2017 New Zealand U20s
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@antipodean said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
How was that not a YC at the ruck?
cynical as fuck but lucky for him, he was wearing a green shirt
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Learn to kick Falcon ffs.
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@antipodean Geez man, calm down. He's 19.
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More deliberate foul play by Green, no YC.
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@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
@antipodean Geez man, calm down. He's 19.
I've seen plenty of colts make those kicks. The rest of his game is excellent. but his kicking today has been dreadful.
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@antipodean Good on them! Falcon usually makes them, too. Sometimes a player has a day that the boot isn't that good. Ask Barrett, Cruden and others.
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@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Full time: New Zealand 69 - 3 Ireland
Weird to say, but I think the scoreline flatters Ireland quite a bit.
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11 tries to nil. Baby Blacks look very good against poor opposition.
South Africa did the same to Argentina.
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England will have to beat Australia by 62 points to top the differential.
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@antipodean said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
England will have to beat Australia by 62 points to top the differential.
OK good to know.
So we should play France as they should finish 4th with a win over Georgia.South Africa vs England in the other semi.
This is shaping up well for the Baby Blacks. As long as the weather stays fine I feel like we should be strong favourites to take out the title.
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@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
@profitius said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
The Italians were just lacking a bit of belief. Still its their best U20 side since they've been in the competition.
The baby blacks should be looking to run up a big score on Ireland, as Ireland are sending out the reserves.
Many injuries?
Yeah. Most of the top players missed the tournament so that team was the C team. The starting 10 was the 5th choice, 4th choice hooker, 3rd choice loosehead was playing tighthead, a backrow was playing second row and so on. New coaching team too since the 6 nations.
That Ireland side was physically way underdeveloped and their fitness levels are well off. Most of the other top team would have put them to the sword also.
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I only watched the first half so far.
Of interest:
- first time in tournament we have contested lineouts.
- first scrum was a shocker, then was much steadier. First start for Fidow in tournament.
- backs look class
Speaking of first starts. Very little rotation has occurred, and considering both Italy and Ireland put out their B teams v us that's kinda weird. Too spooked from last year missing out on top 4 on points difference when really the reason they missed out last year was the pack was soft as melted butter.
5 games in a fortnight this tournament. 4 day turnarounds. Surprising lack of rotation from a nation who should genuinely have the depth at this level. Even if we didn't last year have the depth to catch up on points diff after game 1 pantsing by Irish.
It seems the only real selection conundrum is at centre with Ennor v Tua. I would go Ennor, and my hunch is that is their first choice anyway but Tua knocked the door down when Ennor was ill. But Ennor looks pure class to me.
