2024 Super Rugby U20s
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@Canes4life said in 2024 Super Rugby U20s:
@cgrant Patrick Tuifua played for France not Funaki. Tuifua is now playing for the Canes under 20s so not sure how it all works.
What is the go with this kid. Is there going to be some international tug of war over him?
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@SouthernMann yeah not too sure. Pointless him being in the Canes Under 20s if he's heading off to France.
He's 19 years old, 1.91m and already 113kg so a massive unit. New Zealand should really do everything to keep a player like that.
@Stargazer will know about him but not sure if he's online these days.
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@Bovidae said in 2024 Super Rugby U20s:
In 2023
Hayze Nepia played Heartland for Poverty BayNicholas Muli played NPC for Counties Manukau
Semisi Tupou-Ta'elioa played NPC for Southland
Eben Claasen played Heartland for Whanganui.
Is Levi Hazelton any relation to Dennis Hazelton who propped for Waikato and Chiefs?
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@Number-10 said in 2024 Super Rugby U20s:
Is Levi Hazelton any relation to Dennis Hazelton who propped for Waikato and Chiefs?
It could be his son as there are a couple of them playing for Hautapu.
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Will create match threads for these like previous years.
Here's the Barbarians v Chiefs one:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6564/sr-u20-s-barbarians-v-chiefs/ -
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The next round of matches coming up tomorrow (Tuesday) sees the Hurricanes U20s play the Chiefs U20s at 3.05pm and the Blues U20s play the Crusaders U20s at 5.05pm in the two major semi-finals. In the bottom tier, the NZ Barbarians U21s and the Fijian Drua U20s kick off at 11.05am and the Highlanders U20s and Moana Pasifika U20s play at 1.05pm. The finals are on Saturday.
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I don't believe what I just saw. NZB were down 2 with 1 minute to go. NZB turn down a tough penalty shot and kicked it to the corner, only to turn the ball over. The Drua don't seem to realise the clock has run out, and end up turning the ball over. The NZB get a penalty kick in front and much closer with time well put, but the kicker hits the post. Talk about trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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Let's see who is selected for the NZ U20s first. In some years the quality is better than others. If you look at the 2021 squad, Josh Lord is the only player, and most recent, who has graduated to the ABs so far. The majority are playing SR though.
I have been looking more at the props and locks, as that has been a weakness at the U20 WC, where we have been outmuscled.
These players were in the NZ U20s last year and are playing in TaupÅ:
Aki Tuivailala (Chiefs)
Isaac Hutchinson (Crusaders)
Riley Williams (Blues)
Tom Allen (Hurricanes)
Vernon Bason (Hurricanes) - will probably be the NZ U20 captain
Will Martin (Chiefs)
Xavi Taele (Blues) -
@Bovidae said in 2024 Super Rugby U20s:
I have been looking more at the props and locks
The Hurricanes were missing their two best props in Konrad Newland and Logan Wallace, they might still be included in the NZ Under 20s despite playing in this tournament. Both trained with the Hurricanes in pre season.
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@Canes4life At least this time the coaches will have the RC U20s to look at players against other international teams before the WC. Wallace looked really good for the NZ Schools last year, and is a huge unit. Some of the other NZS props struggled in the scrums against Aust but are involved with their SR U20 teams. I'd be looking more at props and locks with an extra year of S&C behind them.
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@cgrant said in 2024 Super Rugby U20s:
What happened to Mathis ? He was outstanding for the NZ schoolboys last year and now he is warming the bench for the Chiefs U20.
The Chiefs have rotated the 7 and 8s for the 2 games so far. Mathis started game 1. He is one of the co-captains in the team.
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