u20 Championship

Season over for Hartzenberg

SA Rugby has confirmed that the Junior Springboks will be without DHL Stormers star Suleiman Hartzenberg for the U20 World Championship due to injury.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Referee, Adam Brace reviews with TMO during the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

U20 Championship to trial TMO ‘bunker’

World Rugby has announced that the U20 Championship in South Africa in June will serve as a further testing ground for the TMO bunker concept, which the governing body wants to introduce at the World Cup in France.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 14: Jean de Villiers during the Junior Springboks capping ceremony at Markotter Clubhouse on June 14, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

JdV inspires Junior Boks in Stellenbosch

Jean de Villiers shared some words of wisdom and inspiration with the Junior Springbok class of 2022 before the upcoming U20 Summer Series in Italy.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 03: Springboks U20 head coach, Bafana Nhleko celebrate winning the series between Junior Springboks and Argentina at DHL Newlands on July 03, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Junior Boks to join Italy-based U20 series

Six Nations Rugby has announced that the Junior Springboks will be part of an U20 International Series hosted by Italy, taking place between 24 June and 12 July in Treviso and Verona.

Henco van Wyk celebrates after scoring for Junior Springboks

World Rugby U20 Championship in doubt

The 2022 edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship is in doubt as World Rugby are considering regional alternatives similar to last year’s U20 International Series hosted in Stellenbosch.

Part 2: SA Rugby’s stars of the future

In the second of a two-part series from SA Rugby magazine, we pinpoint some of the rising stars who could have featured at this year’s U20 World Championship.

The Junior Springboks celebrate their 2012 win

Where are they now: 2012 Junior Springboks (Backs)

In the first article of a series, DYLAN JACK rewinds to the 2012 World Rugby U20 Championship and looks at what happened to the title-winning Junior Springboks.

U20 Championships cancelled

World Rugby have confirmed that the U20 Championships set to be held in northern Italy has been cancelled after meeting with the Italian Rugby Federation.