WR U20 Championship 2025

[Bovidae]

These are the SF refs:

France v New Zealand - Katsuki Furuse (JRFU)
South Africa v Argentina - Jérémy Rozier (FFR)

[brodean]

I've only been watching mini matches for u20.

Is Caleb Woodly ready for Super Rugby physically, plus workrate and mentally?

[OomPB]

Jul 11

Junior Boks name powerful line-up for WRU20 semi-final

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has picked another powerful match-23 for Monday evening's World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final against Argentina in Viadana, with Riley Norton returning to captain the side.

[Daffy Jaffy]

France U20 v New Zealand U20 - World Rugby U20 Championship 2025

France U20 v New Zealand U20 World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 Match 23 Semi-final 1 | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Viadana Italy | Monday 14 July 2025

1 SJ. Uamaki Pole

2 Manumaua Letiu

3 Robson Faleafa

4 Xavier Treacy

5 Jayden Sa

6 Finn McLeod

7 Caleb Woodley

8 Mosese Bason

9 Dylan Pledger

10 Rico Simpson

11 Maloni Kunawave

12 Jack Wiseman

13 Cooper Roberts

14 Frank Vaenuku

15 Stanley Solomon

Substitutes

16 Eli Oudenryn

17 Israel Time

18 Dane Johnston

19 Aisake Vakasiuola

20 Micah Fale

21 Jai Tamati

23 Tayne Harvey

23 Harlyn Saunoa

[Kiwidom]

No Will Cole or Ollie Mathis

[Mauss]

@Kiwidom said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

No Will Cole or Ollie Mathis

No Tengblad either...

Well, I'm fully invested in the Rico Simpson redemption arc now.

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Mauss Who plays 10 and goal kicks if Rico goes down?

[Chris]

What has happened Ollie Mathis injured or just not selected.

[hikastags]

Mathis has to be injured. Strange.

[Mauss]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

@Mauss Who plays 10 and goal kicks if Rico goes down?

Solomon can play 10, so if Simpson goes down, he would move to first five while Kunawave would go to fullback.

[Number 10]

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[Bovidae]

It would be good if the team media releases also included who was unavailable through injury, but no. We rely on the WR commentators for more info.

[Mr Fish]

Looks like Mathis is injured:

[OomPB]

Looking forward to the semi finals today. France and NZ will play in the heat.

[OomPB]

Why do NZ dont wear their black jerseys against France?

[akan004]

NZ leading at HT but France look to be the better side. They have been getting scrum dominance and their pack are starting to get on top. Look to be handling the heat a bit better than the NZ team as well. Not winning the final lineout before HT and conceding the try on HT could prove to be costly for NZ. Advantage France imo.

[sparky]

24-19 to NZ at the half. Anyone's game.

[Victor Meldrew]

Baby Blacks could give a lesson in game management and handling pressure to their senior counterparts.

[stodders]

Still down to 13 players?

[Victor Meldrew]

2 men down and the Baby Blacks score under the posts.

34-26 with 12 minutes to go