With pride and momentum on the line, the Junior Springboks are eager to close out the U20 Rugby Championship with a strong performance against New Zealand in Gqeberha.

Met trots en momentum op die spel, is die Junior Springbokke gretig om die o.20-rugbykampioenskap met &#39;n sterk vertoning teen Nieu-Seeland in Gqeberha af te sluit.

Ngokuzingca kunye nomfutho emgceni, iJunior Springboks izimisele ukuvala i-U20 Rugby Championship ngokudlala ngamandla iNew Zealand eGqeberha.

Ngokuziqhenya kanye nomfutho emgqeni, ama-Junior Springboks akumagange ukuvala i-U20 Rugby Championship ngokudlala ngendlela eqinile neNew Zealand eGqeberha.

In the pack, loosehead prop Simphiwe Ngobese, lock and captain Riley Norton, and No 8 Wandile Mlaba are retained from the side which fell just short against Australia.Vusi Moyo, who gave a strong performance against the Aussies, retains the flyhalf berth, while Cheswill Jooste will run out at right wing as the only backs starting again.Norton, Mlaba and Jooste will start their third successive games in the competition.The Junior Boks had a robust review of their match against Australia and have worked hard on those aspects of their game which they have identified for improvement.According to SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote, they are all highly motivated and very positive for the exciting challenge of facing South Africa's biggest rugby rival in front of what promises to be a big crowd at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium."Obviously, we were bitterly disappointed with not winning the Australian game, but there were some great learnings for us in preparation for the World Championship," said Foote."I thought that our set piece took a big step forward, and we controlled a lot of the game for a period, but there are aspects for us to work on, in particular our breakdown. We got turned over too often while some of the kicking patterns were out of character, which we look to fix and get some clarity around that."Regarding team selection for the New Zealand match, Foote explained: "We're bringing some players back from the first game while retaining some guys who played in the second game. That will bring some freshness to the match-23, and there is real excitement in the squad for our match on Saturday."We believe we have a good and confident team, and all the players have put in a massive effort during the last two and a half weeks. We want to finish strong in front of our home crowd on Mother's Day, making our mothers proud and celebrating all the moms in the country."South Africa and New Zealand have a special rivalry on the rugby field that is full of tradition, and that is something that Foote and his Junior Boks are very aware of."Playing against New Zealand is one of the biggest honours in rugby and playing in the green and gold jersey against them is always very special, and something we don't take for granted," Foote emphasised.Sunday's clash with New Zealand is the last fixture of the U20 Rugby Championship. Kick-off is at 16h10 and the match will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Argentina and Australia clash at 14h00. Gates open at 12h00 and tickets costs R20 at the stadium ticket office as well online at Webtickets.Junior Springbok team: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Gino Cupido, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thando Biyela, 5 JJ Theron, 4 Riley Norton (captain), 3 Jean Erasmus, 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 1 Simphiwe Ngobese.Replacements: 16 Juandre Schoeman, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Morne Venter, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 JC Mars.

In die agttal word loskopstut Simphiwe Ngobese, slot en kaptein Riley Norton, en nommer agt Wandile Mlaba behou van die span wat teen Australië net-net tekort geskiet het. Vusi Moyo, wat &#39;n sterk vertoning teen die Aussies gelewer het, behou die losskakel-plek, terwyl Cheswill Jooste op regtervleuel sal uitdraf as die enigste agterspeler wat weer sal begin. Norton, Mlaba en Jooste sal hul derde agtereenvolgende wedstryde in die kompetisie begin. Die Junior Bokke het &#39;n deeglike oorsig van hul wedstryd teen Australië gehad en hard gewerk aan daardie aspekte van hul spel wat hulle vir verbetering geïdentifiseer het. Volgens SA o.20-hoofafrigter Kevin Foote, is hulle almal hoogs gemotiveerd en baie positief vir die opwindende uitdaging om Suid-Afrika se grootste rugbymededinger te trotseer voor wat belowend &#39;n groot skare by die Nelson Mandelabaai-stadion sal wees. “Ons was natuurlik bitter teleurgesteld dat ons nie die Australiese wedstryd gewen het nie, maar daar was &#39;n paar goeie lesse vir ons ter voorbereiding vir die Wêreldkampioenskap,” het Foote gesê. &quot;Ek het gedink dat ons vaste spel &#39;n groot stap vorentoe geneem het, en ons het baie van die wedstryd vir &#39;n tydperk beheer, maar daar is aspekte waaraan ons moet werk, veral ons afbreekpunte. Ons is te gereeld omgedraai terwyl sommige van die skoppatrone buite karakter was, wat ons probeer regstel en duidelikheid daaroor kry.&quot; Wat die spankeuse vir die Nieu-Seelandse wedstryd betref, het Foote verduidelik: &quot;Ons bring &#39;n paar spelers terug van die eerste wedstryd terwyl ons &#39;n paar ouens behou wat in die tweede wedstryd gespeel het. Dit sal varsheid na die wedstryd-23 bring, en daar is ware opwinding in die groep vir ons wedstryd op Saterdag.&quot; &quot;Ons glo ons het &#39;n goeie en selfversekerde span, en al die spelers het die afgelope twee en &#39;n half weke &#39;n massiewe poging aangewend. Ons wil sterk afsluit voor ons tuisskare op Moedersdag, ons moeders trots maak en al die moeders in die land vier.&quot; Suid-Afrika en Nieu-Seeland het &#39;n spesiale wedywering op die rugbyveld wat vol tradisie is, en dit is iets waarvan Foote en sy Junior Bokke baie bewus is. “Om teen Nieu-Seeland te speel is een van die grootste eerbewyse in rugby en om in die groen en goue trui teen hulle te speel is altyd baie spesiaal, en iets wat ons nie as vanselfsprekend aanvaar nie,” het Foote beklemtoon. Sondag se botsing teen Nieu-Seeland is die laaste wedstryd van die o.20-rugbykampioenskap. Die afskop is om 16:10 en die wedstryd sal regstreeks op SuperSport uitgesaai word. Argentinië en Australië pak mekaar om 14:00. Hekke open om 12:00 en kaartjies kos R20 by die stadion se kaartjiekantoor, asook aanlyn by Webtickets. Junior Springbokspan: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Gino Cupido, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thando Biyela, 5 JJ Nortoncap, 5 JJ Nortoncap, Sipho Jean Erasmus, 4. Mnebelele, 1 Simphiwe Ngobese. Replacements: 16 Juandre Schoeman, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Morne Venter, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 JC Mars.

