NZ U20 v Junior Wallabies 2

[Bovidae]

A stronger starting tight five this match. Still some players who haven't featured.

New Zealand Under 20s named for game two against Junior Wallabies

New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has named the team taking the field Saturday 3 June (4.30PM NZST) at Sky Stadium, Wellington ahead of their second match against the Junior Wallabies.

New Zealand Under 20 team:

1 Ben Ake
2 Jack Taylor
3 Gabe Robinson
4 Tahlor Cahill
5 Hunter Morrison
6 Che Clark
7 Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo
8 Peter Lakai – Co-Captain
9 Noah Hotham
10 Taha Kemara – Co-Captain
11 Macca Springer
12 Ajay Faleafaga
13 Aki Tuivailala
14 Caleb Tangitau
15 Harry Godfrey

Reserves: 16 Raymond Tuputupu, 17 Malakai Hala, 18 Bradley Crichton, 19 Tom Allen, 20 Cooper Flanders, 21 Malachi Wrampling-Alec, 22 Riley Williams, 23 Xavi Taele, 24 Essendon Tuitupou, 25 Finn Hurley

[SBW1]

England Under 20s also went down to Georgia in their second game in their prep for the Under 20s World Cup.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae

Siale Lauaki must be injured.

That's a pretty deadly back three.

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life said in NZ U20 v Junior Wallabies 2:

@Bovidae

Siale Lauaki must be injured.

There's a few others who would have played in one of the games too.

Cody Nordstrom
Fiti Sa (must be injured with the lock replacements)
Leo Gordon
Jordi Viljoen
Toby Bell
Will Stodart

Aki Tuivailala must have replaced Gordon or Bell.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Like @Canes4life, I like the back three, but I would have preferred to see Godfrey named at 10. The coaches seem to be keen to fit as many 10s in the starting line-up as possible, with also Ajay Faleafaga starting, but at 12.

I hope this starting frontrow is better than that of the first game.

[Mattasaurus]

Shame that was put down , lovely pace and line from Godfrey

[antipodean]

@Mattasaurus said in NZ U20 v Junior Wallabies 2:

Shame that was put down , lovely pace and line from Godfrey

If Tuivailala was a step deeper I think he was in.

[KiwiMurph]

Springer got worked in defence there

[Crazy Horse]

Aussies are looking well drilled

[antipodean]

NZ wingers getting exposed easily in defence.

[KiwiMurph]

Looks like they spent all their time practicing the haka

[antipodean]

WTF was Morrison thinking there? His entire rugby career you've had to get out of that space.

[Crazy Horse]

The commentator reckons the Aussies are scoreless bacause of our defence. I reckon it's because they have dropped the ball. Sort out their handling and it might not be a pretty watch.

[KiwiMurph]

Aus kicking game far better too

[Mattasaurus]

@antipodean said in NZ U20 v Junior Wallabies 2:

NZ wingers getting exposed easily in defense.

Do our good young wingers have it a bit easy through the grades.. bit of flat track bully syndrome .. so don't look to work on defense as much as the should.. particularly positional defense

[Toddy]

Good direct running there. Thought the halfback had fucked it by getting isolated

[KiwiMurph]

That was nicely done.

Good to see advantage used well

[antipodean]

Well, that was impressive.

[SouthernMann]

Apart from the kick. Harry Godfrey has looked a bit lost at the back

[Mattasaurus]

@SouthernMann said in NZ U20 v Junior Wallabies 2:

Apart from the kick. Harry Godfrey has looked a bit lost at the back

He had a good injection in the first attack... but certainly lost after that