Versatile former South Africa U-18 lock and national age-group cricketer Riley Norton will lead the Junior Springboks into battle when they face Argentina in their opening match at the U-20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote named a team bristling with power among the forwards and pace to burn in the backline for a tough opener against Los Pumitas at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 4.10pm.
In the early game on Thursday, defending champions New Zealand face Australia kickoff 2pm.
South Africans pride themselves on their set piece and we have worked hard on that in training, Norton said at Tuesday's team announcement.
Assistant coach Johann Ackermann has come back from Japan and has been helping us in the forwards.