SOUTH AFRICA

Captain Zachary Porthen will lead tournament hosts South Africa into battle and is one of five players who will feature in the tournament for a second time.
Apart from Porthen – who will pack down at prop – the other players who played in the tournament on home soil last year are JF van Heerden (lock), Asad Moos (scrum-half), Jurenzo Julius (centre) and Litelihle Bester (wing).
Junior Bok coach Bafana Nhleko acknowledged the difficulty in finalising the squad due to the high level of commitment and desire shown by the training group.
“We had to ma...