Baby Boks have Super powers

National Under-20 coach Dawie Theron is delighted with the experience his players are gaining at senior level in the build-up to the IRB Junior World Championship in Cape Town in June.

Eleven members of Theron's last training squad featured in the Vodacom Cup last weekend, while three more players are currently part of Super Rugby squads and another is in the Springbok Sevens team.

"To have more than half of our squad involved in these competitions is wonderful," Theron said on Wednesday.

"It not only provides the players with valuable game time, but also helps with improving their conditioning, because the best way to get as fit as possible, is to actually play rugby.

"We don't have a lot of time to prepare for the series against Argentina next month and the game time the players are getting at the moment will definitely assist in getting them ready for a few tough games we're anticipating.”

A number of Theron's players will get more game time when Vodacom Cup action resumes this weekend.

The Leopards host the resurgent Blue Bulls in Potchefstroom, while the Pumas take on four-time champions Griquas in Witbank.

These teams occupy the top four spots on the northern log.

In the south section, the Free State XV face a difficult trip to Port Elizabeth where they will meet the EP Kings on Friday.

Both sides lost last weekend and will be hard pressed to get back to winning ways.

Also on Saturday, the Pampas XV clash with the Boland Cavaliers in Cape Town as a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby match between the Stormers and the Bulls.

The two top southern sides, Western Province (away to the Border Bulldogs) and the Sharks XV (at home to the SWD Eagles), should go into their round-four matches as favourites.

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