2018 New Zealand U20s

[Stargazer]

Try Tom Christie? Looked held up by Yuto Mori, but try awarded. Trask converts the try. 38 - 0 NZ. One minute to go in the first half.

[Stargazer]

Half time: NZ 38 - 0 Japan (6 tries to nil)

Faingaanuku, Roe and Tucker are my picks of the first half. Sotutu has been disappointing. Hands like Brad Shields; workrate not good enough.

[98blueandgold]

Defence and set piece highlights of nz first half. Agree about Sotutu, Flanders far better option

[Stargazer]

In the mean time, Xavier Roe has scored a try; not converted by Trask. 43 - 0 to NZ after 45 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Roe taken out in the air? Not penalised.

[Stargazer]

Willie Lose should stop talking up Koroi. He does good things, but also stuffs things up. He's not better than the rest.

[98blueandgold]

@stargazer noticed in 2nd try he got smacked in head. If that was nz wld be yellow card for sure, even if tried scored

[Stargazer]

@98blueandgold Yes, the refs have been missing a few high shots and other offending. Not sure that "tackling below the nipple line" has been followed.

Riedlinger-Kapa has replaced Tucker.

[Stargazer]

Try Akau'ola-Laula! Diving over after a good scrum close to Japan's try line.

Trask converts: 50 - 0 to NZ after 53 minutes.

Scott Gregory has come on for Koroi; Plummer replaces Proctor.

[Stargazer]

Awesome try from Spowart, after a great pass from - I think - Plummer?

Try converted. 57 - 0 after 60 minutes.

More replacements coming up.

[Stargazer]

Another try by Spowart, but after great work from Faingaanuku and Christie. Trask can't convert: 62 - 0 NZ after 61 minutes.

Asi, Cobb, Tremain and Renton have come on the field.

[Stargazer]

Numia, Mafileo, Christie and Roe have gone off.

[Stargazer]

Try Trask after a kick-through from Sullivan? TMO checking the grounding.

[Stargazer]

No try. Japanese player touched the ball first.

[Stargazer]

Just saw some stats on screen. I forgot the number, but NZ has made far too many handling errors.

[Stargazer]

Injury to Akau'ola-Laula, who's limping off. Not sure who's replaced him. The reserve lock was already on the field.

[Stargazer]

I hope there's another NZ commentator in France. Lose is annoying as usual.

[Stargazer]

I've lost count of the number of times that Lose has used the words "real estate". Geezus.

[Stargazer]

It looks like Akau'ola-Laula hasn't been replaced. 7 Kiwis in the scrum.

[Stargazer]

Spowart butchers an almost certain try after a great kick from Trask. Mistakes are slipping in. 4 minutes to go.