The game that no one ever wants to play takes place 15:15 this afternoon. South Africa and New Zealand have to find motivation from somewhere to lift themselves for this third-place playoff at the under-20 IRB Junior World Cup. Both will qualify for next year’s event and both will arrive there as possible finalists. So this game has little bearing on the future. With the Baby Boks having suffered the more agonising defeat in the semis, when Wales scored a last minute goal to beat them 18-17, they might take a bit longer to pick themselves up off the floor than New Zealand who were chasing the game they lost 33-21 to England for quite a while during that encounter.
The all Northern Hemisphere final between England and Wales kicks off at 16:45.
The SA u20’s have made several changes. Surprisingly Kwagga Smit is left on the bench, with Stoney Steenkamp moving to the side of the scrum to replace injured Roelof Smit. This gives an opportunity for Aidon Davis to start at no.8. Michael Willemse replaces Jacques du Toit at hooker. Pollard is back at flyhalf and a new centre combination sees Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Jesse Kriel teaming up.
| POSITION | NAME | H | W | SCHOOL | PROVINCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prop | Sti Sithole | 179 | 104 | Westville | WP |
| 2 | Hooker | Michael Willemse | 184 | 103 | Grey High | WP |
| 3 | Prop | Luan de Bruin | 183 | 124 | Affies | Free State |
| 4 | Lock | Irne Herbst | 197 | 117 | Waterkloof | Bulls |
| 5 | Lock | Dennis Visser | 200 | 120 | Affies | Bulls |
| 6 | Flank | Ruan Steenkamp | 182 | 98 | Monnas | Bulls |
| 7 | Lock | Jacques du Plessis | 201 | 119 | Ermelo | Bulls |
| 8 | No.8 | Aidon Davis | 191 | 100 | Daniel Pienaar | Kings |
| AVG HGT / TTL WGT | 190 | 885 | ||||
| 9 | Scrumhalf | Stefan Ungerer | 185 | 88 | Maritzburg Coll | Sharks |
| 10 | Flyhalf | Handre Pollard | 188 | 97 | Paarl Gym | Bulls |
| 11 | Wing | Seabelo Senatla | 186 | 86 | Harmony | Free State |
| 12 | Flyhalf | Rohan Jv Rensburg | 186 | 100 | Waterkloof | Bulls |
| 13 | Fullback | Jesse Kriel | 186 | 95 | Maritzburg Coll | Bulls |
| 14 | Wing | Luther Obi | 175 | 86 | St Benedicts | Leopards |
| 15 | Fullback | Cheslin Kolbe | 171 | 84 | Brackenfell | WP |
| AVG HGT / TTL WGT | 182 | 636 | ||||
| 16 | Hooker | Jacques du Toit | 186 | 102 | Grey College | Free State |
| 17 | Prop | Andrew Beerwinkel | 186 | 115 | Porterville | Bulls |
| 18 | Lock | Jannie Stander | 196 | 107 | Monnas | Lions |
| 19 | Flank | Kwagga Smith | 180 | 90 | HTS Middelburg | Lions |
| 23 | Prop | Marne Coetzee | 180 | 114 | Glenwood | Sharks |
| AVG HGT / TTL WGT | 186 | 528 | ||||
| 20 | Scrumhalf | Percy Williams | 160 | 70 | Oudtshoorn | Lions |
| 21 | Centre | Robert du Preez | 192 | 95 | Kearsney | Sharks |
| 22 | Centre | Dries Swanepoel | 184 | 92 | Grey College | Bulls |
| AVG HGT / TTL WGT | 179 | 257 | ||||
| Flank | Roelof Smit | 190 | 102 | Waterkloof | Bulls | |
| Centre | Justin Geduld | 175 | 75 | Tygerberg | WP | |
| Scrumhalf | Hanco Venter | 176 | 82 | Monnas | Sharks | |
| Utility | Sylvian Mahuza | 178 | 90 | Outeniqua | Leopards | |
| Lock | Jannes Kirsten | 196 | 107 | Affies | Bulls | |
| Prop | Devon Martinus | 186 | 122 | Bredasdorp | Lions |
@Grasshopper: , we really played well from time to time in this match, always nice winning against the all blacks. I am also happy to have egg on my face if the outcome can always be like this.
@bhkgpa: Yes, love it when I get egg on my face. Whenever I give up on the Boks they win, so reverse psychology. I am very superstitious and do the same with most sports. Well done to the team for showing some guts. Much better scrummaging performance in the second half…
@Grasshopper: some egg on your face? What a great game that we won.
Lyk my die terpentyn onner die sterte het gewerk!!
Dis mos hoe n jr moet speel. Welgedaan!!
good game bokkies. now go wales!
kwagga a monster at stealing balls
26-21 to NZ – Good try – Half time. What next?
steenkamp looks beter on the flank.
21-21 Intercept pass by Senatla showing his sevens skills. Our tails are up now! Strange game this!
21-14 Try via forward set move – Boys showing some character?
21-7 – Good individual try by Obi. Kolbe also playing well as usual. Senatla also trying hard.
21-0 – SA staring down the barrel of a gun?
The Baby Boks are going to catch 50 here at this rate…….shocking! There should be a full review after this and heads must roll….embarrassing!
Down 14-0 after 15 mins. Our tight 5 are getting destroyed again. Our lineouts are a disaster. NZ showing us how to contest.
Pollard not looking good again.
Too many mistakes – not looking good at all – missed tackles.
wil graag sien wat jesse kan doen. sal eerder kwagga as steenkamp wou sien. sal snaaks wees as ons die een gaan deur trek.
Moet iets van n rekord wees. Wat, 7 de senter kombinasie in 5 wedstryde?