RG Snyman
Blue Bulls lock RG Snyman was withdrawn from the Junior Springbok touring squad to Argentina due to an ankle ligament injury.
The big lock hurt his ankle during a training session in Stellenbosch and will be out of action for 2 to 4 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 2-match series against the Argentina Under 20 team. The 2 teams will clash on 12 May and 16 May in Rosario as part of their final preparations for the upcoming World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.
The young South Africans will have 1 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, 2 more players have joined the national Under 20 training squad.
Wing Duhan van der Merwe, who was a member of the Junior Springbok 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 Under 20 Championship in June will be announced after the touring party have returned from Argentina on 18 May.
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