Injury forces change to Junior Boks

 

The big lock hurt his ankle during a training session in Stellenbosch and will be out of action for two to four weeks. 

 

Loose forward Rikus Bothma, the former SA Schools captain and skipper of last year’s Western Province Under-19 team, has been named as his replacement.

 

Snyman will continue with his rehabilitation until Friday and will return to the camp when the squad reassembles after the tour. He will undergo a fitness test on his return.

 

The Junior Boks fly out to South America early on Friday for their two-match series against the Argentina U20 team. The two teams will clash on May 12 and 16 in Rosario as part of their final preparations for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy.

 

The young South Africans will have one more hit-out before the tour on Wednesday when they take to the field against the Western Province Rugby Institute at the Paul Roos Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch.

 

Meanwhile, two more players have joined the national U20 training squad. 

 

Wing Duhan van der Merwe, who was a member of the Junior Bok squad that traveled to New Zealand last year, and his Blue Bulls teammate, flyhalf Thinus de Beer, were added to the squad on Monday.

 

The Junior Springbok squad to represent South Africa at the World Rugby U20 Championship in June will be announced after the touring party have returned from Argentina on May 18.