NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship)

[frugby]

Viljoen might just be our best ever halfback.

[canefan]

Viljoen has made a tangible difference to our attack. Can Laidlaw make the tough decision?

[KiwiMurph]

Beautiful.

Yeah fair play Viljoen is very good.

Lakai has had a storming second half

[Stargazer]

Awesome try. We won't win the game, but it helps to keep the margin reasonable.

[KiwiMurph]

@Stargazer what's the story with reaching the knockouts?

[ACT Crusader]

Lakai was a lone wolf in the first half. And has been barnstorming on the 2nd

[frugby]

@KiwiMurph None... Ireland and England drawing basically means they are guaranteed to take the best 2nd place spot.

[KiwiMurph]

Haha France just bring another behemoth off of the pine to destroy

[ACT Crusader]

C’mon man, that’s too easy

[canefan]

Basic mistakes have killed us

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

@Stargazer what's the story with reaching the knockouts?

This is from 2019:

Seeding for round four

At the end of the pool phase, the teams will be seeded based on the position in which they finished in their respective pools.

1st Seed – Pool winner with most competition points

2nd Seed – Pool winner with second most competition points

3rd Seed – Pool winner with third most competition points

4th Seed – Pool second place with most competition points

5th Seed – Pool second place with second most competition points

6th Seed – Pool second place with third most competition points

7th Seed – Pool third place with most competition points

8th Seed – Pool third place with second most competition points

9th Seed – Pool third place with third most competition points

10th Seed – Pool fourth place with most competition points

11th Seed – Pool fourth place with second most competition points

12th Seed – Pool fourth place with third most competition points

[ACT Crusader]

Lakai again

[canefan]

I don't want to sound like a fanboi, because I've only seen this kid for the first time, but Viljoen's passing game is exactly what we needed from the start. Rapid pop passes allowing our forwards to run hard and straight

[KiwiMurph]

Needless penalty from Flanders allowing France to get another maul try attempt

[MiketheSnow]

NZ had the chances to really make France sweat but failed to execute when needed

[canefan]

Nice passage there, but another turnover ruins the buildup

[KiwiMurph]

I don't think NZ have missed Kemara just quietly

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

I don't think NZ have missed Kemara just quietly

It could be other factors, but our reserve 9 and 10 have performed better than the starters....

I can't believe the baby boks will play on this field straight after

[Stargazer]

Good luck to S Africa and Italy, who still have to play on this field. (Assuming it's the same field at Paarl).

[canefan]

@Stargazer said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):

Good luck to S Africa and Italy, who still have to play on this field. (Assuming it's the same field at Paarl).

I don't know if the conditions are typical for this time of year. But if so, this venue as an advertisement for rugby, is not good IMHO. Unless you want to turn back the clock to the 70s