RISING RUGBY STAR
Juarno Augustus rolls over tacklers like a truck on the run
Burly Junior Springbok loose forward Juarno Augustus is not called "Trokkie" (small truck) without good reason. He is built for power — from the wide-set shoulders and huge arms‚ to the broad hips and thunderous thighs. He takes some stopping‚ even from a standing start. Stopping him was a problem that all opponents at the recently completed World Rugby Under-20 Championships in Georgia had. Augustus scored seven tries in five games – scoring in each match – and was named player of the tournament. There was not a single team that could quite cope with his low centre of gravity and tackle-busting runs. Augustus‚ who hails from the Western Cape via Tygerberg High‚ the school that produced Bok hard man Eben Etzebeth‚ Blitzboks star Justin Geduld and Bulls wing Travis Ismail‚ is on the right path to follow all of them to greater things. Augustus joins some illustrious names on the roll of honour too: Aaron Cruden and Julian Savea from New Zealand‚ SA’s Jan Serfontein and Handré Pollard ...
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