c Lescano 35' c Ledesma 41' m Con: Benedit (2/3) 19', 36' Pen: Benedit (2/2) 11', 27'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Todd Petrie (New Zealand)

Round 2

6 May
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	24–29	Australia
Try: Nyali 2' c Ndlozi 27' c Hlekani 78' c Con: Moyo (2/2) 3', 28' Smith (1/1) 78' Pen: Moyo (1/1) 42'	Report	Try: Doyle 46' c Langi 59' c Ata 62' c Rubens 69' m Con: Harvey (3/4) 47', 60', 63' Pen: Doyle (1/1) 75' Cards: King 33' to 43'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Thomas Bertazza (Argentina)

Round 3

11 May
16:10 SAST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	45–48	New Zealand
Try: Bester 2' m Ngobese 6' c Mnebelele 12' c Cupido 28' c Mlaba (2) 48' m, 55' c Penalty try 75' Con: Moyo (4/6) 7', 13', 29', 56'	Report	Try: Saunoa (3) 17' m, 25' c, 40' c Letiu 32' m Kunawave (2) 42' c, 60' m Pole 45' c Solomon 51' m Con: Cole (4/8) 26', 41', 43', 47' Cards: Woodley Baker 75'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 14,835
Referee: Thomas Bertazza (Argentina)

2024

Round 1

2 May
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)

New Zealand	13–13	South Africa
Try: Solomon 53' m Vaenuku 78' m Con: Simpson (0/2) Pen: Hutchinson (1/2) 30'	Report	Try: Leotlela 58' c Con: Sefoor (1/1) 59' Pen: Sefoor (2/3) 57', 63' Cards: van Heerden 72'

Sunshine Coast Stadium²⁷²⁸
Referee: Jordan Kaminski (Australia)

Round 2

7 May
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	24–19	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Wilcox (2) 34' c, 65' c Penalty try 72' Con: Wilcox (1/1) 35' Fowler (1/1) 66' Pen: Gray (1/2) 28'	Report	Try: van Heerden 31' c Bester (2) 62' c, 77' m Con: Williams (2/3) 32', 63' Cards: Maqubela 19' Hlekani 73'

Sunshine Coast Stadium²⁷²⁸
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Round 3

12 May
13:30 AEST (UTC+10)

South Africa	30–28	Argentina (1 BP)
Try: Julius 1' c Jacobs 47' c Badenhorst 58' m Porthen 70' m Con: van Niekerk (2/4) 2', 48' Pen: van Niekerk (2/2) 68', 81' Cards: Ezekiel Ngobeni 33' to 43'	Report	Try: Rossetto (4) 27' c, 35' c, 42' c, 74' c Con: Rodríguez (3/3) 28', 36', 43' Di Lucca (1/1) 75' Pen: Rodríguez (0/1) Di Lucca (0/1) Drop: Rodríguez (0/1) Cards: Gael Galván 67' to 77'

Sunshine Coast Stadium²⁷²⁸
Referee: Dan Waenga (New Zealand)

Summer Series

2022

Pool stage

24 June 2022
16:00

England	22-30	South Africa
Try: Stewart 8' Ilione 57' Oresanya 78' Con: Smith 9', 51', Pen: Smith (51 p)	Report	Try: Hartzenberg 2', 54' Steym 38' Hanekom 45' Lange 75' Con: Mngomezulu 56' Pen: Mngomezulu (60 p) Cards: Ningiza 7'

Payanini Center, Italy

29 June 2022
20:00

Ireland	24-33	South Africa
Try: O'Grady 48' Michel 61' Crothers 81' Con: Prendergast 49', 62' Malone 82' Pen: Prendergast (21 p)	Report	Try: Hanekom 5' Ludwig 25' Lange 31' Rahl 35' Vokozela 56' Con: Mngomezulu 7', 32', 36', 57' Cards: Lange 38'

Payanini Center, Italy

5 July 2022
18:00

France	27-42	South Africa
Try: Bielle-Biarrey 18', 57' Sa 38' Jules Coulon 77' Con: Barre 20' Bielle-Biarrey 58' Pen: Barre (41 p)	Report	Try: Hartzenberg 24' Venter 28', 45' Khan 60' Vokozela 73' Con: Mngomezulu 25', 29', 45', 62' Pen: Mngomezulu 41', 53', 65' Cards: Else 54'

Payanini Center, Italy

Final

12 July 2022
20:00

South Africa	47-27	Wales
Try: Nel 6' Lange 11', 27', 50' Hartzenberg 22', 56' James 60' Con: Mngomezulu 8', 13', 23' Don 57', 61' Pen: Koevort (50 p) Cards: Nel 37'	Report	Try: Grady 45' Westwood 63' Fackrell 73' Jones 77' Con: Hawkins 64', 78' Pen: Hawkins (69 p) Cards: Evans 10'

Payanini Center, Italy

World Rugby

2026

	27 June 2026	South Africa	–	Uruguay	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	20:30 GST (UTC+04)

	2 July 2026	South Africa	–	Georgia	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	20:30 GST (UTC+04)

	7 July 2026	South Africa	–	Wales	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	18:00 GST (UTC+04)

2025

South Africa went unbeaten to win the title. They defeated Australia 73–17,²⁹ Scotland 73–14,³⁰ and England 32–22³¹ to top the pool. They then beat Argentina 48–24³² in the semi-final before defeating New Zealand 23–15 in the final.³³

Pool stage

29 June 2025
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)

Australia	17–73	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Harvey 13' m Watters (2) 70' m, 73' c Con: Harvey (1/3) 74'	Report	Try: Pead (2) 6' c, 45' c Lubbe 24' c Ndlozi (2) 31' c, 37' c Jooste 40' m Mentoe 47' c Theron 49' c Grobbelaar 53' m Nyali 58' c Williams 80' c Con: Moyo (7/9) 7', 25', 32', 38', 46', 48', 50' Van der Merwe (2/2) 59', 80'

Stadio San Michele, Calvisano
Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan)

4 July 2025
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)

England	22–32	South Africa (1 BP)
Try: Weimann 7' c Treacey 11' c Bracken 32' m Con: Bellamy (1/1) 8' Coen (1/2) 11' Pen: Coen (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Jooste 23' c Pead (2) 28' m, 50' c Mentoe 35' c Con: Moyo (2/3) 23', 36', 50' Pen: Moyo (2/2) 46', 59'

Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Referee: Tomas Bertazza (Argentina)

9 July
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)

(1 BP) South Africa	73–14	Scotland
Try: Williams (2) 4' c, 16' c Biyela 10' c Malgas 13' c Reid 21' c Mentoe 31' c Erasmus 35' m Everson (2) 61' c, 71' c Linde 64' c Pead 80' c Con: Moyo (4/5) 5', 13', 16', 22' Van der Merwe (5/6) 32', 62', 65', 71', 80+1'	Report	Try: Stephen 29' c Finlayson-Russell 74' c Con: Urwin (1/1) 30' Brown (1/1) 74'

Stadio San Michele, Calvisano
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Semi-final

14 July 2025
20:30 CEST (UTC+02)

South Africa	48–24	Argentina
Try: Bester 9' c Pead 11' c Williams 17' c Theron 23' c Bester 60' c Jooste 80' c Con: Moyo (5/5) 10', 11', 18', 24', 61' Malgas (1/1) 80' Pen: Moyo (2/2) 55', 58'	Report	Try: Fiszman 39' c Silva 51' c Miranda 72' c Con: Benedit (2/2) 40', 52' Senillosa (1/1) 73' Pen: Benedit (1/1) 14'

Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Final

19 July 2025
20:30 CEST (UTC+02)

New Zealand	15–23	South Africa
Try: Sa 16' m Kunawave 79' c Con: Cole (1/2) 79' Pen: Simpson (1/1) 46'	Report	Try: Nyali 3' c Mentoe 77' c Con: Moyo (2/2) 4', 78' Pen: Moyo (3/3) 22', 36', 57'

Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

New Zealand

South Africa


FB	15	Stanley Solomon
RW	14	Frank Vaenuku
OC	13	Cooper Roberts		59'
IC	12	Jack Wiseman
LW	11	Maloni Kunawave
FH	10	Rico Simpson		63'
SH	9	Dylan Pledger		73'
N8	8	Mosese Bason		26'	59'
OF	7	Caleb Woodley
BF	6	Finn McLeod
RL	5	Jayden Sa		55'
LL	4	Xavier Treacy	71'
TP	3	Robson Faleafa		63'
HK	2	Manumaua Letiu (c)		60'
LP	1	Sika Uamaki Pole
Replacements:
HK	16	Eli Oudenryn		60'
PR	17	Israel Time
PR	18	Dane Johnston		63'
LK	19	Aisake Vakasiuola		55'
N8	20	Micah Fale		59'
SH	21	Jai Tamati		73'
FH	22	Will Cole		63'
OC	23	Tayne Harvey		59'
Coach:
Milton Haig


FB	15	Gilermo Mentoe
RW	14	Cheswill Joostee
OC	13	Demitre Erasmus		80'
IC	12	Albertus Bester	32'
LW	11	Jaco Williams
FH	10	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo
SH	9	Hassiem Pead		80'
N8	8	Wandile Mlaba		55'
BF	7	Bathobele Hlekani
OF	6	Xola Nyali		26'
RL	5	JJ Theron		23'	33'	55'
LL	4	Riley Norton (c)
TP	3	Herman Lubbe		47'
HK	2	Siphosethu Mnebelele		73'
LP	1	Simphiwe Ngobese		55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Juandre Schoeman		73'
PR	17	Oliver Reid		55'
PR	18	JD Erasmus		47'
LK	19	Jaco Grobbelaar		23'	33'	55'
N8	20	Matt Romao		55'
OF	21	Fano Linde		26'
SH	22	Ceano Everson		80'
IC	23	Dominic Malgas		80'
Coach:
Kevin Foote

Player of the Tournament:
Hassiem Pead (South Africa)³⁴

Assistant referees:
Jérémy Rozier (France)³⁴
Katsuki Furuse (Japan)³⁴
Television match official:
Aled Griffiths (Wales)³⁴
Foul play Review Officer (FPRO):
Leo Colgan (Ireland)³⁴

2024

South Africa began with a 57–7 win over Fiji³⁵ and finished in seventh place after the 7th-place play-off.

