World Rugby U20 Championship
South Africa U20 vs Scotland U20

Time Wed, Jul 9, 2025, 1:30 PM
Location Pata Stadium
Referee Ben Breakspear

South Africa U20		Scotland U20
Pead79' Everson70' Linde63' Everson60' Erasmus34' Mentoe30' Reid20' Williams15' Malgas12' Biyela9' Williams3'	Tries	Finlayson-Russell73' Stephen28'
van80' van70' van64' van61' van31' Simphiwe21' Simphiwe15' Simphiwe12' Simphiwe4'	Conversions	Brown73' Urwin29'

South Africa U20		Scotland U20
Attack
11	Tries	2
844	Metres	428
122	Carries	105
34	Defenders Beaten	25
15	Clean Breaks	4
142	Passes	123
5	Offloads	2
18	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
113	Tackles	134
25	Missed Tackles	34
8	Turnovers Won	9
Kicking
23	Kicks in Play	21
9/11	Conversions	2/2
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	1
780	Kick From Hand Metres	443
12	In Touch	13
11	Opponent Collection	10
82%	Success	100%
23	Possession Lost	26
4	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
70	Rucks Won	74
3	Rucks Lost	6
95%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
5	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
16	Lineouts Won	14
0	Lineouts Lost	1
100%	Lineouts Success Rate	93%
5	Scrums Won	5
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
51%	Possession	49%
60%	First Half	40%
43%	Second Half	56%
20%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	80%
Discipline
9	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

South Africa U20	Scotland U20
1Oliver Reid	1Jake Shearer
2Jaundre Schoeman	2Seb Stephen
3Jean Erasmus	3Jamie Stewart
4Jacobus Grobbelaar	4Mark Fyffe
5Morne Venter	5Charlie Moss
6Thando Biyela (C)	6Ollie Duncan
7Matt Romao	7Freddy Douglas (C)
8Stephanus Linde	8Reuben Logan
9Ceano Everson	9Hector Patterson
10Vusi Simphiwe Moyo	10Matthew Urwin
11Jaco Williams	11Cameron van Wyk
12Dominic Malgas	12Jack Hocking
13Gino Cupido	13Angus Hunter
14Cheswill Jooste	14Nairn Moncrieff
15Gilermo Mentoe	15Jack Brown
Substitutes
16Siphosethu Mnebelele	16Joe Roberts
17Phiwayinkosi Kubheka	17William Pearce
18Herman Lubbe	18Ollie Blyth-Lafferty
19JJ Theron	19Bart Godsell
20Bathobele Hlekani	20Oliver Finlayson-Russell
21Haashim Pead	21Noah Cowan
22Ian van der Merwe	22Kerr Yule
23Demitre Erasmus	23Jed Findlay
Coaches
Kevin Foote	Kenny Murray
Referees
RefereeBen Breakspear

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
80	Conversion - Kicked	Ian van der Merwe converts the try.
79	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by South Africa U20 is finished off by Haashim Pead
79	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jaco Williams is finished off with a try.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jaco Williams bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Reuben Logan bursts through to advance the Scotland U20 attack.
73	Conversion - Kicked	Jack Brown has kicked a conversion.
73	Try - Close range	Oliver Finlayson-Russell scores the try from close range.
73	Try Assist	Noah Cowan played a key part in that try.
71	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Haashim Pead getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Gilermo Mentoe being replaced.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Ian van der Merwe has kicked a conversion.
70	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa U20 results in a try for Ceano Everson
70	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Dominic Malgas.
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dominic Malgas took full advantage.
68	Substitution on	Scotland U20 make a substitution with Jed Findlay coming on.
68	Substitution off	Scotland U20 make a substitution with Nairn Moncrieff coming off.
64	Substitution on	Scotland U20 sub Kerr Yule comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Matthew Urwin departs for Scotland U20.
64	Substitution on	Scotland U20 sub Bart Godsell comes onto the field.
64	Substitution off	Mark Fyffe departs for Scotland U20.
64	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa U20 supporters go wild as Ian van der Merwe successfully kicks the conversion.
63	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by South Africa U20 leads to a try for Stephanus Linde
63	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Stephanus Linde goes through the gap.
63	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Ceano Everson is finished off with a try.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Demitre Erasmus goes through the gap.
61	Substitution on	South Africa U20 sub JJ Theron comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Jacobus Grobbelaar departs for South Africa U20.
61	Substitution on	Scotland U20 sub Oliver Finlayson-Russell comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Joe Roberts departs for Scotland U20.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa U20 supporters go wild as Ian van der Merwe successfully kicks the conversion.
60	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Ceano Everson
60	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Ceano Everson goes through the gap.
58	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Seb Stephen goes through the gap.
58	Clean Break	What a run here by Jaco Williams as they get over the gainline!
57	Substitution on	Herman Lubbe comes on for South Africa U20.
57	Substitution off	Jean Erasmus leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Joe Roberts comes on for Scotland U20.
57	Substitution off	Freddy Douglas leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	William Pearce comes on for Scotland U20.
55	Substitution off	Jake Shearer leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Ollie Blyth-Lafferty comes on for Scotland U20.
55	Substitution off	Jamie Stewart leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Noah Cowan comes on.
55	Substitution off	Hector Patterson comes off.
50	Substitution on	Bathobele Hlekani comes on.
50	Substitution off	Matt Romao comes off.
48	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Demitre Erasmus getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Cheswill Jooste being replaced.
48	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Phiwayinkosi Kubheka getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Oliver Reid being replaced.
45	Clean Break	Dominic Malgas makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
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.
39	Yellow card	Charlie Moss (Scotland U20) is shown a yellow card
37	Clean Break	Fabulous play by South Africa U20 has led to Ceano Everson being able to wriggle through a gap.
35	Conversion - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Ian van der Merwe will have to re-adjust the radar.
34	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for South Africa U20 as Jean Erasmus goes over.
31	Conversion - Kicked	Ian van der Merwe does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
30	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by South Africa U20 ends with a try for Gilermo Mentoe.
30	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Dominic Malgas is finished off with a try.
30	Clean Break	Trouble here as Dominic Malgas breaches the defence.
29	Conversion - Kicked	Matthew Urwin makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
28	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Scotland U20 ends with a try for Seb Stephen.
28	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Reuben Logan is finished off with a try.
28	Clean Break	Trouble here as Reuben Logan breaches the defence.
23	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ian van der Merwe getting some game time.
23	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Vusi Simphiwe Moyo being replaced.
21	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20	Try - Close range	South Africa U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Oliver Reid picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
15	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo converts the try.
15	Try - Close range	Jaco Williams scores the try from close range.
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Gino Cupido took full advantage.
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Cheswill Jooste took full advantage.
12	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo converts the try.
12	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa U20 results in a try for Dominic Malgas
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Dominic Malgas took full advantage.
12	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Vusi Simphiwe Moyo is finished off with a try.
11	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Ceano Everson took full advantage.
10	Conversion - Missed Right	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
9	Try - Rolling maul	Nobody could stop that maul! Thando Biyela places the ball down for the try.
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Cheswill Jooste goes through the gap.
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Hector Patterson goes through the gap.
4	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo has kicked a conversion.
3	Try - Individual effort	A stunning solo try from Jaco Williams
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Jaco Williams goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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