Australia U20s coach Nathan Grey believes the side is primed to takedown Argentina as they battle for fifth place in Cape Town.
The U20s Test season starts and finishes with Los Pumas after the two teams faced off in the opening round of the Rugby Championship in May.
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Argentina dominated their match-up 25-6 in the wet but Grey is confident the side has grown from the match.
“It’s about converting our created opportunities. The first 15/20 minutes against Argentina we should’ve scored probably three tries so it’s about converting our A-zone pressure," Grey notes.
“We’ve grown and developed a lot over the last month being away in Africa and looking forward to playing our brand of footy.
“We’ve got a few things up our sleeve that we want to roll out against these blokes so it’s exciting to try some new things out.”
Captain Toby Macpherson headlines the majority of players who will play their last game at the 20s level before graduating to the next level.
It adds extra meaning to the contest as they look to back up last year's fifth-place finish.
"It’s been an awesome experience," Macpherson said
“We’ve got a great bunch of guys and coaching staff so it’s really special to be able to lead the boys out, more been a pleasure than anything.
“We’re looking forward to getting out there and putting our one last performance in an age group jersey before we go into men’s footy.”
“We talk about how lucky and grateful we are to have the opportunity and represent every 19/20-year-old kid in Australia that would love to be sitting in this room pulling on the gold jersey," Grey added.
“It’s certainly not lost on the players and we try and encourage them to step into that moment and realise that they’re going to put that jersey on for a period of time and next year someone else is going to but the most important thing is what they do in the jersey, not the jersey itself
“We encourage them to deliver the strengths and be really proud of what they’re doing and playing for Australia. That’s the ultimate for a footy player."
