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Wales head coach Richard Whiffin is backing his side to pull off something special today.
The under-20s team are very strong and have shown over the past couple of years they can mix it with the best. They lost narrowly to both England and France during the Six Nations, despite leading against both.
“We want a statement win and we are prepped and prepared for it. This is the biggest game the boys will have played at this level given it’s a winner takes all occasion,” said Whiffin.
“The South Africans are big and physical, and they want it to be a collision dominated game. We know we have to front up.
“We know they are going to come Route 1. They pride themselves on their physicality, but so do we.
“They’ll want to dominate at scrum and maul time. That is a weapon of theirs but something we are prepared for and we’re just excited to get the chance to take them on.
“We went toe-to-toe with Georgia and then the Georgians did the same with South Africa. We’ve got big men in our side as well and we’ve stood up to the big packs of England and France already this year.
“This is my biggest game as the U20 head coach and if we can back up our first two performances it would be great to have something to take home with us in terms of silverware.”
