Argentina had opportunities but ultimately fell short against South Africa on Thursday. The clash between the u20 teams saw the home side winning 36-25 in Port Elizabeth. The South African victory came despite Argentina having held a 20-15 lead at half-time.
Los Pumitas enjoyed a solid opening half. Consecutive lineout steals and a solid scrum helped piece together the half-time lead. Rafael Benedit was accurate with his goal-kicking while Pascal Senillosa and Bautista Lescano scored tries.
The second-half was different, despite Argentina starting with a try to captain Felipe Ledesma. The Junior Springboks added to their first-half tries scored by Haashim Pead and Demitre Erasmus. The home side ran-in three second-half tries with Pead claiming a double.
The other match in opening round of the u20 Rugby Championship was a draw. Australia and New Zealand finished 29-29. The second round sees Argentina facing New Zealand and South Africa facing Australia. Both matches will be played on Tuesday, May 06.
| SCORING |
JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS (36)
TRY – H Pead 2 (14′, 46′); D Erasmus (23′); R Norton (51′); G Cupido (60′)
CON – K Smith (15′, 47′, 52′); V Moyo (61′)
PEN – K Smith (5′)
LOS PUMITAS (25)
TRY – P Senillosa (18′); B Lescano (34′); F Ledesma (41′)
CON – R Benedit (19′, 35′)
PEN – R Benedit (11′, 27′)
| TEAMS |
Junior Springboks
1 Oliver Reid, 2 Sethu Mnebelele, 3 Simphiwe Ngobese, 4 Riley Norton (capt.), 5 JJ Theron, 6 Thando Biyela, 7 Matt Romao, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 9 Haashim Pead, 10 Kyle Smith, 11 Gino Cupido, 12 Albie Bester, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 15 Gilermo Mentoe
Replacements: 16 Juandré Schoeman, 17 Ranon Fouché, 18 JD Erasmus, 19 Morné Venter, 20 Batho Hlekani, 21 Ceano Everson, 22 Vusi Moyo, 23 JC Mars
Los Pumitas:
1 Juan Ignacio Rodríguez, 2 Tadeo Ledesma Arocena, 3 Gael Galván, 4 Alejandro Barrios, 5 Tomás Duclos, 6 Santiago Neyra, 7 Tomás Dande, 8 Agustín García Campos, 9 Jerónimo Llorens, 10 Rafael Benedit, 11 Aquiles Vieyra, 12 Felipe Ledesma (capt.), 13 Pedro Coll, 14 Bautista Lescano, 15 Pascal Senillosa
Replacements: 16 Jerónimo Otaño, 17 Diego Correa, 18 Valentín Vicente Vidal, 19 Jeremy Annand, 20 Pampa Storey, 21 Jerónimo Sorondo, 22 Félix Corleto, 23 Ramón Fernández Miranda
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