Les Samoa seront en Ecosse pour le U20 Trophy
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.
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.
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.
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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Brumbies hand, knocked a Crusaders hand. Therefore, knock on in goal. Crusaders, goal line drop out should’ve been awarded. most likely after that 24 full time, so extra time would’ve been the right an entertaining outcome. Act Jim
1 Go to commentsSpeell cehck
1 Go to commentsColeman is gaawwwwnnn.
1 Go to commentsnext SA head coach?
3 Go to commentsGreat try by van Poortvliet.
1 Go to commentsThey have been cruelled by injuries but almost nobody (Sevu Reece and Fletcher Newell big exceptions) has played above himself which regularly happened before. Surely Scott Robertson had maintained the recruitment programme and it looks like a reasonable squad. Last in this competition will stall a lot of careers. Penny seems likeable. But it’s not enough even though this was better. We haven’t been good enough and it’s not helped by the “it’s been 15 years since… “etc “after nearly every match. Seems somehow a soft gifting of something once valuable. Kieran Read giving comments last week almost choked describing the easy surrender of possession by the forwards. I’d love to think that the senior players some of whom are back can show enough pride in the jersey to test the Blues next week.
3 Go to commentsWho will Joe select for the back three with so many in form candidates? Just hope he doesn’t get shafted like Dave Rennie and to a lesser extent Deans.
6 Go to commentsAlways reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
3 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
6 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
5 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
5 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
6 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
3 Go to commentsBlues B team on display and made no race of it. By far the best team in SR with the Hurricanes barely getting past the winning post. Up the Blues 💙
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