Kick off time for Junior Springboks on Monday

The Junior Springboks – who will be captained once again by Riley Norton – will head into their 2026 U20 Rugby Championship opener against Argentina’s Los Pumitas on Monday.

This clash between the Junior Boks and Los Pumitas kicks off at 16:10, following the tournament opener between New Zealand and Australia at 14:00. All three match days feature exciting double-header.

Ahead of the encounter, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi shared some inspiring messages as the U20 team look to defend their title.

“My journey with the national team started with the SA U18s and, at one time, I too sat in those chairs with the Junior Boks,” said Kolisi.

“Rugby is a fantastic platform to express yourself, so go out and enjoy the experience.

“I am from this area, so I will be there, along with many of my friends from Zwide. The Eastern Cape is a passionate rugby province, and we are all excited to host the tournament here for another year. We are looking forward to seeing you play, and we wish you the best of luck for tomorrow against Argentina.”

MATCH INFORMATION FOR THE JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS

South Africa U20: 15 ⁠Alzeadon Felix, 14 ⁠Jack Benade, 13 ⁠Samuel Badenhorst, 12 ⁠Ethan Adams, 11 ⁠Lindsey Jansen, 10 ⁠Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 ⁠Hendré Schoeman, 8 ⁠Kebotile Maake, 7 ⁠Thomas Beling, 6 ⁠Luke Canon, 5 ⁠Riley Norton (captain), 4 ⁠Heinrich Theron, 3 ⁠Danie Kruger, 2 ⁠Liam van Wyk, 1 Rambo Kubheka.
Replacements: 16 ⁠Mahle Sithole, 17 ⁠Oliver Reid, 18 ⁠Kai Pratt, 19 ⁠JD Hattingh, 20 ⁠Risima Khosa, 21 ⁠Jayden Brits, 22 Vusi Moyo, 23 ⁠Khuthadzo Rasivhaga.

Argentina U20: 15 Luciano Avaca, 14 Constantino Keller, 13 Ramón Fernández, 12 Pedro Coll, 11 Mateo Tanoni, 10 Manuel Giannantonio, 9 Ignacio Zabella, 8 Basilio Cañas, 7 Joaquín Pascual Viale, 6 Tomás Dande (captain), 5 Agustín Ponzio, 4 Jeremy Annand, 3 Bautista Salinas Mealla, 2 Nicolás Cambiasso, 1 Benjamín Farias Cerioni.
Replacements: 16 Manuel Cuneo Camargo, 17 Fabrizio Cebron, 18 Federico Narváez, 19 Jerónimo Sorondo, 20 Federico Torre, 21 Juan Preumayr, 22 Benjamín Ordiz, 23 Simón Pfister.

Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval
Assistant referees: Sean Muller, Lulutho Matomela
TMO: Egon Seconds

All fixtures to look forward to

Monday, 27 April
14:00: New Zealand vs Australia
16:10: Junior Boks vs Argentina

Sunday, 3 May
14:00: New Zealand vs Argentina
16:10: Junior Boks vs Australia

Saturday, 9 May
14:00: Argentina vs Australia
16:10: Junior Boks vs New Zealand