Jan Serfontein and Sergeal Petersen were not considered for the Baby Bok tour to Argentina because of Super Rugby commitments.
The other 34 Baby Boks were kitted out in Johannesburg on Sunday and are now in final prep mode for their three week tour to Argentina. Two more field sessions are planned for Tuesday at St. Stithians College in Bryanston before the team travels to Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
The Junior Springboks will play one midweek match and two friendly internationals against Argentinian opposition as part of their preparations for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championships (JWC), which will be held during June in France. South Africa are the current JWC champions.
Coach Dawie Theron’s squad will play their first tour match on Saturday, 13 April against an Argentina U20 XV in Corrientes. This will be followed by two clashes against the Argentina U20’s on 16 April (Corrientes) and 21 April (Buenos Aires) respectively. The squad returns home on April 23 and the final SA U20 JWC squad will be named on 26 April.
Handré Pollard, Marvin Orie (Tukkies), Jurie van Vuuren, JP Lewis and Freddie Kirsten (Maties) were in action in the Varsity Cup final on Monday evening and they will join their team mates on Tuesday morning in Johannesburg.
The Bulls’ JWC winning centre Jan Serfontein and Kings teenage wing Sergeal Petersen were not considered for the tour because of Super Rugby commitments. They will however be considered for JWC selection.
Also included in the squad are Springbok Sevens players Seabelo Senatla and Justin Geduld, both members of the Blitzbokke who won the Tokyo Sevens tournament last weekend