Pool stage

29 June
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	57–7	Fiji
Try: Julius (2) 10' c, 36' c Damon 13' c Leotlela 33' c Bakkes 44' c Mahashe 65' c Finca 69' m Moos 75' c Con: Koen (5/5) 10', 14', 34', 37', 45' Sefoor (2/3) 66', 74' Pen: Koen (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Caginavanua 49' c Con: Kikau (1/1) 50'

DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Neheun Jauri Rivero (Argentina)

4 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	12–31	Argentina
Try: Penalty try 52' Hlekani 81' m Con: Koen (0/1)	Report	Try: Greising Revol (2) 4' c, 22' m Bernasconi 8' m Elías 48' c Penoucos 70' c Con: Di Lucca (3/5) 5', 49', 70'

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)

9 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	12–17	England
Try: Porthen 7' c Finca 51' m Con: Koen (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Carnduff 27' c Bailey 45' m Isaacs 86' m Con: Kerr (1/1) 28' Coen (0/2)

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

Fifth-place Semi-final

14 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Argentina	34–24	South Africa
Try: Greising Revol 20' c Elías 25' c Pérez Pardo 39' c Silva 66' c Con: Di Lucca (3/3) 21', 25', 40' Elizalde (1/1) 67' Pen: Di Lucca (1/1) 7' Elizalde (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Julius (2) 26' c, 77' c Mahashe 44' c Con: Sefoor (2/2) 27', 45' van Niekerk (1/1) 77' Pen: Sefoor (1/1) 18'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)

Seventh-place final

19 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	47–31	Wales
Try: Porthen 8' c Mahashe (2) 20' m, 46' c van Heerden 31' c Hlekani 56' c Moos 64' c Porthen 68' c Con: Sefoor (4/5) 11', 32', 47', 57' Koen (2/2) 65', 69'	Report	Try: Price (2) 36' m, 73' c Boshoff 49' m S. Emanuel 62' c Conquer 83' c Con: Ford (0/2) Wilde (3/3) 63', 74', 84'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)

2023

South Africa opened with a 29–14 win over Georgia³⁶ and a 34–21 win against Ireland.³⁷ They lost 19–24 to England in the semi-final³⁸ before beating New Zealand 22–15 in the third-place play-off.³⁹

Pool stage

24 June
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	33–23	Georgia
Try: Letebele 6' c Julius 22' c Hooker 70' c Con: Smith (3/3) 7', 23', 72' Pen: Smith (4/4) 3', 40', 66', 68'		Try: Tsikhistavi 13' c Tsirekidze 58' m Babunashvili 74' m Con: Khutsishvili (1/2) 14' Kheladze (0/1) Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 45', 63'

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

29 June
16:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	26–34	Italy
Try: Letebele 30' m Julius 36' c Markus 56' c Else 60' c Con: Khan (3/4) 38', 57', 61' Pen: Khan (0/1)		Try: Penalty try 8' Gasperini 17' c Gallorini (2) 45' c, 50' c Con: Brisighella (3/3) 18', 46', 51' Pen: Brisighella (1/1) 24' Sante (1/1) 74'

Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)

4 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	24–16	Argentina
Try: Else 26' c Beets (2) 68' c, 75' c Con: Smith (3/3) 27', 69', 76' Pen: Smith (1/1) 42'		Try: Zanella 35' c Con: Dicapua (1/1) 36' Pen: Dicapua (3/3) 3', 14', 22'

Athlone Stadium, Athlone
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Semi-final

9 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)

Ireland	31–12	South Africa
Try: Nicholson (2) 37' c, 59' c Gleeson 49' c Berman 68' c Con: Prendergast (4/4) 38', 50', 61', 66' Pen: Prendergast (1/1) 71'		Try: Khan 45' c Le Roux 75' m Con: Smith (1/2) 46'

Athlone Stadium, Athlone
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)

Third-place final

14 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	22–15	England
Try: Sieberhagen 10' c Beets 17' c Else 38' m Con: Smith (2/3) 11', 18' Pen: Smith (1/1) 20'		Try: Wright 22' m Carr 42' c Con: Slevin (1/2) 43' Pen: Slevin (1/2) 6'

Athlone Stadium, Athlone
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)

2019

South Africa opened with a 41–16 win over Fiji,⁴⁰ then defeated Australia 36–19⁴¹ and Italy 28–12.⁴² They lost 21–27 to England in the semi-final⁴³ but won 31–18 against France in the third-place play-off.⁴⁴

Pool stage

4 June
10:30 AST (UTC–03)

South Africa	43–19	Scotland
Try: Horn 18' c Hendrikse (2) 37' c, 50' m Van der Mescht 68' c Nohamba 70' c Dube 80' c Con: Hendrikse (3/4) 19', 37', 68' Nohamba (2/2) 71', 80' Pen: Hendrikse (1/3) 10'	Report	Try: Walker 16' m Penalty try 40' Anderson 63' c Con: Thompson (1/2) 64'

Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

8 June
10:30 AST (UTC–03)

South Africa	48–20	Georgia
Try: Richardson (2) 10' c, 63' c Ntlabakanye 36' c Mbatha 40' c Pretorius 48' m Abrahams 58' m Davids 77' m Coetzer 79' m Con: Hendrikse (3/3) 11', 37', 40' Nohamba (1/3) 64'	Report	Try: Lashkhi (2) 26' m, 54' m Tchitchinadze 80' c Con: Abzhandadze (1/3) 80' Pen: Abzhandadze (1/2) 43'

Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)

12 June
15:30 AST (UTC–03)

South Africa	25–17	New Zealand
Try: Isaacs 7' m Van der Mescht 18' m Con: Hendrikse (0/2) Pen: Hendrikse (3/3) 15', 38', 40' Nohamba (2/2) 71', 78'	Report	Try: penalty try 44' Lalomilo 74' c Con: Burke (1/1) 75' Pen: Burke (1/1) 34

Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Semi-final

17 June
15:30 AST (UTC–03)

South Africa	7–20	France
Try: Mbatha 40' c Con: Hendrikse (1/1) 41'	Report	Try: Joseph 20' m Pen: Carbonel (5/5) 5', 8', 30', 60', 70'

Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

Third-place final

22 June
13:00 AST (UTC–03)

Argentina	16–41	South Africa
Try: De La Vega Mendia 41' c Carreras 45' m Con: De La Vega Mendia (1/1) 19' Roger (1/1) 58'	Report	Try: Nohamba 3' c Abrahams (2) 29' c, 63' c Van der Mescht 72' c Pretorius 79' c Con: Nohamba (4/4) 4', 30', 64', 72' Hendrikse (1/1) 79' Pen: Nohamba (1/1) 27' Drop: Coetzer 67'

Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

2018

South Africa began in France with a 33–27 win over Georgia⁴⁵ and followed with a 29–14 win against Ireland.⁴⁶ They lost 32–31 to England in the semi-final⁴⁷ before finishing fourth after a 40–30 defeat to New Zealand.⁴⁸

Pool stage

30 May 2018
18:30

South Africa	33–27	Georgia
Try: Simelane 9' m Uys (2) 25' c, 55' c Green 42' c Burger 48' c Con: Willemse (4/5) 26', 43', 49', 56'	Report	Try: Lomidze 13' c Tapladze 38' c Dvalishvili 71' c Con: Aprasidze (3/3) 14', 39' Abzhandadze (1/1) 72' Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 17', 52'

Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan

3 June 2018
16:30

South Africa	30–17	Ireland
Try: Burger 1' c Du Plessis 19' m Simelane (3) 51' m, 57' m, 76' m Con: Willemse (1/2) 2' Pen: Lombard (1/2) 68'		Try: Sweetman-Doris 34' c Silvester 43' c Con: Dean (2/2) 35', 44' Pen: Dean (1/1) 22'

Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne

7 June 2018
21:00

South Africa	29–46	France
Try: Erasmus 36' c Van der Merwe 46' m Simelane 63' m Tshakweni 69' m Sandi 74' c Con: Dobela (1/1) 37' Lombard (1/4) 75'		Try: Joseph (2) 7' c, 19' c Carbonel 15' m Barassi 26' c Ntamack 33' c Gros 53' c Con: Carbonel (3/4) 8', 34', 54' Ntamack (2/2) 20', 27' Pen: Carbonel (2/3) 13', 79'

Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne

Semi-final

12 June 2018
19:00

England	32–31	South Africa
Try: Parton 10' m Hardwick 15' c White 22' c Olowofela 60' c Con: Smith (3/4) 16', 23', 61' Pen: Smith (2/2) 39', 48'		Try: Sandi 32' c Uys 44' m Nortjé 52' c Rass 67' m Ntlabakanye 74' c Con: Lombard (3/5) 33', 53', 75'

Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne

Third-place final

17 June 2018
16:30

South Africa	40–30	New Zealand
Try: Green (2) 1' c, 43' c Sandi 16' c Nortjé 61' m Simelane 63' c Ntlabakanye 74' c Con: Lombard (5/6) 2', 17', 44', 64', 75'		Try: Renton 3' c Plummer 13' m Riedlinger-Kapa 28' c Clarke 80' m Con: Plummer (2/4) 4', 29' Pen: Plummer (2/4) 8', 24'

Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers

2017

South Africa opened their campaign in Georgia with a 28–17 win over France,⁴⁹ followed by a 35–20 victory against Italy⁵⁰ and a 31–22 win over Argentina⁵¹ to top their pool. They were narrowly beaten 22–24 by England in the semi-final⁵² before securing third place with a 37–15 win over New Zealand.⁵³

Pool stage

31 May 2017
15:30

South Africa	23–23	France
Try: Augustus (2) 1' c, 80' c Con: Bosch (2/2) 1', 80' Pen: Bosch (3/3) 6', 46', 62'	Match details	Try: Buros 7' m Dufour 27' c Couilloud 41' m Con: Ntamack (1/3) 28' Drop: Ntamack (2/2) 48', 54'

Avchala Stadium
Referee:

Nic Berry

4 June 2017
18:00

South Africa	38–14	Georgia
Try: Augustus 16' c Simelane (2) 34' c, 56' c Libbok (2) 36' m, 69' c Penxe 54' m Con: Cilliers (2/3) 17', 35' Bosch (2/3) 58', 70'	Match details	Try: Tabidze 29' c Gogoladze 64' c Con: Aprasidze (2/2) 30', 65'

Avchala Stadium
Referee:

Tom Foley

8 June 2017
15:30

Argentina	14–72	South Africa
Try: Luna 14' c Malanos 29' c Con: Albornoz (2/2) 14', 30'	Match details	Try: Grobbelaar (2) 5' c, 9' m Lombard (2) 16' c, 51' m Willemse 35' m Penxe 38' c Augustus 42' c Papier 57' c Libbok 73' m De Villiers 74' c Cilliers 78' c Con: Bosch (7/11) 6', 17', 38', 43', 58', 75', 79' Pen: Bosch (1/2) 47'

Avchala Stadium
Referee:

Frank Murphy

Semi-final

13 June 2017
18:00

England	24–22	South Africa
Try: Mercer (2) 2' c, 75' c Mitchell 15' c Con: Malins (3/3) 3', 16', 76' Pen: Malins (1/2) 20'	Match details	Try: Augustus (2) 9' c, 40' m Van Heerden 55' c Con: Bosch (2/3) 10', 56' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 72'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Referee:

Frank Murphy

Third-place final

18 June 2017
15:30

South Africa	37–15	France
Try: Van Heerden 15' c Grobbelaar (2) 41' c, 65' m Brits 52' c Augustus 71' m Con: Libbok (3/5) 15', 42', 53' Pen: Libbok (2/2) 48', 60'	Match details	Try: Mauvaka 27' m Couilloud 77' c Con: Couilloud (1/2) 77' Pen: Couilloud (1/1) 34'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Referee:

Tom Foley

2016

South Africa came from behind to beat Japan 59–19 in their opening match in Pool C of the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship held in Manchester.⁵⁴ They were beaten 13–19 by Argentina in their second match,⁵⁵ suffering only their fourth defeat ever in the pool stage of the competition, but bounced back to secure a 40-31 bonus-point victory over France in their final pool match⁵⁶ to secure a semi-final place as the best runner-up in the competition. They faced hosts and three-time champions England in the semi-finals, who proved too strong for the visitors, knocking them out of the competition with a 39–17 victory.⁵⁷ South Africa's final match came against Argentina, who already beat them previously in Pool C, in the third-place play-off final. Argentina won again, with a very convincing 49–19 scoreline,⁵⁸ condemning South Africa to fourth place in the competition.

Pool stage

7 June 2016
15:15

South Africa	59–19	Japan
Try: Davids (2) 9' c, 44' c Jackson 36' c Ward (2) 41' c, 48' c Libbok 63' c Mafuma 70' c Sadie 80' c Con: Bosch (8/8) 10', 37', 42', 45', 49', 64', 71', 80' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 55'	Match details	Try: Moeakiola (3) 19' c, 25' c, 30' m Con: Kanai (2/3) 21', 25'

Academy Stadium, Manchester
Referee:

Elia Rizzo

11 June 2016
18:00

South Africa	13–19	Argentina
Try: Van den Berg 63' c Con: Bosch (1/1) 64' Pen: Bosch (2/5) 3', 29'	Match details	Try: Malanos 40' c Con: Miotti (1/1) 40' Pen: Miotti (4/5) 10', 35', 47', 59'

AJ Bell Stadium, Salford
Referee:

Craig Evans

15 June 2016
19:45

South Africa	40–31	France
Try: Papier 15' c Davids 33' m Van der Merwe 44' c Libbok 61' m Bosch 65' c Con: Bosch (3/5) 15', 45', 65' Pen: Bosch (3/3) 7', 11', 67'	Match details	Try: Tanguy 4' c Simutoga 25' c Buros 28' c Ngandebe 79' c Con: Belleau (4/4) 5', 27', 29', 79' Pen: Belleau (1/1) 19'

Academy Stadium, Manchester
Referee:

Craig Maxwell-Keys

Semi-final

20 June 2016
19:45

England	39–17	South Africa
Try: Green 2' c Taylor 6' m Aspland-Robinson 20' c Williams 34' c Malins 40' m Wright 72' m Con: Mallinder (3/6) 3', 21', 34' Pen: Mallinder (1/1) 54'	Match details	Try: Van der Merwe 48' c Bosch 51' c Con: Bosch (2/2) 49', 52' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 12'

Academy Stadium, Manchester
Referee:

Paul Williams

Third-place final

25 June 2016
16:45

Argentina	49–19	South Africa
Try: Mallia (2) 14' c, 80' c Castiglioni 25' c Romanini 42' c Baldunciel 61' c Dominguez 67' c Con: Miotti (6/6) 15', 26', 43', 63', 68', 81' Pen: Miotti (3/3) 34', 46', 51'	Match details	Try: Libbok 5' c Van der Merwe 9' m Campher 21' c Con: Bosch (2/3) 6', 22'

AJ Bell Stadium
Referee:

Andrew Brace

2015

For 2015, the IRB Junior World Championship was rebranded as the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. South Africa started the competition with a 33–5 win against hosts Italy⁵⁹ and recorded a 40–8 win against Samoa⁶⁰ and a 46–13 win over Australia⁶¹ in their remaining pool matches to finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. They came up against an England side that beat them in the 2014 final and were eliminated by the same opponents again, losing 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition.⁶² They restored some pride by winning their third-place play-off match against France 31–18 to win the bronze medal.⁶³

Pool stage

2 June 2015
20:30

South Africa	33–5	Italy
Try: Van der Merwe 15' c Penalty try 34' c Liebenberg 37' c Bothma 65' m Van Wyk 78' c Con: Thomson (3/3) 16', 35', 38' De Beer (1/2) 79'	Stats⁶⁴	Try: Agbasse 11' m

Stadio San Michele, Calvisano
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)

6 June 2015
18:30

South Africa	40–8	Samoa
Try: Du Toit 7' c Jenkins 35' m Liebenberg 46' m Zas 49' c Penalty try 80' c Con: Thomson (2/4) 8', 50' De Beer (1/1) 80' Pen: Thomson (3/3) 4', 22', 40'	Stats⁶⁵	Try: Leilua 66' m Pen: Falaniko (1/1) 29'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy)

10 June 2015
20:30

South Africa	46–13	Australia
Try: Vermeulen 2' c Nché 17' c Ngcukana 43' c Thomson 54' c Jenkins 59' m Zas 68' c Con: Thomson (4/4) 4', 18', 44', 56' De Beer (1/1) 69' Pen: Thomson (2/2) 12', 36'	Stats⁶⁶	Try: Paia'aua 62' m Kellaway 78' m Pen: Deegan (1/1) 8'

Stadio San Michele, Calvisano
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Semi-final

15 June 2015
20:30

South Africa	20–28	England
Try: Jaer 77' c Du Plessis 79' c Con: Thomson (2/2) 77', 79' Pen: Thomson (2/3) 7', 20'	Stats⁶⁷	Try: Chisholm 25' m Penalty try 39' c Tompkins 70' c Con: Jennings (2/3) 40', 71' Pen: Jennings (3/5) 4', 10', 54'

Stadio San Michele, Calvisano
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Third-place final

20 June 2015
18:30

France	18–31	South Africa
Try: Bonneval 11' m Delannoy 42' m Blanc 48' m Pen: Meret (1/1) 8'	Stats⁶⁸	Try: Du Toit 21' c Jenkins 28' c Du Preez (2) 33' c, 38' c Con: Thomson (4/4) 22', 29', 35', 39' Pen: Thomson (1/3) 66'

Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

2014

In the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship held in New Zealand, South Africa beat Scotland 61–5,⁶⁹ hosts New Zealand 33–24⁷⁰ and Samoa 21–8⁷¹ to finish top of their pool. They again met New Zealand in the semi-finals and beat them again, this time by a 32–25 scoreline,⁷² to qualify to their second final. However, they lost the final 20–21 to England to finish the competition in second spot.⁷³

Pool stage

2 June 2014
15:35

South Africa	61–5	Scotland
Try: Schoeman 17' c Petersen 28' c Greeff (2) 45' c, 79' c Kriel (2) 49' c, 74' c Marx 56' c Gelant 58' c Davis 65' m Con: Pollard (7/8) 17', 29', 46', 50', 57', 59', 74' Du Plessis 80' Pen: Pollard (0/1)	Report⁷⁴	Try: Farndale 9' m Con: Chalmers (0/1)

QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee:

Joaquín Montes

6 June 2014
19:35

New Zealand	24–33	South Africa
Try: Li (3) 13' c, 24' c, 78' c Con: Hickey (2/2) 14', 25' Mo'unga (1/1) 78' Pen: Hickey (1/1) 36' Cards: James Tucker 71' to 80'	Report⁷⁵	Try: Kriel 32' m Pollard 47' c Greeff 57' m Gelant 71' c Con: Pollard (2/4) 47', 72' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 7', 11', 31' Drop: Pollard (0/1)

QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee:

Alexandre Ruiz

10 June 2014
17:35

Samoa	8–21	South Africa
Try: Apa 31' m Con: Talataina Mu (0/1) Pen: Talataina Mu (1/4) 40' Cards: Richard Mariota 34' to 44' Nathaniel Apa 48' to 58'	Report⁷⁶	Try: Davis 37' c Esterhuizen 63' c Petersen 79' c Con: Pollard (3/3) 38', 64', 79' Pen: Pollard (0/2)

ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee:

Ben O'Keeffe

Semi-final

15 June 2014
19:35

South Africa	32–25	New Zealand
Try: Pollard 15' c Petersen 51' c Esterhuizen 70' m Els 78' c Con: Pollard (3/4) 16', 52', 79' Pen: Pollard (2/3) 40', 57' Drop: Pollard (0/1) Cards: André Esterhuizen 29' to 39'	Report⁷⁷	Try: Faiva 4' m Li 32' c Aso 66' c Con: Mo'unga (0/1) McKenzie (2/2) 33', 67' Pen: McKenzie (2/2) 30', 42'

QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee:

Federico Anselmi

Final

20 June 2014
19:35

England	21–20	South Africa
Try: Earle 39' m Conlon 52' c Con: Burns (1/2) 53' Pen: Burns (2/3) 17', 44' Morris (1/1) 37'	Report⁷⁸	Try: Kriel (2) 20' c, 64' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 21', 65' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 14', 46' Drop: Pollard (0/1)

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee:

Ben O'Keefe

2013

South Africa won all three their pool matches at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship held in France; they beat the United States 97–0,⁷⁹ England 31–24⁸⁰ and hosts France 26–19⁸¹ to top their pool to qualify to the semi-finals. They lost their semi-final match 17–18 to Wales⁸² before winning their fourth third-place play-off match in six seasons, beating New Zealand 41–34.⁸³

Pool stage

5 June 2013
20:45

South Africa	97–0	United States
Try: Beerwinkel 5' Kolbe 13' Senatla (4) 14', 28', 31', 42' Steenkamp 19' Geduld (2) 22', 26' Du Toit 36' Kriel (2) 44', 67' Willemse (2) 50', 57' Obi (2) 52', 60' Con: Pollard (1/6) 19' Du Preez (6/10) Pen: Pollard (1/1) 3'	Report⁸⁴

Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

9 June 2013
16:45

South Africa	31–24	England
Try: Senatla (2) 1' c, 31' m Du Plessis 42' c Con: Du Preez (2/3) 2', 42' Pen: Du Preez (4/6) 6', 10', 16', 56'	Report⁸⁵	Try: Sloan 36' c Stooke 41' c Purdy 59' c Con: Slade (3/3) 36', 41', 60' Pen: Slade (1/3) 48'

Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

13 June 2013
20:45

France	19–26	South Africa
Try: Regard 8' c Tauleigne 49' m Serin 64' c Con: Selponi (1/2) 9' Serin (1/1) 64'	Report⁸⁶	Try: Swanepoel 1' m Obi 42' c Kolbe 78' m Con: Pollard (1/3) 42' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 14', 44', 70'

Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Semi-final

18 June 2013
18:15

South Africa	17–18	Wales
Try: Herbst 36' c Smith 59' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 37', 60' Pen: Pollard (1/4) 75'	Report⁸⁷	Try: Jenkins 56' m Evans 79' c Con: Davies (1/2) 80' Pen: Davies (2/3) 20', 30'

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Third-place final

23 June 2013
15:15

South Africa	41–34	New Zealand
Try: Obi 34' c De Bruin 37' c Senatla 40' c Steenkamp 52' m Smith 56' c Ungerer 71' m Con: Pollard (4/6) 35', 38', 40', 56' Pen: Pollard (1/2) 61'	Report⁸⁸	Try: Visinia (2) 8' c, 14' c Edwards 21' c Webber 40' m Manihera 77' m Con: Hickey (3/4) 9', 15', 22' Pen: Hickey (1/1) 46'

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

2012

South Africa hosted the tournament in 2012, but the hosts got off to a bad start, losing 19–23 to Ireland in their first match.⁸⁹ However, they recovered to beat Italy 52–3⁹⁰ and previously-unbeaten England 28–15⁹¹ to finish top of the log. They easily dispatched Argentina in the semi-final, winning 35–3,⁹² before beating New Zealand 22–16 in the final in Cape Town,⁹³ winning the competition for the first time and ending the latter's four-year reign as champions.⁹⁴

Pool stage

4 June 2012
18:45

South Africa	19–23	Ireland
Try: P. Willemse 53' c Con: T. Jantjies (1/1) 54' Pen: T. Jantjies (4/4) 10', 60', 64', 71'	Report⁹⁵	Try: J. Coghlan 27' c C. Gilsenan 66' c Con: JJ Hanrahan (2/2) 28', 67' Pen: JJ Hanrahan (2/2) 21', 24' Drop: JJ Hanrahan (1/1) 57'

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

8 June 2012
18:45

South Africa	52–3	Italy
Try: W. Small-Smith 15' m P. Willemse 20' c J. Serfontein (2) 27' c, 58' c S. Kitshoff 38' m V. van der Watt 52' c B. Steyn 62' c P. Howard 80+1' c Con: H. Pollard (5/6) 21', 28', 53', 59', 63' T. Jantjies (1/2) 80+2'	Report⁹⁶	Pen: J. Apperley (1/2) 30'

University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

12 June 2012
18:45

South Africa	28–15	England
Try: W. Small-Smith 42' c S. Adendorff (2) 47' c, 68' c P.-S. du Toit 60' c Con: H. Pollard (4/4) 43', 48', 61', 69'	Report⁹⁷	Pen: T. Bell (5/5) 32', 45', 57', 68', 74'

Cape Town Stadium, Green Point
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Semi-final

17 June 2012
19:15

Argentina	3–35	South Africa
Pen: S. Poet (1/3) 45'	Report⁹⁸	Try: J. Serfontein 21' c M. Pretorius 36' m R. Rhule (2) 40' c, 52' c Con: H. Pollard (3/4) 22', 40', 53' Pen: H. Pollard (2/3) 7', 62' T. Jantjies (1/3) 66'

Newlands Stadium, Newlands
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Final

22 June 2012
18:45

New Zealand	16–22	South Africa
Try: M. Keresoma 34' c Con: I. West (1/1) 35' Pen: I. West (2/3) 13', 56'	Report⁹⁹	Try: V. van der Watt 47' m J. Serfontein 61' m Pen: H. Pollard (4/5) 10', 19', 39', 75' Drop: H. Pollard (1/1) 60'

Newlands Stadium, Newlands
Attendance: 33,210
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

2011

Victories in South Africa's first two matches at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship held in Italy – beating Scotland 33–0¹⁰⁰ and Ireland 42–26¹⁰¹ – were followed by a defeat at the hands of England, losing 20–26¹⁰² to finish second in the pool and failing to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time. Instead, they went into the fifth-placed play-off series, where a 57–15 win over pool rivals Ireland¹⁰³ and a 104–17 win over Fiji¹⁰⁴ saw them finish the competition in fifth spot.

