{"id":20794,"date":"2024-05-01T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/?p=20794"},"modified":"2024-05-25T22:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:58:41","slug":"new-zealand-u20-team-named-to-play-south-africa-u20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2024\/05\/01\/new-zealand-u20-team-named-to-play-south-africa-u20\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand U20 team named to play South Africa U20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>PHOTO: New Zealand U20 captain Vernon Bason poses for the TRC U20 Captain\u2019s Call with South Africa U20 captain Zachary Porthen at Point Arkwright, Coolum.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes and Manawat\u016b hooker Vernon Bason will captain the New Zealand Under 20 team against South Africa in the opening match of the inaugural Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament at Sunshine Coast Stadium in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Jono Gibbes has named a powerful 23-man squad for the tournament opener including representation from all five of New Zealand\u2019s Super Rugby clubs and 10 different provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Bason, who will lead a squad including his brother Mosese in the reserves, had the honour of joining the captains of Argentina, Australia and South Africa for a photo opportunity at Point Arkwright Lookout in Coolum ahead of the opening round of matches.<\/p>\n<p>Auckland midfielder Xavi Taele has been named Bason\u2019s vice-captain for the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Zealand Under 20 squad to play South Africa Under 20 is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Will Martin (Chiefs, Waikato)<br \/>\n2 Vernon Bason (Hurricanes, Manawat\u016b) <strong>(c)<\/strong><br \/>\n3 Joshua Smith (Hurricanes, Hawke\u2019s Bay)<br \/>\n4 Tom Allen (Hurricanes, Hawke\u2019s Bay)<br \/>\n5 Liam Jack (Crusaders, Canterbury)<br \/>\n6, Andrew Smith (Chiefs, Waikato)<br \/>\n7 Johnny Lee (Crusaders, Canterbury)<br \/>\n8 Malachi Wrampling (Chiefs, Waikato)<br \/>\n9 Ben O\u2019Donovan (Crusaders, Canterbury)<br \/>\n10 Cooper Grant (Crusaders, Tasman)<br \/>\n11 Stanley Solomon (Hurricanes, Wellington)<br \/>\n12 Xavi Taele (Blues, Auckland) <strong>(vc)<\/strong><br \/>\n13 Aki Tuivailala (Chiefs, Waikato)<br \/>\n14 Frank Vaenuku (Chiefs, Bay of Plenty)<br \/>\n15 Isaac Hutchinson (Crusaders, Canterbury)<br \/>\n<strong>Reserves:<\/strong><br \/>\n16 A-One Lolofie (Highlanders, Otago)<br \/>\n17 Senio Sanele (Hurricanes, Wellington)<br \/>\n18 Kurene Luamanuvae (Blues, Auckland)<br \/>\n19 Cam Christie (Blues, North Harbour)<br \/>\n20 Mosese Bason (Hurricanes, Manawat\u016b)<br \/>\n21 Dylan Pledger (Highlanders, Otago)<br \/>\n22 Rico Simpson (Blues, Auckland)<br \/>\n23 Josh Whaanga (Highlanders, Otago)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broadcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Rugby Championship Under 20 matches will all be broadcast live on Sky Sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Zealand Under 20 Rugby Championship Schedule is:<\/strong><br \/>\nNew Zealand v South Africa, Thursday 2 May, 5.00pm (AEST), 7.00pm (NZT), Sunshine Coast Stadium, Australia<br \/>\nNew Zealand v Argentina, Tuesday 7 May, 5.00pm (AEST), 7.00pm (NZT) Sunshine Coast, Australia<br \/>\nNew Zealand v Australia, Sunday 12 May, 3.30pm (AEST), 5.00pm (NZT) Sunshine Coast, Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTO: New Zealand U20 captain Vernon Bason poses for the TRC U20 Captain\u2019s Call with South Africa U20 captain Zachary Porthen at Point Arkwright, Coolum. Hurricanes and Manawat\u016b hooker Vernon Bason will captain the New Zealand Under 20 team against South Africa in the opening match of the inaugural Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":20800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugbyheartland-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vvs1.jpg?fit=1525%2C1017&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4wlzH-5po","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20851,"url":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2024\/05\/06\/new-zealand-u20-team-named-to-play-argentina\/","url_meta":{"origin":20794,"position":0},"title":"New Zealand U20 team named to play Argentina","author":"Kevin Hare","date":"May 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"CAPTION: The New Zealand Under 20 team perform the haka before their opening match against South Africa at the 2024 Rugby Championship Under 20 Tournament. 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