Under-20 Competitions including Oceania & World U20s

[The Ghost of Raelene]

No real surprises there. Three 10s in the squad and I'm glad to see Harvey brought in from 7s.

They will be able to put out a pretty big pack which is huge at this level.

 

[Rugby guy]

What’s the thoughts on the Wilcox or Harvey situation me personally I think Wilcox because of the pressure he’s been under and not folded

 

[asteriskon2024]

Great to see at least 6 Gordon Juniors in the squad
Pity they need to play for the Brumbies or East/Uni to get picked

 

[Rudderless]

2025 New Zealand Under 20 squad and coaching group announced

www.nzrugby.co.nz

Five capped Junior Boks named for U20 Rugby Championship

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named a competitive Junior Springbok squad consisting of 31 players for the 2025 edition of the Rugby Championship U20, which will be staged from 1 to 11 May at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.

www.springboks.rugby

Argentina Roster for 2025 u20 Rugby Championship - Americas Rugby News

Argentina has finalized a 31-man roster for the 2025 u20 Rugby Championship. The second annual editi

www.americasrugbynews.com

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Not U20s but the last round of the U18s 6Ns played out last night. It's a great tournament. Some really close games. Wales pipped Italy in a high scoring 41-39, Ireland got the win over Georgia 26-21. Spain recorded their first win at this level of competition with a 29-12 inva game they were clearly the better side throughout and England edged France 20-27 in another close one.

 

[WoodysRFC]

Strong Aus U20, decent NZ U20. Don't know enough about the others, but I'd be picking the Aus as favourites.

 

[hituplover]

Thought Gillian from QLD was pretty stiff to miss out, looked the goods in 19s last year

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Not U20s but the last round of the U18s 6Ns played out last night. It's a great tournament. Some really close games. Wales pipped Italy in a high scoring 41-39, Ireland got the win over Georgia 26-21. Spain recorded their first win at this level of competition with a 29-12 inva game they were clearly the better side throughout and England edged France 20-27 in another close one.

The Spain over Scotland result is massive. Guess we know why they are recruiting the entire Test future.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

The Spain over Scotland result is massive. Guess we know why they are recruiting the entire Test future.

It's the 2nd time in the last few years Spanish juniors have come out on top of the Scots. The Spanish U20s beat them to be promoted to the JWC in 2023 as well. Importantly they were actually competitive against the French and English.

 

[drewprint]

The Scottish ancestry.com global grandma search doesn’t start until after u20s I guess.

 

[Rudderless]

Starting this Thursday

All in AEST

Match Schedule

Round 1
-Thursday 1st May
Aust v NZ 10pm

-Friday 2nd May
Sth Africa v Arg 12.10am

Round 2
-Tuesday 6th May
NZ v Arg 10pm

-Wednesday 7th May
Sth Africa v Aust 12.10am

Round 3
-Sunday 11th May
Aust v Arg 10pm

-Monday 12th May
Sth Africa v NZ 12.10am

 

[NotStraight]

Starting this Thursday

All in AEST

Match Schedule

Round 1
-Thursday 1st May
Aust v NZ 10pm

-Friday 2nd May
Sth Africa v Arg 12.10am

Round 2
-Tuesday 6th May
NZ v Arg 10pm

-Wednesday 7th May
Sth Africa v Aust 12.10am

Round 3
-Sunday 11th May
Aust v Arg 10pm

-Monday 12th May
Sth Africa v NZ 12.10am

where can we watch? cheers mate.

 

[Major Tom]

where can we watch? cheers mate.

Pretty sure it’s on Stan

 

[Homer]

Starting with the Kiwis so you can assume the team will be all the first choice players. Gonna be some interesting selections.

 

[hituplover]

anyone got a predicted team ?

 

[hituplover]

1- Baxter
2- Ata
3- King
4- Mangelsdorf
5- Doyle
6- Morrison
7- Robinson
8- Brial

9- Sharples
10- Fowler
11- Wilcox
12- Enasio
13- Rubens
14- Grover
15- Harvey

16- Barrett
17- Hill
18- Ah-Colt
19- Brosnan
20-Langi
21- Martnes
22- Fakafanua
23- Watters

 

[Major Tom]

1- Baxter
2- Ata
3- King
4- Mangelsdorf
5- Doyle
6- Morrison
7- Robinson
8- Brial

9- Sharples
10- Fowler
11- Wilcox
12- Enasio
13- Rubens
14- Grover
15- Harvey

16- Barrett
17- Hill
18- Ah-Colt
19- Brosnan
20-Langi
21- Martnes
22- Fakafanua
23- Watters

I like it. Personally I like Martens over Sharples but he does have cohesion with Fowler.

 

[Cole]

Think Grover much better 13 than Rubens, also after trial would think Watters and Dillon would start

 

[Rudderless]

Pretty sure it’s on Stan

Agreed.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

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[The Ghost of Raelene]

I'll be surprised to see Fowler gets the start. He has a neat skill set but has been outplayed by others like Dillon through the U19s.

Fowler looks like a carbon copy of another former Joeys player Andrew Deegan. Good player, solid core skills without anything being exceptional at this stage.

These are good problems to have when we're trying to split hairs about player selections.

Think Grover much better 13 than Rubens, also after trial would think Watters and Dillon would start

Grover seems to be on a form run that demands to be picked. He runs these slighty off centre lines and uses his pace to get past the defenders and then he seems quite strong through the hips so he's no chance of being dragged down. A guy like Wilcox can grab a bag full if he plays strong support running.