JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Bosch gets chance to shine in a Bok jersey
Curwin Bosch will have the chance to emulate Handré Pollard by guiding the Junior Springboks to the world championship title after he was named in the squad for the annual showpiece. Bosch is one of eight players in the 28-man squad, named on Wednesday, that did duty at the 2016 Junior World Cham-pionships in England. The tournament takes place in Tbilisi‚ Georgia, in June. The Junior Boks have not won the title since Pollard’s genius at flyhalf steered the team to the world title on home soil five years ago. Just about every side that has won the junior world title has included the dominant flyhalf of the season from Pollard in 2012 to England’s Harry Mallinder in 2016‚ and New Zealand’s Aaron Cruden in 2009 and Beauden Barrett in 2011. Bosch’s inclusion means that he will not feature for the senior Springboks against France‚ despite being the form SA flyhalf in Super Rugby this season. Stormers fringe player Damian Willemse‚ himself an outrageously talented flyhalf‚ and Southern K...
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