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Les Samoa participeront au World Rugby U20 Trophy pour la cinquième fois en Écosse en juillet 2024, après avoir battu les Tonga lors de leur match de qualification unique pendant le Oceania Rugby U20 Challenger à North Harbour, en Nouvelle-Zélande.
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Après une victoire 40-14 sur leurs adversaires du Pacifique, les doubles vainqueurs du Trophy U20 (2011 et 2016) auront l’occasion de remporter un troisième titre à Édimbourg en juillet.
Cinq équipes avaient déjà garanti leur place pour le tournoi avant ce week-end : l’Écosse (en tant que pays hôte), le Japon (après sa relégation du Championnat U20 World Rugby 2023) et les qualifiés régionaux, l’Uruguay (Amérique du Sud), les Pays-Bas (Europe) et Hongkong China (Asie).
La qualification des Samoa complète donc le tableau de la poule A et les Samoa peuvent désormais commencer à préparer ses prochaines rencontres face à l’Écosse et aux deux qualifiés asiatiques, le Japon et Hongkong China.
« C’était un match assez difficile contre les Tonga. C’était notre dernière chance de nous qualifier pour l’Écosse. Ça représente beaucoup pour les garçons », a déclaré Ravuama Seruvakula des Samoa.
« Notre état d’esprit était de mettre plus d’intensité dans notre jeu d’attaque et de mettre la pression sur l’équipe tongienne. Les Tongiens sont une très bonne équipe. »
Maintenant que la qualification pour la zone Océanie est confirmée, il reste encore deux places à pourvoir dans la poule B. Les détails du tournoi de qualification pour l’Afrique, le Trophée Barthés U20, et du match de qualification pour l’Amérique du Nord entre les États-Unis et le Canada seront bientôt communiqués.
Deux victoires sur deux pour les Fidji
Lors du premier match de la deuxième manche de l’Oceania Rugby U20 Challenge samedi 2 mars, les Fidji ont battu les Moana Pasifika U20s 48-19, poursuivant ainsi leur domination sur la compétition.
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Les Fidji, qui avaient battu les Tonga 39-25 au premier tour, ont pris une avance de 38-0 à la mi-temps, avant que Moana Pasifika ne se batte pour remporter la seconde mi-temps.
« Nous avons atteint notre but, nous avons atteint notre objectif. Chapeau à Moana Pasifika, ils nous ont vraiment mis au défi », a déclaré le capitaine fidjien Nalani May.
« Je pense qu’ils nous ont fait un peu peur en deuxième mi-temps, mais nous nous sommes mieux repris. »
Aucune des deux équipes n’est engagée dans le processus de qualification pour le World Rugby U20 Trophy 2024, car les Fidji participeront au Championnat U20 World Rugby en Afrique du Sud en juin/juillet, tandis qu’en tant qu’équipe non nationale, Moana Pasifika n’est pas éligible.
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Les Fidji sont la seule équipe à avoir remporté ses deux premiers matchs, les Samoa s’étant inclinés 27-20 face aux Moana Pasifika lors de la première journée.
La dernière journée de l’Oceania Rugby U20 Challenger 2024 aura lieu le mercredi 6 mars avec les Tonga face à Moana Pasifika lors du premier match et les Fidji face aux Samoa pour le second.
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Nice article. Shades of Steinbeck. They can win the final if they take the game seriously; but only if they take it seriously.
1 Go to commentsWhat a sad way to end a glittering career. Somebody should tell him to delete his social media accounts and face the consequences of what he's done. Then he should slip away quietly into obscurity. This isn't likely to happen, something tells me he'll be back in The Sun / Daily Mail sooner rather than later.
3 Go to commentsguys its fine! he understands why he did what he did and has taken accountability for it; why should he have to be accountable to a court? after all he did was abuse people in person - its not as if he was engaging in _online_ abuse!
3 Go to commentsChiefs flanker Kaylum Boshier yellow-carded for collapsing the scrum as it rolled towards the line. It was a maul….
