2014 IRB Junior World Championship – New Zealand

[wamberal]

Yeah not bad, but the benchmark remains Nick Shehadie who debuted as a 1st grade prop at 15 years of age for Randwick.
Now that's impressive.

Rex Mossop was pretty young when he played for Manly - 16 I think.


I suspect both debuted during the war years???

 

[It is what it is]

Rex Mossop was pretty young when he played for Manly - 16 I think.


I suspect both debuted during the war years???

It would be close.

 

[Dan54]

Just finished watching England/Ireland game, by gee England are a seriously good team with some bloody good players!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Poms into the GF, absolutely smashed the Irish. My boys up next v the Sethfrickens, hoping for the best but expecting we'll be in the bronze medal match on Friday.

 

[Pfitzy]

Still believe we're the 2nd best side here.

If we are, it's daylight from England. South Africa might just have something to say about that too.

 

[tranquility]

How did the Aussie Samoans go? Sa'aga, Skelton & Co.

 

[qwerty51]

If we are, it's daylight from England. South Africa might just have something to say about that too.

And our performance against England sort of proved it, they smashed Ireland who got into the semis at least we were a little more competitive. I have no doubt we'd beat NZ and possibly SA.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

1st try to NZ, our hooker whose name I can't begin to spell over in the corner, Mo'Unga misses from the TL.

Hooker seems to be stationed on the wing, he's made 3 runs there already, this has to be deliberate & possibly due to the size of the SA 14? He's huge.

 

[I like to watch]

From what I have seen,I rate the Poms & SA comfortably 1 & 2.
Then us & NZ comfortably 3 & 4.

 

[kiap]

Poms into the GF, absolutely smashed the Irish. My boys up next v the Sethfrickens, hoping for the best but expecting we'll be in the bronze medal match on Friday.

Good start for the baby blecks.

 

[I like to watch]

Of course,I've just put the mocker on SA!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lineout & scrum both better than last week but SA clearly better at both, also they're kicking longer than us. Ah fuck, intercept try to Pollard under the sticks, 5-7 coming up. We gotta play at 100mph & run their big guys (iow, all of them) off their feet.

 

[kiap]

This Damian McKenzie bloke goes alright.

Hard luck there.

 

[Pfitzy]

Should have dived from 4m out. No need to fend a bigger man there when momentum would have got him there.

 

[Pfitzy]

Lineout & scrum both better than last week but SA clearly better at both, also they're kicking longer than us. Ah fuck, intercept try to Pollard under the sticks, 5-7 coming up. We gotta play at 100mph & run their big guys (iow, all of them) off their feet.

Keep it moving, but don't be afraid to bash it up in close. THey're spreading on defence and a quick break through the middle will result in points.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Geez that musta been close, no TMO review but all good, 5m scrum under the sticks, quick heel & here we go again - try time! Fuck, lost it as he crossed the line.

 

[Pfitzy]

Big call. Penalty was enough for me.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Wow, ref says he's happy with play on, AR says no so ref asks TMO for a recommendation which is YC. Thought a penalty would've sufficed, no real malice in it. Kick is good, 8-7 NZ.

 

[Pfitzy]

Then again they go a bit harder on that stuff at youth level.

Oh unless you're an Aussie halfback and get kicked in the face.

 

[kiap]

Nice work!

Extra man advantage.