2013 IRB Junior World Championship - France

[Hugh Jarse]

Next seasons Junior World Championships will be held in France over the period 5 to 23 June.

The match schedule is here:
http://www.irb.com/mm/Document/Tour.../15/JWC13Circular2Appendix1-MatchSchedule.pdf

The Junior Men in Gold pool games are:
5 Jun 13 v Ireland,
9 Jun 13 v NZ,
13 Jun 13 v Fiji

For the first time, the Junior Eagles from Septica will be in the Tier 1 Junior World Championship following their victory over Japan in the tier 2 Jnr World Rugby Trophy.
http://www.irb.com/jwrt/news/newsid=2063193.html#usa crowned jwrt champions after epic final

Some posts from the 2012 thread to kick discussion off. Wang on lads.

IRB JWC 5 - 23 Jun 13

Sometimes I am wondering who is running the ship for the Aus U20. We are being left behind by SA NZ and ENG as well as host France
Here is a sample
South Africa has had a camp for possible selections
http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2064092.html#baby boks take first steps jwc defence
Pre dated in Sep England huge competition for places
http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2063476.html#huge competition england u20 squad places
New Zealand ready to regain crown
http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2064239.html#baby blacks begin campaign reclaim title

I know the timings won't be good as the tournament will cut across 1 round of Aus only Super 15 and the Lions tour against the provinces.

Our pool games are 5 Jun 13 v Ireland, 9 Jun 13 v NZ, and 13 Jun 13 v Fiji
Match schedule
http://www.irb.com/mm/Document/Tour.../15/JWC13Circular2Appendix1-MatchSchedule.pdf

Until there's a new thread probably the best place to post that NZ will host the 2014 JWC and Italy the 2015 one.

Australia have already selected their train on squad from what i have heard

Italy hosted the 2011 didn't they..

 

[louie]

Any tips on tanlets youngsters to look out for?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

A starting point would be last years (2011) Aust Schoolboys team. Schoolboys are Under18's.

IIRC there was a NSW v Qld U19 game recently. I can't recall if there was a merit team published from that game, but there would probably be a fair stack of those lads up for selection as well.

Many of those would be from the 2011 Aust Schoolboys and Schoolboys A team, or the national Schoolboys Champs.

Gaggerland Minister of Archives Lee Grant is usually very useful in producing the necessary lists from his vast Programme collection. Uncle Lee also has a good eye for talent.

 

[Forcefield]

The U20s this year weren't that flash. Half the team are still eligible next year though. Hopefully Nucifora won't be involved with the team next year.

Playing Ireland before New Zealand will be good. If we want any chance of beating New Zealand, we will be better off with a tough game to harden the team up beforehand.

 

[TOCC]

Hmmm this will be on the same time as the Lions tour... Should be interesting :/

 

[rugbywatch]

Possible Australian Team:

1. Allan Ala'alatoa
2. Maile Ngauamo
3. Pettowa Paraka
4.
5.
6. Curtis Browning (C)
7. Tom Cusack
8. Sean McMahon
9. Scott Malolua
10. UJ Seutini/ Jake Milne
11. Lewis Holland
12. Allan Faavalaau
13. Chris F'Sautia
14. Alex Northam
15.

Andrew Ready
Phil Kite
Oli Hoskins
Silalotu Latu
Sam Reiser
Jock Merriman

 

[churchills cigar]

Possible Australian Team:

1. Allan Ala'alatoa
2. Maile Ngauamo
3. Pettowa Paraka
4.
5.
6. Curtis Browning (C)
7. Tom Cusack
8. Sean McMahon
9. Scott Malolua
10. UJ Seutini/ Jake Milne
11. Lewis Holland
12. Allan Faavalaau
13. Chris F'Sautia
14. Alex Northam
15.

Andrew Ready
Phil Kite
Oli Hoskins
Silalotu Latu
Sam Reiser
Jock Merriman

You can scratch;
McMahan, Holland, Faavalaau,
New edict from Anthony Eddy at ARU HQ, sevens players are in eligible/ not allowed to play 20's due to the impending Sevens World Cup

 

[Forcefield]

Four out of five of last year's props are still eligible but Gary Neugebauer might be a good option. Latu is still eligible and I remember him being really good last year- good enough to be the starting 1.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Hugh Roach would still be eligible by age wouldn't he?

Has he filled out any? I got the feeling that he will be a little too small for a successful future in the front row. A modern day Adam Freier?

