2022 New Zealand U20s
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Outside of Calder, I still have major doubts about the quality of the props on display when we face the NH scrums. I rate Mason Tupaea but he seemed to play more at TH when he has always been a LH prop.
I am sure Donnelly will favour players who have already played NPC/SR (Lasaqa and Michaels not mentioned above), and there are also a few who are injured and didn't play in Taupō.
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Cahill shines in Taupō after challenging build up
Tahlor Cahill spent three months training with the Crusaders Under 20 side ahead of the Bunnings Warehouse Super Rugby Under 20 tournament in Taupō.
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Yeehaa..in my backyard. Will be definitely heading down to the Sunny Coast Stadium to watch this.
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The New Zealand Under 20 squad is:
Forwards
Josh Bartlett (Chiefs/Bay of Plenty)
Josh Beehre (Blues/Auckland)
George Bell (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Joe Brial (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Tahlor Cahill (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Seb Calder (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Oliver Haig (Highlanders/Otago)
Jamie Hannah (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Fabian Holland (Highlanders/Otago)
Peter Lakai (Hurricanes/Wellington)
Siale Lauaki (Hurricanes/Wellington)
Hayden Michaels (Highlanders/Southland)
Lavengamonu (Monu) Moli (Crusaders/ Ta$man)
Viliami Napa'a (Crusaders/ Ta$man)
Wallace Sititi (Blues/Auckland)
Mason Tupaea (Chiefs/Waikato)
Raymond Tuputupu (Hurricanes/Manawatu)Backs
Lucas Cashmore (Chiefs/Bay of Plenty)
Harry Godfrey (Hurricanes/Hawke’s Bay)
Riley Higgins (Hurricanes/Wellington)
Noah Hotham (Highlanders/ Ta$man)
Finn Hurley (Highlanders/Otago)
Joel Lam (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Adam Lennox (Chiefs/Taranaki)
Cameron Millar (Highlanders/Otago)
Jone Rova (Crusaders/Canterbury)
Mackay (Macca) Springer (Crusaders/ Ta$man)
Jake Te Hiwi (Highlanders/Otago)
Essendon Tuitupou (Blues/Auckland)
Nik Vikena (Crusaders/ Ta$man)
New Zealand Under 20 squad named
The next generation of rugby stars will have the opportunity to don the black jersey next month with a New Zealand Under 20 squad named today for their first international fixtures in three years.
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@Tim 9 Crusaders to 3 Blues yet the Blues u20 destroyed the Saders in the recent tournament.
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@Daffy-Jaffy The Chiefs were under-represented last year but won the tournament.
The players selected might just correspond to where the coaches are from.
The New Zealand Under 20s will be headed by former All Black Tom Donnelly, with assistant coaches Cory Jane and Scott Hansen.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2022 New Zealand U20s:
@Tim 9 Crusaders to 3 Blues yet the Blues u20 destroyed the Saders in the recent tournament.
11 Crusaders
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Sounded like the team was pretty much already picked prior to the tournament.
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The only player listed as "Unavailable for selection" is Caleb Tangitau due to the All Blacks Sevens. It would be good to know if others are injured as Kemara might be one of those. I wasn't surprised he wasn't included as they tend to favour the older players. In this case, Cashmore, Godfrey and Millar.
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@Bovidae said in 2022 New Zealand U20s:
The only player listed as "Unavailable for selection" is Caleb Tangitau due to the All Blacks Sevens. It would be good to know if others are injured as Kemara might be one of those. I wasn't surprised he wasn't included as they tend to favour the older players. In this case, Cashmore, Godfrey and Millar.
Hmmm, that could be a reason for Flanders missing out, too. I think he's still 18. Still, it shouldn't matter. He was clearly one of the best loosies, and has the versatility to play all three backrow positions.
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@Bovidae This is what the media release (team naming) says:
The squad will assemble for a week before departing for Australia, they will play a warm up match against Argentina, before taking part in the Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship.
It doesn't say when and where, but obviously, it will be in Australia. If they assemble only a week before leaving for Oz, there isn't much time for a game in NZ.
