The coaches have named their teams for Round #3 that kicks-off on Sunday May 11 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha.

The New Zealand Men’s Under 20 team has been named for their final clash of the Rugby Championship Under 20 tournament, where they’ll take on hosts South Africa at 4:10 PM SAST on Sunday 11 May (2:10 AM NZT, Monday 12 May).

Captain Manamaua Letiu returns to the starting lineup, while Maloni Kunawave is set to make his third appearance of the campaign after a standout performance in the 75–21 win over Argentina, where he scored two tries. 

New Zealand U20 versus Junior Springboks

1 Sika Pole  
2 Manumaua Letiu (c) 
3 Robson Faleafā 
4 Xavier Treacy 
5 Josh Tengblad  
6 Finn McLeod  
7 Caleb Woodley  
8 Mosese Bason (vc)  
9 Dylan Pledger (vc) 
10 Will Cole  
11 David Lewai 
12 Harlyn Saunoa 
13 Jack Wiseman  
14 Maloni Kunawave  
15 Stanley Solomon (vc) 
Reserves:  
16 Eli Odenryn 
17 Tamiano Ahloo  
18 Dane Johnston 
19 Randall Baker  
20 Micah Fale  
21 Charlie Sinton 
22 Rico Simpson  
23 Tayne Harvey 
 

The Junior Springboks are motivated and determined to finish the U20 Rugby Championship on a positive note when they face New Zealand at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Sunday.
 
SA U20 head coach Kevin Foote has included five players from the side that faced Australia earlier in the week for their clash against New Zealand.
 
In the pack, loosehead prop Simphiwe Ngobese, lock and captain Riley Norton, and No 8 Wandile Mlaba are retained from the side which fell just short against Australia.
 
Vusi Moyo, who gave a strong performance against the Aussies, retains the flyhalf berth, while Cheswill Jooste will run out at right wing as the only backs starting again.
 
Norton, Mlaba and Jooste will start their third successive games in the competition.
 
Coach Foote said the Junior Boks are all highly motivated and very positive for the exciting challenge of facing South Africa’s biggest rugby rival in front of what promises to be a big crowd at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
 
“Obviously, we were bitterly disappointed with not winning the Australian game, but there were some great learnings for us in preparation for the World Championship,” said Foote.
 
“I thought that our set piece took a big step forward, and we controlled a lot of the game for a period, but there are aspects for us to work on, in particular our breakdown. We got turned over too often while some of the kicking patterns were out of character, which we look to fix and get some clarity around that.”
 
Regarding team selection for the New Zealand match, Foote explained: “We’re bringing some players back from the first game while retaining some guys who played in the second game. That will bring some freshness to the match-23, and there is real excitement in the squad for our match on Saturday.
 
“We believe we have a good and confident team, and all the players have put in a massive effort during the last two and a half weeks. We want to finish strong in front of our home crowd on Mother’s Day, making our mothers proud and celebrating all the moms in the country.”
 
Junior Springbok versus New Zealand U20:

15. Gilermo Mentoe
14. Cheswill Jooste
13. Demitre Erasmus
12. Albie Bester
11. Gino Cupido
10. Vusi Moyo
9. Haashim Pead
8. Wandile Mlaba
7. Matt Romao
6. Thando Biyela
5. JJ Theron
4. Riley Norton (captain)
3. Jean Erasmus
2. Siphosethu Mnebelele
1. Simphiwe Ngobese

Replacements:
16. Juandre Schoeman
17. Oliver Reid
18. Herman Lubbe
19. Morne Venter
20. Batho Hlekani
21. Ceano Everson
22. Kyle Smith
23. JC Mars