WR U20 Championship 2025

[ACT Crusader]

Yeah the way we put it through the hands and used angles was great to watch.

Baby Boks play a different defensive pattern than the French so I’m interested in how we will unlock our attack against them.

[tubbyj]

So not the worst U20 team of all time?

[Bovidae]

The good thing is that by my count, at least 8 of the squad, including those used in TRC U20 tournament, will be eligible next year.

[KiwiMurph]

Just watched the full game.

Really enjoyed that. The skills of the backs was great to see and along with the desperation in defence the judicious use of the bench was noticeable - in addition to the dual hooker tactic, the more mobile forwards starting in the heat with the power players coming on late to close it out.

[jimmyb]

Having just watched the highlights so far, how confident should we be against the Bok in the final?

[booboo]

@tubbyj said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

So not the worst U20 team of all time?

Standard of competition is really weak this year. Obviously.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

The Wiseman YC was very soft

What is the point of having mitigation in the laws when you don't apply when an attacker ducks into contact?

[SBW1]

@jimmyb We did draw with them earlier this year and were probably unlucky not to get the win. The way the Juniour Boks disposed of the Aussies did look scary.

[Kirwan]

Gregan would have been happy with that pass.

[NTA]

@SBW1 said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

@jimmyb We did draw with them earlier this year and were probably unlucky not to get the win. The way the Juniour Boks disposed of the Aussies did look scary.

But it was only Australia

[WoodysRFC]

@SBW1 said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

@jimmyb We did draw with them earlier this year and were probably unlucky not to get the win. The way the Juniour Boks disposed of the Aussies did look scary.

We beat the baby Bok and drew with Aus.

[Crazy Horse]

@Kirwan said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

Gregan would have been happy with that pass.

Oudenryn looks like he's come straight from the pub.

[Bones]

@Crazy-Horse said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

The best part for me was seeing the way the NZers aligned themselves to beat the French defence. It looked so natural to them. Perhaps we are finally seeing a generation of kids coming through with the instincts to beat modern defences.

Only watching the highlights, but that French defence is pretty passive, I wouldn't be too inclined to call it modern.

[cgrant]

The AB defence looked very passive too when Bau-Boirie scored.

[cgrant]

Treacy looked cooked during this semi final. I guess he's had a too big workload in the heat as he has played a lot of minutes so far. Hopefully he will be refreshened on Saturday as he is the glue within the pack of forwards.

[OomPB]

Jul 16

Junior Boks name unchanged line-up for World Rugby U20 Championship Final

The Junior Springboks have named an unchanged match-23 for Saturday evening’s much-anticipated World Rugby U20 Championship Final against New Zealand in Rovigo, Italy.

[OomPB]

@NTA and Scotland.

[Joan and Mary]

hey Oom PB how are you doing? Good luck to NZ of course

[stodders]

Well done to the Baby Boks. Deserved winners on the day and Pead the outstanding player of the tournament.

They had to work hard for their win.

Commiserations to the Baby Blacks. They built through the tournament, but came up against a quality outfit in the final.

That’s now 7 wins straight for the Baby Boks over the Baby Blacks in the junior World Cup. Bogey team.

[Bovidae]

We all knew that the props would be a weakness, especially after Logan Wallace was injured. I didn't think that NZ played poorly but the SA defence was brutal at times.