2016 World Rugby U20 Championship - Tournament Thread

[George Carlin]

First topic message reminder :

Can't see a tournament thread, so here we go.

The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship will be the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams.

The event is being organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. A total of 12 nations will play in the tournament, which will be held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester.

New Zealand will go into the tournament as defending champions.

Pool A: New Zealand, Wales, Ireland, Georgia

Match 5: 7 June 2016 Wales 25 - 26 Ireland
Match 3: 7 June 2016 New Zealand 55 - 0 Georgia
Match 10: 11 June 2016 New Zealand 24 - 33 Ireland
Match 11: 11 June 2016 Wales 10 - 9 Georgia
Match 17: 15 June 2016 Ireland v Georgia
Match 14: 15 June 2016 New Zealand v Wales

Pool B: England, Australia, Scotland, Italy

Match 2: 7 June 2016 Australia 10 - 15 Scotland
Match 6: 7 June 2016 England 48 - 10 Italy
Match 7: 11 June 2016 Australia 38 - 10 Italy
Match 12: 11 June 2016 England 44 - 0 Scotland
Match 16: 15 June 2016 Scotland v Italy
Match 15: 15 June 2016 England v Australia

Pool C: South Africa, France, Argentina, Japan

Match 1: 7 June 2016 France 15 - 24 Argentina
Match 4: 7 June 2016 South Africa 59 - 19 Japan
Match 8: 11 June 2016 France 46 - 14 Japan
Match 9: 11 June 2016 South Africa 13 - 19 Argentina
Match 13: 15 June 2016 Argentina v Japan
Match 18: 15 June 2016 South Africa v France

Good luck, everyone.

[carpet baboon]

England team to play Australia

15 Darren Atkins (Bath Rugby)
14 George Perkins (Saracens)
13 Joe Marchant (Harlequins)
12 Johnny Williams (London Irish)
11 Matt Gallagher (Saracens)
10 Harry Mallinder (Northampton Saints)
9 Harry Randall (Gloucester Rugby)

1 Lewis Boyce (Yorkshire Carnegie)
2 Jack Walker - captain (Yorkshire Carnegie)
3 Will Stuart (Wasps)
4 Stan South (Harlequins)
5 Huw Taylor (Worcester Warriors)
6 George Nott (Sale Sharks)
7 Will Evans (Leicester Tigers)
8 Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)

Replacements:
16 Jack Singleton (Worcester Warriors)
17 Billy Keast (Exeter Chiefs)
18 Billy Walker (Saracens)
19 Jack Willis (Wasps)
20 Josh Bainbridge (Yorkshire Carnegie)
21 Max Green (Yorkshire Carnegie)
22 Max Malins (Saracens)
23 Max Wright (Yorkshire Carnegie)

The entire English bench only has 4 first names between them.

[LondonTiger]

Can you imagine Haag turning to the bench and saying "Right Max, get stripped you are replacing Harry"

[SecretFly]

It wouldn't happen like that, Tiger.  Don't be foolish.

He'd quite easily say:  "Right Green, get stripped, you're replacing one of them Harrys."

*BANG, HEADBUTT, KICK IN THE GROIN, FIST IN THE TEETH!!!!!*  "My mother didn't name me Max to have a f**ker like you address me by my last name,  HAAG!"

[Irish Londoner]

Can you imagine Haag turning to the bench and saying "Right Max, get stripped you are replacing Harry"

Or Bill get on for Will mate ?

[lostinwales]

It wouldn't happen like that, Tiger.  Don't be foolish.

He'd quite easily say:  "Right Green, get stripped, you're replacing one of them Harrys."

*BANG, HEADBUTT, KICK IN THE GROIN, FIST IN THE TEETH!!!!!*  "My mother didn't name me Max to have a f**ker like you address me by my last name,  HAAG!"

You sure he can reach that high?

[RDW]

Scotland looking comfortable against Italy - 20-7 on 55 minutes

[marty2086]

James Ryan is out of Irelands squad for today with a hip injury and could miss their next game too, hopefully he's back could be a strong contender for World Player of the Year

Just let's not do an 'Irish' on this.  That's all I'm hoping.  Slay the big guys and then get pumped by a minnow.

Irish Seniors and Juniors now have the real work to do as in not turning a few good weeks into slush.

Hopefully a rest today will give him plenty of recovery time, the changes today should hopefully refresh a few others too and maybe get a fire lit under them if others put their hands up

[LondonTiger]

Scotland looking comfortable against Italy - 20-7 on 55 minutes

Marked improvement from 5-7. Shame that they had no bonus points from first two matches and thus out of contention for best runner up spot.

