Foote has welcomed back a number of familiar faces who are back from injury and Vodacom United Rugby Championship duty in addition to three newcomers in Rambo Kubheka (loosehead prop), Shaun Schürman (hooker) and Ian van der Merwe (flyhalf). Returning to the squad are locks Jaco Grobbelaar and Arno van der Merwe, No 8 Stephanus Linde, and outside backs Jaco Williams and Alzeadon Felix.

The Junior Boks will train for the next three weeks before the 30-man squad fly out to Italy on  the 24th of  June for the annual World Rugby U20 Championship.

Two training sessions against a visiting senior Kenyan side form part of the schedule as the squad step up their readiness for Italy.

--ChannelAfrica--