The Toyota Free State u.20 will be travelling to Gqeberha to face the Eastern Province u.20's on Saturday, 5 March in their first SA Rugby u.20 Cup match. The action at the Adcock Stadium kicks off at 12:00.

The 2022 SA Rugby U20 Cup competition will be contested over a single round, starting on the weekend of 25/26 February. The Lions will defend the title they won in 2021 against the Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Eastern Province, Leopards, Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province. The final is scheduled for 16 April.

Coach Henley du Plessis named his team for the encounter:

15.          Leyton Valentine

14.          Jacquin Jacobus

13.          Dillon Oppelt

12.          Emile Kotze

11.          Dwayne Pharo

10.          Juan Smith

9.            Juan Dee Olivier

8.            Danston Cloete

7.            Stefan Nortje

6.            Wela Takata

5.            Zander van den Berg

4.            Henri van Heerden

3.            Laurence Victor

2.            Ronaldo Ismail

1.            Jan Hendrik Bessenger

16.          Duan Ludik

17.          Ruben Windell

18.          Aviwe Mpepo

19.          Ducan Sergei Edwards

20.          Hanro Potgieter

21.          Lwando Kolisa

22.          Liam de Wet

23.          Carl Pieter Kleynhans

Coaches:  Henley du Plessis (Head Coach), Sarel Pretorius (Assistant Coach), Justin Pappin (Conditioning Coach), Oageng Senamela (Team Manager).