World Rugby U20 Championship
South Africa U20 vs Argentina U20

Time Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 6:30 PM
Location Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Referee Jeremy Rozier

South Africa U20		Argentina U20
Jooste79' Bester59' Theron22' Williams16' Pead10' Bester8'	Tries	Fernandez71' Silva50' Garcia38'
Malgas80' Simphiwe60' Simphiwe23' Simphiwe17' Simphiwe11' Simphiwe9'	Conversions	Senillosa72' Benedit51' Benedit39'
Simphiwe57' Simphiwe54'	Penalty Goals	Benedit13'

South Africa U20		Argentina U20
Attack
6	Tries	3
625	Metres	208
105	Carries	96
33	Defenders Beaten	17
7	Clean Breaks	1
98	Passes	102
8	Offloads	2
8	Turnovers Conceded	18
Defence
133	Tackles	77
17	Missed Tackles	33
8	Turnovers Won	4
Kicking
27	Kicks in Play	27
6/6	Conversions	3/3
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/1
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
873	Kick From Hand Metres	1087
14	In Touch	24
12	Opponent Collection	13
100%	Success	100%
27	Possession Lost	37
3	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
59	Rucks Won	67
2	Rucks Lost	2
96%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
2	Mauls Won	11
Set Plays
9	Lineouts Won	20
4	Lineouts Lost	3
69%	Lineouts Success Rate	86%
7	Scrums Won	3
4	Scrums Lost	0
63%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
45%	Possession	55%
51%	First Half	49%
40%	Second Half	60%
34%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	66%
Discipline
16	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Yellow Cards	0
11	Penalty Conceded Own Half	3

South Africa U20	Argentina U20
1Simphiwe Ngobese	1Diego Correa
2Siphosethu Mnebelele	2Tadeo Ledesma Arocena
3Herman Lubbe	3Tomas Rapetti
4Riley Norton (C)	4Tomas Duclos
5JJ Theron	5Alvaro Garcia Iandolino
6Xola Nyali	6Tomas Dande
7Bathobele Hlekani	7Santiago Neyra
8Wandile Mlaba	8Agustin Garcia Campos
9Haashim Pead	9Felix Corleto
10Vusi Simphiwe Moyo	10Rafael Benedit
11Jaco Williams	11Bautista Lescano
12Albie Bester	12Felipe Ledesma (C)
13Demitre Erasmus	13Pedro Coll
14Cheswill Jooste	14Timoteo Silva
15Gilermo Mentoe	15Pascal Senillosa
Substitutes
16Jaundre Schoeman	16Jeronimo Otano
17Oliver Reid	17Juan Ignacio Rodriguez
18Jean Erasmus	18Gael Galvan
19Jacobus Grobbelaar	19Valentino Freiria
20Matt Romao	20Pampa Storey
21Stephanus Linde	21Valentino Reggiardo
22Ceano Everson	22Ramon Fernandez Miranda
23Dominic Malgas	23Aquiles Vieyra
Coaches
Kevin Foote	Nicolas Fernandez Miranda
Referees
RefereeJeremy Rozier