Pool stage

10 June 2011
20:10

South Africa	33 – 0	Scotland
Try: Venter 14', 43' Botha 34', 58' Con: Goosen (2/3) 35', 44' Beyers (0/1) Pen: Goosen (3/4) 6', 10', 18'	Report¹⁰⁵

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

14 June 2011
20:10

Ireland	26 – 42	South Africa
Try: Conway 40+1' c, 75' c Con: McKinney (2/2) 40+2', 76' Pen: McKinney (4/5) 3', 16', 22', 31'	Report¹⁰⁶	Try: Venter 4' c, 28' c Etzebeth 38' c Mjekevu 68' m Botha 80+3' c Con: Goosen (4/5) 5', 29', 39', 80+4' Pen: Goosen (2/4) 9', 18' Drop: Goosen (1/1) 56'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Jonathan White (New Zealand)

18 June 2011
20:10

England	26 – 20	South Africa
Try: Daly 7' m Gray 43' m Wade 70' c Con: Ford (0/2) Cook (1/1) 70' Pen: Ford (3/4) 2', 29', 62'	Report¹⁰⁷	Try: Carr 25' m Con: Mjekevu (0/1) Pen: Goosen (5/5) 37', 40+1', 49', 65', 78'

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Fifth-place semi-final

22 June 2011
20:10

South Africa	57 – 15	Ireland
Try: Du Preez 2' c Mjekevu 8' c, 25' c Botha 13' m Mbovane 28' m, 54' c, 73' c Taute 42' c Venter 70' m Con: Goosen (5/7) 2', 8', 26', 43', 54' Welthagen (1/2) 73'	Report¹⁰⁸	Try: McKeon 60' m Jackson 77' c Con: McKinney (1/2) 77' Pen: McKinney (1/1) 22'

Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Fifth-place final

26 June 2011
14:10

Fiji	17 – 104	South Africa
Try: Radradra 28' Lalagavesi 33' Con: Lalagavesi (2/2) 29', 34' Pen: Lalagavesi (1/2) 19' Radradra (0/1)	Report¹⁰⁹	Try: Mbovane 2', 74' Mjekevu 5' Carr 9' Botha 13' 24', 81' Venter 16' Rademan 36', 42' Taute 55', 79' Penalty try 58' Skosan 66' Jordaan 70' Kleinhans 72' Con: Goosen (12/16) 3', 14', 17', 37', 56', 58', 67', 71', 73', 74', 80', 81'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

2010

A 40–14 victory over Tonga¹¹⁰ in the opening match of Pool C in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship held in Argentina was followed up by a 73–0 victory over Scotland,¹¹¹ before South Africa suffered their first ever pool stage defeat in the competition, losing 35–42 to Australia.¹¹² Although finishing in second position in the pool, they still qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of having the best record of the second-placed teams across the three pools. They were eliminated 7–36 by New Zealand in the semi-finals,¹¹³ but managed to win the third-place play-off for the third year in a row, avenging their previous semi-final exists at the hands of England by beating them 27–22.¹¹⁴

Pool stage

5 June
2:00pm

Tonga	14–40	South Africa
Try: Moala 76' m Pen: Toloke (3/3) 7', 57', 68' Cards: Latu 48'	Report¹¹⁵	Try: Mastriet 22' c Stander (c) 40+1' c Venter 53' c Lambie 80+3' c Con: Lambie (4/4) 23', 40+1', 54', 80+4' Pen: Lambie (4/4) 1', 9', 18', 30'

C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

9 June
2:00pm

South Africa	73–0	Scotland
Try: Mjekevu 2' c Kolisi (2) 9' c, 12' c Van der Merwe 21' c Badenhorst 28' m Jantjies 37' c Lambie 46' c Sithole (2) 50' c, 57' c Jantjies 64' c Okafor 72' m Con: Lambie (8/9) 3', 10', 13', 22', 38', 47', 51', 58' Jantjies (1/1) 65'	Report¹¹⁶

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

13 June
4:10pm

South Africa	35–42	Australia
Try: Mjekevu (2) 8', 54' c Lambie 23' m Van der Merwe 40' c Taute 67' m Con: Lambie (2/3) 40+1', 55' Pen: Lambie (2/2) 1', 42'	Report¹¹⁷	Try: Shipperley (3) 12' c, 33' c, 49' c Coleman 26' c Quirk 64' m Con: To'omua (4/4) 13', 27', 34', 50' Pen: To'omua (3/3) 15', 60', 76'

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

Semi-final

17 June
4:30pm

New Zealand	36–7	South Africa
Try: Savea (2) 5', 70' Thomson 23' c Grice 29' c Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) 24', 30' Pen: Bleyendaal (4/4) 18', 51', 57', 59'	Report¹¹⁸	Try: Du Preez 40+2' c Con: Lambie (1/1) 40+3'

Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Third-place final

21 June
4:45pm

England	22–27	South Africa
Try: Watson 13' c Burns 23' c Marler 33' m Con: Burns (2/2) 14', 23' Pen: Clegg (1/1) 68' Cards: Green 16'	Report¹¹⁹	Try: Scheepers 8' c Sithole (2) 25', 57' c Lambie 41' m Con: Lambie (2/2) 9', 57' Pen: Lambie (1/1) 73' Cards: Van der Walt 16'

Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

2009

South Africa were placed in Pool C of the 2009 competition held in Japan. They emulated their 2008 form, winning all three of their pool matches – they beat Fiji 36–10,¹²⁰ Italy 65–3¹²¹ and France 43–27¹²² to finish top of the pool. They again lost to England in the semi-finals (losing 21–40),¹²³ but again bounced back by winning the third-place play-off match, this time beating Australia 32–5.¹²⁴

Pool stage

5 June 2009
7:00pm

South Africa	36 - 10	Fiji
Tries: Stander 24' m R. Ebersohn 49' c S. Ebersohn 55' c Mastriet 69' m Con: S. Ebersohn (2/4) Pen: Brummer (0/2) S. Ebersohn (3/4) 12', 39', 44' Drop: S. Ebersohn 28'		Tries: Nakaitaci 15' c Con: Nakaitaci (1/1) Pen: Nakaitaci (1/3) 26'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Referee:

Keith Brown

9 June 2009
3:00pm

Italy	3 - 65	South Africa
Pen: Benvenuti (0/2) Mortali (1/1) 68'		Tries: Van den Heever (2) 25' c, 31' m Seabela (2) 35' m, 68' c L. Cronjé (2) 43' c, 50' m S. Ebersohn 47' m R. Ebersohn 56' c Chikukwa 65' c Sadie 80' c Con: S. Ebersohn (4/8) L. Cronjé (2/2) Pen: S. Ebersohn (1/1) 4'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Referee:

Peter Allan

13 June 2009
5:00pm

France	27 - 43	South Africa
Tries: Lapandry 3' c Doumayrou 20' c Penalty 77' c Con: Bernard (3/3) Pen: Bernard (2/3) 1', 31'		Tries: Mastriet (2) 40' m, 73' c Marais 41' c R. Cronjé 57' c L. Cronjé 69' m Con: Brummer (3/5) Pen: S. Ebersohn (0/2) Brummer (3/4) 35', 38', 45' Drop: S. Ebersohn 7'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Referee:

James Jones

Semi-final

June 17th, 2009
7:00pm

South Africa	21 - 40	England
Tries: Stander 15' m Hanekom 54' c Con: Brummer (1/2) Pen: Brummer (3) 13', 40', 59' Elstadt 64'		Tries: Youngs 41' c Gaskell 60' c Lawes 70' c Trinder 79' c Con: Homer (4/4) Pen: Homer (4) 3', 7', 10', 65'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Referee:

Chris Pollock

Third-place final

June 21st, 2009
1:00pm

Australia	5 - 32	South Africa
Tries: Anae 14' m White 28'		Tries: Cronjé 4' m, 79' c Van den Heever 8' c Hanekom 52' c Con: Brummer (3/4) Pen: Brummer (2) 1', 20' Schoeman 56 Stander 66

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Referee:

Keith Brown

2008

South Africa took part in the inaugural edition of the competition in 2008 held in Wales, where they were drawn in Pool B. They beat the United States 108–18 in their very first game.¹²⁵ A 72–3 victory over Scotland¹²⁶ and a 16–11 win against Samoa¹²⁷ saw them top the pool to qualify for the semi-final stages. They lost their semi-final match 18–26 to England,¹²⁸ but returned to winning ways with a 43–18 win over hosts Wales in the third-place play-off match.¹²⁹

Pool stage

6 June 2008

South Africa	108–18	United States
Try: Watermeyer (3) 4' c, 49' c, 76' c Marole 7' c Janse van Vuuren (3) 15' c, 28' c, 54' c Ebersohn 21' c Van Velze (2) 44' c, 45' c Mapoe 47' c Nhlapo 58' c Willis 60' c Brummer (2) 69' c, 71' c Ebersohn 82' c Con: Ebersohn (10/10) 5', 8', 16', 22', 29', 45', 46', 48', 50', 55' Brummer (4/4) 61', 70', 77', 83' Cards: Nhlapo 38'		Try: Pittman 32' c Johnston 41' m Con: Treacy (1/2) 33' Pen: Treacy (2/2) 12', 38'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi

10 June 2008

South Africa	72–3	Scotland
Try: Van Deventer (2) 17' c, 83' c Mapoe (2) 23' c, 43' c Dippenaar 27' c Muller 44' c Pietersen (2) 48' c, 67' c Janse van Vuuren 80' m Seabela 85' m Con: Brummer (8/10) 18', 24', 28', 45', 49', 81', 84', 86' Pen: Brummer (1/1) 12' Drop: Brummer 6'		Pen: Murray (1/1) 25' Cards: Stafford 83'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee: Chris Pollock

14 June 2008

South Africa	16–11	Samoa
Try: Marole 25' c Watermeyer 78' m Pen: Brummer (2/2) 18', 41' Cards: Ebersohn 83'		Try: Masoe 10' m Pen: Sefo (2/2) 6', 21' Cards: Tuilagi 75' Aiono 12'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee: James Bolabiu

