International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lapasset has hailed the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 as a “huge success”, and has thanked the South African Rugby Union and the people of Cape Town for the way they embraced the showcase age grade tournament. The 2012 edition raised the bar again for an event that is […]
South Africa’s Jan Serfontein has been named the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2012 following a thrilling Junior World Championship final at Newlands against New Zealand, which saw his side crowned champions for the first time. Serfontein is the first South African to win the Award, and the first to receive an IRB age […]
After a disappointing loss to Ireland in their opening Junior World Championship match, the Springbok U20 team came back with a resounding 52-3 victory over Italy at the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, scoring eight tries without reply. Wales are starting to look like the team to beat; after thrashing Fiji in their […]
In fantastic weather at the Dani Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch the IRB Junior World Championship kicked off on Monday afternoon with Wales up against Fiji. The Islanders were all over the Welsh scoring two early tries to go in 12-3 up but the Welsh struck back in the second half, scoring 41 points to six […]