The following from Saru: The SA Under-20s secured their second win in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship after running in 11 tries as they comprehensively defeated Scotland 73-0 in Sante Fe on Wednesday.

The Baby Boks were in rampant form on attack and were equally superb on defence in this Pool C clash played at the Estadio CA Colon stadium.

Siyamthanda Kolisi (flanker), Sibusiso Sithole (wing) and Elton Jantjies (flyhalf) each ran in braces of five-pointers while fullback Patric Lambie continued his form with the boot by converting eight tries.

The other try-scorers for the Baby Boks were winger Wandile Mjekevu, prop Marcel van der Merwe, prop Brummer Badenhorst, lock Kene Okafor and Lambie.

“We’re very happy with the win and equally happy that we have now managed to allow all 25 of our players in the squad some game time after two matches,” said SA Under-20 coach Eric Sauls.

“The guys stuck to the structures and scored some great tries today. What was also pleasing to me was to test all our combinations, and it’s great to see that there’s not a big difference between our first-choices and our back up players.

“We were solid on defence and looked sharp on attack. But we are not going to get ahead of ourselves after two games. We play Australia on Sunday and we know it’s going to be another tough clash between two southern hemisphere nations.”

The Baby Boks once again held the upper hand in almost every aspect of the game and comfortably held a 40-0 half time lead. Mjekevu scored the first try of the match in the first minute of play before Kolisi ran in a brace.

Then came the opportunity of the two SA props Van der Merwe and Badenhorst who powered their ways over the try line to score South Africa’s fourth and fifth tries respectively. Jantjies then scored the Baby Boks’ sixth try just before the half time break to ensure that the South Africans enjoyed a 40-0 half time lead.

Lambie scored the Baby Boks’ first try of the second half before Sithole added his brace. Jantjies and Okafor ran in SA’s final two tries in the last 15 minutes of the match.

“I am really proud of the guys who turned up today and scored 11 tries,” said SA Under-20 skipper CJ Stander. “It would have been an achievement for us to score four tries and get the bonus point, but we managed to achieve a lot more – which is great. We’ll enjoy the win and start our focus for our final Pool C match against Australia tomorrow.”

The SA Under-20s were sharp on attack and threatened the Scottish defence at every opportunity in the match.
Scrumhalf Louis Schreuder enjoyed a strong first half performance and as did the rest of the SA Under-20 backline. Jantjies was solid at No 10 and dictated play by ensuring that Scotland played most of the game in their half. The center combination of Francois Venter and Branco du Preez also created havoc to the Scottish defensive systems while the back three of Sithole, Mjekevu and Lambie continuously threatened with their counter-attacking runs.

But the game ultimately was won up front and compliments should be handed to the excellent performance of the Baby Boks’ pack. Stander once again lead superbly from the front and was ably assisted by his entire forward pack. The South Africans enjoyed excellent momentum from their scrum set piece and also received good first phase ball throughout the game.

The South Africans maintained their discipline and conceded few penalties on defence. Baby Boks hooker Monde Hadebe consistently found his jumpers – Okafor and Sebastian de Chaves in the line-outs while the new loose-forward trio of Mlungisi Bali, Kolisi and Stander were terrific at the breakdown.

There were no immediate indications of any serious injuries following the Scotland match.

• The Baby Boks play their third Pool C match against Australia at Sante Fe on Sunday at 21h00 (RSA time).