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  • MaussM Offline
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    @Bovidae Looks like Tengblad's missing, yeah. I also don't see Micah Fale and Tamiano Ahloo either. Losing both Tengblad and Fale would be unfortunate, as they're two of the squad's best players.

    I suspect the player squatting down on the far right is the replacement prop. It should probably be Palmer but I don't immediately recognize him. Baker's also there and it looks like Mika Muliaina on the left hand side.

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    @Bovidae said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

    A change in the Aust squad due to injury.

    Meanwhile, the Australia U20s squad was dealt a blow after Reds star Dre Pakeho was ruled out with a calf injury. Pakeho will be replaced by Brumbies midfielder Malakye Enasio, who started in the win over South Africa.

    Pakeho would have been a guaranteed starter.

    I read that as Dre Pakeha and was hoping he'd be a fair skinned Maori and that he was studying medicine. 😞

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    Did they end up naming who replaced Milton Haig?

    Getting info on our U20s is like getting blood out of a stone.

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    Updated squad list:

    Hookers
    Shaun Kempton, Highlanders/Southland
    Manumaua Letiu, Crusaders/Canterbury
    Eli Oudenryn, Crusaders/ Ta$man

    Props
    Robson Faleafā, Blues/Auckland
    Dane Johnston, Chiefs/Taranaki
    Sika Pole, Blues/Auckland
    Israel Time, Hurricanes/Wellington (replacing Tamiano Ahloo)
    Logan Wallace, Hurricanes/Manawatu

    Locks
    Jayden Sa, Chiefs/Taranaki
    Josh Tengblad, Highlanders/Otago
    Aisake Vakasiuola, Chiefs/Bay of Plenty

    Loose Forwards
    Mosese Bason, Hurricanes/Manawatū
    Micah Fale, Chiefs/Waikato
    Oli Mathis, Chiefs/Waikato
    Xavier Treacy, Crusaders/Canterbury
    Caleb Woodley, Blues/Auckland
    Finn McLeod, Crusaders/Canterbury

    Halfbacks
    Ollie Burra, Crusaders, Canterbury (replacing Charlie Sinton)
    Dylan Pledger, Highlanders/Otago
    Jai Tamati, Hurricanes/Manawatū

    First five-eighth
    Will Cole, Hurricanes/Hawke’s Bay
    Rico Simpson, Blues/Auckland

    Midfield
    James Cameron, Crusaders/Canterbury
    Tayne Harvey, Highlanders/Southland
    Cooper Roberts, Crusaders/ Ta$man
    Jack Wiseman, Chiefs/Taranaki

    Outside Backs
    Maloni Kunawave, Crusaders/ Ta$man
    Harlyn Saunoa, Blues/Auckland
    Stanley Solomon, Hurricanes/Wellington
    Frank Vaenuku, Chiefs/Bay of Plenty

    Co Head-Coaches
    Jarrad Hoeata and Alex Robertson

    Scrum Coach:
    Craig Dunlea

    Defence Coach:
    Dave Dillon

    New Zealand Under 20s match schedule:

    Monday 30 June, 6:30am NZT
    New Zealand v Italy – Stadio San Michele, Calvisano

    Saturday 5 July, 4:00am NZT
    New Zealand v Georgia – Stadia Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana

    Thursday 10 July, 4:00am NZT
    New Zealand v Ireland – Stadio San Michele, Calvisano

    TBC
    Playoff matches

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    No Randall Baker as reported?

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    That's a shame about Sinton. He was good.

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    Sinton must have got injured in Italy. He is in the photo I posted. Palmer might have picked up an unfortunate injury as he is missing from club rugby in the last 2 weeks.

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    Interesting Rico Simpson at full back

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    Simpson was there in that last match against SA for the second half. It worked well.

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    Yeah, they tended to end games with that 10-15 combo. I don't think this is the strongest lock and loose forward selection, which suggests rotation.

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    Where is Eli and Maloni? Mathis?

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    @booboo said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

    Any word on the real reasons for Haig going?

    It was him that headbutted Razor

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    @Mamuka said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

    Where is Eli and Maloni? Mathis?

    Vaenuku would be the no.1 winger so they've moved Solomon to accommodate Simpson at fullback. I expect all players will get a game in the pool matches. The Italians look to have some giant forwards. Let's see how Wallace's return helps the scrum.

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    I had a brief chat to Raharuhi Palmer at a club game today. As I suspected he is injured, a pect injury which means he is out of action for 3 months.

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    @Bovidae I think ball carrying and crossing the advantage line will not be a problem against the Italians, but scrummaging is questionable

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    Junior Wallabies are getting smacked by the Junior Boks in Italy. Some poor kicking by Sharples, Fowler and Harvey has given the Junior Bok back 3 plenty of opportunities to attack in open space. Couple that with Junior Wallaby handling errors and a malfunctioning set-piece, and you’re looking at a hard road back for them in the 2nd half.

    As far as the Junior Boks are concerned, players like Haashim Pead and Gilermo Mentoe look a whole lot better with space and a hard pitch to run around on. Still a bit concerned that some of those Saffa fatties are going to run out of gas sooner rather than later. Still looking good so far, though.

    Halftime score Junior Wallabies 5-33 Junior Boks.

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    59-5 after 56

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  • MaussM Offline
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    Well, it didn't improve much in the second half, as it finished 73-17 in favour of the Junior Boks.

    While things genuinely didn't go their way, the Junior Wallabies made some poor errors in their planning as well, seemingly not having (or executing) a proper kicking strategy while being way too loose in their attacking structures. The (counter-)attacking prowess of the Junior Boks shouldn't have come as a surprise to them, though, as the game against the NZ U20s already showed that they're a side with a lot of attacking potential.

    The Junior Boks looked good, Pead and the back three looking very dangerous on counter-attack. It'll be interesting to see how they fare against the England U20s.

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