2018 New Zealand U20s

[cgrant]

The lack of commitment in the rucks is a worry. How many balls did the NZ U20 lost there ?

[Stargazer]

Trask is classy.

[Stargazer]

Aussies making lots of mistakes now. Getting tired?

[Stargazer]

Uluilakepa replaces Mafileo.

[Stargazer]

Looked like a knock-on from the Aussies?

[Stargazer]

It looks like Roe is nog coming on this game. He could have made a difference. Renton is going well, but Roe is better.

[Stargazer]

Christie to the bin. Not his first, but why was it this time?

[cgrant]

Another turnover because of another Aussie counter ruck. Where are the NZ forwards ?

[Stargazer]

We can say goodbye to that much needed bonus point now.

[Stargazer]

@cgrant It looks intentional. Game plan?

[Stargazer]

Full time: New Zealand 27 - 18 Australia

Tough game, but deserved win.

[Stargazer]

Flanders the clear stand-out in this game, and Trask and Koroi in the backs. Clarke not bad either.

[KiwiMurph]

@stargazer and Plummer who scored a try and kicked goals.

[Stargazer]

Some interesting results today. You can find them below:

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Wales 18 - 17 Japan
Italy 30 - 26 Argentina
Ireland 20 - 24 Georgia
England 35 - 10 Scotland
South Africa 29 - 46 France
New Zealand 27 - 18 Australia

Semi-finals:

South Africa v England (Narbonne)
New Zealand v France (Perpignan)

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[booboo]

Couple of random things:

1. Glad we had independent TV producer. You could mount an argument that the pass back to Koroi (?) after the quick throw in drifted forward. Did look straight straight along the halfway line but an anti NZ perspective may push an agenda if replayed over and over.

2. What was the argument for Christie's YC at the end. My view of the replay he seemed to enter the gate and stay on his feet. Was it argued it was a ruck?

[taniwharugby]

did our scrum improve in the 2nd spell, I had to come to work so missed the 2nd half, but our scrum was a bit shit in the 1st half, you'd have to think will struggle even more against typically strong scrummagers in SA/England if we make it past the French.

[Stargazer]

@booboo said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:

Couple of random things:

1. Glad we had independent TV producer. You could mount an argument that the pass back to Koroi (?) after the quick throw in drifted forward. Did look straight straight along the halfway line but an anti NZ perspective may push an agenda if replayed over and over.

2. What was the argument for Christie's YC at the end. My view of the replay he seemed to enter the gate and stay on his feet. Was it argued it was a ruck?

I was a bit surprised by that YC as well. Have to see it on the replay. Agree about that pass back to Koroi just before Spowart's try (see below).

[Stargazer]

Flanders' try:

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Spowart's try:

[booboo]

@taniwharugby said in 2018 New Zealand U20s:

did our scrum improve in the 2nd spell, I had to come to work so missed the 2nd half, but our scrum was a bit shit in the 1st half, you'd have to think will struggle even more against typically strong scrummagers in SA/England if we make it past the French.

Only caught the last 30 and most of that I was not really concentrating on it but saw a couple of scrums where we smashed em bro.

And they were generally (not always) solid in the ones I saw.

[Stargazer]

@booboo Yeah, I think it's the same as in the Oceania game. Australia dominated the scrum during the first half, beginning 2nd half. Then either tiredness or subs changed the momentum a bit, and NZ got better (not just our scrum). Aussies made a lot of handling errors in the last part of the game as well.