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The Junior Springboks scored five tries in another convincing win against Georgia in Tbilisi on Friday.
SA U20 triumphed 35-5 in in cold and wet conditions, having led 21-0 at the break. The tourists won the first game 35-0 last Sunday,
The tough conditions made handling difficult, while the South Africans were also guilty of conceding too many penalties and had two players sin-binned.
Junior Boks flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed contributed 15 points from a try and five conversions, and succeeded with all 10 of his conversions over the two matches.
“The conditions were tough with all the rain,” said Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote. “Playing in Georgia is always difficult for different reasons, but I thought the guys showed a lot of maturity today.
“We didn’t get a lot of possession, but when we did, we made use of it, especially in the first half.”
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Lindsey Jansen opened the scoring for the SA U20s after strong runs by the midfield pair of Ethan Adams and Markus Muller had set up play for the speedster to finish.
He was followed over the whitewash by scrumhalf Hendré Schoeman before Zekhethelo Siyaya, who was impressive in the No 15 jersey on attack, scored their third converted try.
Winger Nika Khalvashi scored the hosts’ only try shortly after the break, from a great cross-kick, but Ahmed and Risima Khosa added two more tries as the South Africans secured a well-deserved win.
JUNIOR SPRINGBOKS – Tries: Lindsey Jansen, Hendré Schoeman, Zekhethelo Siyaya, Yaqeen Ahmed, Risima Khosa. Conversions: Ahmed (5).
GEORGIA U20 – Try: Nika Khalvashi.
Photo: @SAJuniorRugby/X
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