Epakini, ipropu engu-Simphiwe Ngobese, iqhaga kunye nokapteni u-Riley Norton, kunye noNombolo wesi-8 uWandile Mlaba bagcinwe kwiqela elithe lawa phantsi xa lidlala ne-Australia. UVusi Moyo, odlale kakuhle ngokuchasene ne-Aussies, uwugcinile umdlalo we-flyhalf, ngelixa u-Cheswill Jooste eza kubaleka ephikweni lasekunene njengabadlali basemva abaqalayo kwakhona. INorton, uMlaba kunye noJooste bazakuqala imidlalo yabo yesithathu ilandelelana kolu khuphiswano. IJunior Boks iwuphonononge ngamandla umdlalo wayo ne-Australia kwaye isebenze nzima kule miba yomdlalo wayo eyichonge ukuba iphucule. Ngokokutsho komqeqeshi oyintloko we-SA U20 u-Kevin Foote, bonke banomdla kwaye banethemba kumngeni onika umdla wokuqubisana nolona tshaba lukhulu loMzantsi Afrika lombhoxo phambi kwenginginya yabantu eNelson Mandela Bay Stadium. “Ngokucacileyo, siphoxeke kakhulu ngokungawuphumelelanga umdlalo we-Australia, kodwa kukho izinto ezibalulekileyo esizifundileyo ukulungiselela iWorld Championship,” utshilo uFoote. &quot;Ndandicinga ukuba i-set piece yethu yathatha inyathelo elikhulu eliya phambili, kwaye silawula umdlalo omningi kwithuba elithile, kodwa kukho imiba ekufuneka sisebenze kuyo, ngokukodwa ukuphuka kwethu. Saye saguqulwa ngokuphindaphindiweyo ngelixa ezinye iipatheni zokukhaba zazingekho kwisimilo, esijonge ukuyilungisa kwaye sifumane ukucaca malunga naloo nto. &quot; Ngokuphathelele ukukhethwa kweqela eliza kudlala kumdlalo waseNew Zealand, uFoote uchaze wathi: &quot;Sibuyisela abadlali abathile kumdlalo wokuqala ngelixa sigcina abafana abadlala kumdlalo wesibini. Oku kuya kuzisa ukuhlaziyeka komdlalo wama-23, kwaye kukho uchulumanco lokwenene kwiqela lomdlalo wethu ngoMgqibelo. &quot;Sikholelwa ukuba sineqela elilungileyo nelithembekileyo, kwaye bonke abadlali baye benza umzamo omkhulu kwiiveki ezimbini ezinesiqingatha zokugqibela. Sifuna ukugqiba ngamandla phambi kwesihlwele sasekhaya ngoMhla woMama, senze oomama bethu baziqhenye kwaye babhiyozele bonke oomama belizwe. &quot; UMzantsi Afrika kunye neNew Zealand banokhuphiswano olukhethekileyo kwibala lombhoxo oluzele zizithethe, kwaye leyo yinto uFoote neJunior Boks yakhe abayiqaphelayo kakhulu. “Ukudlala neNew Zealand lelinye lawona mawonga makhulu kumbhoxo kwaye ukudlala ijezi eluhlaza negolide ngokuchasene nabo kuhlala kukhethekile kakhulu, kwaye into esingayithathi lula,” ugxininise watsho uFoote. Ukuqubisana neNew Zealand ngeCawe ngumdlalo wokugqibela we-U20 Rugby Championship. Umdlalo uzoqala ngo-16h10 kwaye umdlalo uza kusasazwa ngqo kwiSuperSport. I-Argentina ne-Australia zingquzulana ngentsimbi ye-14h00. Amasango avulwa ngo-12h00 kwaye amatikiti axabisa i-R20 kwiofisi yamatikiti ebala lezemidlalo nakwi-intanethi kwiiWebtickets. Iqela le-Junior Springbok: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Gino Cupido, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thandoley Biyila, 5 Thandoley Biyela, 5 JJ, Themba No. Erasmus, 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 1 Simphiwe Ngobese. Ukutshintshwa: 16 uJuandre Schoeman, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Morne Venter, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 JC Mars.

