The Junior Springboks will take on Wales in Treviso, Italy on Tuesday evening in the final of the Six Nations Summer Series.
, having beaten England, Ireland and France in their pool A clashes. Wales — also unbeaten — have cruised past Scotland and Georgia before sneaking past the home team, Italy, 23-20 in Pool B to secure their place in the final.
“It showed their character, and they will be a massive test for our boys. They’re a tactically astute team and have a senior Test international in their ranks, which demonstrates their pedigree.” The Junior Springboks proceeded to lash the highly-rated France under-20 team 42-27 in their final group game, to offer a sliver of what their best play could look like. However, outside centre and vice-captain Ethan James believes the best is yet to come for the Baby Boks.
“Although we’ve not played to our true potential, we will approach our training and mental preparation in much the same way as we’ve done for the other games. We will keep to our processes, and I believe it’s a matter of getting the detail right, so that we can up the intensity and be more accurate in the execution of the game plan,” he added.Nhleko has made five changes to the team that thumped France for the final clash — four of them coming in the forward pack.
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