2012 IRB Junior World Championship

[spectator]

I reckon we can almost safely say that Gill won't be there this year, he will have already established himself as a regular game day Super player. Still, there do look to be a few decent players. Anyone care to hazard a guess at a likely 22?

 

[twenty seven]

Conversation came up at work about expctations of these boys winning the comp when the naming of the team is still over a month away! How long have the other teams been playing together so far this year!

 

[qwerty51]

Well up north each u20 team plays before each 6N game I'm pretty sure. So we're way behind.. that said it clearly doesn't affect NZ.

 

[twenty seven]

So has NZ picked their squad yet?

 

[Dan54]

So has NZ picked their squad yet?

No

 

[Jets]

I'm going to watch Maile Ngauamo play this weekend. He looks pretty handy from what I have seen of him running around training. Strong young hooker who is keen to learn.

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

Looking at the England team that toured last year and the NZ schools team I think the English will be very hard to beat in the Championship

 

[SuperGrover]

Australia U20 begin preparations for JWC 2012
Australia’s preparations for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 kick-start this week with 40 players attending the first of two four-day Under 20 selection camps at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Players from across the country will be working under the watchful eyes of Australian Under 20 coaches Anthony Eddy and David Nucifora as they seek to win a place in the 28-man squad for the Junior World Championship in South Africa from 4-22 June.

Eddy and Nucifora will be joined by National Academy coaches Andrew Blades, Paul Carozza, Patricio Noriega and Nick Scrivener to prepare for a Championship which will see Australia face France, Argentina and Scotland in Pool C.

“The camp provides the players the opportunity to demonstrate their strengths and work for their selection,” explained Eddy. “We’ll be running through a series of drills and game-type scenarios as part of the selection process.

“We’re expecting players to really step up, put in a good effort and force our hands in terms of selection.”

Australia finished third in last year’s Junior World Championship in Italy after losing to four-time champions New Zealand in the semi-finals, and three members of that squad will attend the opening camp in Apolosi Latunipulu, Matthew Lucas and Hugh Roach.

Proven pathway to the Wallabies
Liam Gill – the youngest player ever to play on the Junior World Championship stage after turning 18 early in the 2010 tournament – and Chris Feauai-Sautia are not available to attend the camp due to their commitments with the Queensland Reds, but could make the squad for South Africa.

Five others – Cameron Clark, Allan Faalavaau, Con Foley, Lewis Holland and Sean McMahon – are members of the Australian Sevens but will attend the camp at the AIS this week. Some of the other 40 players have also been involved in the recently concluded Australia series of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2012, playing for Super Rugby development teams against the A sides of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

“The IRB Junior World Championship provides a tremendous opportunity for players to get contracts,” added Eddy. “The tournament is something that’s followed very closely by Australian Super Rugby teams as they look to recruit new talent.

“It is also crucial for Australian development due to the high level of competition it provides. The competition is structured in a way that helps players prepare for elite Rugby and professionalism.”

The players who ultimately make the squad for South Africa will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of David Pocock, Quade Cooper, Will Genia, Kurtley Beale, Ben Daley, Rob Horne, James Slipper, Ben McCalman, Rob Simmons, Rod Davies and Ben Tapuai, who all played on the JWC stage before graduating to the Wallabies.

The second Australian Under 20 camp will take place in April at the Australian Institute of Sport, with the chosen 28 assembling in Narrabeen on 18 May to finalise preparations for the 12-team tournament in Cape Town and Stellenbosch.

http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2061376.html#australia u20 begin preparations jwc 2012

 

[SuperGrover]

The players selected for this first camp are as follows:

Allan Ala'alatoa (NSW)
Mark Baldwin (NSW)
Luke Beauchamp (QLD)
Curtis Browning (QLD)
Mitchell Carpenter (QLD)
Cameron Clark (NSW)
Sean Cox (QLD)
Steven Cummins (NSW)
Thomas Cusack (ACT)
Timothy Donlan (NSW)
Tim Duchesne (NSW)
Stuart Dunbar (NSW)
Allan Faalavaau (VIC)
Zac Frank (QLD)
Michael Freeman (NSW)
Jed Gillespie (NSW)
Terrence Hepetema (NSW)
Malietoa Hingano (NSW)
Lewis Holland (ACT)
Jed Holloway (NSW)
Oliver Hoskins (WA)
Christopher Ingate (NSW)
Boyd Killingworth (NSW)
Silatolu Latu (NSW)
Apolosi Latunipulu (NSW)
Matthew Lucas (QLD)
Leslie Makin (ACT)
Sean McMahon (QLD)
William Miller (NSW)
Isaiah Mosese (VIC)
Maile Ngauamo (QLD)
Alexander Northam (NSW)
Pettowa Paraka (QLD)
Hugh Roach (ACT)
Peter Schuster (NSW)
Michael Stolberg (QLD)
Keliti Vaingalo (NSW)
William Weeks (NSW)
Michael Wells (NSW)
Matthew White (NSW)

 

[spectator]

Who are the halfbacks in the squad outside of Matt Lucas? I thought Waldo Wessels might be a chance, and how old is Stirzacer?

