Junior Springboks crush Georgia to complete unbeaten U20 Series campaign

The hosts ran in nine tries at Markötter Stadium, overpowering the previously unbeaten Georgians with a dominant forward display and clinical finishing out wide to secure an emphatic win in the final match of the inaugural tournament.

South Africa led 38-7 at half-time after a blistering opening 40 minutes and never looked back as they completed the series in style.

Yaqeen Ahmed opened the scoring with typical slick footwork from an attacking lineout and although Georgia levelled the scores at 7-7 six minutes later with a converted maul try, that was the last shot they fired.

Kebotile Maake scored twice from well-worked attacking lineout moves close to the Georgian tryline, and Luan Giliomee also bagged a first-half brace from good attacking backline moves.

Vusi Moyo, who converted four of the tries, also helped himself to a five-pointer from another great play by the backs.

Georgia started the second half much better and tested the South African defence by keeping ball in hand, while they also had the hosts under pressure in the scrums. The visitors drew first blood when Luka Tabatadze crossed for a converted try on the right hand side after a period of sustained pressure to push their score into double figures.

Four minutes later, Ahmed got his second though when the Junior Boks went blind after another strong lineout maul.

Gert Kemp, playing on the field of his former high school, scored a superb try from a turnover deep in the South African half before Jack Benade, who was denied by a TMO call in the first half, grabbed his chance out on the right hand side after another slick attack.

Ahmed converted both to push the Junior Boks' lead out to 57-14, and although Georgia finished with a strong attack, not giving up, they were kept out by some resolute South African defence.