NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship)

[antipodean]

Not even a quarter of the way through the game, but one team looks like it's playing on a sodden pig sty, and the other on a dry track. Chalk and cheese so far.

[KiwiMurph]

In positives the set piece is hanging in there

[canefan]

@antipodean said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

Not even a quarter of the way through the game, but one team looks like it's playing on a sodden pig sty, and the other on a dry track. Chalk and cheese so far.

The french definitely seem to be more comfortable playing the conditions

[Victor Meldrew]

Seem to be getting a bit more parity at the breakdown.

[KiwiMurph]

Springer should have passed

[Victor Meldrew]

That was embarrassingly easy for Les Frogs

[MiketheSnow]

Going to be a long afternoon

[akan004]

Who's the clown who coaches our forwards? The maul defence is non existent.

[canefan]

I don't know what the pack weights are, but they just look huge

[Stargazer]

Tuilagi try. Just look at that pack in the maul. So much bigger than ours.

[canefan]

@Stargazer said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

Tuilagi try. Just look at that pack in the maul. So much bigger than ours.

You can't coach size

[antipodean]

That looked like firsts practising mauls against the dirty thirds.

The displays so far by NH teams showing the benefit of the competition up north.

[Stargazer]

Maybe we should select a few forwards (preferably props) on size only.

[canefan]

Our box kick chase has been good

[ACT Crusader]

@Steven-Harris said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

Kemara ..?

Is having a shocker.

Man we don’t have much variation

[KiwiMurph]

Great kick by the french 9

[canefan]

We are failing to deal with the French rush defence. Going too wide early and getting knocked back. Need to keep it tighter for a bit

[Victor Meldrew]

Lakai is playing bloody well.

[ACT Crusader]

Straight off their feet at that ruck

[MiketheSnow]

French 9 is everywhere