WR U20 Championship 2025
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Not that I’m in a place to be critical but where on earth did they find the commentator calling the Spain v Argentina game
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Is this the same South African team that played against us a month ago? They have gone up a few levels and look to be the team to beat.
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The England-SA game was well worth watching. That defensive stand at the end with a man in the sinbin was outstanding. Burrow's face said it all in the post-match interview.
And, the TMOs can fuck off with so many interventions.
@Bovidae said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
The England-SA game was well worth watching. That defensive stand at the end with a man in the sinbin was outstanding. Burrow's face said it all in the post-match interview.
And, the TMOs can fuck off with so many interventions.
I'm watching back Scotland versus Australia at the moment and after Scotland score a try and have kicked the conversion everyone's back at halfway. The TMO chips in to disallow the try because of a knock-on at a ruck prior.
Shit officiating all round
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Re that yellow.
Ref immediate called penalty only. Tackler connected with the back of the shoulder, subsequent glancing bow to head.
Ref watching the replay keeps repeating penalty only, impact on shoulder. Rest of the WR commisars talk him round to yellow. Crap call.
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@brodean said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
So Italy beat Ireland. Maybe the Italy result wasn't so bad after all?
Ireland are a rubbish team this year.
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@brodean said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
So Italy beat Ireland. Maybe the Italy result wasn't so bad after all?
Ireland are a rubbish team this year.
@akan004 said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@brodean said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
So Italy beat Ireland. Maybe the Italy result wasn't so bad after all?
Ireland are a rubbish team this year.
Italy were decent in the Six Nations U20s and are at home in this comp so not an awful first up result by NZ
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Is this the same South African team that played against us a month ago? They have gone up a few levels and look to be the team to beat.
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@brodean said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
So Italy beat Ireland. Maybe the Italy result wasn't so bad after all?
Ireland are a rubbish team this year.
@akan004 Ireland are terrible. Funding was cut to the U20s and 7s cut completely. They were missing the four best players of this age group but 3 won't play in this tournament. Italy have beaten them twice in a row for the first time ever.
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Flogged by the Junior Boks.
Scraped past a fairly middling Scotland.
About to get smashed to pieces by England.Rugby's future in Australia is looking peachy.
@NTA said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
Flogged by the Junior Boks.
Scraped past a fairly middling Scotland.
About to get smashed to pieces by England.Rugby's future in Australia is looking peachy.
Just buy some more NRL players. You'll be fine.
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I don't know why Vakasiuola wasn't used more as a ball-carrier. That's more his strength. The lineout also went to pieces once Treacy was subbed. We should have expected that the Letiu-McLeod connection would work but Georgia won ball at the front.
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An article on the physically biggest players at the U20 World Championship and you'll never guess who makes an appearance. It's our openside giant, Caleb Woodley:
Caleb Woodley – New Zealand
While one of the lighter players on this list, Caleb Woodley is anything but small for a flanker. At 197cm and 122kg, the Auckland-born Blues back-rower is a towering presence with the frame of a second-row and the engine of a loose forward. A serious prospect in New Zealand’s 2025 U20 squad.https://www.rugbypass.com/news/there-be-monsters-the-biggest-world-rugby-u20-champions-players/
A serious prospect indeed, even if you take into account his actual measurements. Well, I think we can conclude two things from this: the journalists at RugbyPass don't watch any of the actual rugby and, more worryingly, they don't read the Fern!
