Under-20 Competitions including Oceania & World U20s

[bhim]

Great work by Maiava there

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Unsure how it's not a red. Oz 20 has been good since coming on. The rest of the forwards lacking any real sting going forward besides the 8.

Was just thinking that. He and the starting 8 have done the lot.

 

[Rebel man]

They are taking the piss. No attempt to wrap, direct shoulder to head and no dip to lower his height. He aimed high and hit high

 

[Purce]

Our ball handling has been very, very poor.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

betting we win by 2 but get knocked out

 

[Purce]

Our right winger has been good too actually.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Nice try
Do they know we need another one, they seem very happy

 

[qwerty51]

wind but yeah. Shocker.

 

[Purce]

Nicely worked backline move. Well done boys

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Damn that was the chance
McLaughlin Phillips has been huge since coming on

 

[qwerty51]

my god so many errors boys

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Shit never go near the sideline like that surely come back inside

 

[Purce]

Game ends on oz handling error. Seems right.

Backs looked really dangerous at the end there with the help from Harry and the 20.

 

[Pfitzy]

That was awful pretty much from start to finish.

Who is Jack Bowen? Is there no better option than him?

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Bowen had a bad first 10 but then I though was quite good. He gets the Backline moving well.

 

[Pfitzy]

Lateral running? Check
Wasteful with possession? Check
Inconsistent set piece? Check

At least England were equally shit. Most of their backs looked like they'd never passed a Rugby Ball in their life

 

[Pfitzy]

Bowen had a bad first 10 but then I though was quite good. He gets the Backline moving well.

Sideways, mostly.

Sure, that might gave been the game plan (in which case, shoot Nathan Grey onto the sun) but on the rare occasion he got a straight runner his passing was meh.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Bowen had a bad first 10 but then I though was quite good. He gets the Backline moving well.

Yep he was alright on that front but he needs to somehow get a better kicking game

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

We can’t throw a lineout and have undersized packs… No matter what the Backline might be able to do they won’t get enough good ball to beat good teams.

 

[Purce]

I also thought Bowen came good. The issue for me was the slow ball from Wilson.

Lack of meters/physicality from most of our forwards, slow ball from the ruck, handling errors and bloody lineouts were our big undoing.