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Live blog: Junior World Championship in South Africa – day two


Ireland celebrate a try in Paarl versus Australia (Photo by World Rugby via Getty Images)
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It’s day two at the 2023 Junior World Championship and another cracking fixtures list is in store with six more matches set to be played across two venues in South Africa.

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Rugby fans in Paarl will be especially spoiled by what is in store at the local school ground as Thursday’s schedule kicks off with the mouth-watering meeting of Ireland, the current U20s Six Nations champions, versus Australia.

Next on the list is the clash of France, the title holders from 2019, and New Zealand, the tournament’s most frequent title winners, and the feast of Paarl action concludes with the hosts South Africa tackling Italy.

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Meanwhile, down the road in Stellenbosch, the activity begins with Wales taking on Japan followed by Argentina against Georgia and round two will then be concluded by England facing Fiji.

It’s a bumper programme of age-grade entertainment and you can follow how it all unfolds on the RugbyPass live blog:

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KM 13 minutes ago
'Outcome hardly surprising' as Australian fans hope for Wallabies backlash

Excellent article by Brett McKay, especially about the referees. I remember being told by a referee who I thought had made a mistake “Young fella, if you players would make as few mistakes as the ref, it would be a much better game of rugby”

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frandinand 25 minutes ago
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The most influential rugby commentator in Australia is now an expert on NZ rugby. Just for your information OJohn Graeme Henry is only a selector and is currently at home in NZ.

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Not cool

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I don't actually know that it has played such a role but I think it is a reasonable conclusion since other teams that have been going through similar pay disputes have done exactly the same thing.

And when players like Bell and Wright and Jorgo claim that their poor performances aren't psychological but simply a lack of applied effort, then it really conveys a strong feeling that that could be the explanation.



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Barefoot 1 hour ago
Victor Matfield: 'There's a big hype around him... I just can't understand it'



“How can you be a superstar if you don’t even start for your country, playing off the bench?”

I’m a Bok supporter and no Pollock fan but let’s be real here. The guy is still only in his early 20s and clearly has the potential to make an impact on the game. He’s also got the potential to fizzle out and to disrupt his team, let’s see which way it goes.



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Two Cents 1 hour ago
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Why does that automatically make it a coaching issue rather than the players simply not nutting up and doing the job?

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MC 1 hour ago
‘In proving what an asset he is to the England bench, Pollock has made starting Tests a good deal harder for himself’

Ele é um jogador maravilhoso

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In your opinion, you should have added. And no, it doesn't count.

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PB 1 hour ago
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Passit2me 2 hours ago
'Outcome hardly surprising' as Australian fans hope for Wallabies backlash

If we come back from up north with no wins, then anything could happen.

I doubt they would change this close, unless the Wallabies show zero improvement



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Ardy 2 hours ago
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I thought he should never play for Australia again after that…

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JW 2 hours ago
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Because they’re getting their old execution back.

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Ardy 2 hours ago
'Outcome hardly surprising' as Australian fans hope for Wallabies backlash

Maybe we should take an old League coaches approach, when he took over Wests in Sydney. He had them passing all day, and when one of the players said ‘when we gonna practice some moves coach?’ he said ‘ when you’ve learnt how to pass.’

We need to do this in passing, tackling and breakdown.



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Ardy 2 hours ago
'Outcome hardly surprising' as Australian fans hope for Wallabies backlash

They are looking for the player ‘messiah’ as well ie JAS

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Ardy 3 hours ago
'Outcome hardly surprising' as Australian fans hope for Wallabies backlash

Unfortunately that is what a coach has to do. I have two observations:

1. They are not fit enough.



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jclaytonf 3 hours ago
Half of this All Blacks team deserves praise

I totally agree with you, Rugby3.

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JW 3 hours ago
Why ‘generational talent’ Peter Lakai is the new ‘man in black’ for all seasons

He does it in the tight or space so well Sititi, I think even a step above how could Ardie could make his way through traffic. He can get knocked down for sure but so often he’s finding the weak shoulder Barnes has been asking of the runners this year.

And yes his jackle that he got sinbinned for was superb timing, much like how Ardie got pinged by Barnes in the WC Final for a great steal.



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Ardy 3 hours ago
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You cannot compare Lakai to anyone else in internationals. This is a poor comparison.

McRight gets no support from our forwards, it is Pocock V2 (sans the neck roll).



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