Tough competition at Baby Boks

Cape Town - Western Province junior player Grant Hermanus is raring to go after receiving his first Junior Springbok call-up this week.

The Junior Springbok provisional squad was announced this week and it includes a host of talent. The players will gather in Stellenbosch from Sunday for trial sessions.

Western Province (20), the Blue Bulls (14) and Free State (12) have contributed the most players, while there’s some continuity with several players returning following last year’s Junior World Championship campaign in New Zealand, where South Africa finished second after losing in the final.