2017 New Zealand U20s

[Tim]

Is there any chance of the Blues luring Ere Enari back to Auckland?

He does have to pretty special uncles there (Eroni Clarke and Michael Jones).

[ACT Crusader]

@Frye said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:

@ACT-Crusader said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:

I don't know, to me it looks simultaneous. I'm sure we will eventually see the frame by frame stills with yellow arrows on it with the caption, wez waz robbed...

Forget the commentators.

It's clearly not simultaneous for me in real time.

Time to get your eyes checked mate?

Just checked again (my eyes that is) and clear try 😎

[Frye]

Could be just the Australians elbow but it looks like too much to be just that.

[KiwiMurph]

NZ U20s team named for the semi final v France 4.30am Wednesday morning NZT

New Zealand Under 20:

1. Ezekiel Lindenmuth (Auckland) 2. Asafo Aumua (Wellington) 3. Pouri Rakete-Stones (Hawke's Bay) 4. Isaia Walker-Leawere (Wellington) 5. Sam Slade (Auckland) 6. Luke Jacobson (C) (Waikato) 7. Dalton Papalii (Auckland) 8. Marino Mikaele-Tuu (Hawke's Bay)  9. Ereatara Enari (VC) (Canterbury) 10. Tiaan Falcon (Hawke's Bay) 11. Caleb Clarke (Auckland) 12. Orbyn Leger (Counties Manukau)  13. Braydon Ennor (Canterbury) 14. Tima Faingaanuku ( Ta$man) 15. Will Jordan ( Ta$man)

Reserves: 16. JP Sauni (Auckland) 17. Harrison Allan (Canterbury) 18. Alex Fidow (Wellington) 19. Sam Caird (Waikato) 20. Tom Christie (Canterbury) 21. Kemara Hauiti-Parapara (Wellington) 22. Tamati Tua (Northland) 23. Josh McKay (Canterbury)

[Tim]

Is Papali'i playing 7, or is that a typo?

At his height (191cm?), openside may be his ultimate position.

[Stargazer]

@Tim That's not a typo.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/30945/nz-under-20-named-for-world-championship-semifinal

[mimic]

Papali'i has played 7 a few times now.. Looks like they're going to try and convert him into a 7 like Gibson..

[Bovidae]

I remember seeing Papali'i in the no.7 jersey for St Kents.

[Wurzel]

He played 7 for 99% of his school career. It's his natural position

[Stargazer]

Brief interviews with & about some of the players:

[Stargazer]

After one converted try from Jordan and a try from Falcon, NZ leads 15-0 after 15 minutes. Good start. The first try seemed be scored after a forward pass but that wasn' picked up by the officials.

[Stargazer]

Yellow for the French no. 7 after kicking a player in the maul. Could have been more. NZ claim that there was also a punch during the reaction to that kick, but not picked up by the TMO.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph said in 2017 New Zealand U20s:

Papalii

Try Papalii! Converted by Falcon: 22-0 NZ after 25 minutes.

[Stargazer]

That deserves to be a try, but is it?

[Stargazer]

Nope. No try. Right foot in touch.

[Stargazer]

Probably again in touch and no try?

[Stargazer]

Aumua runs like a wing. Awesome pass from Falcon behind his back and Clarke scores at the left.

Falcon converts: 29-0 NZ after 35 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Half time: NZ 29 - 0 France

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Lose is talking shit again. Talking about Falcon going to Lindisfarne HS (it's Lindisfarne College) and him playing for NZ U20s last year. He wasn't in the squad last year ...