South Africa 'A', also formerly known as the Junior Springboks or the Emerging Springboks, are the second national
rugby union team representing
South Africa, below the
senior national team, the Springboks.
[ ] Until 2018, it was also under the
South Africa Under-20 team in the country's rugby hierarchy, but
World Rugby changed its regulations to prohibit unions from designating an under-20 team as its second 15-a-side team.
They competed in the
Nations Cup in
2007
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and
2008
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alongside the full national teams of
Namibia,
Romania and
Georgia as well as
Argentina Jaguars
Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.
Overview
They already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship, in 2001, 2002, ...
and
Italy A. They also sporadically play touring sides such as the
British and Irish Lions.
The team is made up of players of all ages and is not a youth side. The selection criteria vary, and it has been used most recently to give potential Springboks a taste of international rugby or to give experienced Springboks playing time to improve fitness or form.
Current squad
South Africa A squad to face the
British & Irish Lions as part of the
2021 tour and the
Bulls
Bulls may refer to:
*The plural of bull, an adult male bovine
*Bulls, New Zealand, a small town in the Rangitikei District
Sports
*Bucking bull, used in the sport of bull riding
*Bulls (rugby union), a South African rugby union franchise operated ...
as a warm-up match.
See also
*
South African Barbarians
*
South Africa President's XV
The South Africa President's XV is a South African rugby union team that represented South Africa in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup. They won the tournament, winning all three matches, but did not take part in the 2014 edition.
Previously, an Emerging S ...
References
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South Africa national rugby union team
Second national rugby union teams