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'The greatest day of my life' as Baby Boks triumph
Cape Argus
|July 21, 2025
JUNIOR Springbok captain Riley Norton said team unity and passionate defence combined to produce "the greatest day of my life" as New Zealand were beaten 23-15 in the final of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy on Saturday night.
It was the Baby Boks' first victory in the tournament since 2012, when they also beat New Zealand that time at Newlands.
"I'm quite emotional, but I'm just so proud," Norton said. "The amount of work that we put in after not a great U20 Rugby Championship ...
"Our backs were against the wall and we just came out and gave it everything. The group is unbelievable the management, the coaches we all pulled into a common idea. It wasn't easy at times, but yes, this is the greatest day of my life."
Norton said a commitment to the basics laid the foundation for the win over their longtime rivals.
"We had to show up physically. That's our DNA.
"That's where we South Africans get our passion and our energy from.
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