[Hazel Sapling]

Well the England vs Scotland game was horrible LT. Scotland have 4 tries so bonus point now. Think it guarantees top 8. One of France, SA, Australia, NZ and Wales will end with 9th as Argentina will go into the top 4 with Ireland (assuming they beat Georgia).

[Hazel Sapling]

The World Rugby live blog is utter rubbish. Missing try from Scotland and TMO call for potential Italy try that got rejected.

[WELL-PAST-IT]

Mallinder (future Lions captain and ...........) is seen as a 10 by the U20 coaches; or is it that they have no one else capable of playing there, I have no idea what Max 2 (Malins) is like.

I think he has the skill set for 10, but would expect his size to count against him, it just takes a fraction of a second longer to wind up those long legs to kick and generally get moving for someone 6'5" and bordering on 17-18 stone when compared to a George Ford. That split second is a lot in top class rugby.

[carpet baboon]

Bit of a harsh red on the Georgian 6

[eirebilly]

Not sure about that...

[carpet baboon]

Yes it was a little kick.out. our fella wasn't hurt I think a yellow would have been enough

[carpet baboon]

Wales are 11 0 up again St the baby black's. What's going on in the world

[asoreleftshoulder]

Got 20 on Wales at 9/1,happy so far

[carpet baboon]

The ireland 3 vahk was an outside centre? Looks pretty handy

[carpet baboon]

Got 20 on Wales at 9/1,happy so far

My only good bet was putting 40 on corbisero to score first try in the 3rd lions test. I was very drunk when I put the bet on but if I remember he was 15/1.
After the game I was so much drunker

Good times

[eirebilly]

The Welsh boys are putting in some defensive shift here, the baby blacks are all over them.

[eirebilly]

That Welsh 10 looks pretty handy.

[eirebilly]

Ireland benefitting from a harsh (IMO) red card and lead 20-7 at halftime.

Savage defending from the Welsh lads but the pressure told in the end with their 5 not going back from a quick tap. Yellow card and the baby blacks score 14-10 at half time.

That 5 from NZ looks about 30 as well

[carpet baboon]

Half the Georgians look mid 30s

[SecretFly]

Are yis saying it's back to the USSR days with false passports and tackle sealed in with Sellotape?

[Guest]

Georgia upping the tempo now.

[mikey_dragon]

Has to be red card. Wrong decision

[Guest]

?

[SecretFly]

14 seems to be the new Black.

[mikey_dragon]

Barrett's charge on Dan Jones - off the ball, behind the gain line, a no-arms shoulder to the face and only got a yellow card.

[Guest]

What's the score, mikey?

[SecretFly]

10 - 17 to wales?

[eirebilly]

Barrett's charge on Dan Jones - off the ball, behind the gain line, a no-arms shoulder to the face and only got a yellow card.

Too me that's a red all day long. The TMO got that horribly wrong.

Still 17-10 Munchkin

[Guest]

10 - 17 to wales?

[SecretFly]

I don't know what Ireland are doing with this man advantage. Stodgy stuff at times.

[lostinwales]

Go Wales....

(never thought I'd say that)

[eirebilly]

Dammit, the baby blacks score whilst they are a an down.

[Guest]

That's twice Boomers lost it.

[SecretFly]

Better.

[Guest]

Lovely try

[eirebilly]

That should be the game for Ireland. Shame for Georgia, they look a decent and strong outfit.

[SecretFly]

Taking pity on the Georgians.... penalty only.

[SecretFly]

Still too much direct contact work from Ireland.

[eirebilly]

Come here to me lads, how does this work? If NZ lose today, are they out?

[mikey_dragon]

Wales need to do better, like score tries rather than just defend this lead. Wtf was the penalty up and under all about?

[mikey_dragon]

Come here to me lads, how does this work? If NZ lose today, are they out?

They're currently on 6 points because of you stuffing them, so I don't think they have enough for the time being.

[Golden]

Nice try there.


Ah it's forward

[eirebilly]

Cheers Mikey.

Come on Wales, hang in there.

[mikey_dragon]

Baby blacks going to take this. Their linebreaks helping them and our tactics and lack of clinical edge not helping us.

[mikey_dragon]

Deliberate knock to touch by Wales winger. That'll be the game.

[eirebilly]

Please miss the kick...

[eirebilly]

Sorry but he should not have been on the field to take that.

Heartbreak for Wales, sorry Mikey.

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