Wales vs England Junior World Cup Final 2013.

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SUNDAY 23 JUNE - KO 17:45 - Stade de la Rabine in Vannes FRANCE
 


Coverage -


Sky Sports 2 - 17:30 - 20:00
TG4 - 17:35 - 19:37
S4C - 17:35 – 19:37

Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Assistant Referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), Mathieu Noirot (France)


Wales:
Jordan Williams (Scarlets/Llanelli); Ashley Evans (Ospreys/Bridgend), Steffan Hughes (Scarlets/Llanelli), Jack Dixon (Dragons), Hallam Amos (Dragons/Newport); Sam Davies (Ospreys/Swansea), Rhodri Williams (Scarlets/Llandovery); Gareth Thomas (Scarlets/Carmarthen Quins), Elliot Dee (Dragons/Bedwas), Nicky Thomas (Ospreys/Swansea), Carwyn Jones (Scarlets/Carmarthen), Rhodri Hughes (Ospreys/Swansea), Jack Jones (Ospreys/Rovigo), Ieuan Jones (Dragons/Newport), Ellis Jenkins (capt, Blues/Cardiff).

Replacements:
Ethan Lewis (Blues/Cardiff), Thomas Davies (Blues/Cardiff), Dan Suter (Ospreys/Bridgend), James Benjamin (Dragons/Bedwas), Daniel Thomas (Scarlets/Llanelli), Joshua Davies (Dragons/Bedwas), Owen Jenkins (Blues/Pontypridd), Thomas Pascoe (Blues/Pontypridd).



England:
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Harry Sloan (Harlequins), Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Howard (Worcester Warriors); Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Alex Day (Northampton Saints); Alec Hepburn (London Wasps), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Scott Wilson (Newcastle Falcons); Tom Price (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Barrow (Leeds Carnegie), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby), Matt Hankin (Saracens), Jack Clifford (Harlequins) (capt).

Replacements:
Scott Spurling (Saracens), Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton Saints), Tom Smallbone (London Irish), Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers), David Sisi (Bath Rugby), Callum Braley (Bristol Rugby), Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby), Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers).


What a fantastic semi final stage to lead to this great finale to the annual Junior comp.


Wales and England me in the finale of the Six Nations where England's massive and talented pack tore Waes apart exploiting their weakness at scrum. The Welsh lads seem to have improved their scrum massively and tonight took SA to pieces at the scrum.

It is wonderful to see two NH teams in the final, both deservedly so.

Good scrum boys.

Welsh scrum starts strongly while England are down to 7

HammerofThunor wrote:

wales606 wrote:Sam Davies kicking very low which will help against the wind this half

Wales winning the breakdown against a more phyysical English pack

What makes them more physical? They're smaller. Or are English packs always 'more physical'?

Well, kneeing players is pretty physical

Good work Clifford and Hankin

HammerofThunor wrote:

wales606 wrote:Sam Davies kicking very low which will help against the wind this half

Wales winning the breakdown against a more phyysical English pack

What makes them more physical? They're smaller. Or are English packs always 'more physical'?

English pack have looked a very physical pack in this tournament and similar in the six nations when these sides last met.

But Wales are playing with far more intelligence.

England wasting lots of time here. Tedious. Ref needs to ping them

Against the head from the Welsh scrum

Scoped wrote:England wasting lots of time here. Tedious. Ref needs to ping them

Yes Wales really need to get points on the board in this quarter

I'd rather not have the scrum there...

This ref is only reffing one side, so bad

maestegmafia wrote:

HammerofThunor wrote:

wales606 wrote:Sam Davies kicking very low which will help against the wind this half

Wales winning the breakdown against a more phyysical English pack

What makes them more physical? They're smaller. Or are English packs always 'more physical'?

English pack have looked a very physical pack in this tournament and similar in the six nations when these sides last met.

But Wales are playing with far more intelligence.

Yep, England have a lot more carrying options in their pack

Welsh scrum 5m out - go for the penalty try?

penalty try on its way

England are defending very well, we've had a lot of ball here.

Penalty try coming here.

Sisi is a big unit...

more timewasting

This is a huge chance

If England scrum with 7, drive them over

If the 12 comes in, there wil be lots of space outside

Oh well, what do I know.

Very impressive Wales side.  Wales look very strong for the future was well as being outstanding right now.  Well done on this development to Wales.

Wales wasted that

Sgt_Pooly wrote:This ref is only reffing one side, so bad

Of course it's the refs fault, can't be that Wales are just playing the better rugby ...

We need more than a DG to apply pressure...! Wales have to go for a try..

What a waste

Should have used the backs

ChequeredJersey wrote:Wales wasted that

Aye...!

Very angry..

Don't know how Wales lost that? They had support?

sirBiggles wrote:

Sgt_Pooly wrote:This ref is only reffing one side, so bad

Of course it's the refs fault, can't be that Wales are just playing the better rugby ...

I thought he was kind of harsh on us in the opening quarter, but what do I know.

I thought Clifford went off for Sisi?

ARGH!

ChequeredJersey wrote:I thought Clifford went off for Sisi?

Moriarty. He looked peed. I think that might have made his mind up for full representation

Moriarty for Sisi

maestegmafia wrote:We need more than a DG to apply pressure...! Wales have to go for a try..

That's the problem with Davies. He suffers from Biggar Syndrome.

3 pts is impartant for a 3 score lead though

HammerofThunor wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:I thought Clifford went off for Sisi?

Moriarty. He looked peed. I think that might have made his mind up for full representation

Oh. I hope not

HammerofThunor wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:I thought Clifford went off for Sisi?

Moriarty. He looked peed. I think that might have made his mind up for full representation

Should have picked the better team. Cuthbert knew what he was doing .

About time Moriaty went off, he's dross

How long to go?

wales606 wrote:3 pts is impartant for a 3 score lead though

The main thing was he missed it

The Saint wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:We need more than a DG to apply pressure...! Wales have to go for a try..

That's the problem with Davies. He suffers from Biggar Syndrome.

Aye... May have been skippers call..?

Davies has been very good so far.

agh, so many error by england

Welsh backs defence has completely thrown off the english

Now if English fans say the TMO was tough on them, I'd have to agree. But ref'ing decisions, have been 50:50.

Wales becoming very wasteful in attack. Frustrating.

Sgt_Pooly wrote:About time Moriaty went off, he's dross

no one has stood out in white to be fair..

Ieuan Jones made a big mistake then

Wales need some possession

Kick worked well

Cowen-Dickie can't throw for Poopie but made a couple of turn-overs

Awful call again!!!

2 tries not given!!!

England have been doing that often, about time they got penalised. And to think someone said the ref is in our back pocket

Poor work by Wales...! We should have exploited the extra man and have made endless bad decisions in the second half.

Cardiff Taffy wrote:How long to go?

25 minutes.