Eqenjini, u-Simphiwe Ngobese ongu-loosehead prop, ukhiye kanye nokapteni u-Riley Norton, no-No 8 Wandile Mlaba bagcinwe eqenjini elihlulwe yi-Australia. UVusi Moyo, odlale kahle ku-Aussies, uligcinile inkundla ye-flyhalf, kwathi u-Cheswill Jooste uzophuma ngasohlangothini lwesokudla njengokuphela kwabadlali basemuva abaqalayo futhi. UNorton, Mlaba noJooste bazoqala imidlalo yabo yesithathu ilandelana kulo mqhudelwano. Ama-Junior Boks abe nokubuyekezwa okuqinile komdlalo wabo ne-Australia futhi asebenze ngokuzikhandla kulezo zingxenye zomdlalo wabo azihlonze ukuthi zizolungiswa. Ngokusho komqeqeshi we-SA U20 uKevin Foote, bonke banomdlandla omkhulu futhi banethemba ngenselelo ethokozisayo yokubhekana nembangi enkulu yebhola lombhoxo yaseNingizimu Afrika phambi kwalabo abathembisa ukuba yisixuku esikhulu eNelson Mandela Bay Stadium. “Kusobala ukuthi siphoxeke kakhulu ngokungawunqobi umdlalo we-Australia, kodwa kube khona okuhle esikufunde silungiselela iWorld Championship,” kusho uFoote. &quot;Bengicabanga ukuthi isethi yethu ithathe igxathu elikhulu eliya phambili, futhi silawule umdlalo omningi isikhathi esithile, kodwa kunezici okufanele sisebenze kuzo, ikakhulukazi ukuwohloka kwethu. Saphendulwa kaningi ngenkathi amanye amaphethini okukhahlela ayengaphandle kohlamvu, esibheke ukuyilungisa futhi sithole ukucaciseleka okuthile ngalokho.&quot; Mayelana nokukhethwa kweqembu elizodlala ne-New Zealand, uFoote wachaza: &quot;Sibuyisa abanye abadlali emdlalweni wokuqala sibe sibambe abafana abadlale kumdlalo wesibili. Lokho kuzoletha ubusha ku-match-23, futhi kukhona injabulo yangempela eqenjini elizodlala umdlalo wethu ngoMgqibelo. &quot;Sikholelwa ukuthi sineqembu elihle nelizethembayo, futhi bonke abadlali benze umzamo omkhulu phakathi namasonto amabili nesigamu okugcina. Sifuna ukuqeda siqinile phambi kwesixuku sasekhaya ngoSuku Lomama, senze omama bethu baziqhenye futhi bagubhe bonke omama ezweni.&quot; INingizimu Afrika ne-New Zealand banombango okhethekile enkundleni yebhola lombhoxo ogcwele isiko, nokuyinto uFoote nama-Junior Boks akhe ayazi kakhulu. “Ukudlala ne-New Zealand kungenye yezinto ezihlonishwa kakhulu ebholeni lombhoxo futhi ukudlala ijezi eliluhlaza negolide uma sibhekene nayo kuhlala kukhethekile kakhulu, futhi into esingayithathi kalula,” kugcizelela uFoote. Umdlalo wangeSonto neNew Zealand wumdlalo wokugcina we-U20 Rugby Championship. Umdlalo uzoqala ngo-16h10 kanti umdlalo uzosakazwa bukhoma kuSuperSport. I-Argentina ne-Australia bazotholana phezulu ngo-14h00. Amasango avulwa ngo-12h00 kanti amathikithi abiza u-R20 ehhovisi lamathikithi enkundla kanye naku-inthanethi kumaWebtickets. Iqembu le-Junior Springbok: 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 12 Albie Bester, 11 Gino Cupido, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Haashim Pead, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Matt Romao, 6 Thandoley Biyela, 5 JJ Theron, Jean Nolaton, Jean Nolaton Erasmus, 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 1 Simphiwe Ngobese. Abashintshiwe: 16 uJuandre Schoeman, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Morne Venter, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 JC Mars.

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