{"id":152,"date":"2026-05-04T18:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/?p=152"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:47:44","slug":"the-permutation-that-will-result-in-the-springboks-losing-the-trc-u20-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/the-permutation-that-will-result-in-the-springboks-losing-the-trc-u20-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"The Permutation That Will Result in the Springboks Losing the TRC U20 Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 9 May 2026 the Springboks will meet New Zealand and Argentina will meet Australia in the final day of the TRC U20 Championships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Present Point Standings Are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>South Africa &#8211; 10<\/li>\n<li>Argentina &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<li>Australia &#8211; 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>The standings reflect the scoring format that was agreed for the 2026 tournament in Gqeberha, South Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Win: 4 points<\/li>\n<li>Draw: 2 points<\/li>\n<li>Loss: 0 points for loss by more than 7 points<\/li>\n<li>Bonus 1 point for scoring 4 tries or more<\/li>\n<li>Bonus 1 point for loss within 7 points or less<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The third round to be played on Saturday 9 May at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will determine the winners of the 2026 Rugby Championship U20 tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ONLY Permutation That Could See the Springboks lose&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Article:<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/the-permutation-that-will-result-in-the-springboks-losing-the-trc-u20-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mynmb.co.za\/the-permutation-that-will-result-in-the-springboks-losing-the-trc-u20-championships\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Video:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgzgeTm3pKPjkFy4WHrH8xA\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact Alan Straton<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyPE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alanstraton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alanstraton\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/MyPEco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/MyPEco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanstraton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanstraton\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8216;Advertise&#8217; Your Article for free:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/submit\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> to drop a link and short description to your published work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 9 May 2026 the Springboks will meet New Zealand and Argentina will meet Australia in the final day of the TRC U20 Championships. 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