Keep an eye on the live scoring as the Junior Springboks tackle England in the JWC semi-finals on Monday evening.

The Junior Springboks will defend their World Rugby Under-20 Championship crown on Saturday after they rallied to beat England by 53-37 with a ferocious second-half performance in Tbilisi, Georgia on Tuesday.

The defending champion Junior Springboks booked their place in the Junior World Championship final after hammering England in Tbilisi on Monday.

Action from the World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 semi-final between South Africa and England at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 13 July. Photo: Giorgi Arjevanidze / World Rugby.

The Under-20 World Championship is a proving ground for young rugby players and those who perform well are increasingly swiftly fast-tracked into senior set-ups. It is therefore worthwhile paying attention to the players that stand out.

The Junior Boks defeated England 53-37 in Georgia to reach the World Rugby U20 Championship final, with Yaqeen Ahmed and Luan Giliomee leading the charge.

England were leading South Africa 17-7 after 31 minutes in the World Rugby Junior World Championship semi-final before a moment of madness.

Check out this shocking moment as an England player delivered a vicious headbutt on a Junior Springbok player.

England U20 Men were defeated 53-37 by reigning champions South Africa in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Rugby Junior World Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia. Hugh Shields scored two tries and kicked 12 points for Andy Titterell’s side,

South Africa weathered that storm and gradually imposed themselves through a dominant set-piece and ferocious defence before the contest was turned completely on its head by Seb K