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That looked exhausting! Gonna have to step it up to beat the Boks or the All Blex.

Was just about to say that Mercer has gone missing during the last defensive set. Then he pops up with that turnover.

Only caught the last ten, where we comfortably second best. Although given who's missing topping the group is some achievement, and is further proof that the production line is working.i

Is there a reason we looked so physically shattered (other than the aussies running us off our feet in the first half). I thought I heard the commentator talking about it but the facebook stream was so terrible I missed all of it. Injuries meaning people have been over played?

I missed a chunk of the start of the second half when we came back as well but honestly thought the aussies looked the better team (for people that saw it all am I wrong)?

The Facebook streaming is effing awful when are they on ITV.

Mellsblue wrote:The Facebook streaming is effing awful when are they on ITV.

I think from now on.

Only caught snatches so cannot comment on the performance that that is one helluva gutsy win. Given who was missing before the tournament started and the injuries since, its a great effort to top the pool.

Match should be available on Youtube in a day or two.

fivepointer wrote:Only caught snatches so cannot comment on the performance that that is one helluva gutsy win. Given who was missing before the tournament started and the injuries since, its a great effort to top the pool.

Match should be available on Youtube in a day or two.

Oh absolutely. I think I saw a turnover stat of 12 - 3 in favour of the aussies. With the curry lads on the flanks like we had in the 6N I'm sure that would have been different.

Did Umaga get on?

Saw the NZ-Ireland highlights - this NZ team looks fairly bloody impressive again

TheNomad wrote:Saw the NZ-Ireland highlights - this NZ team looks fairly bloody impressive again

Mind, that is the same Ireland team that's lost to all comers this JWC, so I don't know how challenging they were. Very good performance though.

We've got enough to get past SA, but I think we'll get murdered in the final. Still, without Isiekwe, Curry, Curry, Maunder, and Cokanasiga, that'd be a pretty successful tournament, especially after losing Crossdale, Morris and Aspland-Robinson early on.

Puja

TheNomad wrote:Saw the NZ-Ireland highlights - this NZ team looks fairly bloody impressive again

As always. Peej umaga was injured,

The SA backs look pretty electric - the left winger Papier looks particularly dangerous.

I could see us losing this year.

Going to be a very hard game, but hopefully we'll have a full squad to choose from. What we do know is that this group have great self belief and resilience. They will need all of it, I suspect.

Oh, and Ibitoye's try was sensationally good.

Scrumhead wrote:The SA backs look pretty electric - the left winger Papier looks particularly dangerous.

I could see us losing this year.

Need someone good on Papier

Banquo wrote:

Scrumhead wrote:The SA backs look pretty electric - the left winger Papier looks particularly dangerous.

I could see us losing this year.

Need someone good on Papier

Looks like he'd get pulped to Papier mache

Digby wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Scrumhead wrote:The SA backs look pretty electric - the left winger Papier looks particularly dangerous.

I could see us losing this year.

Need someone good on Papier

Looks like he'd get pulped to Papier mache

Can we please Papier cut it out.

More pap than Pascal Papé !

We should just papier over this

Digby wrote:We should just papier over this

Express yourself

Banquo wrote:

Digby wrote:We should just papier over this

Express yourself

Rather telegraphed

Edit - already I regret not going with sign of the times

Digby wrote:

Banquo wrote:

Digby wrote:We should just papier over this

Express yourself

Rather telegraphed

Edit - already I regret not going with sign of the times

Mail it in.

Curry and Maunder showed just how much better this side could be.

16th man wrote:Curry and Maunder showed just how much better this side could be.

they'll get more from being in Argentina imo

Banquo wrote:

16th man wrote:Curry and Maunder showed just how much better this side could be.

they'll get more from being in Argentina imo

They definitely will, we just need to bear in mind that this year group isn't best represented by the side that's at the tournament.

England have named their side to face South Africa in the semi-final of the World Rugby U20 Championship (Tuesday, 13 June, kick-off 3pm BST, live on ITV 4).

15. Tom Parton (London Irish)
14. Darren Atkins (Bath Rugby)
13. Will Butler (Worcester Warriors)
12. Theo Brophy Clews (London Irish)
11. Gabriel Ibitoye (Harlequins)
10. Max Malins (Saracens)
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
1. Ralph Adams-Hale (Saracens)
2. Joe Mullis (Gloucester Rugby)
3. Marcus Street (Exeter Chiefs)
4. Josh Caulfield (Exeter Chiefs)
5. Justin Clegg (Worcester Warriors)
6. Dino Lamb (Harlequins)
7. Ben Earl (Saracens)
8. Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby) captain

Replacements:

16. Henry Walker (Gloucester Rugby)
17. Ollie Dawe (Bristol Rugby)
18. Ciaran Knight (Gloucester Rugby)
19. Max Davies (Newcastle Falcons)
20. Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby)
21. Harry Randall (Gloucester Rugby)
22. Jacob Umaga (Wasps)
23. Paolo Odogwu (Sale Sharks)