It is no surprise that the Junior Springbok player of the World Rugby Under-20 Championships so far is No8 Juarno Augustus — and he comes from the same school as Eben Etzebeth. Augustus has the same uncompromising approach to the game as the famed Springbok hardman‚ who also matriculated at the Tygerberg High School in Cape Town’s working class northern suburbs. Augustus, though‚ does not only relish physical dominance. He is both a bludgeon and a rapier‚ and has a little of the other national star the school gave to SA‚ Blitzbok playmaker Justin Geduld. In close quarters, Augustus is as tough as any loose forward the Junior Boks have fielded in the past decade. Two of his three tries at the tournament have come from muscling his way over the line from close range. But he is regularly found in open play as a link‚ or making a crucial cover tackle in the best traditions of great No8s. "This experience is very special‚" said the 19-year-old. "This is the first time I am representing m...
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