Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Rassie Erasmus has fitness concerns over key players but a wealth of options to blood against Wales and Ireland
With several established stars set to be unavailable, opportunity knocks for a newcomer to steer the Springboks.
New Zealand U20 head coach Jono Gibbes has named a 23-man team to play South Africa on the Sunshine Coast in the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship opener.
New-look South Africa will be more than bomb squads and box kicks as they chase a three-peat.
At the time of the squads being announced for the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, we decided to create our own hypothetical addition to the tour, U21 squads for each side.
The Springboks are finally set to get the show on the road for 2020 with Saturday's trial game in Cape Town that lists Siya Kolisi as one of the captains.
Thirty-two capped Springboks – 13 of whom were part of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in Japan a year ago.
The final piece in the RugbyPass Future of Rugby series takes a look at the Springboks, the reigning World Cup champions, and what U23s are currently at their disposal.
With the World Rugby U20 Championship potentially postponed or cancelled, RugbyPass take a look at the top 50 U20 players in the world currently.