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
80	Conversion - Kicked	Dominic Malgas converts the try.
79	Try - Individual effort	Cheswill Jooste goes on their own for a try.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Cheswill Jooste bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Demitre Erasmus bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack.
78	Substitution on	Ceano Everson comes on.
78	Substitution off	Haashim Pead comes off.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jeronimo Otano bursts through to advance the Argentina U20 attack.
76	Substitution on	Albie Bester comes on.
76	Substitution off	Simphiwe Ngobese comes off.
72	Conversion - Kicked	Pascal Senillosa has kicked a conversion.
71	Try - Close range	Ramon Fernandez Miranda scores the try from close range.
71	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Tomas Dande.
71	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Bathobele Hlekani getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Xola Nyali being replaced.
68	Substitution on	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Simphiwe Ngobese coming on.
68	Substitution off	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Albie Bester coming off.
68	Substitution on	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Dominic Malgas coming on.
68	Substitution off	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Vusi Simphiwe Moyo coming off.
68	Substitution on	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Jaundre Schoeman coming on.
68	Substitution off	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Siphosethu Mnebelele coming off.
64	Yellow card	Oliver Reid (South Africa U20) is shown a yellow card
61	Substitution on	Argentina U20 sub Aquiles Vieyra comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Timoteo Silva departs for Argentina U20.
61	Substitution on	Argentina U20 sub Valentino Freiria comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Alvaro Garcia Iandolino departs for Argentina U20.
60	Substitution on	Argentina U20 sub Ramon Fernandez Miranda comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Rafael Benedit departs for Argentina U20.
60	Conversion - Kicked	The South Africa U20 supporters go wild as Vusi Simphiwe Moyo successfully kicks the conversion.
59	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by South Africa U20 leads to a try for Albie Bester
59	Try Assist	Demitre Erasmus played a key part in that try.
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Demitre Erasmus goes through the gap.
57	Substitution on	Jeronimo Otano comes on for Argentina U20.
57	Substitution off	Tadeo Ledesma Arocena leaves the field.
57	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo adds the points for South Africa U20.
55	Clean Break	What a run here by Gilermo Mentoe as they get over the gainline!
54	Substitution on	Juan Ignacio Rodriguez comes on.
54	Substitution off	Diego Correa comes off.
54	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
51	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Rafael Benedit kicks the conversion.
50	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by Argentina U20 results in a try for Timoteo Silva.
50	Try Assist	Bautista Lescano sets up the try.
50	Substitution on	Matt Romao comes on.
50	Substitution off	Bathobele Hlekani comes off.
50	Substitution on	Jean Erasmus comes on.
50	Substitution off	Herman Lubbe comes off.
50	Substitution on	Stephanus Linde comes on.
50	Substitution off	Wandile Mlaba comes off.
50	Substitution on	Oliver Reid comes on.
50	Substitution off	Simphiwe Ngobese comes off.
50	Substitution on	Jacobus Grobbelaar comes on.
50	Substitution off	JJ Theron comes off.
45	Substitution on	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Wandile Mlaba getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Oliver Reid being replaced.
45	Substitution on	Argentina U20 decide to make a substitution, with Valentino Reggiardo getting some game time.
45	Substitution off	Argentina U20 decide to make a substitution, with Felix Corleto being replaced.
43	Substitution on	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Oliver Reid coming on.
43	Substitution off	South Africa U20 make a substitution with Wandile Mlaba coming off.
43	Substitution on	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Gael Galvan coming on.
43	Substitution off	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Tomas Rapetti coming off.
40	Substitution on	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Pampa Storey coming on.
40	Substitution off	Argentina U20 make a substitution with Agustin Garcia Campos coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
42	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
39	Conversion - Kicked	Rafael Benedit does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
38	Try - Rolling maul	The Argentina U20 maul pushes over the tryline as Agustin Garcia Campos scores.
37	Yellow card	Simphiwe Ngobese (South Africa U20) is shown a yellow card
23	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
22	Try - Close range	South Africa U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but JJ Theron picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
17	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo converts the try.
16	Try - From kick	What a kick! Jaco Williams takes full advantage to score for South Africa U20.
16	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jaco Williams took full advantage.
16	Try Assist	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo sets up the try.
13	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rafael Benedit makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
11	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo converts the try.
10	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa U20 results in a try for Haashim Pead
10	Try Assist	Wandile Mlaba played a key part in that try.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Bathobele Hlekani took full advantage.
9	Conversion - Kicked	Vusi Simphiwe Moyo has kicked a conversion.
8	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by South Africa U20 results in a try for Albie Bester
8	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Albie Bester took full advantage.
8	Try Assist	Haashim Pead played a key part in that try.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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