![]() The only consolation for New Zealand was that his yellow card wasn’t upgraded by the TMO bunker. New Zealand looked to have taken advantage almost immediately but Macca Springer’s try was disallowed after he was found to have led with the elbow in attempting to shrug off Attissogbe’s tackle. ![]() ![]() ![]() After a final team warning, referee Damian Schneider sent Jauneau to the sin-bin. New Zealand then showed some intent and the flow of penalties started to go against France. Reus converted brilliantly from the touchline. They needed a lift but a third missed lineout of the half ensured they went into the break scoreless.įrance had the bonus point in the bag just three minutes into the half and it was that man-mountain, Tuilagi, who crashed over again. The referee had been playing advantage and when he called play back, New Zealand kicked the penalty to the corner. New Zealand’s first sustained attack came right at the end of the half and Che Clark looked to have splashed down in the corner after a perfectly weighted kick pass from fly-half Taha Kemara but the video replays showed he had put a knee in touch. He juggled the ball at first but managed to get it back under control before grounding. Good ground was made before the ball was released to Attissogbe who passed back inside to scrum-half Baptiste Jauneau. New Zealand had barely fired a shot and when they did get a chance to attack, Les Bleuets’ defence remained steadfast.Īnother strong maul led to France’s next try. With Hugo Reus adding the conversions to both, France led 14-0. However, France did not have to wait long for try number two, second-row Tuilagi powering over at the back of a driving maul. On 15 minutes, Nicolas Depoortère missed a good opportunity to add to his double in the big win over Japan in round one. The big Les Bleuets pack was an unstoppable force and after some telling carries, the ball was worked out wide to winger Théo Attissogbe who scored the first try of the match. Posolo Tuilagi scored twice in his first appearance of the tournament and earned the Mastercard Player of the Match award, while Hugo Reus produced another goal-kicking masterclass, converting all five of Les Bleuets’ tries.įor New Zealand, it was their heaviest defeat in the history of the U20 Championship, surpassing the 12-point margin they suffered at the hands of England in the 2013 semi-final. POOL A: FRANCE 35-14 NEW ZEALANDįrance showed they mean business in defending their title with a convincing win in torrential rain in Paarl. The top two sides in Pool A will then meet at 16:30 in France and Wales before South Africa v Argentina brings the curtain down on the pool stage at 19:00. With every team in Pool C having one victory, the Italy v Georgia match will kick-off the action in Paarl at 11:00 local time (GMT+2), followed by Ireland v Fiji in Pool B at 13:30 and New Zealand v Japan in Pool A at 16:00.Īthlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town will host its first matches of the tournament with Australia v England in Pool B up first at 14:00. The pool stage draws to a climax on Tuesday, 4 July with the race for the semi-finals set to be an intriguing affair. Italy then brought an impressive forward display that was perfect for the wet conditions to beat hosts South Africa 34-26 in Paarl, leaving Pool C firmly in the balance after Georgia produced a brilliant performance to beat Argentina 20-0 at Danie Craven Stadium.Įngland wrapped up the day's action with a dominant display from their pack which laid the foundations for a 53-7 victory over Fiji at the Danie Craven Stadium. Two-time defending champions France powered their way to a 35-14 victory in the second game, while Wales finished strongly to beat Japan 41-19 in the day's first encounter at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch. Wet conditions greeted the players in the Western Cape as the World Rugby U20 Championship resumed on Thursday with a series of key encounters.Īustralia, the 2019 U20 Championship finalists, and Ireland kicked off proceedings in Paarl and it was the current U20 Six Nations champions who prevailed 30-10 after a strong second-half display.
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