2016 Under-20 Rugby World Championships - Manchester UK

[Silverado]

What happened to Max Girdler?


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New Zealand U20s:

1. Ayden Johnstone
2. Leni Apisai (c)
3. Pouri Rakete-Stones
4. Quinten Strange
5. Sam Caird
6. Luke Jacobson
7. Mitch Jacobson
8. Marino Mikaele-Tu’u
9. Sam Nock
10. Stephen Perofeta
11. Mason Emerson
12. Jordie Barrett
13. Patelesio Tomkinson
14. Jonah Lowe
15. Peter Umaga-Jensen

16. Asafo Aumua
17. Shaun Stodart
18. Alex Fidow
19. Lui Luamanu
20. Dalton Papali’i
21. Ereatara Enari
22. Orbyn Leger
23. Josh Mckay

 

[Hugh Jarse]

What happened to Max Girdler?

Girdler is not the only player in the 28 man squad not named in the Match Day 23 for Game 1 vs NZL.

Two possible outcomes.

1. He is not up to Match Day Standard, but remains good enough to be in the wider squad of approx 28 for the Oceania Tournament.

2. Coach Thompson will be using these games as trials to finalise the squad of 28 that he takes away to Manchester, and is trying out various combinations, so Girdler (and others) may get a place in the Match Day 23 for Game 2.

The fact that 2015 Jnr RWC veterans Sione Tuipuloto and Lukhan Tui are starting on the bench in game 1, along with the absence of Alex Mafi, suggests that the Selectors haven't finalised their squad for Manchester yet.

..... And Hugh's Law will mean that yet another two from Shadow will get a flight to Manchester.

 

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Updates, please, my broadband package doesn't really allow for live streaming except in extremis

 

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Updates, please, my broadband package doesn't really allow for live streaming except in extremis

NZ the more composed and one try up

8-0 after 20 minutes

 

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Harley Fox wins a relieving scavenging penalty for Aus.

Can't break out much past halfway tho

 

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Bit slippery. Perofeta drops it 30m out from his own line

 

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Good scrum to Aus. Ball in hand 20m out and get a penalty. Kick finds touch. 5m lineout

 

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Lineout drive defended well by NZ, and they turn it over, but then knock on.

 

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Mason slots a pen

8-3 at 32 mins

 

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Tough pass to Mason who knocks on in his own red zone. 5m scrum NZ feed.

Aussies have the better of the scrums. But are scrambling elsewhere and getting beat at the breakdown.

NZ scrum collapses on TH side and gets pinged.

 

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NZ get a rolling maul going but drop the pill. HT 8-3

 

[Highlander35]

Scrum is good, but overall the Joeys are lacking the same cohesion as the Baby Blecks, Sorovi's passing isn't helping, big big step down from Tuttle.

 

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Fifita on for Faalelie Sione at LHP for Aus at 44 mins

 

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Slick backline running from NZ ... and they get over after a recycle

NZ 13-3 with kick to come from 10m in from the RH sideline

Barrett misses the conversion

 

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Sorovi backing up on the shortside Maddock quick hands to his winger who passes inside and puts his halfback over

10-13 at 50 mins

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Is Jordie Barrett the younger brother of Beauden & Scott? Seem to remember reading that somewhere recently.

 

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NZ looking threatening in the forwards ... hit ups and recycles and after a few good hits the Aussies run out of defence. Converted by the younger bro of Beauden Barrett

20-10 at 53 mins