IRB Juniors semi- final

No big write up on this one - just can't see the junior AB's containing the SA forwards. Last game AB's scored early and looked like they might run rampant but once the SA forwards took control it was shut the gate. Won't be pretty but SA will try to play in AB half and just wait for the points to come. No Hickey doesn't help.

Junior AB's pigs did a great job to nullify set piece advantage of SA from previous game but surely all kiwis cringed to see them refuse to engage?

I think the better side won (and am happy to outline my reasons if anyone cares to hear but I don't particularly want to) and I won some small money but still would have preferred to lose my dough and see SA beaten.

England looked impressive for 55 minutes but can't see them holding the junior Boks in GF.

Others thoughts?

Good win by the Boks even with a man being sent to the bin in the first half

Yeah Rod - I thought it was a ridiculous Yellow card as well. That Bok's centre was just too strong for the bloke he tackled and flung him down. Because he banged his head didn't make it an illegal tackle.