u19, u20, u21 Rugby

Two very exciting clashes take place in the ABSA under-19 competition this weekend. The Sharks have it all to do against the highly fancied Bulls while Free State who play Western Province are closing in on desperation but also a long overdue win against a big team. The Lions have the easiest game of the lot when they challenge SWD and the Leopards take the weekend off.…

On Saturday Western Province and the Blue Bulls prepare to go head to head at Newlands in one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes of any junior rugby season. …

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The Sharks team will get there ABSA under-19 campaign underway against the Cheetahs on Kingspark at 16:00. It will be the first opportunity for home supporters to have a look at potential future Superugby players and maybe even one or two future Bok stars in the making. …

The annual under-19 Currie Cup gets underway today. Seven teams compete over two rounds with the hopes of finishing in the top four and in that way earning a place in the semi-finals.…

The Sharks under-19s traveled to Winterton, a little town sort of midway between Escourt and Ladysmith on the KZN map, for a Currie Cup warm-up match against the Free State on Saturday 30 June.…

The Bulls have named their under-19 team to take on the Leopards in a Currie Cup under 19 preseason friendly at Loftus at 12:00pm on Thursday 28 June.…

The Free State under-19 team to take on the Sharks in Winterton on Saturday 30 June has been named. Its interesting to see that the Union has been able to retain the services of many of the players that formed part of the unbeaten Grey College team of 2011. …

The Sharks u19 team has finally been named. They will take on the Free State Cheetahs u19 team in Winterton on Saturday 30 June 2012.…

The Baby Boks recorded a marvelous 22-16 win over New Zealand in IRB Junior World Championship final at Newlands last night. It’s the first time since the under-19 and under-21 competitions were merged that New Zealand have gone home empty handed.…

The Baby Boks come up against perennial finalists New Zealand in the final tonight. New Zealand lost their first ever match since the inception of the u20 age-group version of the event against Wales…

Former Glenwood High School loose-forward, Shaun Adendorff has deservedly earned himself an IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012 nomination along with the classy former Grey College midfielder Jan Serfontein and the Irish flyhalf JJ Hanrahan.…

The Baby Boks recorded a surprisingly comfortable 35-3 win over Argentina in the Junior World Cup semi-finals.…

It was the kind of stuff a happy ending Hollywood movie is made of. The Baby Boks needing a 4-try bonus point win to advance to the semi-finals of the u20 Junior World Cup looked to be done and dusted by half-time …