Junior Springbok captain Mnebelele and utility back Miller reflect on their time at Rassie Erasmus' alignment camp as the Junior Boks prepare to face hosts Georgia in Tbilisi, having opened their U20 Championship defence with a 104-7 win over Uruguay.
Junior Springbok captain Siphosethu Mnebelele and utility back Markus Miller have spoken about what they took from Rassie Erasmus' first alignment camp of the year, where they were among 11 uncapped players to train alongside the senior squad ahead of the U20 Championship.
The Junior Boks are in Tbilisi defending their U20 Championship title, having opened their campaign with a 104-7 demolition of Uruguay. They face hosts Georgia on Thursday.
The Springboks face the Barbarians and SA 'A' take on Zimbabwe in a double-header at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, with Andre Esterhuizen backing Quan Horn's shift to flyhalf and teenager Luan Giliomee set for his third green-and-gold environment of the year.
Vusi Moyo's 22-point haul helped the Junior Springboks beat Fiji 82–25 in Cape Town, but both the captain and coach Kevin Foote identified a late concentration lapse as an area to address ahead of Saturday's U20 International Series match against Georgia in Stellenbosch.
The Junior Springboks will host Georgia, Fiji, and Chile in a three-match-day U20 International Series at City Park in Cape Town from 21 to 31 May. Coach Kevin Foote will use the series to give his full wider squad game time and sharpen combinations before the Junior World Championship defence in Georgia at the end of June. South Africa and Georgia are in the same JWC pool, lending added significance to the 31 May fixture.
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The Junior Springboks completed a clean sweep of the U20 International Series with a nine-try win over Georgia in Stellenbosch, with coach Kevin Foote now facing a tight selection call before the squad departs to defend their Junior World Championship title in Georgia in three weeks.