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    A good final, home team in the driving seat. England continue to churn out very good u20 teams: skills, pace, strength and awareness throughout this squad. Harry Mallinder must be one of the biggest units to play 10 in an England shirt.

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    I hadn't realised that England's wing/fullback Matt Gallagher is the son of John Gallagher, of AB fame.

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    England win 45-21. It's been a good day (a good fortnight, really) to be an English fan.

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Disgusted of TW" data-cid="591864" data-time="1466882234"><p>I hadn't realised that England's wing/fullback Matt Gallagher is the son of John Gallagher, of AB fame.</p></blockquote>
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    Bloody poachers!

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    Found a good interview with Gallagher - even though he came back home to spawn, he remains loyal to the black.<br><br>
    <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/11964337/New-Zealand-vs-Australia-How-Lewisham-lad-John-Gallagher-won-Rugby-World-Cup-with-All-Blacks-in-1987.html'>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/11964337/New-Zealand-vs-Australia-How-Lewisham-lad-John-Gallagher-won-Rugby-World-Cup-with-All-Blacks-in-1987.html</a>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="591877" data-time="1466886632">
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    <p>Bloody poachers!</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Wait until Umaga Jr turns out for England next year...</p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Margin_Walker" data-cid="591884" data-time="1466889353">
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    <p>Wait until Umaga Jr turns out for England next year...</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>Small sample size, but Umaga-Jensen looked like he should have been there from the start. </p>

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Disgusted of TW" data-cid="591863" data-time="1466881724"><p>A good final, home team in the driving seat. England continue to churn out very good u20 teams: skills, pace, strength and awareness throughout this squad. Harry Mallinder must be one of the biggest units to play 10 in an England shirt.</p></blockquote>
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    Just watched the highlights- a great day for English rugby. Dare I saw the best since 2003.<br><br>
    i thought the team was on the small side, until I discovered that our no. 10 is 6 foot 4 and 17 st (108kg) made everyone else look small!

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    <p>England were awesome.</p>
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    <p>Bodes well for the future. Fuckers :truce:</p>

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    Gee that Aussie No8 had hopeless control at the back of the scrum. Cost his team so many points.<br><br>
    It maybe we just back wheeled too fast for him.<br><br>
    The Aus penalty try was lucky IMO as I reckon he also lost it on that occasion.<br><br>
    On scrums. Gee. Just wrote a long post but deleted it. This is definitely not the thread for a kiwi to complain about current scrum rules and all the unintended consequences.

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    Watched the try highlights of the final. Looked a good game.<br><br>
    I hadn't watched any of the non-NZ games, so much sport on this month .... I assumed England were a bigger, technically sound team than most of the other youth teams here. But, they can play. Some excellent tries.<br><br>
    Looking good for England.

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    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Immenso Rapido" data-cid="592356" data-time="1467022822"><p>Watched the try highlights of the final. Looked a good game.<br><br>
    I hadn't watched any of the non-NZ games, so much sport on this month .... I assumed England were a bigger, technically sound team than most of the other youth teams here. But, they can play. Some excellent tries.<br><br>
    Looking good for England.</p></blockquote>
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    England were superb. Rolled the Irish at set piece and showed some decent play in the backs. <br><br>
    The best team at the tournament by far IMO.

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    #529

    World Rugby has announced the schedule for the 2017 JWC in Georgia.

    These are the NZ games:

    Wed 31 May 2017, 9:00pm NZT: New Zealand v Scotland (Kutaisi Stadium, Kutaisi)
    Sun 4 June 2017, 11.30pm: New Zealand v Italy (Kutaisi Stadium, Kutaisi)
    Thu 8 June 2017, 11.30pm: New Zealand v Ireland (Kutaisi Stadium, Kutaisi)

    Tue 13 June 2017, Semi-Finals (Tbilisi)
    Sun 18 June 2017, Play-offs and Finals (Tbilisi)

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11714575

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    I normally don't mind them listing the semi and final as possible/probable games for NZ - but after the last effort jeez.

    Hopefully we get better coaching/selection this time out.

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    @rotated said in New Zealand under 20:

    I normally don't mind them listing the semi and final as possible/probable games for NZ - but after the last effort jeez.

    Hopefully we get better coaching/selection this time out.

    It was me (not they, whoever that is) who listed the days all the semis, play-off matches and finals will be played.There are semis for 5th to 8th and 9th to 12th place, too, just like the play-offs are for 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th place. I didn't say anywhere which of these games may be played by NZ. 😉

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    Here's the full 2017 JWC schedule (in local time):

    http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1594/fixtures

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    @Stargazer said in New Zealand under 20:

    @rotated said in New Zealand under 20:

    I normally don't mind them listing the semi and final as possible/probable games for NZ - but after the last effort jeez.

    Hopefully we get better coaching/selection this time out.

    It was me (not they, whoever that is) who listed the days all the semis, play-off matches and finals will be played.There are semis for 5th to 8th and 9th to 12th place, too, just like the play-offs are for 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th place. I didn't say anywhere which of these games may be played by NZ. 😉

    Sorry! Stuff/NZ Herald of listing tournaments like this. Even the Black Caps get that treatment which is a bit ambitious!

    Without a serious overhaul we will be playing for whatever comes after bronze again.

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    Surely we will see young guys like Landsdown (Waikato 1st Five), Sam Caird (Waikato lock), one of the Jacobsons, Manu (Auckland 2nd five) and the big Counties Nr.8.

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    This is an interesting read

    http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/09/23/form-xv-new-zealands-national-u19-championships/

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    From what I have seen in the highlights, there are a lot of promising players. The NZ U20 should field a very strong team next year.

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