1 Go to commentsyou know, i’m a leinster fan so I want Northampton to lose and it is gonna be tuff with Cortney lawes, Alex michell and the other guys🏉 lets go leinster🏉
1 Go to commentsWelcome to the Pro ranks. Those hard teams of old do hit the sole better though. its a dog fight at the top.
6 Go to commentsCan someone fill me in please, I've read a number of Ben Smith articles now and it seems he's got something again South Africa? Surely, this game was over and done with 7 months ago. Can't we have something a bit more interesting and relevant, or is this the calibre of journalist on this site?
228 Go to commentsNot sure what the Welsh are moaning about. They’ve had far more players off England, than England have had off Wales. Guys like Josh Hathaway and Kane James will play for Wales in the end. And they’ll be fsr better players for having played in the Gallagher Premiership, than they ever would have been had they stayed mired in the shambles that is Welsh rugby.
3 Go to commentsThis is all being blown totally out of proportion. First of all, since half the Irish team isn’t Irish - it’s very likely that none of the Irish players said that at all and, thus, we’re not being arrogant. Second, since half the Irish team is Kiwi - it’s very likely the Kiwi players were predicting a NZ SA World Cup final. Which they got spot on. Good on them!
163 Go to commentsAha. An Irishman with logic! Follow the flow: - Ireland peaks with a >80% win record between 2020 and 2023. And then… - crashes out of another QF at the WC; - Beat a poor French Team; - Beat 6N wooden spoonists Italy; - Play shite against eventual wooden spoonists Wales; - Lose against the most boring, “the worst English team ever” , a team widely regarded as unable to attack; - scrape through against Scotland. This article, No - Trimble, is on the money! Except for one glaring statement: _The Springboks have a few aces in the hole in this debate being the reigning world champions and official world number ones_ There is no debate, boys and girls. There it is. In black and white. “Reigning World Champions and OFFICIAL world number ones”. Come July, the overrated Andy Farrell and this overhyped team are going to enter into a world of hurt.
86 Go to commentsI’d like to know what homoerotic events Daniel enjoyed at 8th man. I clearly missed out!
19 Go to commentsThis article is missing some detail, like some actual context or info about what led to him abusing the ref.
2 Go to comments*They used to say that football is a gentleman sport watched by hooligans and rugby is a hooligan sport watched by gentlemen. How times have changed.*
3 Go to commentsexcept ot wasnt late wasnt late at all so dont know why you all saying its late he commits early and its your fault fir not paying attention
30 Go to commentsNot sure the Bulls need another average utility back in their ranks. Chamberlain has been ok for the Sharks but is by no means an X-Factor player. Bulls bought several utility backs which they barely use. A typical example would be Henry Immelman who plays mostly Fullback. The Bulls however have rarely played him this year and he has played wing or centre. Bulls want to build depth but seems like they have too many surplus players
1 Go to commentsABs lost against a side playing without a hooker - The guy playing, had one shoulder. Line outs were a gimme for the ABs, and the last 8 minutes 14 played 14 against a team that had been smashed 3 weeks in a row… Yet with all that possession, with all that territory, with all the advantages they actually had, especially in the last 8 minutes, they couldn’t buy a point. Those last 8 minutes determined if they outplayed the Boks or not. History will show that the Boks completely outplayed the ABs, especially in those last 8 minutes, the business end of any rugby match
228 Go to commentsWould’ve, could’ve, should’ve, didn’t.
228 Go to commentsKok will become a fan favourite
1 Go to commentsI am really looking forward to Leigh Halfpenny playing his first Super rugby game for the Crusaders Playing a long side his former Welsh and Scarlets team mate Johnny McNicoll.Johnny has been playing great, back in a Crusaders jersey.The attack has strengthened big time. Also looking forward to David Havili at 10. David is a class act, it also allows Dallas McLeod to remain at 12. A good thing.
1 Go to commentsIf he had stopped insisting on playing in the backrow, instead of wing, where everyone told him he should, he would have been a Bok years ago….
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