WR U20 Championship 2025
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Well, it finished 35-21 to France U20s, 28 unanswered points in the second half as the Welsh U20s ran out of gas as well as losing a player to a red card for an illegal clean-out.
An unfortunate turn of events for Wales U20s after what was a fantastic performance in the first half. But also impressive how the French U20s kept calm, did the basics well until the Welsh eventually cracked. Impactful appearance as well from the French reserve 9, Simon Daroque, who put some real pace into the French attack in sweltering conditions.
Fulltime: Wales U20 21-35 France U20
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@Smuts there foward pack in that last 10 were immense
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@deeezenuts forwards grew into the game and the bench made a huge impact.
The halves and outside backs were pretty bloody special as well.
Not sure what changed since the TRC but they’re showing the spirit of the best Bok sides. Very fun to watch.
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@booboo said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@Smuts said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@booboo the least they deserve, unto their sons’ sons to the seventh generation, surely?
You've lost me.
Anyway, I'd say it is a stop start game. But more of a stop stop game.
Kiwi sides have a massive karmic debt of cards and penalties from undetected cynical infringements by these baby blacks’ forebears.
Short of giving back 2 or 3 Webb-Ellises and a fair few super and SANZAAR titles I’m afraid it’s getting many more marginal cards for the next seven or so generations to get out of the karmic red.
Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
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Re that yellow.
Ref immediate called penalty only. Tackler connected with the back of the shoulder, subsequent glancing bow to head.
Ref watching the replay keeps repeating penalty only, impact on shoulder. Rest of the WR commisars talk him round to yellow. Crap call.
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@Smuts said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@booboo said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@Smuts said in WR U20 Championship 2025:
@booboo the least they deserve, unto their sons’ sons to the seventh generation, surely?
You've lost me.
Anyway, I'd say it is a stop start game. But more of a stop stop game.
Kiwi sides have a massive karmic debt of cards and penalties from undetected cynical infringements by these baby blacks’ forebears.
Short of giving back 2 or 3 Webb-Ellises and a fair few super and SANZAAR titles I’m afraid it’s getting many more marginal cards for the next seven or so generations to get out of the karmic red.
Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
What a load of absolute victimhood rubbish. We're massively over carded.
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Not that I’m in a place to be critical but where on earth did they find the commentator calling the Spain v Argentina game
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