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UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP, DAY TWO WRAP: After two days of Junior Championship, being played down in southwest France, it would seem that the countries in charge are New Zealand, England, France and South Africa.
Day Two results
Pool A
New Zealand vs Wales, 42-10
Australia vs Japan, 54-19
Pool B
Argentina vs Scotland, 29-13
England vs Italy, 43-5
Pool C
South Africa vs Ireland, 30-17
France vs Georgia, 24-12
Day One results
Pool A
New Zealand vs Japan, 67-0
Wales vs Australia 26-21
Pool B
England vs Argentina, 29-18
Italy vs Scotland, 27-26
Pool C
South Africa vs Georgia, 33-27
France vs Ireland, 26-25
Pool Log
Order 1-4
The order could well change in Pool A, where Wales could overtake Australia, and in Pool C where France could overtake South Africa.
Pool A: New Zealand, Australia, Wales, Japan
Pool B: England, Argentina, Italy, Scotland
Pool C: South Africa, France, Ireland, Georgia
Day Three Fixtures - June 7
Pool A
Wales vs Japan
New Zealand vs Australia
Pool B
England vs Scotland
Italy vs Argentina
Pool C
South Africa vs France
Ireland vs Georgia
Match Details
New Zealand vs Wales at Stade de la Méditérranée, Béziers
Wales, who had beaten Australia in Round 1, were no match for the powerful New Zealand side, the aura of champions about them. The final score, 42-10 in the favour of New Zealand, and five tries to one were a fair reflection of the relative strengths of the two side.
At half-time, New Zealand led 25-10
Scorers
For New Zealand:
Tries: Christie, Mafile'o, Sullivan, Proctor, Roe
Cons: Plummer 4
Pens: Plummer 3
For Wales:
Try: Basham
Con: Evans
Pen: Evans
Teams
New Zealand: 15 Vilimoni Koroi, 14 Bailyn Sullivan, 13 Billy Proctor, 12 Tanielu Tele'a, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Harry Plummer, 9 Xavier Roe, 8 Devan Flanders, 7 Tom Christie (captain), 6 Tom Florence, 5 Will Tucker, 4 Laghlan McWannell, 3 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa, 2 Ricky Jackson, 1 Rob Cobb
Replacements: 16 Flynn Thomas, 17 Sione Asi, 18 Tevita Mafileo, 19 John Akau'ola-Laula, 20 Will Tremain, 21 Kaleb Trask, 22 Scott Gregory, 23 Leicester Fainga'anuku
Wales: 15 Cai Evans, 14 Joe Goodchild, 13 Corey Baldwin, 12 Ioan Nicholas, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Ben Jones, 9 Dane Blacker, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Tommy Reffell (captain), 5 Max Williams, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Rhys Henry, 2 Iestyn Harris, 1 Rhys Carre,
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Rhys Davies, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Lewis Ellis-Jones, 20 Lennon Greggains, 21 Harri Morgan, 22 Ben Thomas, 23 Dewi Cross
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Mathieu Noirot (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Australia vs Japan at Stade d'Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Australia won 54-19.
Japan were promoted from World Rugby's Trophy competition and were always going to find the going really hard but they scored three tries in the match,. two in the first half which ended at 28-12 to Australia.
Scorers
For Australia:
Tries: Lonergan 2, Tupou, Ma'afu, McDermott, Hansen, McTaggert, Wood
Cons: Lucas 4, Harrison 3
For Japan:
Tries: Yamasawa, Yamamoto, Vakalahi
Cons: Mamada, Mori
Teams
Japan: 15 Kyohei Yamasawa, 14 Halatoa Vailea, 13 Siosaia Fifita, 12 Yuto Mori, 11 Yu Saruta, 10 Hiroto Mamada, 9 Shinobu Fujiwara, 8 Asipeli Moala, 7 Hisanobu Okayama (captain), 6 Kai Yamamoto, 5 Ryuga Hashimoto, 4 Kanji Shimokawa, 3 Rento Tsukayama, 2 Miyu Arai, 1 Gakuto Ishida
Replacements: 16 Yuichiro Taniguchi, 17 Yusuke Yamada, 18 Shohei Oyama, 19 Katsuto Kubo, 20 Shota Fukui, 21 Atora Hondo, 22 Itsuki Kodama, 23 Sioeli Vakalahi
Australia: 15 Mack Hansen, 14 Isiah Latu, 13 Semisi Tupou, 12 Isaac Lucas, 11 Matt McTaggert, 10 Bayley Kuenzle, 9 Tate McDermott (captain), 8 Patrick Tafa, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Esei Ha'angana, 5 Angus Blyth, 4 Michael Wood, 3 Tom Ross, 2 Efi Maafu, 1 Harry Hoopert,
Replacements: 16 Sama Malolo, 17 George Francis, 18 Lawrence Tominiko, 19 Josh Kemeny, 20 Rory Suttor, 21 Ryan Lonergan, 22 Will Harrison, 23 Lawson Creighton
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Vincent Blasco Baque (France)
TMO: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Argentina vs Scotland at Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan
After their win over Scotland, the Pumitas are well placed to come second in their pool. Their final match is against Japan.
