2017 New Zealand U20s
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If I were the Blues,I would be all over Aumua,the man is human wrecking ball machine.
can't believe he was'nt nominated as one of the players of the tournament.although Jordon & Falcon have been superb,my unsung heros have been the tight five,after a shaky start earlier in the tournament,especially defending lineout drives,the set piece scrum & lineout in the main,has been very solid..I wonder if there will be a tournament team named..?
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Watching the replay now , 30 mins in , accidentally saw the result first on Fb ,
A little surprised with the one sided nature , the score ATM 26-7 doesn't quite reflect the ease they are doing it , some great skills -
@Pot-Hale said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Is it just me or is South Africa making a 'comeback' on the world rugby stage a lot sooner than people expected?
I hope so.
When I watched one game from 8 to 15 they were all "of colour" plus some of the tighties, and many of them looked good.
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Jordan, Clarke, Falcon, Enari, Jacobson, Walker Leawere and Aumua are the standouts of this team. Lindenmuth and Rakete Stones were excellent in the tight. Tu'u, Papaali'i and Fainganukuu are OK, too. Midfield solid but not brillant. Substitutes not at the same level.
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@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
My tip to young players. Let the opposition player get up in their own time. A try scorer under a pile up has been happening for 150 years before you fluffybunnies started ruining these moments by .... being fluffybunnies .... and yanking disappointed opposition players out of the way for your un-waitable celebration.
Dicks.
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Great to win the tournament again.
We won't know how good these players are until a few years time when they graduate to Super rugby and beyond.
The 1995 NZ Colts is still the gold standard with no less than 16 players who became ABs. Notable players in that squad were Meeuws, Spencer, Oliver, Hoeft, Randell and Cullen.
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@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Massive gap in points scored and tries scored between NZ and the rest. Sink the opposition with tries. Lovely.
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@Mokey said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
@Stargazer said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Massive gap in points scored and tries scored between NZ and the rest. Sink the opposition with tries. Lovely.
Maybe it's just me but does anyone else wish the U20s had employed rush defence and a gameplan based around boxkicks? Too many tries for my liking. Just saying.
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@Bovidae said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Great to win the tournament again.
We won't know how good these players are until a few years time when they graduate to Super rugby and beyond.
The 1995 NZ Colts is still the gold standard with no less than 16 players who became ABs. Notable players in that squad were Meeuws, Spencer, Oliver, Hoeft, Randell and Cullen.
Yes. The 1995 colts, along with the 1989 colts and 2011 U20s stick out for me as great age grade teams I've seen.
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@Pot-Hale said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
Is it just me or is South Africa making a 'comeback' on the world rugby stage a lot sooner than people expected?
I hope so. Think they have realised the can't remain stuck in the past with their selections and game-plans. Lots of quality non-white players seem to be coming through, which will help, as they can be selected on merit and not tokenism.
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@Rapido Didn't the U19s in 1999 have a ridiculous squad? Mils, Richie, Jerry, A Mauger and i am sure a few others
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@mariner4life said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
@Rapido Didn't the U19s in 1999 have a ridiculous squad? Mils, Richie, Jerry, A Mauger and i am sure a few others
I don't remember 1999.
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@mariner4life said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:
@Rapido Didn't the U19s in 1999 have a ridiculous squad? Mils, Richie, Jerry, A Mauger and i am sure a few others
Yeah, that team was coached by John Boe and captained by Jerry. Woodcock was also in the 1999 side but they didn't have as many future stars. They progressed to the 2000 or 2001 U21s. I remember watching the 2000 U21 final vs SA as the curtainraiser to an Eden Park Bledisloe. A 71-5 win.
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@Bovidae yea, i can't remember the year, i just remember a tournament where the NZ team just murdered everyone, and it was stacked with outrageously good players. Was it in NZ?
