2024 Under 20 Rugby Champs all match discussion thread

[Brumby Runner]

Impressed with Liddy (No 7), Alatini (No 3) and No 13 (?). Most of the others were meh, but Nos 9, 10, 11 and 14 were very unimpressive.

 

[drewprint]

Weak. Boys against men. NZ and SA are going track up cricket scores against us.

 

[PaarlBok]

Australia u20 looks weak.

 

[PaarlBok]

25-6 what a drilling in the wet. Thats what you'll get in the JWC coming up.

 

[Rudderless]

Dominant Argentina forward pack in both halves. They wanted it more.

 

[Love2Scrum]

Dominant Argentina forward pack in both halves. They wanted it more.

Surely there are bigger boys in the front row running around NSW & QLD 1st Colts more capable???

 

[Love2Scrum]

Jack Barrett & Ronan Leahey were stand outs for me

 

[Highlander35]

Looked very very small out there.

 

[drewprint]

Yep. Our #6 looked about 80kgs wringing wet. And that’s not just a turn of phrase in this case.

 

[pnut]

Jack Barrett & Ronan Leahey were stand outs for me

Leahrey tried hard

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

You’re up against it with a number of last years 18s playing. I know they’re good kids but it’s 3 games out of School Boy Rugby…

Good to see Leahy back in the Centres. Always good there when at Joeys but been blooded on the Wing over the last couple of seasons.

 

[RugbyReg]

25-6 what a drilling in the wet. Thats what you'll get in the JWC coming up.

hang on - what are you doing here??

 

[pnut]

You’re up against it with a number of last years 18s playing. I know they’re good kids but it’s 3 games out of School Boy Rugby…

Good to see Leahy back in the Centres. Always good there when at Joeys but been blooded on the Wing over the last couple of seasons.

Bad conditions but no head turners. Some are super rugby players. Didn’t see it

 

[Rudderless]

Surely there are bigger boys in the front row running around NSW & QLD 1st Colts more capable???

You’d hope so.
Can’t win games if your forwards aren’t going forward.

 

[Marce]

Some days ago we talked about the size of rugby players and it's strange but now the Argie kids are bigger than the Aussie kids. Unthinkable 20 years ago, I bet that most of the Aussie monster kids are in the NRL pathway

 

[Love2Scrum]

Some days ago with talked about the size of rugby players and it's strange but now the Argie kids are bigger than the Aussie kids. Unthinkable 20 years ago, I bet that most of the Aussie monster kids are in the NRL pathway

Yes maybe true but there it’s a difference where the props in the NRL average weight is 100kgs with uncontested scrums as opposed to
tonight’s game, the combined weight for the Pumas props and hooker was 375kg compared to 310kg of the JW

 

[Marce]

Yes maybe true but there it’s a difference where the props in the NRL average weight is 100kgs with uncontested scrums as opposed to
tonight’s game, the combined weight for the Pumas props and hooker was 375kg compared to 310kg of the JW

Yeah, prop is a very unique kind of position. What about the others? I'm sure there are many Brad Thorn playing League and could be great locks in Union

 

[Rudderless]

Round 2 this Tuesday

 

[eastman]

Yeah, prop is a very unique kind of position. What about the others? I'm sure there are many Brad Thorn playing League and could be great locks in Union

In reality it’s not locks, but it’s robust 6 and 8s who are playing league (ie David Fifita). There’s definitely a polynesian contingent we are now missing out on.

 

[Pfitzy]

Nobody should be shocked by that result.

When your development pathways - ruled by schools with no interest in development besides using it as a marketing tool - this is the natural outcome.