NZ U20 v Georgia U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship)

[Bovidae]

Playoff for 7th and 8th to avoid NZ's worst ever finish.

More rotation of players and @Stargazer will be happy who is starting at 7. The scrum battle will be interesting.

[Duluth]

world.rugby/match/31008

BEN AKE
JACK TAYLOR
SIALE LAUAKI
TAHLOR CAHILL
HUNTER MORRISON
WILL STODART
COOPER FLANDERS
PETER LAKAI
NOAH HOTHAM (C)
TAHA KEMARA
MACCA SPRINGER
AJAY FALEAFAGA
AKI TUIVAILALA
CALEB TANGITAU
HARRY GODFREY

RAY TUPUTUPU
HUNTER FAHEY
MALAKAI HALA
MALACHI WRAMPLING
CHE CLARKE
JORDI VILJOEN
XAVI TAELE
CODY VAI

[Stargazer]

Saturday, 15 July 2023
K/o 3.00am
Sky Sport Pop-up 1 (channel 600) according to Sky's tv guide (but this may change)

[Bovidae]

Unavailable: Gabe Robinson (injury), Tom Allen (suspension)

https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-under-20s-named-for-final-match-against-georgia/

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Good luck reading that media release!

https://rugby.ge/u20-geo-nz/

[Machpants]

Very disappointed to see a couple of ....uri etc in there. Can't be Georgian if their name doesn't end in ili or dze

[Stargazer]

Awesome speed from Tangitau! Kemara's kick is good.

7 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

Well-worked team try to Will Stodart. Very good.

14 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

Geez, another great try to Tangitau. Started with Kemara, who can't convert.

19 - 0 NZ

[MiketheSnow]

No substitute for pace

[Stargazer]

Morrison off for an HIA.

[Victor Meldrew]

Lakia with an individual effort....

[Stargazer]

Good line-out, ball to Flanders, who passes to Lakai, who finds a hole in the Georgian defence. Great break, awesome individual try.

24 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

The conversion is good.

26 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

Now Hotham in. Lovely team try. Great to see the team play well in their last game.

33 - 0 NZ

[Stargazer]

Try to Georgia's fullback.

33 - 7 NZ

[Victor Meldrew]

Liking this ref.

[Stargazer]

Oh oh.

[Stargazer]

It wasn't even a tackle. The Georgian ballrunner just ran into him.

Yellow card Ake, going up for review because of head contact.