Semi-final

14 June 2008

South Africa	18–26	England
Try: Van Velze 21' m Afrika 24' c Goode 6' m Con: Brummer (1/3) 25' Pen: Brummer (2/2) 16', 76'		Try: Simpson 5' m Cato 38' c Corbisiero 82' c Con: Goode (3/3) 20', 43', 69' Cards: Kirsten 65'

Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Third-place final

22 June 2008

South Africa	43–18	Wales
Try: Brummer 13' m Ebersohn 19' c Mapoe (2) 35' c, 71' m Koster 43' c Kirsten 68' m Ebersohn 82' c Con: Brummer (4/6) 20', 35', 43', 83' Cards: Pietersen 56', Hess 76'		Try: Halfpenny 55' m Hobbs 59' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 60' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 5', 25'

Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Referee: Romain Poite

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship which kicks off on 27 April 2026 in Gqeberha.¹³⁰

2026 South Africa Under–20 rugby union team
Name	Union
Oliver Reid	Stormers
Phiwayinkosi Kubheka	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Jordan Jooste	Stormers
Kai Pratt	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Danie Kruger	Stormers
Siphosethu Mnebelele	Vodacom Bulls
Liam van Wyk	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Heinrich Theron	Vodacom Bulls
Jaythen Orange	Fidelity ADT Lions
Riley Norton (c)	Stormers
JD Hattingh	Fidelity ADT Lions
Kebotile Maake	Vodacom Bulls
Risima Khosa	Fidelity ADT Lions
Wasi Vyambwera	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Luke Cannon	Fidelity ADT Lions
Gert Kemp	Stormers
Thomas Beling	Vodacom Bulls
Jayden Brits	Stormers
Hendré Schoeman	Vodacom Bulls
Yaqeen Ahmed	Stormers
Vusi Moyo	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Alzeadon Felix	Fidelity ADT Lions
Markus Muller	Stormers
Ethan Adams	Fidelity ADT Lions
Olunje Mehlomakulu	Stormers
Samuel Badenhorst	Stormers
Lindsey Jansen	Vodacom Bulls
Khuthadzo Rasivhaga	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Jack Benade	Stormers
Zekhethelo Siyaya*	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Jade Muller*	Toyota Cheetahs
Cheswill Jooste*	Vodacom Bulls
Akahluwa Boqwana*	Vodacom Bulls

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.
* denotes players on standby.

Squads

The following squads were named for the Junior Springboks in 2026:

2026 U20 SA Players¹³¹
Forwards		Oliver Reid • Phiwayinkosi Kubheka • Kai Pratt • Sibabalwe Booi • Danie Kruger • Siphosethu Mnebelele • Liam van Wyk • Mahle Sithole • Heinrich Theron • James Schnetler • Riley Norton • JD Hattingh • Kebotile Maake • Risima Khosa • Mumbere Vyambwera • Luke Canon • Gert Kemp
Backs		• Reuben Kruger • Matthew Fick • Hendré Schoeman • Yaqeen Ahmed • Luan Giliomee • Markus Muller • Ethan Adams • Christian Vorster • Samuel Badenhorst • Dylan Miller • Zekhethelo Siyaya • Khuthadzo Rasivhaga • Jordan Steenkamp • Lindsey Jansen
Coach		Kevin Foote

Previous squads

The following players played at previous editions of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship:

2025 South Africa Under–20 rugby union team
Name	AUS	ENG	SCO	ARG	NZL	App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Simphiwe Ngobese	1	1		1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
Siphosethu Mnebelele	2	2	17	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Lubbe	3	3	18	3	3	5	1	0	0	0	5
Riley Norton (c)	4	4		4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Theron	5	5	19	5	5	5	2	0	0	0	10
Xola Nyali	6	6		6	6	4	2	0	0	0	10
Batho Hlekani	7	7	20	7	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
Wandile Mlaba	8	8		8	8	4	0	0	0	0	0
Haashim Pead	9	9	21	9	9	5	6	0	0	0	30
Vusi Moyo	10	10	10	10	10	5	0	21	7	0	63
Jaco Williams	23	23	11	11	11	5	4	0	0	0	20
Albie Bester	12	12		12	12	4	2	0	0	0	10
Demitre Erasmus	13		23	13	13	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cheswill Jooste	14	14	14	14	14	5	3	0	0	0	15
Gilermo Mentoe	15	15	15	15	15	5	4	0	0	0	20
Jaundre Schoeman	16	16	2	16	16	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Reid	17	17	1	17	17	5	1	0	0	0	5
Jean Erasmus	18	18	3	18	18	5	1	0	0	0	5
Jacobus Grobbelaar	19	19	4	19	19	5	1	0	0	0	5
Matt Romao	20	20	7	20	20	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ceano Everson		21	9	22	22	4	2	0	0	0	10
Stephanus Linde			8	21	21	3	1	0	0	0	5
Dominic Malgas	21	9	22	22	9	4	1	1	0	0	7
Gino Cupido	13	13				2	0	0	0	0	0
Siya Ndlozi	11	11				2	2	0	0	0	10
Ian van der Merwe	22		22			2	0	7	0	0	14
Morne Venter			5			1	0	0	0	0	0
Thando Biyela			6			1	1	0	0	0	5
Phiwayinkosi Kubheka			17			1	0	0	0	0	0
Erich Visser	21					1	0	0	0	0	0
Total						5	34	29	7	0	249

2024 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	FIJ	ARG	ENG	ARG	WAL	Apps	Pts
Ruan Swart	1	1		1		3	0
Luca Bakkes	2	2	2		2	4	5
Zachary Porthen (c)	3	3	3	3	3	5	15
Jacobus Grobbelaar		4	19	5	4	4	0
JF van Heerden	5	5	5	7	5	5	5
Sibabalwe Mahashe	6	21	6	6	8	5	20
Batho Hlekani	4	7	7	19	7	5	10
Tiaan Jacobs	8	8	20	8		4	0
Asad Moos	9	9	9	9	9	2	10
Liam Koen	10	10	10		21	4	21
Litelihle Bester	11	11	11	21	23	5	0
Joshua Boulle	12	23	12		12	4	0
Jurenzo Julius	13	13	13	13	13	5	20
Joel Leotlela	14	14		14	14	4	5
Michail Damon	15		15	15		3	5
Ethan Bester		16	16	2	16	4	0
Liyema Ntshanga	17	17	17	17	17	5	0
Casper Badenhorst	18	18	1	18	1	5	0
Thomas Dyer		19	4	4		3	0
Divan Fuller	20		21	20	20	4	0
Ezekiel Ngobeni	21			23	11	3	0
Tylor Sefoor	22	22	22	10	10	5	19
Philip-Albert van Niekerk		12	23	12	22	4	0
Keanu Coetsee	19	20			6	3	0
Thabang Mphafi	7	6	8			3	0
Juan Smal	16			16		2	0
Herman Lubbe			18		18	2	0
Wandile Mlaba					19	1	0
Bruce Sherwood		15		22	15	3	0
Likhona Finca	23		14			2	10
Haashim Pead				21		1	0

2023 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	GEO	ITA	ARG	IRE	ENG	Apps	Pts
Corne Lavagna	17	1	1	1	17	5	0
Juann Else	2	2	2	2	2	5	15
Mawande Mdanda	3	3			3	3	0
Coetzee Le Roux	4		4	4	4	4	5
Jacob Frederick Nel Van Heerden	5	5	5	5		4	0
Paul De Villiers (c)	6	6	6	6	6	5	0
Ghudian Van Reenen	7	19	7	7		4	0
Corne Beets		8	8	8	8	4	15
Imad Khan	9	21	9	9	21	5	11
Jean Smith	10		10	10	10	4	36
Michael Annies	23	14	11	11	23	5	0
Ethan Hooker	12		12	12		3	5
Katlego Letebele	13	13	13	13	13	5	10
Jurenzo Julius	14	23	14	14	14	5	10
Hakeem Kunene	15		15	15		3	0
SJ Kotze	16	16	16	16	16	5	0
Phatu Ganyane	1	17	17	17	1	5	0
Zachary Porthen	18	18	18	18	18	5	0
Jannes Potgieter	19	7	19	19		4	0
Gcino Mdletshe	20	20			20	3	0
Neil Le Roux	21	9			9	3	0
Damian Markus	22	12	22	22	12	5	5
Regan Izaks		15	23	23	15	4	0
Tiaan Wessels		4			5	2	0
Dian Heunis			3	3		2	0
Abulele Ndabambi	8		20	20	19	4	0
Hennie Sieberhagen					7	1	5
Quewin Nortje		11			11	2	0
Litelihle Bester		22			22	2	0
Asad Moos			21	21		2	0
Sam Francis		10				1	0
Masande Mtshali	11					1	0

