South Africa national under-20 rugby union team

South Africa

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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
Team kit Change kit
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
www.sarugby.co.za
Current season
← 2025 2026 →

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.

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%

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

The following South Africa U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:^[4]

World Rugby Junior Player of the Year

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	—

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

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

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

*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%

*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	-	—

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

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

Round 1

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Round 3

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Final

	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)

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]

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Final

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South Africa began with a 57–7 win over Fiji^[17] and finished in seventh place after the 7th-place play-off.

Pool stage

Fifth-place Semi-final

Seventh-place final

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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

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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

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Third-place final

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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

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Third-place final

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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

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Final

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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

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Third-place final

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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]

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Final

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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

Fifth-place semi-final

Fifth-place final

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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]

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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]

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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

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Third-place final

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The following players were named in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2026 tour to Georgia.^[112]

2026 South Africa Under–20 rugby union team
Name	Union
Oliver Reid	DHL Western Province
Phiwayinkosi Kubheka	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Kai Pratt	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Sibabalwe Booi	Toyota Cheetahs
Danie Kruger	DHL Western Province
Siphosethu Mnebelele	Vodacom Bulls
Liam van Wyk	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Mahle Sithole	Fidelity ADT Lions
Heinrich Theron	Vodacom Bulls
James Schnetler	Fidelity ADT Lions
Riley Norton (c)	DHL Western Province
JD Hattingh	Fidelity ADT Lions
Kebotile Maake	Vodacom Bulls
Risima Khosa	Fidelity ADT Lions
Mumbere Vyambwera	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Luke Canon	Fidelity ADT Lions
Gert Kemp	DHL Western Province
Reuben Kruger	DHL Western Province
Matthew Fick	Vodacom Bulls
Hendré Schoeman	Vodacom Bulls
Yaqeen Ahmed	DHL Western Province
Luan Giliomee	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Markus Muller	DHL Western Province
Ethan Adams	Fidelity ADT Lions
Christian Vorster	Vodacom Bulls
Samuel Badenhorst	DHL Western Province
Dylan Miller	DHL Western Province
Zekhethelo Siyaya	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Khuthadzo Rasivhaga	Hollywoodbets Sharks
Jordan Steenkamp	DHL Western Province
Lindsey Jansen	Vodacom Bulls

(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.

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

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)

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.