2024 New Zealand U20s

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As I suggested previously, Vernon Bason is the captain.

[Daffy Jaffy]

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Club night.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae looks like a few players missed the memo.

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Yes. Even some of the coaches are wearing their club jerseys.

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This is a really cool photo, and shows how wet it was for the NZ-SA game.

[Daffy Jaffy]

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The tournament will be played under law changes to reduce the prevalence of 'kick tennis', the lack of space, slow ball from caterpillar rucks, use of technology and set piece dead time.

Six trial laws will also be used during the tournament. These include a revised red card sanction process to promote consistency and simplicity. Automatic sanctions will apply with suspensions for set periods, with no mitigation, to be issued for red card sanctions for situations where a player has attempted to make a legal tackle.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-under-20-drawn-in-tough-pool-at-the-world-rugby-under-20-championships

[Bovidae]

Xavier Tito-Harris, Riley Williams, Logan Wallace and Tai Cribb have been added to the squad.

Non-Travelling Reserves: Nathaniel Pole, Josh Whaanga, Senio Sanele, Toby Bell, Tofuka Paongo.
Unavailable due to injury: Konradd Newland, Mosese Bason

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae good to see Logan Wallace come back in despite not playing in the Under 20 Rugby championship.

Who of the added group will likely start? Wallace will go close, he's been training with the Canes a lot this year and has probably packed down against Numia on many occasion.

[Bovidae]

Of those four, Tito-Harris is the most likely. Maybe on the wing although he can play in the midfield and at fullback. The starting front row was consistent across the 3 games in Aust so I wouldn't expect a change there. Cribb offers some versatility as he can play lock, 6 and 8. Williams gives you a third halfback (and wing).

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Bovidae That graphic has Trystan Cook in a 31 man squad but he is actually named in the non-travelling reserve list. Only 30 are travelling.

New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby U20 Championship

[Bovidae]

@Daffy-Jaffy Yes, when I saw his name in the graphic I deleted it from the non-travelling reserve list. I didn't bother to count the players.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Bovidae I noticed it because I saw the Blues Media acknowledging their players and his name was missing.

[Tim]

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[Bovidae]

Mosese Bason and Senio Sanele come into the New Zealand U20 squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town. They replace Kurene Luamanuvae and Malachi Wrampling due to injury.

Wrampling is a big loss. He can't have recovered from his knee injury.

[KiwiMurph]

SPOTLIGHT: 2024 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

The New Zealand Under 20 rugby team is in South Africa for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

World Rugby Under 20 Championship - New Zealand Under 20 schedule

GAME ONE: New Zealand v Wales, Sunday 30 June, 5.30am NZT, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

GAME TWO: New Zealand v France, Friday 5 July, 2.30am NZT, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

GAME THREE: New Zealand v Spain, Wednesday 19 July, 5am NZT, DHL Stadium, Cape Town

[Bovidae]

I'll do a match thread for the NZ-Wales game.

This is a cool photo.