2019 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	GEO	IRL	FRA	ENG	NZL	Apps	Pts
Dian Bleuler	1	1	1	1	17	5	0
Fez Mbatha	2	2	2	2	2	5	10
Asenathi Ntlabakanye	3	3	3	3	3	5	5
JJ van der Mescht	4	4	4	4	4	5	15
Emile van Heerden	5	5	25	25		3	0
Jaco Labuschagne	6	21	20	20	6	4	0
Phepsi Buthelezi (c)	7	8	8	8	8	5	0
Francke Horn	8					1	5
Jaden Hendrikse	9	9	9	9	23	5	38
James Mollentze	10	10	10	10		4	0
Caleb Dingaan	11	11	26	26	22	3	0
Rikus Pretorius	12	12	12	12	12	5	10
Marnus Potgieter	13	13	13	13	25	4	0
Angelo Davids	14	14	14	14	14	5	5
Vaughen Isaacs	15	15	15	15	15	5	5
Dameon Venter	16	16	16	16	16	5	0
Kudzwai Dube	17	17	17	17	1	5	5
Keagan Glade	18	18	18	18	18	5	0
Thabiso Mdletshe	19	19	19	19	19	1	0
Elrigh Louw	20	20	5	5	5	4	0
Dylan Richardson	21	6	6	6	20	5	10
David Kriel	22	27	28	28	13	1	0
Sanele Nohamba	23	23	23	23	9	5	33
Celimpilo Gumede	24	7	21	21	7	4	0
David Coetzer	25	26	27	27	10	4	8
Mnombo Zwelendaba	26		22	22	26	1	0
Sibusiso Sangweni	27	24	7	7	21	2	0
Thaakir Abrahams	28	22	11	11	11	4	15
Janko Swanepoel			24	24	24	1	0

2018 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	GEO	IRL	FRA	ENG	NZL	Apps	Pts
Nathan McBeth	1	1	1			3	0
Dan Jooste	2	2			2	3	0
Sazi Sandi	3	18	18	3	3	5	15
Salmaan Moerat (c)	4	4	4	4	4	5	0
Ruan Nortjé	5	5	19	5	5	5	10
Dian Schoonees	6	6	6	20	20	4	0
PJ Steenkamp	7	20	7	7		4	0
Muller Uys	8	8	8	8	8	5	15
Zak Burger	9	9	9	9		4	10
Damian Willemse	10	10				2	10
Sihle Njezula	11		23	23	11	3	0
Rikus Pretorius	12			12		2	0
Wandisile Simelane	13	13	11	11	13	5	30
Tyrone Green	14	14	14	14	14	5	15
Gianni Lombard	15	15	15	15	15	5	21
Schalk Erasmus	16	16	2	16	16	5	5
Alulutho Tshakweni	17	17	17	1	1	5	5
Asenathi Ntlabakanye	18	3	3	18	18	5	10
Ruan Vermaak	19	19	5		19	4	0
Ben-Jason Dixon	20	7	20	19	7	5	0
Rewan Kruger	21	21	21		9	3	0
Lubabalo Dobela	22	22	10	22	22	4	2
Lyle Hendricks	23	12	12		12	4	0
Muller du Plessis		11				1	5
Manuel Rass		23	13	13	23	4	5
Tiaan van der Merwe			16	2		2	5
David Coetzer			22	10	10	3	0
Phepsi Buthelezi				6	6	2	0
Leon Lyons				17	17	2	0
Jack Hart				21	21	1	0

2017 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	FRA	GEO	ARG	ENG	FRA	Apps	Pts
Gerhard Steenekamp	1	16	16	16	1	5	0
Johan Grobbelaar	2	2	2	2	2	5	20
Carlü Sadie	3	3	3	3	3	5	0
Salmaan Moerat	4	4	19	4	4	5	0
Ruben van Heerden	5		4	5	5	4	10
Zain Davids	6	20			6	3	0
Ernst van Rhyn (c)	7	7	7	7	7	5	0
Juarno Augustus	8	8	8	8	8	5	35
Rewan Kruger	9					1	0
Curwin Bosch	10	23	10	10		4	41
Wandisile Simelane	11	13	13	13	23	5	10
David Brits	12				22	2	5
Stedman Gans	13	22	22	22	13	4	0
Yaw Penxe	14	14	14	14	14	5	10
Manie Libbok	15	10	15	15	10	5	27
Kwenzo Blose	16	1	1	1	16	5	0
Dan Jooste	17	17	17	17	17	3	0
Lee-Marvin Mazibuko	18			18		2	0
Hendré Stassen	19	19	5			3	0
Nama Xaba	20					1	0
Francois de Villiers	21	21	21	21	21	2	5
Damian Willemse	22	12	12	12	12	5	5
Gianni Lombard	23	11	11	11	11	5	10
Reinhard Nothnagel		5		19	19	3	0
Len Massyn		6	6	6		3	0
Embrose Papier		9	9	9	9	4	5
Jeanluc Cilliers		15	23	23	15	3	9
Wikus Groenewald		18	18		18	3	0
Muller Uys			20	20	20	3	0

2016 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	JPN	ARG	FRA	ENG	ARG	Apps	Pts
Kwenzo Blose	1				17	2	0
Tango Balekile	2	2	16	2	16	5	0
Jaco Holtzhausen	3	18	18	3		3	0
Cobus Wiese	4	20	7	20	7	5	0
Eli Snyman	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Zain Davids	6	6	6	6	6	5	15
Ernst van Rhyn	7	7	19	7		4	0
Junior Pokomela	8	8	8	8	8	5	0
James Hall	9	9	21	21	21	5	0
Manie Libbok	10	15	10	10	10	5	15
Mosolwa Mafuma	11	11		14		3	5
JT Jackson	12	22	12	12	12	5	5
Jeremy Ward (c)	13	13	13	13		4	10
S'busiso Nkosi	14	14	14			3	0
Curwin Bosch	15	10	15	15	15	5	63
Jan-Henning Campher	16	16	2	16	2	5	5
Franco van den Berg	17	1	1	17	1	5	5
Carlü Sadie	18	3	3	18	3	5	5
Ruben de Villiers	19	19	4	4	4	5	0
Denzel Hill	20		20		20	1	0
Embrose Papier	21		9			2	5
Franco Naudé	22	12	22	22	13	5	0
Keanu Vers	23		23	23	23	2	0
Eduard Zandberg		4		19	19	3	0
NJ Oosthuizen		17	17	1	18	3	0
Marco Jansen van Vuren		21		9	9	3	0
Edwill van der Merwe		23	11	11	11	4	15
Stedman Gans					14	1	0
Benhard Janse van Rensburg					22	1	0

2015 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	ITA	SAM	AUS	ENG	FRA	Apps	Pts
Ox Nché	1	1	1	1	1	5	5
Jan van der Merwe	2	16	16	16	2	5	5
Thomas du Toit	3	3	3	3	3	5	10
Abongile Nonkontwana	4				19	1	0
RG Snyman	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Rikus Bothma	6			6		2	5
Jean-Luc du Preez	7	7	7	7	20	5	0
Hanro Liebenberg (c)	8	8	8	8	8	5	10
Ivan van Zyl	9	9	9	9	9	5	0
Brandon Thomson	10	10	10	10	10	5	59
Leolin Zas	11	11	11	11	11	5	10
Daniël du Plessis	12	12	12	12	12	5	5
JT Jackson	13	13				2	0
Khanyo Ngcukana	14		14	14		3	5
Warrick Gelant	15	15	15	15	15	5	0
Joseph Dweba	16	2	2	2	16	4	0
Njabulo Gumede	17					1	0
Frans van Wyk	18	18	18	18	18	5	5
Jason Jenkins	19	4	4	4	4	5	15
Dan du Preez	20	6	20	20	7	5	10
Marco Jansen van Vuren	21	21	21	21	21	3	0
Tinus de Beer	22	22	22	22	22	4	6
Malcolm Jaer	23			23	14	3	5
Grant Hermanus		14	23		23	3	0
Mzamo Majola		17	17	17	17	4	0
Hyron Andrews		19	19	19		2	0
Jacques Vermeulen		20	6		6	3	5
EW Viljoen		23	13	13	13	4	0
penalty try							10

2014 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	SCO	NZL	SAM	NZL	ENG	Apps	Pts
Pierre Schoeman	1	17	1	17	17	5	5
Malcolm Marx	2					1	5
Wilco Louw	3	18	3	18	18	5	0
Abongile Nonkontwana	4	19		19		2	0
Nico Janse van Rensburg	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Jacques Vermeulen	6		7	6	6	4	0
Cyle Brink	7	7	20	7	7	5	0
Aidon Davis	8	8	8	8	8	5	10
Zee Mkhabela	9	21	21	21	21	1	0
Handré Pollard (c)	10	10	10	10	10	5	65
Sergeal Petersen	11	11	14	11	11	5	15
André Esterhuizen	12		12	12	12	4	10
Jesse Kriel	13	13	15	13	13	5	25
Lloyd Greeff	14	14		14		3	15
Warrick Gelant	15	15	23	15	15	5	10
Corniel Els	16	2	2	2	2	4	5
Dayan van der Westhuizen	17	3	18	3	3	4	0
Thomas du Toit	18	1		1	1	4	0
JD Schickerling	19	4	4	4	4	5	0
Jean-Luc du Preez	20	6			20	3	0
JP Smith	21	9	9	9	9	5	0
Jean-Luc du Plessis	22	22	22	22	22	2	2
Rohan Janse van Rensburg	23					1	0
Dan Kriel		12	13	23	14	4	0
Joseph Dweba		16	16	16	16	2	0
Victor Sekekete		20	19	20	19	1	0
Duhan van der Merwe		23	11		23	2	0
Thabo Mabuza			6			1	0
Nqoba Mxoli			17			0	0

