Official U20 Six Nations 2024 Thread

[ASMO]

England just like the main team have absolutely fuck all in attack.

[fishfoodie]

England just like the main team have absolutely fuck all in attack.

They're relying on the forwards & the set piece like English teams have since the beginning of time.

[fishfoodie]

Anyone know the score in the other game?

[ASMO]

England just like the main team have absolutely fuck all in attack.

They're relying on the forwards & the set piece like English teams have since the beginning of time.

If only that were true, they have the upper hand up front, they should be playing tighter, the forwards are making loads of ground. They just seem to be doing 2 carries and then passing it out, regardless of whats going on.

[sockwithaticket]

England just like the main team have absolutely fuck all in attack.

They're relying on the forwards & the set piece like English teams have since the beginning of time.

The problem being that the mutants we field at this level tend to be caught up with at senior and then they don't really go anywhere because all they ever relied on was being bigger than the opposition. It definitely feels like the conversion rate of U20s tight five forward to Prem level pros, let alone full fledhed internationals, is very poor.

[Tichtheid]

Anyone know the score in the other game?

Scotland leading 14-7 at the break

[fishfoodie]

Anyone know the score in the other game?

Scotland leading 14-7 at the break

[fishfoodie]

England just like the main team have absolutely fuck all in attack.

They're relying on the forwards & the set piece like English teams have since the beginning of time.

The problem being that the mutants we field at this level tend to be caught up with at senior and then they don't really go anywhere because all they ever relied on was being bigger than the opposition. It definitely feels like the conversion rate of U20s tight five forward to Prem level pros, let alone full fledhed internationals, is very poor.

I think is where our structures really help. We've always been under-resourced in forwards, particularly the front row, so when a prospect pops his head up at any level, he can expect the concierge treatment from the IRFU, so he doesn't go astray.

[Oxbow]

What's the origin of that Usanov fella?

[Blackmac]

Anyone know the score in the other game?

Scotland leading 14-7 at the break

A playing with a fair old bit of flair.

[ASMO]

England are simply awful

[fishfoodie]

What's the origin of that Usanov fella?

Belvedere College, & Clontarf RFC

[fishfoodie]

Conversion to level it .... but he misses.

18 - 20 ~22 mins to go

[Blackmac]

Joke decision in the Scotland game. Italian player, bound in the ruck ahead of the ball, reaches back, scoops it up and gallops through for a try. TMO highlights, replays show it but ref ignores it.

[Oxbow]

What's the origin of that Usanov fella?

Belvedere College, & Clontarf RFC

Ah you rascal.

[petej]

That should be a binning as well.

[fishfoodie]

Gavin isn't having a great game

[fishfoodie]

What's the origin of that Usanov fella?

Belvedere College, & Clontarf RFC

Ah you rascal.

I think the boys were all born in Ireland, & their parents came for Georgia, but I'll defer to our resident 'tarf man, laurent.

[petej]

England have committed too many handling errors. Suspect it will be the same tomorrow.

[ASMO]

Double mens grand slam for Ireland this year, congrats.

[Oxbow]

Ireland have been miles better than England this evening, we don't really deserve anything out of the game.

[fishfoodie]

there's more than 10 mins to go gents, that's more than enough time with the scores as close as they are

[petej]

Ireland have been miles better than England this evening, we don't really deserve anything out of the game.

Though that should be binning for number of fouls in red zone.

[sockwithaticket]

Encouraging to see the boys come back into it, but Ireland should've been out of sight by now.

Though that should be binning for number of fouls in red zone.

He should've binned someone after awarding the second try. Immediately prior when he gave advantage, he added 'That's cynical for me'. I don't think he wants to give a card at all.

[petej]

Encouraging to see the boys come back into it, but Ireland should've been out of sight by now.

quote=petej post_id=343793 time=1709930939 user_id=2185]

Ireland have been miles better than England this evening, we don't really deserve anything out of the game.

Though that should be binning for number of fouls in red zone.

He should've binned someone after awarding the second try. Immediately prior when he gave advantage, he added 'That's cynical for me'. I don't think he wants to give a card at all.
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I thought that as well.

[fishfoodie]

should have gone for the three

[fishfoodie]

generous advantage !

[sockwithaticket]

Bench forwards have definitely made a difference.

[Monk]

Scotland being spanked here

[Oxbow]

generous advantage !

And another.

[Tichtheid]

generous advantage !

And another.

The "Oh Hell's teeth" comment was funny

[ASMO]

Fair result, Ireland were the better side overall

[fishfoodie]

Well played England

Well played Ireland

Entertaining match, the fans got their moneys worth.

[petej]

Original penalty is bollocks as both players jump so a contest plus the length of the advantage is absurd.

[Margin__Walker]

Jesus, that's probably a fair result, but that last phase was complete bollocks. Advantage for what looked for all the world like a fair contest in the air. Plays on for almost 2 minutes and 25 metres up field before calling it back.

England backline looked poor again generally though and Wright was badly missed at hooker.

[laurent]

Belvedere College, & Clontarf RFC

Ah you rascal.

I think the boys were all born in Ireland, & their parents came for Georgia, but I'll defer to our resident 'tarf man, laurent.

We had Ukrainian and Georgian at the club (Both much irished) I left 'tarf a while back. Vakh Akbaladze and Alex Soroka were both Irish from expat families. (georgian and Ukrainian).

Usanov decends from Brian Boru it seems ;)

[ASMO]

Watching the Gloucester v Quins womens game and there is far more skill being shown by both teams than was on show tonight.

[sockwithaticket]

England side for Le petit Crunch.

[laurent]

French for les escalopes

[JM2K6]

Someone said there's 190 T14 + ProD2 caps in that team before Tuilagi was added (and he has 3 appearances for the national side already!)

Mad stuff

To be clear, I think that's an excellent stat. I raise my eyebrows a bit about guys with senior caps playing u20 but the number of club appearances speaks to how well French rugby is doing in giving their youth a chance