The Junior Springboks will continue their preparations for the Under-20 World Championship in France without two of their biggest stars. The Stormers duo of flyhalf Damian Willemse and lock Salmaan Moerat were excused from the latest training camp as they are now essential to their team’s Super Rugby campaign. Newly capped Blitzbok back Muller du Plessis has also been excused from the third training camp‚ to be held in Stellenbosch this week‚ because he will be representing the SA Sevens in Hong Kong. Willemse‚ 19‚ has been in excellent form for the Stormers and was named man of the match against the Blues last week. Willemse scored 14 points in the 37-20 victory. Moerat has been impressive when coming off the bench but has yet to start for the Cape Town franchise. Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux invited 37 players to the camp‚ including Willemse‚ Moerat and Du Plessis. The squad also features three new players: Ruan Nortje (lock‚ Blue Bulls)‚ Zak Burger (scrumhalf‚ Sharks) and Da...
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