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U20s _ NZ / England looking good...

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BrycyPro4,671 posts
04 Jun 2017, 21:20
#1
04 Jun 2017, 21:20#1
...and South Africa went to the top of Pool C ...watch Highlights, read all about it..
http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/under-20-world-cup/79463

StandingsWLDPts1England U20200102New Zealand U20200103Australia U2020094South Africa U2010175France U2010166Argentina U2011057Scotland U2011058Italy U2011059Ireland U20020210Wales U20020111Samoa U20020112Georgia U200200

CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
04 Jun 2017, 23:30
#2
04 Jun 2017, 23:30#2
 I am not  sure whether SA will reach the semi's = it will depend on the SA + Argentina game on 8 June when the following games are played:=
Scotland  vs  ItalyWales vs SamoaArgentina vs SAIreland vs New ZealandEngland vs AustraliaFrance  vs  Georgia
Scotland vs Italy could be a toss-but neither can get to the semis - irrespective of which team wins.  Wales is likely to beat Samoa - but is in the same boat as Scotland and Italy.
Argentina b eat Georgia with some difficulty and lost against France by a single point.  France drew against SA and now face Georgia and will hope that SA loses against Argentina and they can collect a bonus point win against Georgia.  Looking at the performance today of the Baby Boks I think they have a reasonable chance to beat Argentina.  
England against Australia may be a toss-up especially if the results of the  Wales games are borne in mind.
NZ has an easy game against Ireland coming up.  
I will wait until Thursday to see which teams will be in the semi's before making any comments on the series.       


    
BR
BrycyPro4,671 posts
05 Jun 2017, 00:14
#3
05 Jun 2017, 00:14#3
 ...South Africa does'nt look as strong as in previous years...
Italy has surprised me by beating Ireland and playing some good running rugby - see highlightshttps://youtu.be/Q6E_ih4E06A
unfortunately Italy are in NZ's pool though and got the bash last night...
...can't see the drunken Aussies beating England when they struggled against Samoa and England hammered the Samoans...
...can see England and NZ in the final unless there is a major upset
BR
BrycyPro4,671 posts
05 Jun 2017, 00:14
#4
05 Jun 2017, 00:14#4
 ...South Africa does'nt look as strong as in previous years...
Italy has surprised me by beating Ireland and playing some good running rugby - see highlightshttps://youtu.be/Q6E_ih4E06A
unfortunately Italy are in NZ's pool though and got the bash last night...
...can't see the drunken Aussies beating England when they struggled against Samoa and England hammered the Samoans...
...can see England and NZ in the final unless there is a major upset
BR
BrycyPro4,671 posts
05 Jun 2017, 00:14
#5
05 Jun 2017, 00:14#5
 ...South Africa does'nt look as strong as in previous years...
Italy has surprised me by beating Ireland and playing some good running rugby - see highlightshttps://youtu.be/Q6E_ih4E06A
unfortunately Italy are in NZ's pool though and got the bash last night...
...can't see the drunken Aussies beating England when they struggled against Samoa and England hammered the Samoans...
...can see England and NZ in the final unless there is a major upset
BR
BrycyPro4,671 posts
05 Jun 2017, 00:14
#6
05 Jun 2017, 00:14#6
 ...South Africa does'nt look as strong as in previous years...
Italy has surprised me by beating Ireland and playing some good running rugby - see highlightshttps://youtu.be/Q6E_ih4E06A
unfortunately Italy are in NZ's pool though and got the bash last night...
...can't see the drunken Aussies beating England when they struggled against Samoa and England hammered the Samoans...
...can see England and NZ in the final unless there is a major upset
SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
06 Jun 2017, 16:19
#7
06 Jun 2017, 16:19#7

Not convinced by the SA side........good props, locks  and openside, Bosch is quality at 10 but nothing else to write home about. Brits at 12 is meant to be good


Kings wing is good, but nothing special at 15, 13, other wing and 9


They could have done with Wiese at 7 from the Stormers and Tambwe of the Lions on the wing 


Wiese got injured and the fools could not sort Tambwe's SA passport in time!!

CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 Jun 2017, 16:55
#8
06 Jun 2017, 16:55#8
Dave welcome back.   I like the guy who played at 13 on Sunday = maybe you should take another look at him.  
That openside flank that came from the bench and got red-carded is seriously poor - he was in the squad last year and was poor last year and even worse this year. 
Dave you missed nothing on this site insofar as Mozart and co  is concerned - the same hate speech against the same players he dislikes and praise songs for Alberts, Morne and Fat Fransie.   The only difference is the hate list is growing as players come to the fore.  
And the id iot coach makes blunder after blunder.     

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
06 Jun 2017, 18:00
#9
06 Jun 2017, 18:00#9

That 13 who was on the wing looked good against nobodies Georgia.......he wont do the same against stronger opposition. He was in the squad last year


Disagree re Davids at 6, he was by far our best player last year, did well with the Blitzbokke - I rate him big time  

CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 Jun 2017, 18:54
#10
06 Jun 2017, 18:54#10
 Dave
Knocking on every ball he handled against the French was in my opinion no good.  
DB
DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
06 Jun 2017, 19:15
#11
06 Jun 2017, 19:15#11
 What about Nkosi? Looked like a real prospect playing for the Sharks? I haven't seen any BabyBok games yet. Willemse looked good when I saw him playing Craven Week 2 years ago...what's up with him?
BO
bobbok...Captain10,129 posts
07 Jun 2017, 00:26
#12
07 Jun 2017, 00:26#12
 Willemse has played one game for the Stormers ( & he's obviously now contracted?) , was approached by the Boolle who insisted that they could help him achieve greatness. Lol. Looks like they got rebuffed which verifies that he's intelligent . For me, he looks a very likely prospect . I hope . We so desperately need a golden boy .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feuoTA3h6tM




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