U20 Rugby Championship
South Africa U20 vs Argentina U20

Time Thu, May 1, 2025, 2:10 PM
Location Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee Todd Petrie

South Africa U20		Argentina U20
Cupido60' Norton52' Pead47' Erasmus23' Pead15'	Tries	Ledesma41' Lescano35' Senillosa18'
Moyo61' Smith52' Smith48' Smith16'	Conversions	Benedit36' Benedit19'
Smith5'	Penalty Goals	Benedit27' Benedit11'

South Africa U20		Argentina U20
Attack
5	Tries	3
603	Metres	492
119	Carries	130
37	Defenders Beaten	29
11	Clean Breaks	4
149	Passes	153
11	Offloads	10
12	Turnovers Conceded	16
Defence
131	Tackles	132
29	Missed Tackles	37
7	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
22	Kicks in Play	30
4/5	Conversions	2/3
1/1	Penalty Goals	2/2
N/A	Drop Goals	0/1
1	Charged Down	0
732	Kick From Hand Metres	799
8	In Touch	16
13	Opponent Collection	16
83%	Success	80%
21	Possession Lost	31
2	Possession Retained	7
Breakdown
90	Rucks Won	88
3	Rucks Lost	3
96%	Rucks Success Rate	96%
2	Mauls Won	4
Set Plays
6	Lineouts Won	10
5	Lineouts Lost	1
54%	Lineouts Success Rate	90%
3	Scrums Won	10
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	90%
Possession
47%	Possession	53%
45%	First Half	55%
49%	Second Half	51%
18%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	82%
Discipline
14	Penalties Conceded	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	2

South Africa U20	Argentina U20
1Oliver Reid	1Juan Ignacio Rodriguez
2Siphosethu Mnebelele	2Tadeo Ledesma Arocena
3Simphiwe Ngobese	3Gael Galvan
4Riley Norton (C)	4Tiziano Barrios
5JJ Theron	5Tomas Duclos
6Thando Biyela	6Santiago Neyra
7Matt Romao	7Tomas Dande
8Wandile Mlaba	8Agustin Garcia Campos
9Haashim Pead	9Jeronimo Llorens Villanueva
10Kyle Smith	10Rafael Benedit
11Gino Cupido	11Aquiles Vieyra
12Albie Bester	12Felipe Ledesma (C)
13Demitre Erasmus	13Pedro Coll
14Cheswill Jooste	14Bautista Lescano
15Gilermo Mentoe	15Pascal Senillosa
Substitutes
16Jaundre Schoeman	16Jeronimo Otano
17Ranon Fouche	17Diego Correa
18Jean Erasmus	18Valentin Vicente Vidal
19Morne Venter	19Jeremy Annand
20Bathobele Hlekani	20Pampa Storey
21Ceano Everson	21Jeronimo Sorondo
22Simphiwe Moyo	22Felix Corleto
23JC Mars	23Ramon Fernandez Miranda
Coaches
Kevin Foote	Nicolas Fernandez Miranda

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
73	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ceano Everson getting some game time.
73	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Gilermo Mentoe being replaced.
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Aquiles Vieyra took full advantage.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Gilermo Mentoe took full advantage.
67	Substitution on	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Valentin Vicente Vidal coming on.
67	Substitution off	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Gael Galvan coming off.
67	Substitution on	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Jeronimo Otano coming on.
67	Substitution off	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Tadeo Ledesma Arocena coming off.
67	Substitution on	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Morne Venter coming on.
67	Substitution off	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Wandile Mlaba coming off.
64	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Cheswill Jooste goes through the gap.
63	Substitution on	South Africa U20 sub JC Mars comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Albie Bester departs for South Africa U20.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Jean Erasmus goes through the gap.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa U20 supporters go wild as Simphiwe Moyo successfully kicks the conversion.
60	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by South Africa U20 leads to a try for Gino Cupido
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Simphiwe Moyo is finished off with a try.
59	Substitution on	Jeremy Annand comes on for Argentina U20.
59	Substitution off	Tiziano Barrios leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Diego Correa comes on for Argentina U20.
59	Substitution off	Juan Ignacio Rodriguez leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Bathobele Hlekani comes on for South Africa U20.
59	Substitution off	Thando Biyela leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Jaundre Schoeman comes on for South Africa U20.
59	Substitution off	Siphosethu Mnebelele leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Ranon Fouche comes on for South Africa U20.
59	Substitution off	Oliver Reid leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Jean Erasmus comes on for South Africa U20.
59	Substitution off	Simphiwe Ngobese leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Pampa Storey comes on for Argentina U20.
55	Substitution off	Jeronimo Sorondo leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Ramon Fernandez Miranda comes on for Argentina U20.
55	Substitution off	Rafael Benedit leaves the field.
53	Substitution on	Felix Corleto comes on.
53	Substitution off	Jeronimo Llorens Villanueva comes off.
52	Substitution on	Simphiwe Moyo comes on.
52	Substitution off	Kyle Smith comes off.
52	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Kyle Smith kicks the conversion.
52	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop Riley Norton from scoring as they record the try for South Africa U20.
52	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Haashim Pead.
49	Substitution on	Argentina U20 decide to make a substitution, with Jeronimo Sorondo getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Argentina U20 decide to make a substitution, with Santiago Neyra being replaced.
48	Conversion - Kicked	Kyle Smith adds the two points for South Africa U20.
47	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by South Africa U20 leads to a try for Haashim Pead.
47	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Cheswill Jooste is finished off with a try.
47	Clean Break	Cheswill Jooste makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Clean Break	Albie Bester makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
42	Conversion - Missed Left	Argentina U20 go for goal with Rafael Benedit taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
41	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Argentina U20 is finished off by Felipe Ledesma, as they goes over for the try.
41	Try Assist	Aquiles Vieyra played a key part in that try.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Argentina U20 has led to Tomas Dande being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
36	Conversion - Kicked	Rafael Benedit does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
35	Try - Individual effort	What an effort there by Bautista Lescano as they score the try.
35	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Argentina U20 has led to Bautista Lescano being able to wriggle through a gap.
35	Try Assist	Pascal Senillosa sets up the try.
34	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa U20 has led to Gilermo Mentoe being able to wriggle through a gap.
30	Drop Goal - Dropped Short	More power was needed in that drop goal attempt by Rafael Benedit as it drops short.
27	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Rafael Benedit kicks the penalty goal.
24	Conversion - Missed Left	Kyle Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
23	Try - Close range	South Africa U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Demitre Erasmus picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Demitre Erasmus bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack.
23	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Haashim Pead.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Wandile Mlaba bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack.
19	Conversion - Kicked	Rafael Benedit converts the try.
18	Try - Individual effort	Pascal Senillosa goes on their own for a try.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Kyle Smith converts the try.
15	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa U20 results in a try for Haashim Pead
15	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Cheswill Jooste is finished off with a try.
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Cheswill Jooste took full advantage.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Pascal Senillosa took full advantage.
11	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rafael Benedit makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
5	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Kyle Smith kicks the penalty.
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Cheswill Jooste goes through the gap.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kyle Smith goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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