NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship)
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@Daffy-Jaffy There's a person that doesn't want more "ball in play" time.
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@Stargazer said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):
New Zealand U20 v France U20
Thursday 29 June 2023
Kick-off 11.30pm NZT
Sky Sport 1On Stan for West Island Ferners. Coverage starts at the precise time of 9:19pm AEST.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):
@Chris The French locks -
4 - Auradou - 2m, 102kg
5 - Tuilagi - 1.94m, 149kg
19 - Liufau - 1.96m, 126kgand Tuilagi is only 18!
France U20 squad for season 2024/2025
France U202024/2025 squad : heights, weights, ages, birthdates...
I find it interesting that given his size and the way he plays, why he isn’t playing in the loose as opposed to lock. Do they have a 6 and 8 that are barnstorming that have to be selected?
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According to Wikipedia he is Henry Tuilagi's son.
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@ACT-Crusader Gazzotti the No. 8 is 1.92m and 110kg so a decent size. Both Tuilagi and Liufau are listed as backrow forwards on that linked squad list.
This French team put 60+ points on the Wesh team that we struggled to get past.
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@Daffy-Jaffy
Thanks mate, some big units for u/20s -
Here's the NZ match stats (including weight height and ages of all the players)
Championnat du Monde U20 - Match report Wales U20 vs New Zealand U20, le 24/06/2023
Match report Wales U20 - New Zealand U20 : lineups, points, stats...
Tom Allen is only 18 according to this
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For the current round. Some teams aren't posted yet. Like NZ. But France is including a link to player stats
As is Australia. They have one Blackwell height lock at 1.90 but the other is 1.99
But maybe as Stargazer said the stats might not be reliable. But it's a good guide
There is also lots of great stats as I went down the page
Like pack weight France v NZ. NB. Backs are called Backwards (I guess a forward set this up)
France U20s VS New Zealand U20s
904 kg (113.00 kg) Pack weight
(average) 0 kg (nan kg)
19 ans Forwards average age nan ans
19 ans Backwards average age nan ans
200 cm Tallest player cm
France : 93% (14/15)
Samoa : 7% (1/15) Differents nationalities for starters
France : 96% (22/23)
Samoa : 4% (1/23) Differents nationalities for all the teamNZ pack Weight V Wales = 874kg
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This is also very useful
All player stats from all countries including NZ. By country and competition (U20s is at the bottom)
Two examples
New Zealand U20 squad for season 2024/2025
New Zealand U202024/2025 squad : heights, weights, ages, birthdates...
France U20 squad for season 2024/2025
France U202024/2025 squad : heights, weights, ages, birthdates...
and also.
The equal heaviest NZ player
The youngest player. Born 24/9/2014. Second youngest is Tom Allen
Aki TUIVAILALA profile and stats
Aki TUIVAILALA : bio, stats, play time, birthdate, height, weight...
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@Winger said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):
The youngest player. Born 24/9/2014. Second youngest is Tom Allen
There are four players in the U20 squad who are in their first year out of school. Vai and Bason are the others.
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@Winger said in NZ U20 v France U20 (World Rugby U20 Championship):
This is also very useful
All player stats from all countries including NZ. By country and competition (U20s is at the bottom)
Two examples
New Zealand U20 squad for season 2024/2025
New Zealand U202024/2025 squad : heights, weights, ages, birthdates...
France U20 squad for season 2024/2025
France U202024/2025 squad : heights, weights, ages, birthdates...
and also.
The equal heaviest NZ player
The youngest player. Born 24/9/2014. Second youngest is Tom Allen
Aki TUIVAILALA profile and stats
Aki TUIVAILALA : bio, stats, play time, birthdate, height, weight...
Not sure about some of the translations used for that website
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@Stockcar86 Fords and Backwards
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@Tordah Yeah. Unless Laidlaw is Harry Potter and can wave a magic wand, his tight five aren't going to be much better than those who got beaten by the Aussie kids a month ago. And the expectation seems to be France will be better.
Without having paid much too attention, I'd guess France by plenty.
Posolo Tuilagi — Wikipédia
