Overview
- Both South African sides finished the tournament unbeaten on Saturday at Stellenberg High School in Cape Town with the U18s beating England 68-40 and the U18 A side defeating France 51-26.
- The U18s pulled away after a tight first half to score six second-half tries, while replacement hooker Theo Boshoff scored a hat-trick that underlined the strength of the pack.
- Flyhalf Jaydon Viljoen scored 21 points for the U18 A side through a try, five conversions, a penalty and a drop goal as he led a second-half surge that sealed the win over France.
- Coaches used deliberate squad rotation in earlier rounds at Durbanville and Boland Landbou to test depth and give more players match experience across the three-round series.
- The results act as a selection showcase for SARU, with performances now feeding into U20 and senior age-grade tracking and informing which players will be followed and fast-tracked.