South Africa national under-20 rugby union team
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Full nameJunior Springboks
UnionSA Rugby
BranchSARU
Nickname(s)Baby Boks
Junior Boks
Little Bokke
SA U20
Junior Boks
Little Bokke
SA U20
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 | ||
| Most appearances | Handre Pollard (14) [1] | ||
| Top scorer | Handre Pollard (141) [2] | ||
| Most tries | Wandisile Simelane (8) [3] | ||
| League | World Rugby Under 20 Championship | ||
| U20 2025 RWC | Champions | ||
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| First international | |||
 South Africa 108–18 United States  (6 June 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| 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 | |||
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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.
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 | - | 4th place |
| 2024 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 81 | - | - | 5th 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:[4]
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shaun Adendorff | 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:[5]
*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:[6]
*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:[7]
*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
Head to head
*Stats correct as of 8 February 2026[8]
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | % W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 100% |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 0% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 25% |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 167 | - | +3 | 42% |
Record
*Stats correct as of 8 February 2026[8]
| 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 | TBD | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 167 | - | — | ||
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 8 February 2026
| Most Points Scored | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Vusi Moyo | 17 |
| 2 | Tyler Senior | 13 |
| 3 | Kyle Smith | 11 |
| T4 | Litelihle Bester | 10 |
| T4 | Demitre Erasmus | 10 |
| T4 | Gino Cupido | 10 |
| T4 | Haashim Pead | 10 |
| T4 | Wandile Mlaba | 10 |
Try Leaders
The table below highlights South Africa’s U20 top all-time tries scored in the SANZAAR Under 20 Rugby Championship:[9]
*Stats correct as of 8 February 2026
| Most Tries | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Tries Scored |
| T1 | Demitre Erasmus | 2 |
| T1 | Gino Cupido | 2 |
| T1 | Haashim Pead | 2 |
| T1 | Litelihle Bester | 2 |
| T1 | Wandile Mlaba | 2 |
Results
International Friendly
2026
| 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
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 Stadium[10][11] 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 Stadium[10][11] 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 Stadium[10][11] 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,[12] Scotland 73–14,[13] and England 32–22[14] to top the pool. They then beat Argentina 48–24[15] in the semi-final before defeating New Zealand 23–15 in the final.[16]
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) |
2024
South Africa began with a 57–7 win over Fiji[17] 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 Georgia[18] and a 34–21 win against Ireland.[19] They lost 19–24 to England in the semi-final[20] before beating New Zealand 22–15 in the third-place play-off.[21]
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,[22] then defeated Australia 36–19[23] and Italy 28–12.[24] They lost 21–27 to England in the semi-final[25] but won 31–18 against France in the third-place play-off.[26]
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 Georgia[27] and followed with a 29–14 win against Ireland.[28] They lost 32–31 to England in the semi-final[29] before finishing fourth after a 40–30 defeat to New Zealand.[30]
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,[31] followed by a 35–20 victory against Italy[32] and a 31–22 win over Argentina[33] to top their pool. They were narrowly beaten 22–24 by England in the semi-final[34] before securing third place with a 37–15 win over New Zealand.[35]
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.[36] They were beaten 13–19 by Argentina in their second match,[37] 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 match[38] 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.[39] 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,[40] 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 Italy[41] and recorded a 40–8 win against Samoa[42] and a 46–13 win over Australia[43] 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.[44] They restored some pride by winning their third-place play-off match against France 31–18 to win the bronze medal.[45]
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' | Stats[46] | 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' | Stats[47] | 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' | Stats[48] | 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' | Stats[49] | 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' | Stats[50] | 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,[51] hosts New Zealand 33–24[52] and Samoa 21–8[53] 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,[54] to qualify to their second final. However, they lost the final 20–21 to England to finish the competition in second spot.[55]
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) | Report[56] | 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' | Report[57] | 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' | Report[58] | 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' | Report[59] | 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' | Report[60] | 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,[61] England 31–24[62] and hosts France 26–19[63] to top their pool to qualify to the semi-finals. They lost their semi-final match 17–18 to Wales[64] before winning their fourth third-place play-off match in six seasons, beating New Zealand 41–34.[65]
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' | Report[66] |
| 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' | Report[67] | 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' | Report[68] | 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' | Report[69] | 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' | Report[70] | 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.[71] However, they recovered to beat Italy 52–3[72] and previously-unbeaten England 28–15[73] to finish top of the log. They easily dispatched Argentina in the semi-final, winning 35–3,[74] before beating New Zealand 22–16 in the final in Cape Town,[75] winning the competition for the first time and ending the latter's four-year reign as champions.[76]
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' | Report[77] | 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' | Report[78] | 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' | Report[79] | 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' | Report[80] | 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' | Report[81] | 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 33–0[82] and Ireland 42–26[83] – were followed by a defeat at the hands of England, losing 20–26[84] 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 Ireland[85] and a 104–17 win over Fiji[86] 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' | Report[87] |
| 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' | Report[88] | 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' | Report[89] | 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' | Report[90] | 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) | Report[91] | 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 Tonga[92] 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,[93] before South Africa suffered their first ever pool stage defeat in the competition, losing 35–42 to Australia.[94] 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,[95] 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.[96]
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' | Report[97] | 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' | Report[98] |
| 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' | Report[99] | 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' | Report[100] | 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' | Report[101] | 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,[102] Italy 65–3[103] and France 43–27[104] to finish top of the pool. They again lost to England in the semi-finals (losing 21–40),[105] but again bounced back by winning the third-place play-off match, this time beating Australia 32–5.[106]
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 56Stander 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.[107] A 72–3 victory over Scotland[108] and a 16–11 win against Samoa[109] saw them top the pool to qualify for the semi-final stages. They lost their semi-final match 18–26 to England,[110] but returned to winning ways with a 43–18 win over hosts Wales in the third-place play-off match.[111]
Pool stage
| 6 June 2008 |
| South Africa | 108–18 | United States |
| Try: Watermeyer (3) 4' c, 49' c, 76' c Marole 7' c 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 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 tour to Georgia.[112]
(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.
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:[113]
| 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.