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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 477835" data-attributes="member: 24910">He&#039;s certainly worth watching if you can find some clips of him - I think he is going to turn into quite a phenomenal player (not that Australia need him with Pocock!).&nbsp; I think he has had two starts at Super Rugby level: in his first start he matched up well with David Pocock, while in his second start he destroyed the Chiefs at the breakdown (and was awarded man of the match). Size is still and issue, but he seems to be still growing: when he was first in the Australia under 20&#039;s team (as a 17 year old) he was listed at 86kg, last season it was around 92kg, and I see his latest profile has him at 96kg (and he seems to have gained a few inches of height too).&nbsp; If he can get up to 100kg I think he will be fine.&nbsp; He doesn&#039;t have the strongest running game at this stage, but I&#039;d take a 7 with his skills at the breakdown any day!&nbsp; Colby Faingaa is another good young player Australia has.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think he&#039;s in the same class as Gill as a 7, but he is capable of playing all three loose-forward positions, and does have some good leadership skills too.Yeah that was Anscombe, he&#039;s probably the best kicker I&#039;ve seen at age-group level.&nbsp; New Zealand has at times struggled with their goal-kicking at age grade level, but we do have a number of good options again this season, with the likes of Perenara, Eade, and Nikoro.&nbsp; All three are good kickers, but probably not at the same level as Anscombe!&nbsp; It will be interesting to see how the team match-up this year - I really enjoy the U20 RWC as I think it is the best quality rugby we get all year!&nbsp;They don&#039;t usually play many games before the tournament - they may play one warm-up against the likes of Samoa or Tonga, but I&#039;m not sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 477835, member: 24910"] He's certainly worth watching if you can find some clips of him - I think he is going to turn into quite a phenomenal player (not that Australia need him with Pocock!). I think he has had two starts at Super Rugby level: in his first start he matched up well with David Pocock, while in his second start he destroyed the Chiefs at the breakdown (and was awarded man of the match). Size is still and issue, but he seems to be still growing: when he was first in the Australia under 20's team (as a 17 year old) he was listed at 86kg, last season it was around 92kg, and I see his latest profile has him at 96kg (and he seems to have gained a few inches of height too). If he can get up to 100kg I think he will be fine. He doesn't have the strongest running game at this stage, but I'd take a 7 with his skills at the breakdown any day! Colby Faingaa is another good young player Australia has. I don't think he's in the same class as Gill as a 7, but he is capable of playing all three loose-forward positions, and does have some good leadership skills too. Yeah that was Anscombe, he's probably the best kicker I've seen at age-group level. New Zealand has at times struggled with their goal-kicking at age grade level, but we do have a number of good options again this season, with the likes of Perenara, Eade, and Nikoro. All three are good kickers, but probably not at the same level as Anscombe! It will be interesting to see how the team match-up this year - I really enjoy the U20 RWC as I think it is the best quality rugby we get all year! They don't usually play many games before the tournament - they may play one warm-up against the likes of Samoa or Tonga, but I'm not sure. [/QUOTE]

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