South Africa U20

12 - 17

Full Time

England U20

England U20 vs South Africa U20

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

86'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Ben Coen will have to re-adjust the radar.

86'

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this England U20 maul...no miracles today as James Isaacs powers over.

85'

Yellow Card

Divan Fuller (South Africa U20) is shown a yellow card

82'

James Isaacs comes on.

77'

Craig Wright comes off.

77'

Herman Lubbe comes on.

75'

Zachary Porthen comes off.

75'

Liyema Ntshanga comes on.

75'

Casper Badenhorst comes off.

75'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Angus Hall getting some game time.

73'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Sean Kerr being replaced.

73'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Philip-Albert van Niekerk getting some game time.

71'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Likhona Finca being replaced.

71'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Tylor Sefoor getting some game time.

71'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Liam Koen being replaced.

71'

England U20 make a substitution with Lucas Friday coming on.

66'

England U20 make a substitution with Ollie Allan coming off.

66'

England U20 sub Kane James comes onto the field.

63'

Henry Pollock departs for England U20.

63'

England U20 sub Afolabi Fasogbon comes onto the field.

63'

Billy Sela departs for England U20.

63'

England U20 sub Ioan Jones comes onto the field.

63'

Jack Bracken departs for England U20.

63'

South Africa U20 sub Jacobus Grobbelaar comes onto the field.

63'

Bathobele Hlekani departs for South Africa U20.

63'

South Africa U20 sub Divan Fuller comes onto the field.

62'

Sibabalwe Mahashe departs for South Africa U20.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Wills goes through the gap.

59'

Olamide Sodeke comes on.

54'

Joe Bailey comes off.

54'

Sean Kerr comes on.

51'

Angus Hall comes off.

51'

Liam Koen hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

51'

Try

Likhona Finca scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

50'

What a run here by Likhona Finca as they get over the gainline!

50'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Bester getting some game time.

46'

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Bakkes being replaced.

46'

Ben Coen has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

45'

Try

The England U20 maul march their way over the white wash for Joe Bailey to touch down.

44'

South Africa U20 make a substitution with Tiaan Jacobs coming on.

44'

South Africa U20 make a substitution with Thabang Mphafi coming off.

44'

England U20 make a substitution with Angus Hall coming on.

40'

England U20 make a substitution with Sean Kerr coming off.

40'

South Africa U20 sub Joshua Boulle comes onto the field.

40'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk departs for South Africa U20.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk comes on for South Africa U20.

33'

Joshua Boulle leaves the field.

33'

Conversion

Sean Kerr makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Finn Carnduff scores from close range.

26'

Trouble here as Craig Wright breaches the defence.

25'

A gap opened in the defence and Litelihle Bester took full advantage.

10'

Conversion

Liam Koen has kicked a conversion.

Try

South Africa U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Zachary Porthen touching down.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 South Africa U20 v England U20 
  
 Round 3 
  
 Tue 9th July 2024, 10:00am PDT 
  
 Athlone Stadium

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +5

Time in lead

Mins in lead

24%

% Of Game In Lead

13%

Possession Last 10 min

87%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Isaacs

85'

12 - 17

Fuller

12 - 12

82'

Finca

12 - 12

50'

Bailey

44'

7 - 12

Half Time

Kerr

27'

7 - 7

Carnduff

26'

7 - 5

Koen

7 - 0

Porthen

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.3

Entries

Attack Profile

South Africa U20

England U20

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Defence Profile

South Africa U20

England U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

42%

3-6 secs

43%

37%

6+ secs

12%

13%

101

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

70'

80'

82'

83'

South Africa U20

England U20

Springboks U20 vs England U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks U20 face off against England U20 in World Rugby U20 Championship Round 3 on Tue 9th July 2024 at Athlone Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 18:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST on SuperSport, 05:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 03:00 AEST in Australia and 10:00 EST in the US.

Springboks U20 won the last encounter but Springboks U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with England U20 in 1st and Springboks U20 in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Springboks U20 vs England U20 Squads

The official squads for Springboks U20 vs England U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.