{"id":8862,"date":"2019-06-12T06:17:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T06:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/roux-makes-three-changes-for-new-zealand-clash\/"},"modified":"2019-06-12T06:17:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T06:17:10","slug":"roux-makes-three-changes-for-new-zealand-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=8862","title":{"rendered":"Roux makes three changes for New Zealand clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NewsGCheanRoux\"Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three changes to his starting team to face New Zealand in their World Rugby U20 Championship Pool C decider in Rosario on Wednesday, with Elrigh Louw (lock), Sibusiso Sangweni (flank) and Thaakir Abrahams (wing) earning their first starts.<\/span><\/p>\n

They replace Emile van Heerden, Celimpilo Gumede and Caleb Dingaan respectively in the starting XV for the vital clash at the Racecourse Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winning team will gain automatic entry into the semi-finals as the Pool C leaders, while the losing team will have to rely on log points and possibly points\u2019 difference to snap up the last semi-final spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The SA U20s are currently the top team in Pool C with a narrow one-point points\u2019 difference over New Zealand after both sides won their opening two matches with bonus points.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a look at the opposition, and made a few changes,\u201d Roux said of his team selection. \u201cIt is important to give a few players a rest, but also to keep the players on form in the team, so that we have consistency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The coach expected a big battle against New Zealand and said: \u201cIt is going to be a tough game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey like to keep ball in hand and they have some exciting runners, so it will be the same as facing any typical New Zealand team, we need to be up for it and be ready for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Roux hoped for a solid performance all round from his charges and said: \u201cHopefully our defence will be up to the task to put them under pressure, while we also need to win our first phases, as the scrums and lineouts are the foundation of any rugby game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can do that, I think we will be in with a good chance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge will again hold the whistle in what marks the final pool round of the competition as he takes charge of the Pool B match between Italy and Ireland at the CRAI Club in Santa Fe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Springbok team to face New Zealand:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

15 \u2013 Vaughen Isaacs (Vodacom Blue Bulls),\u00a014 \u2013 Angelo Davids (SA Rugby contracted),\u00a013 \u2013 Marnus Potgieter <\/span>(Vodacom Blue Bulls),\u00a012 \u2013 Rikus Pretorius (vice-captain \u2013 DHL Western Province),\u00a011 \u2013 Thaakir Abrahams (Cell C Sharks),\u00a010 \u2013 James Mollentze (Toyota Free State),\u00a09 \u2013 Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks),\u00a08 \u2013 Phendulani Buthelezi (captain \u2013 Cell C Sharks),\u00a07 \u2013 Sibusiso Sangweni (Xerox Golden Lions),\u00a06 \u2013 Dylan Richardson (Cell C Sharks),\u00a05 \u2013 Elrigh Louw (Toyota Free State),\u00a04 \u2013 JJ van der Mescht (Cell C Sharks),\u00a03 \u2013 Asenathi Ntlabakanye <\/span>(Xerox Golden Lions),\u00a02 \u2013 Fezokuhle Mbatha (Cell C Sharks),\u00a01 \u2013 Dian Bleuler (DHL Western Province).\u00a0Replacements:\u00a0<\/strong>16 \u2013 Dameon Venter (Xerox Golden Lions),\u00a017 \u2013 Kudzwai Dube (Vodacom Blue Bulls),\u00a018 \u2013 Keagan Glade (Xerox Golden Lions),\u00a019 \u2013 Thabiso Mdletshe (Cell C Sharks),\u00a020 \u2013 Jaco Labuschagne <\/span>(Vodacom Blue Bulls),\u00a021 \u2013 Celimpilo Gumede (Cell C Sharks),\u00a022 \u2013 Zwelendaba Mnombo (DHL Western Province),\u00a023 \u2013 Sanele Nohamba (Cell C Sharks),\u00a024 \u2013 Janko Swanepoel (Vodacom Blue Bulls),\u00a025 \u2013 Emile van Heerden (Cell C Sharks),\u00a026 \u2013 Caleb Dingaan (Cell C Sharks),\u00a027 \u2013 David Coetzer (DHL Western Province),\u00a028 – David Kriel (DHL Western Province).<\/span><\/p>\n

Issued by SA Rugby Communications<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three changes to his starting team to face New Zealand in their World Rugby U20 Championship Pool C decider in Rosario on Wednesday, with Elrigh Louw (lock), Sibusiso Sangweni (flank) and Thaakir Abrahams (wing) earning their first starts. They replace Emile van Heerden, Celimpilo Gumede and Caleb Dingaan respectively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}