2013 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	USA	ENG	FRA	WAL	NZL	Apps	Pts
Andrew Beerwinkel	1	1	17	1	17	4	0
Jacques du Toit	2	2	2	2	16	5	5
Luan de Bruin	3	3		3	3	4	5
Irné Herbst	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Dennis Visser	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Roelof Smit	6	6	6	6		4	5
Jacques du Plessis	7	7	7	7	7	5	5
Ruan Steenkamp (c)	8	8	8	8	6	5	10
Stefan Ungerer	9	9		9	9	4	5
Robert du Preez	10	10	21	10	21	4	28
Seabelo Senatla	11	11	11	11	11	5	40
Handré Pollard	12	12	10	12	10	5	34
Justin Geduld	13	13		21		3	10
Luther Obi	14	14	14	14	14	5	20
Cheslin Kolbe	15	15	15	15	15	5	10
Mike Willemse	16	16	16	16	2	5	10
Sti Sithole	17	17	1	17	1	4	0
Aidon Davis	18	19	19	18	8	3	0
Kwagga Smith	19			19	19	3	10
Hanco Venter	20	20	9			2	0
Dries Swanepoel	21	21	13	13	22	4	5
Jesse Kriel	22	22	22	22	13	4	10
Marné Coetzee	23	23	3	23	23	4	0
Jannes Kirsten		18	18			1	0
Rohan Janse van Rensburg			12		12	2	0
Percy Williams			20	20	20	1	0
Devon Martinus			23			1	0
Jannie Stander					18	0	0

2012 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	IRL	ITA	ENG	ARG	NZL	Apps	Pts
Steven Kitshoff	1	1	1	1	1	5	5
Mark Pretorius	2	16	16	2	2	4	5
Allan Dell	3	17	17	17	17	4	0
Paul Willemse	4	4	4	4	4	5	10
Pieter-Steph du Toit	5	18	7	7	7	5	5
Shaun Adendorff	6		6	6	19	3	10
Wiaan Liebenberg (c)	7	7		19	6	4	0
Fabian Booysen	8	19	8	8	8	5	0
Abrie Griesel	9	20	20	20	20	3	0
Tony Jantjies	10	21		21	21	3	19
Raymond Rhule	11			22	14	3	10
Jan Serfontein	12	12	12	12	12	5	20
Patrick Howard	13	22	11			3	5
Paul Jordaan	14		14	14		3	0
Dillyn Leyds	15		15	15	15	4	0
Jason Thomas	16	2	2			3	0
Oli Kebble	17	3	3	23	23	4	0
Ruan Botha	18	5	5	5	5	5	0
Braam Steyn	19	8	19	18	18	2	5
Vian van der Watt	20	9	9	9	9	5	10
Handré Pollard	21	10	10	10	10	4	42
Tshotso Mbovane	22	14	22	11	11	4	0
Maks van Dyk	23	23	23	3	3	4	0
Khaya Majola		6	18			1	0
Travis Ismaiel		11			22	1	0
William Small-Smith		13	13	13		3	10
Marais Schmidt		15	21			1	0
Franco Marais				16	16	1	0
Kobus van Wyk					13	1	0
Dean Hammond						0	0
Marvin Orie						0	0

2011 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	SCO	IRL	ENG	IRL	FIJ	Apps	Pts
Juan Schoeman	1		1		1	3	0
Bongi Mbonambi	2	16	2	16	2	5	0
Nick Schonert	3	17	17	3	17	5	0
Jean Cook	4	18	18	4	4	5	0
Eben Etzebeth	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Francois Kleinhans	6			6	19	3	5
Siya Kolisi	7	19	7			3	0
Arno Botha (c)	8	8	8	8	8	5	35
Pieter Rademan	9	20	9	9	9	5	10
Johan Goosen	10	10	10	10	10	5	79
Wandile Mjekevu	11	11	11	11	11	5	20
Francois Venter	12	12	12	12	12	5	30
Paul Jordaan	13	22	22	22	21	5	5
Tshotsho Mbovane	14			14	14	3	25
Ulrich Beyers	15	15		15	15	4	0
Michael van Vuuren	16	2	16	2	16	5	0
John-Roy Jenkinson	17	3	3	17	3	5	0
Ruan Venter	18	4	4			2	0
Cornell du Preez	19	7	19	7	7	5	5
Lohan Jacobs	20	9	20	20	20	4	0
Johnny Welthagen	21	21	21	21		2	2
Craig Barry	22					0	0
Stephan Kotzé		1		1		2	0
Nizaam Carr		6	6	19	6	4	10
Bradley Moolman		13	13			2	0
Courtnall Skosan		14	14		22	3	5
Jaco Taute			15	13	13	3	15
Carl Wegner				18	18	2	0
penalty try							5

2010 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	TON	SCO	AUS	NZL	ENG	Apps	Pts
Brummer Badenhorst	1	1	1	1		4	5
Monde Hadebe	2	2	2	2	2	5	0
Marcel van der Merwe	3	3	3	3	3	5	10
Kene Okafor	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Sebastian de Chaves	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Siya Kolisi	6	6	6	6	6	5	10
Fanie van der Walt	7		7	7	7	4	0
CJ Stander (c)	8	8	8	8	8	5	5
Louis Schreuder	9	9	9	9	9	5	0
Elton Jantjies	10	10	10	10	10	5	12
Wandile Mjekevu	11	14	11	11	11	5	15
Francois Venter	12	12	12		12	4	5
Jaco Taute	13		13	13	13	4	5
Sampie Mastriet	14		14			2	5
Patrick Lambie	15	15	15	15	15	5	75
François du Toit	16	16	16	16	16	4	0
Ruan Dreyer	17	17	17	17	17	5	0
Peet Marais	18	19				2	0
Mlungisi Bali	19	7	19	18	18	4	0
Branco du Preez	20	13	21	12	21	4	5
Adri Jacobs	21	21		21		1	0
Nico Scheepers	22	22	22	14	14	4	5
S'bura Sithole		11		22	22	3	20
Wessel du Rand		18	18		1	3	0
Tera Mtembu		20	20	19	19	4	0
Lohan Jacobs				20	20	2	0
Freddie Muller						0	0

2009 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	FIJ	ITA	FRA	ENG	AUS	Apps	Pts
Morné Mellett	1	18	1	1	1	5	0
Kyle Cooper	2	16	2	2	2	5	0
Julian Redelinghuys	3	3	17	17	18	4	0
Jandré Marais	4		4	4	4	4	5
David Bulbring	5	5	5	5	5	5	0
Marnus Schoeman	6	6	20	6	6	5	0
Tendayi Chikukwa	7	19	7			3	5
CJ Stander	8	8	8	8	8	5	10
Rudy Paige	9	20	21	21	20	4	0
Francois Brummer	10		12	15	15	4	38
Sampie Mastriet	11		11	11	11	4	15
Johann Sadie	12	21		22	21	4	5
Robert Ebersohn (c)	13	12	13	12	12	5	10
Clayton Blommetjies	14	22				2	0
Sias Ebersohn	15	15	15			3	40
Zane Botha	16	2	16	16	16	5	0
Coenie Oosthuizen	17	17	3	3	3	5	0
Caylib Oosthuizen	18	1	18	18	17	5	0
Rynhardt Elstadt	19		6	7		3	0
Stokkies Hanekom	20	13	22	13	13	5	10
Ross Cronjé	21	9	9	9	9	5	5
Kene Okafor	22	4	19	19	19	5	0
Yaya Hartzenberg		7		20	7	3	0
Lionel Cronjé		10	10	10	10	4	29
Tom Seabela		11			22	2	10
Gerhard van den Heever		14	14	14	14	4	15

2008 South Africa Under-20 rugby union team
Name	USA	SCO	SAM	ENG	WAL	Apps	Pts
Jéan Rossouw	1		17		1	2	0
PW van Vuuren	2	16	2	16	16	5	20
Wiehahn Herbst	3	17		17	3	4	0
Cornell Hess	4	5	5	5	5	5	0
Sabelo Nhlapo	5	19	18	18	19	3	5
Thiliphatu Marole	6	7	6	7	6	5	10
Nick Köster	7	18	7	19	7	5	5
Gerrit-Jan van Velze (c)	8	8	8	8	8	5	15
Dewaldt Duvenage	9	9	9	20	21	4	0
Sias Ebersohn	10	20	20	21	10	3	10
Lionel Mapoe	11	11		11	11	4	25
Robert Ebersohn	12	12	12	12	13	5	30
Stefan Watermeyer	13	13	13	13		4	20
Vainon Willis	14		21	22	22	4	5
Cecil Afrika	15	21	22	14	14	4	5
Henri Bantjes	16	2	16	2	2	5	0
Frik Kirsten	17	3	3	3	17	5	5
Martin Muller	18	4	4	4	4	5	5
MB Lusaseni	19		19			1	0
Francois Hougaard	20			9	9	3	0
Francois Brummer	21	10	10	10	12	5	67
Wilton Pietersen	22	15	15	15	15	5	10
Corné Fourie		1	1	1	18	4	0
Johan van Deventer		6		6	20	3	10
Stephan Dippenaar		14	14			2	5
Tom Seabela		22	11			2	5

Fixtures

South Africa U20's Pool A fixtures for the 2026 World Rugby Junior World Championship:¹³²

	27 June 2026	South Africa	–	Uruguay	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	20:30 GST (UTC+04)

	2 July 2026	South Africa	–	Georgia	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	20:30 GST (UTC+04)

	7 July 2026	South Africa	–	Wales	Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia
	18:00 GST (UTC+04)

External links

"SA Rugby Competition – 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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