It was massively disappointing to see the Junior Boks knocked out of the World Rugby U20 Championship on Tuesday night.
Another big question to ask is why SA Rugby persisted with hosting the tournament in the Western Cape again.
Last year the Junior Boks also struggled during the pool phase, losing to Italy, while beating Argentina and Georgia to sneak into the semis on points difference, where they were knocked out by Ireland before beating England in the third-place playoff. This time round they were far more prepared, after their exploits last year and after they competed in the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship Down Under against the New Zealand, Australia and Argentina U20 teams.In that competition they beat Argentina, drew with New Zealand and lost to Australia to finish second, but were unable to build on that momentum into the World Champs.
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