At half-time Argentina led 15-7, the final score 29-13
Scorers
For Argentina
Tries: Castro, Carreras, Herrera, peenalty try (worth seven points)
Cons: Daireaux 2
Pen: Daireaux
For Scotland:
Try: Mclelland
Con: Chapman
Pens: Chapman 2
Teams
Scotland: 15 Paddy Dewhirst, 14 Logan Trotter, 13 Cameron Hutchison, 12 Stafford McDowall (captain), 11 Sam Yawayawa, 10 Callum McLelland, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Devante Onojaife, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Guy Graham, 5 Marshall Sykes, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Murphy Walker, 2 Finlay Scott, 1 Sam Grahamslaw
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Ross Dunbar, 18 Finlay Richardson, 19 Charlie Jupp, 20 Martin Hughes, 21 Charlie Gowling, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Fraser Strachan
Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Leopoldo Herrera, 13 Juan Pablo Castro, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Juan Bautista Daireaux, 9 Gonzalo García, 8 Bautista Pedemonte, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Joaquín de la Vega (captain), 5 Lucas Paulos, 4 Salvador Ochoa, 3 Lucio Sordoni, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 1 Rodrigo Martínez
Replacements: : 16 Agustín Milet, 17 Gonzalo Hughes, 18 Mayco Vivas, 19 Ignacio Gandini, 20 Santiago Ruiz, 21 Manuel Nogués, 22 Joaquín de la Vega Mendía, 23 Ignacio Mendy
Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Flavien Hourquet (France)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
England vs Italy at Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan
By half-time the score was 26-5.
Scorers
For England:
Tries: Ibitoye, Parton, Brand, Smith 2, Loader 2
Cons: Smith 4
For Italy:
Try: Koffi
Teams
Italy: 15 Michelangelo Biondelli, 14 Tommaso Coppo, 13 Matteo Moscardi, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Giovanni D’Onofrio, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Luca Crosato, 8 Antoine Koffi, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Jacopo Bianchi, 5 Niccolò Cannone, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Michele Mancini Parri, 2 Matteo Luccardi, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Niccolò Taddia, 17 Guido Romano, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Davide Ruggeri, 20 Lodovico Manni, 21 Alessandro Fusco, 22 Filippo Di Marco, 23 Andrea De Masi
England: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Gabriel Ibitoye, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Will Butler, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Rory Brand, 8 Josh Basham, 7 Ben Curry (captain), 6 Tom Willis, 5 Sam Lewis, 4 Joel Kpoku, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Toby Trinder,
Replacements: 16 Gabriel Oghre, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Ehren Painter, 19 James Scott, 20 Aaron Hinkley, 21 Ben White, 22 Tom Hardwick, 23 Jordan Olowofela
Referee: Dan Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Gallagher (Ireland), Flavien Hourquet (France)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
France vs Georgia at Stade de la Méditérranée, Béziers
As against South Africa, Georgia proved a tough nut to crack.
At half-time France led 17-7 and each side scored one try in the second half for a 24-12 victory for the French.
Scorers:
For Framnce:
Tries: Etcheverry, Lavault, Vincent
Cons: Carbonel 3
Pen: Carbonel
For Georgia:
Tries: Jalagonia, Dzagnidze
Con: Aprasidze
Teams
Georgia: 15 Beka Mamukashvili, 14 Temur Tchitchinadze, 13 Deme Tapladze, 12 Tsiklauri, 11 Otar Dzagnidze, 10 Tedo Abzhandadze, 9 Gela Aprasidze, 8 Tornike Jalaghonia(captain), 7 Tengiz Gigolashvili, 6 Mamamtavrishvili, 5 Lasha Jaiani, 4 Luka Gelashvili, 3 Azariashvili, 2 Tengiz Zamtaradze, 1 Giorgi Nutsubidze
Replacements: 16 Menabde, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Gia Kharaishvili, 19 Archil Abesadze, 20 Arsen Machaladze, 21 Mikheil Alania, 22 Lasha Lomidze, 23 Luka Dvalishvili
France: 15 eMatthis Lebel, 14 Iban Etcheverry, 13 Adrien Seguret, 12 Arthur Vincent, 11 Maxime Marty, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Jules Gimbert, 8 Jordan Joseph, 7 Ibrahim Diallo, 6 Antonin Berruyer (captain), 5 Pierre-Henri Azagoh, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Ugo Boniface, 2 Guillaume Marchand, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Maxime Lamothe, 17 Hassane Kolingar, 18 Daniel Brennan, 19 Roussel, 20 Charlie Francoz, 21 Arthur Coville, 22 Romain N’Tamack, 23 Louis Barassi
Referee: Pali Deluca (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy), Mathieu Noirot (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
South Africa vs Ireland at Stade d'Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Five tries to two tells the story of the flow of the match. South Africa's five included a hat-trick by outside centre Wandisile Simelane. All their tries were scored by backs.
At time South Africa led 12-10.
Scorers:
For South Africa:
Tries: Simelane 3, Burger, Du Plessis
Con: Willemse
Pen: Lombard
For Ireland:
Tries: Doris, Silvester
Cons: Dean 2
Pen: Dean
Teams
South Africa: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Lyle Hendricks, 11 Muller du Plessis, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Muller Uys, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Dian Schoonees, 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Daniel Jooste, 1 Nathan McBeth,
Replacements: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 PJ Steenkamp, 21 Rewan Kruger, 22 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Manuel Rass
Ireland: 15 Michael Silvester, 14 Tom Roche, 13 Tommy O'Brien, 12 Tommy O'Brien, 11 Sean O'Brien, 10 Conor Dean, 9 Jonny Stewart, 8 Caelan Doris (captain), 7 Matthew Agnew, 6 Joe Dunleavy, 5 Jack Dunne, 4 Cormac Daly, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Jordan Duggan
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Bryan O'Connor, 18 Joe Byrne, 19 Charlie Ryan, 20 Aaron Hall, 21 Hugh O'Sullivan, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 James McCarthy
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Vincent Blasco Baque (France)
TMOShane McDermott (New Zealand)