SF: NZ U20 v France U20

[Tim]

That scrum call was absolute bullshit.

[Kiwidom]

@Tim yup agree, this ref is a bit of a tosser

[Victor Meldrew]

Oh look. we kick the ball dead from a penalty in the Frog half.

[Kiwidom]

@Victor-Meldrew hes missed touch twice already in this game and same last week. Way too early for him yet , plus he's eligible next year also

[Bovidae]

Some bad mistakes by Simpson and Lee have cost NZ. France have had the edge up front but there are opportunities if we hold onto the ball.

[Kiwidom]

Flanker Johnny Lee has made two crucial errors with the quick tap and a knock on close to their line..They need to not panic and keep calm

[cgrant]

Very poor half from the Baby Blacks. Rico Simpson is having a mare.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Kiwidom said in SF: NZ U20 v France U20:

@Victor-Meldrew hes missed touch twice already in this game and same last week. Way too early for him yet , plus he's eligible next year also

As soon as I saw him do good things he started to fuck things up. The Curse of the Meldrew's strikes again.

[Victor Meldrew]

Frogs in again. 41-14 This is getting embarrassing.

[cliff]

Does xavi taele ever pass the ball he is starving his outsides

[Kiwidom]

Yellow upgraded to a red card. Thats a joke

[Victor Meldrew]

Try to the good guys. 41-19

[Kiwidom]

Our tight head Josh Smith looks a great prospect

[Victor Meldrew]

Another try to the good guys. 41-24

[Victor Meldrew]

Frogs drop the ball with the line beckoning

[Victor Meldrew]

Intercept: Frogs 48 NZ 24

[Victor Meldrew]

Good guys in again. 48-31

[Victor Meldrew]

@Victor-Meldrew said in SF: NZ U20 v France U20:

Good guys in again. 48-31

Frogs in yet again: 55-21

[Kiwidom]

Our biggest ever defeat at under 20s world cup..Just way too many handling errors and missed over 20 tackles . Playoff for third on Friday Vs Ireland now

[cgrant]

There was a huge gap between these two teams, tactically and physically. The fact that the French axis (2-8-9-10) is composed of players who are playing week in and week out in the Top 14 or in the Pro D2 is probably a major factor. None of these NZ players has ever played a Super Rugby game before.