The Toyota Free State u.20 will be locking horns with the Leopards u.20 on Saturday, 12 March in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Kick-off is at 13:00.
The 2022 SA Rugby U20 Cup competition will be contested over a single round, starting on the weekend of 25/26 February. The Lions will defend the title they won in 2021 against the Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Eastern Province, Leopards, Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province. The final is scheduled for 16 April.
Coach Henley du Plessis named his team for the encounter:
15. Leyton Valentine
14. Jacquin Jacobus
13. Chad Oppelt
12. Emile Kotze
11. Dwayne Pharo
10. Juan Smith
9. Juan Dee Olivier
8. Danston Cloete
7. Stefan Nortje
6. Wela Takata
5. Zander van den Berg
4. Hanro Potgieter
3. Laurence Victor
2. Ronaldo Ismail
1. Jan Hendrik Bessenger
16. Duan Ludik
17. Ducan Sergei Edwards
18. Aviwe Mpepo
19. Ulrich Bekker
20. Septimus Dercksen
21. Lwando Kolisa
22. CJ Herholdt
23. Levandrè Horne
Coaches: Henley du Plessis (Head Coach), Sarel Pretorius (Assistant Coach), Justin Pappin (Conditioning Coach), Oageng Senamela (Team Manager).