WR U20 Championship 2025

[Smuts]

Very impressive defence by 14 man baby boks to ice the game against England.

[deeezenuts]

@Smuts there foward pack in that last 10 were immense

[Smuts]

@booboo the least they deserve, unto their sons’ sons to the seventh generation, surely?

[deeezenuts]

@Mr-Fish 2 very underwhelming performances by the nz 20s so far , hopefully they start to click come Semi finals

[booboo]

@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.

[Smuts]

@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.

[booboo]

Watched last 20 mins.

Only seemed to take 2 weeks.

No scoring in that time.

NZ kept threatening to not drop the ball but couldn't help themselves.

Excellent maul defence by NZ.

[Smuts]

@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.

[booboo]

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.

[booboo]

@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.

[Smuts]

@booboo I agree you’re over carded now. But you’re still just paying down interest on your karmic card debt. Only start eating into the principal in two generations’ time, I’m afraid.

[OomPB]

Riley Norton is going to be a future Bok capt. He was last year still in school but the way he lead today was special. Glad he select rugby and not cricket.

[Steven Harris]

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
Sounds like he was offered the job in the car park

[Daffy Jaffy]

[akan004]

Is this the same South African team that played against us a month ago? They have gone up a few levels and look to be the team to beat.

[NTA]

@akan004 said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

Is this the same South African team that played against us a month ago? They have gone up a few levels and look to be the the team to beat.

New roids?

[NTA]

Flogged by the Junior Boks.
Scraped past a fairly middling Scotland.
About to get smashed to pieces by England.

Rugby's future in Australia is looking peachy.

[Bovidae]

The England-SA game was well worth watching. That defensive stand at the end with a man in the sinbin was outstanding. Burrow's face said it all in the post-match interview.

And, the TMOs can fuck off with so many interventions.

[NTA]

@Bovidae said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

The England-SA game was well worth watching. That defensive stand at the end with a man in the sinbin was outstanding. Burrow's face said it all in the post-match interview.

And, the TMOs can fuck off with so many interventions.

I'm watching back Scotland versus Australia at the moment and after Scotland score a try and have kicked the conversion everyone's back at halfway. The TMO chips in to disallow the try because of a knock-on at a ruck prior.

Shit officiating all round

[Bovidae]

@booboo said in WR U20 Championship 2025:

Re that yellow.

Ref immediate called penalty only. Tackler connected with the back of the shoulder, subsequent glancing bow to head.

And the Georgian tip tackle only warranted a penalty. WTF!