Score:- South Africa 35 – 42 Australia


South Africa-

Tries –  Mjekevu (6, 51), Lambie (21), Merwe (37), Taute (67)

Conversions –  Lambie (38,52)

Penalties –  Lambie (1, 43)

Australia –

Tries –  Shipperley (11, 30, 48), Coleman (24), Quirk (64)

Conversions – Toomua (12, 25, 31, 51, )

Penalties – Toomua (14, 61, 77)


The Baby Boks need to secure a victory on Sunday to guarantee themselves a place in their third consecutive Cup semi-final. The South Africans recorded a 73-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday.

The team selected for Sunday’s game features the return of Springbok sevens winger Sampie Mastriet, Lions centre Jaco Taute and Free State Cheetahs flanker Fanie van der Walt.

The three players are in the side in place of Branco du Preez (centre), Mlungisi Bali (flank) and Sibusiso Sithole (wing). Du Preez and Bali will warm the bench for the Baby Boks, while Sithole drops out of the match 22.

Sauls has opted for a 5-2 split with his bench players and has selected an entire front row combination in his seven reserves. Props Ruan Dreyer and Wessel du Rand who enjoyed solid performances off the bench during the SA Under-20s’ emphatic victory over Scotland, and hooker Francois du Toit are likely to be used as impact players during the course of the game.

Mastriet will join the exciting back three combination of Patrick Lambie and Wandile Mjekevu. Taute will unite with centre Francois Venter in the midfield while Van der Walt returns to the loose-forward trio which includes SA Under-20 captain CJ Stander and Siyamthanda Kolisi.

“We’ve had a relatively good build up to the Australian game and the players are focused in terms of what is expected of them,” said Sauls.

“Like any other World Championship game, we are treating this match as a must win game in order for us to confirm ourselves as a semi-final contender. But we know Australia are in the same position. They will also be aiming to bag a win on Sunday and secure a semi-final spot. So it’s going to be a close and tough game.”

SA Under-20 team: (15 -1) Patrick Lambie, Sampie Mastriet, Jaco Taute, Francois Venter, Wandile Mjekevu, Elton Jantjies, Louis Schreuder, CJ Stander (c), Fanie van der Walt, Siya Kolisi, Sebastian de Chaves, Kenny Okafor, Marcel van der Merwe, Monde Hadebe, Brummer Badenhorst. Reserves: Francois du Toit, Ruan Dreyer, Wessel du Rand, Mlungisi Bali, Lubabalo Mtembu, Branco du Preez, Nico Scheepers.

32 Responses to Baby Boks unchanged for Aus

  • 1

    Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby Bokkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke!

  • 2

    Players on the field game will start in minutes

  • 3

    Kick off obstruction Australia
    Lambie going for posts
    SA 3-0

  • 5

    Conversion missed SA 8-0

  • 6

    Try under the posts by Australia
    SA 8-7 Aus

  • 7

    Penalty Aus 10- 8 SA

  • 9

    Conversion missed by Lambie SA 13 – 10 AUS

  • 10

    Try under the posts by Australia, AUS 17 -13 SA

  • 11

    Another try by Australia, almost no defense , really poor SA
    Aus 24 – 13

  • 12

    Australia out muscle SA , we look lightweight , almost like a sevens team against Australia.

  • 13

    Try SA , good forward play SA 20 -24 AUS

  • 14

    Half Time AUS 24 – 20 SA

  • 15

    Time South Africa Score Australia Under-20s
    39 end of first half end of first half
    38 Lambie – conversion 20 – 24
    37 Merwe – try 18 – 24
    31 13 – 24 Toomua – conversion
    30 13 – 22 Shipperley – try
    25 13 – 17 Toomua – conversion
    24 13 – 15 Coleman – try
    21 Lambie – try 13 – 10
    14 8 – 10 Toomua – penalty goal
    12 8 – 7 Toomua – conversion
    11 8 – 5 Shipperley – try
    6 Mjekevu – try 8 – 0
    5 White – sub on
    Turner – sub off
    1 Lambie – penalty goal 3 – 0
    0 start of first half

  • 16

    Penalty Lambie SA 23-24 AUS

  • 17

    Shipperley scores a hatrick , AUS 31-24

  • 18

    SA hits back W Majekevu scores his second Lambie converts AUS 31 – 30

  • 19

    SA- Tries Mjekevu (6, 51), Lambie (21), Merwe (37)
    AUS – Tries Shipperley (11, 30, 48), Coleman (24)

  • 20

    Tries Mjekevu (6, 54), Lambie (21), Merwe (37), Taute (66)

    Tries Shipperley (11, 30, 48), Coleman (24), Quirk (62)

  • 21

    Penalty AUS 42-35 , 2min to go

  • 22

    Time South Africa Under-20s Score Australia Under-20s
    77 Scheepers – sub on
    du Toit – sub on
    Bali – sub on
    de Chaves – sub off
    Mastriet – sub off
    Hadebe – sub off
    76 35 – 42 Toomua – penalty goal
    71 Robertson – sub on
    Siliva – sub off
    69 Mtembu – sub on
    Kolisi – sub off Jeloudev – sub on
    Jones – sub on
    Shipperley – sub off
    Battye – sub off
    66 Taute – try 35 – 39
    62 30 – 39 Quirk – try
    61 Dreyer – sub on
    van der Merwe – sub off
    du Preez – sub on
    Venter – sub off
    58 30 – 34 Toomua – penalty goal
    54 Mjekevu – try
    Lambie – conversion 30 – 31
    50 23 – 31 Toomua – conversion
    48 23 – 29 Shipperley – try
    46 Badenhorst – sub off
    45 du Rand – sub on
    43 Lambie – penalty goal 23 – 24
    40 start of second half start of second hal

  • 23

    Game over Australia wins 42-35

    5 tries each
    boot of Toomua beats us
    Lambie missed too many.
    Aus tries mostly under the posts.

  • 24

    Semi Final
    South Africa vs New Zealand

  • 25

    Interesting to note that over the last five years blogging here and Keo we are all the same regardless of where we come from.

    There is so much said about how aus dont support a team that is not winning…the same goes for NZ and RSA.

    There is much quietness for the young bokke and the sevens Boks…why? …they are not winning as much!!!

  • 26

    Gatiep bought his girlfriend a present for her birthday.
    She opened it and then said :
    “wat the hell would i want wit a rocket…??”.
    He said “djy soek mos space……. Nou… fok off…..!

  • 27

    trips @ 27
    lol

  • 28

    wallabie @ 26
    watching the all blacks play against 13 irish players …. worth 10 zimbabwean dollars

    watching the boks dismantle the french in a clinical display was worth more than the amount spent on a test ticket

    but
    seeing the aussie frontrow having to pull their heads out of their asses after every scrum was, yes you’ve guessed it, PRICELESS!!

  • 29

    Aahley

    Enjy the mment because them english are the sorry ones…and that is where the real value is!!

    yes the front row was bad…not bad for a front row and the 2 reserves who had a collective time of 149 minutes in test rugby. The engish front row excuding their 3 reserves totaled 150 test caps.

    It was ike babies against men and the babies won.

    We will have our front row back against the boks…..and going by the ast 2 games the boks and aus played the boks saw their asses and did not get the opportunity to remove their heads out.

  • 30

    This youngster “Taute” didnt his Dad or his Oupa play for Western Transvaal?

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