 

[SuperGrover]

Allan Faalavaau would be one of the front runners.

Wallaby Sevens coach Michael O'Connor has made one change to the squad that played in Wellington a week ago, after scrumhalf Lewis Holland was forced out of the side through injury.

As a result, 18-year-old Victorian, Allan Faalavaau, has been brought into to the side and will make his international Sevens debut for Australia, having already made appearances with the domestic Aussie Thunderbolts in the Hyperion Paradise Sevens on the Gold Coast in late 2011 and at the Hottest Sevens Tournament in Darwin in January.

The young Victorian will join, Tomas English and Cameron Clark, who debuted for Australia last week in Wellington and with another young face being added to the squad, coach O'Connor is happy to continue building selection depth.

Speaking from Las Vegas ahead of the fifth leg of the Sevens World Series, O'Connor said Faalavaau had earned the call up through shear hard work.

"Allan played really well in the Gold Coast and Darwin tournaments, in fact he was one of the Thunderbolts better players, so he's very worthy of a shot," O'Connor said.

"We're blooding a lot of young players this year and there’s nothing like experience to help development.

"You learn a lot from your losses. It's just about getting these young guys used to the step up."

A versatile back, Faalavaau is a product of the Australian Rugby Union's National Gold program and represented the Australian Schoolboys against New Zealand last year.

http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/more...re/6999688/australia_call_on_7s_ace_faalavaau

 

[PaarlBok]

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National Under-20 coach Dawie Theron is delighted with the experience his players are gaining at senior level in the build-up to the IRB Junior World Championship in Cape Town in June.
Eleven members of Theron's last training squad featured in the Vodacom Cup last weekend, while three more players are currently part of Super Rugby squads and another is in the Springbok Sevens team.
"To have more than half of our squad involved in these competitions is wonderful," Theron said on Wednesday.
"It not only provides the players with valuable game time, but also helps with improving their conditioning, because the best way to get as fit as possible, is to actually play rugby.
"We don't have a lot of time to prepare for the series against Argentina next month and the game time the players are getting at the moment will definitely assist in getting them ready for a few tough games we're anticipating.”
A number of Theron's players will get more game time when Vodacom Cup action resumes this weekend.
The Leopards host the resurgent Blue Bulls in Potchefstroom, while the Pumas take on four-time champions Griquas in Witbank.
These teams occupy the top four spots on the northern log.
In the south section, the Free State XV face a difficult trip to Port Elizabeth where they will meet the EP Kings on Friday.
Both sides lost last weekend and will be hard pressed to get back to winning ways.
Also on Saturday, the Pampas XV clash with the Boland Cavaliers in Cape Town as a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby match between the Stormers and the Bulls.
The two top southern sides, Western Province (away to the Border Bulldogs) and the Sharks XV (at home to the SWD Eagles), should go into their round-four matches as favourites.

 

[PaarlBok]

Excellent news for SA is that they will be able to use Johan Goosen and Ginga Kitshoff in this tournament. The tournament is during S15 rest period and both can play. At the moment I wont discard Goosen to play against England. The way he perform on S15 level he sure cant be that far of the pace.

The Bokkies will play Argentinis in a two test series this month. Dawie will announce his squad tomorrow and he'll pick mostly u19 players to see what they add.

 

[PaarlBok]

http://www.irb.com/jwc/

Link to all the news and detail about the tournament

 

[qwerty51]

Let's hope all our u20 eligible players are released from Super Rugby as well. We're already behind enough with no u20 domestic competition.

 

[PaarlBok]

Let's hope all our u20 eligible players are released from Super Rugby as well. We're already behind enough with no u20 domestic competition.

Which S15 players will be available for Australia? S15 wont play a role, its the internationals that will.

 

[tranquility]

Frisby, Gill, and Sautia from the Reds senior squad will hopefully all be available. Not sure on the other squads.

Also that UJ bloke, whoever he is.

