The Junior Springboks will be looking to build on their World Rugby U20 Championship opening win over Fiji when they take on Argentina.
In last year’s championship the Junior Boks went into the tournament undercooked and still won the bronze medal.
But Junior Bok captain Zachary Porthen admitted after the game that they still had plenty to work on and that they would have to back up the performance with another strong showing against the Argentinians. “I think we laid the platform nicely in the first half and the subs came on in the second and finished the job. So I am quite proud of the boys.“Our set piece has been a big work-on for us and I think we showed that we have been working on it. We just hope that this carries on throughout the tournament.”
In their game against Argentina in Queensland in May they fought back from a 17-9 deficit at halftime to clinch a tight 30-28 win in the end, and they will be hoping for a more straightforward showing when they face them in Stellenbosch on Thursday.
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