New Zealand under 20
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<p>Trainor was seriously injured before the tournament (ruptured spleen?) and was expected to be out for much longer. They took a big gamble by selecting him and it miss-fired. In his only game, he didn't play well at all. Emerson deserved to be included just as much; thanks to him, the Magpies won the ITM Cup Championship Final in which he scored the winning try. He also performed well in the warm-up matches.</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">He wasn't really expected to be out longer, no one really knew TBF, because it wasn't a common injury. They said he could've been out for between 6 weeks to a year, but it was much closer to 6 weeks than a year. </span></p>
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<p>In his one game, I thought he was ok, not bad. He hooked up well with the wingers in bad conditions and he had to play behind a well beaten pack.. He got hurt after taking a big hit to set up Tuitama for a try.</p>
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<p>Emerson probably did deserve to make the team, but not for Trainor. I doubt he makes a big difference in this tournament though, as he can't scrum, win lineouts or muscle up in the tight. The wingers in this team weren't a problem in this tournament.</p> -
Shaun Stevenson has had to pull out of the game and caleb makene now goes to full back<br><br><br>
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<p>Shaun Stevenson has had to pull out of the game and caleb makene now goes to full back<br><br><br>
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<p>Injured? I assume Leger to 14 & someone else taking his spot on the bench?</p> -
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Correct yes and popoali'i on the bench<br><br><br>
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Makene off aswell<br><br><br>
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Nz forwards looking very good so far<br><br><br>
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<p>The injuries not stopping NZ from scoring tries. They're dominating Australia with 3 converted tries to 1: 21-7.</p>
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<p>By the way, I saw on the WR website that Italy beat Japan 41-17. That means that Japan will drop out of the tournament next year.</p> -
Nz scrum is awful again<br><br><br>
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21-14 now<br><br><br>
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When will Nz produce good scrummaging props at this level? Just can't seem to produce them<br><br><br>
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<p>When will Nz produce good scrummaging props at this level? Just can't seem to produce them<br><br><br>
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<p>Good question. I hope we get to see some at the U19 tournament and NZ School team later this year.</p> -
31-24 now to Nz . <br><br><br>
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