 

[twenty seven]

I don't think Gill will be available. Besides, with all the injuries in the Reds, will they let him go. I think the reds will appeal thathe not go. Depending on what happens in the next month, Frisby might not go either.

 

[Swarley]

In bold are the players who have been invited to the first camp, along with their position and highest rep honours. The other names listed are a mixture of Super Rugby players and others of high standard who may be considered for selection.

1​

Gary Neugebauer- Prop U19

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Pettowa Paraka- Prop Aus Schools

1​

Allan Ala'alatoa- Prop Aus Schools

1​

Leslie Makin- Prop Aus Schools

1​

Jed Gillespie- Loosehead Prop Aus Schools

2​

Hugh Roach- Hooker U20

2​

Maile Ngauamo- Hooker Aus Schools

2​

Timothy Reid- Hooker U19

2​

Silatolu Latu- Hooker Sydney University Colts

2​

Matthew White- Hooker/Prop NSW CHS

3​

Oliver Hoskins- Prop U19

3​

Michael Bermingham- Prop U19

4​

Lopeti Timani- Lock Waratahs EPS Ineligible

4​

Curtis Browning- Lock Aus Schools

4​

Mitchell Carpenter- Lock GPS 1st Grade

4​

Jed Holloway- Lock U19

4​

Sam Reiser- Lock U19

5​

Steven Cummins- Lock U19

5​

Michael Stolberg- Lock Future Reds

5​

Michael Wells- Lock Aus Schools

5​

Zac Frank- Lock UQ Colts

6​

Will Miller- Blindside 7’s

6​

Sean McMahon- Blindside 7’s

6​

Luke Beauchamp- Blindside U19

7​

Liam Gill- Openside U20

7​

Boyd Killingworth- Openside U19

7​

Tom Cusack- Openside Aus Schools

7​

Tom Connor- Flanker U19

7​

Mark Baldwin- Openside Aus Schools

7​

Kristian Satui- Openside Youth 7’s

8​

Jason Havea- Number Eight U19

8​

Michael Wells- Number Eight Aus Schools

8​

Keliti Vaingalo- Number Eight Rabbitohs

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Matt Lucas- Scrumhalf U20

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Nick Frisby- Scrumhalf Reds EPS

9​

Tim Donlan- Scrumhalf U19

9​

Tim Duchesne- Scrumhalf Norths 1st Grade

9​

Waldo Wessels- Scrumhalf Youth 7’s

10​

Kyle Godwin- Flyhalf Force EPS

10​

Ulupano Seuteni- Flyhalf Reds EPS

10​

Dion Taumata- Flyhalf U19

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Stuart Dunbar- Flyhalf U19

10​

Sean Cox- Flyhalf QLD Schools

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Lindsay Crook- Winger 7’s

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Blake Murray- Winger U19

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Apo Latunipulu- Inside Centre U20

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Con Foley- Inside Centre 7’s

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Michael Freeman- Inside Centre Norths Colts

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Allan Faalavaau- Outside Centre 7’s

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Malietoa Hingano- Outside Centre U19

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Terrence Hepetema- Outside Randwick 1st Grade

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Christopher Ingate- Outside Sydney Uni Colts

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Mitchell Felsmen- Winger U19

14​

Alex Northam- Winger Aus Schools

15​

Isaiah Mosese- Fullback Rebels EPS

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Chris Feauai-Sautia- Fullback Reds EPS

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Cameron Clark- Fullback 7’s

15​

Lewis Holland- Fullback 7’s

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Peter Schuster- Fulback U19


It's pretty obvious that the final squad will be made up largely of returning U20's players, Aus 7's representatives and Super Rugby players- pending their availability come June (determined by each player's franchise granting releases).
Possible 30-Man Squad:
Hookers: Hugh Roach (vc), Maile Ngauamo, Timothy Reid
Props: Pettowa Paraka, Allan Ala'alatoa, Oliver Hoskins, Michael Bermingham
Locks: Lopeti Timani, Curtis Browning, Mitchell Carpenter, Steven Cummins
Back-rows: Liam Gill (c), Sean McMahon, Will Miller, Boyd Killingworth, Tom Cusack, Michael Wells
Scrumhalves: Matt Lucas, Nick Frisby, Tim Donlan
Fly-halves: Ulupano Seuteni, Kyle Godwin
Centres: Apo Latunipulu, Con Foley, Allan Faalavaau
Wingers/Fullbacks: Lindsay Crook, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Cameron Clark, Lewis Holland, Isaiah Mosese

 

[twenty seven]

If I were a betting person I would put everything I had on that Gill will not be going to the JWC.