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U20 Rugby Championship, Round One - Teams and Predictions

By Warren Fortune
Sunday 26 Apr 2026

PREVIEW: Springbok captain Siya Kolisi delivered a motivational speech to the SA Under-20 side ahead of their Rugby Championship clash against Argentina’s Los Pumitas on Monday.

The southern hemisphere’s next generation of stars descend on Gqeberha for the second successive year, with the action kicking off with Round One of the three-round tournament on Freedom Day, April 27, followed by matchdays on May 3 and 9 as the teams step up their preparations for the Junior World Championship in Georgia in June and July.

The tournament opener will see New Zealand and Australia battle it out before the Junior Boks start their campaign against Argentina.

The defending champions are New Zealand, who edged out Australia last year by a single point in the standings after three rounds in a close and very competitive tournament.

The tournament is a pathway for emerging talent from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to gain experience at international level and hopefully springboard them into international representation at senior level.

Kolisi, who made his Springbok debut in 2013, said that it was a significant privilege to present the matchday jerseys to captain Riley Norton and his team.

“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.”

Norton thanked Kolisi for his support.

“It’s incredible that you played on Friday and were here by 10am on Sunday to present us with our jerseys.

“You and the Springboks are an inspiration to all of us, and we hope to make you proud with our effort on Monday afternoon.”

See below for Monday’s team and predictions!

Monday, April 27:

New Zealand v Australia
(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha – Kick-off: 14.00 SAST; 13.00 GMT; 22.00 AEST; 00.00 NZST Tuesday, April 28)

Prediction

Rugby365: New Zealand by 10 points.

Teams:

New Zealand U20: 15 Cohen Norrie, 14 Oliver Guerin, 13 David Lewai, 12 Haki Wiseman, 11 Siale Pahulu, 10 Mika Muliaina, 9 Charlie Sinton, 8 Patrick Mauga, 7 Caleb Woodley, 6 Finn McLeod, 5 Jake Frost, 4 Max Fale, 3 Dane Johnston, 2 Josh Findlay, 1 Henry Stuart.
Replacements: 16 Luka Patumaka Makata, 17. Ethan Webber, 18, Alexander Hewitt, 19. John Falloon, 20, Micah Fale, 2,1 Jackson Hughan, 22 Jay Reihana, 23 Logan Williams.

Australia U20: 15 Louis Fenwicke, 14 Riley Whitfeld, 13 Leo Jaques, 12 Frankie Goldsbrough, 11 Cooper Watters, 10 Finn Mackay, 9 Angus Grover, 8 Eli Langi, 7 Marshall Le Maitre, 6 Tom Robinson (captain), 5 Isaac Fonua, 4 Will Ross, 3 Edwin Langi, 2 Ewald Kruger, 1 Jacob Job.
Replacements: 16 Tyler Maybery, 17 Harper Strachan, 18 Jonah Rangiwai, 19 Kenneth Harris, 20 Cooper Eagle, 21 Sam Blank, 22 Jonty Fowler, 23 Taione Taka.

Referee: Hanru van Rooyen
Assistant referees: Sean Muller, Lulutho Matomela
TMO: Egon Seconds

South Africa v Argentina
(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha -Kick-off: 16.10; 11.10 ART; 14.10 GMT)

Prediction

Rugby365: Junior Springboks by six points.

Teams:

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

Additional sources: SA Rugby & SANZAAR

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