 

[Forcefield]

Hugh Roach is turning 21 next year so unfortunately not. Here is last seasons team:

Full NameDOB (AGE)CMKGCLUBPosition
Allan Ala'alatoa 28/01/1994(18) 181 128 West Harbour Prop
Oli Hoskins 06/03/1993(19) 190 122 Manly Prop
Silatolu Latu 23/02/1993(19) 175 110 Sydney University Prop
Les Makin 02/01/1992(20) 174 111 Queanbeyan Prop
Pettowa Paraka 16/11/1993(18) 175 115 Easts Prop
Maile Ngauamo 15/08/1993(19) 182 103 Sunnybank Hooker
Hugh Roach 11/09/1992(20) 170 101 Eastwood Hooker
Steven Cummins 29/03/1992(20) 201 113 Eastwood Lock
Jed Holloway 02/11/1992(19) 196 108 Southern Districts Lock
Sam Jeffries 20/05/1992(20) 201 117 Sydney University Lock
Sam Reiser 06/11/1993(18) 199 96 Queensland University Lock
Curtis Browning 30/10/1993(18) 188 106 Queensland University Flanker
Thomas Cusack 01/03/1993(19) 190 95 Canberra Flanker
Liam Gill 08/06/1992(20) 184 96 Sunnybank Flanker
Sean McMahon 18/06/1994(18) 185 91 GPS Ashgrove Flanker
Benn Melrose 24/10/1992(19) 189 95 Sydney University Flanker
Nicholas Frisby 29/10/1992(19) 185 80 GPS Ashgrove Scrumhalf
Matt Lucas 29/01/1992(20) 175 78 Sunnybank Scrumhalf
Jock Merriman 21/08/1993(19) Sydney University Scrumhalf
Kyle Godwin 30/07/1992(20) 187 91 Associates Flyhalf
UJ Seuteni 09/12/1993(18) 185 90 Easts Flyhalf
Allan Faalavaau 15/11/1993(18) 169 82 Endeavour Hills Centre
Con Foley 19/09/1992(20) 187 86 Queensland University Centre
Apo Latunipulu 15/04/1992(20) 178 94 Southern Districts Centre
Chris Sautia 17/11/1993(18) 181 88 Souths Centre
Lindsay Crook 02/11/1992(19) 186 93 Queensland University Wing
James Dargaville 25/04/1992(20) 186 91 Sydney University Wing
Lewis Holland 14/01/1993(19) 181 79 Queanbeyan Wing
Alexander Northam 04/03/1993(19) 180 85 Manly Wing​

The age eligible players are in bold.

 

[Bowside]

Will the backrow be:
6. Browning
7. McMahon
8. Cusack

A likely addition is Ben Meehan at either halfback or flyhalf. Signed with the reds academy from the storm U20.

 

[Caputo]

I do not want to open a hornets nest by comparing our coaching set up at AU20 with comparisions to NZ or Eng. I think we should be attempting to mirror the Wallaby set up.

We should start by having a Scrum Coach. Maybe Cam Blades and I would love S Larkham as Backs coach in 2014 for tournament only complementing his work with Brumbies.

 

[Caputo]

What are our Lock/Second Row stocks looking like?

 

[Jets]

Henry Taefu is an option at 12. Played really well for Sunnybank, mostly in Premier Grade, in 2012 after returning from league with Parra and the Bronco's. He's in the train on squad from what I hear.

 

[Forcefield]

What are our Lock/Second Row stocks looking like?

I think that 20 year olds only should be considered for squad positions in the second row.

I doubt that will happen. We have a guy called Corey Thomas (19 next year I think) in our academy. Might be worth a go.

 

[Caputo]

Is Willie Skelton eligible this year?

 

[Lee Grant]

You mean in 2013?

No - he turned 20 in March this year.

Incidentally, he represented Samoa in the 2011 tournament.

 

[Lee Grant]

Here is last seasons team:

The age eligible players are in bold.

One of the reasons given in the forum - as to why the 2012 team was so crap - was because our team was so young - and it was such because the older eligible players were not up to much.

Who can forget that an U/18 England Schools team had beaten an Oz U/19 team at Rushcutters Bay in 2011? Not me; I was there. Yet this was ostensibly the seed team of the U/20 squad in 2012.

I hope we get an experience dividend from those young 2012 guys in 2013.
.

 

[qwerty51]

Any news on the new coach? We really should have an assembled squad training already, most counties have.

 

[Iluvmyfooty]

There are squads training in Qld and NSW and I believe in other states as well. In Nsw we have had two sessions in December and more to follow in January and February. Three sides will be selected fopr matches in early April - NSW, Qld and a Barbarians side. Each sid ewill play the other two once. A final squad will be selcted after these games.

As an aside a number of the NSW U20 candidates are playing a sevens game against the Oz U18 7's at Riverview on Saturday at 3pm