JWC and JWRT 2012

[Croket66]

Junior World Championship (4-22 June, Cape Town, South Africa) :
Pool A :
New Zealand (last year : Winner)
Fiji (6)
Wales (7)
Samoa (JWRT winner)

Pool B :
England (2)
South Africa (5)
Ireland (8)
Italy (11)

Pool C :
Australia (3)
France (4)
Argentina (9)
Scotland (11)

Junior World Rugby Trophy (Salt Lake, USA)
Teams :
Japan (2)
Georgia (3)
Chile (DNP, but qualified ahead of Uruguay who was 4th last year)
Russia (6)
Zimbabwe (8)
and 3 teams TBA (surely Tonga (relegated from JWC), and USA (who host this tournament) and maybe Canada or Uruguay)

 

[big ginger 8]

Hopefully Ireland won't get beaten around by further physically advanced teams however with England and S.A. in the group that's pretty unlikely.

 

[Croket66]

Georgia will surely select his overseas players :
Giorgi Tetrashvili (prop, SC Albi/FRA), Vakhtang Akhobadze (prop/hooker, SC Albi/FRA), Val Rapava (prop/back row, Saracens RFC/ENG), Giorgi Lomtadze (hooker, Bradford & Bingley/ENG), Merab Sharikadze (centre, Gloucester RFC/ENG) and maybe Tamaz Olkhiashvili (back row, Lille MR/FRA) an Saba Labadze (wing, RC Toulon/FRA)
Khvicha Bujiashvili (lock/back row, Armia Tbilissi), who were in the XV 2011 of the georgian championship, will be surely in the squad too.
A strong squad!

 

[Peat]

Hopefully Ireland won't get beaten around by further physically advanced teams however with England and S.A. in the group that's pretty unlikely.

Make sure they pack their lube.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Wow, pool B looks tough. So do the others but I can't help feeling that Pool B is by far the tighest and this one (JRWC) will go down similar to the last; France going through as 4rth team on the back of an easier pool (or at least a potentially higher scoring pool). Hopefully this time round we can be the ones to go through with England the unlucky ones. I'm still not impressed with our structures and by no means will our team be the best U20 we could put out but this time round we at least have more preparation time and, importantly, home advantage.

Definately going to be attending as many fixtures as I have time for. Can't wait.

 

[Pierce Brosnan Rugby]

Hey guys do u think honestly italy stand a chance? please let me know

 

[Darwin]

Hey guys do u think honestly italy stand a chance? please let me know

No. They stand no chance.

Interesting to see New Zealand and Wales are in the same pool again - I hope Wales decide to put out a full strength team this time so we don't see a repeat of last year!

 

[Peat]

They probably won't, the leek eating surrender monkies that they are.

 

[Seaton]

Hey guys do u think honestly italy stand a chance? please let me know

Unfortunately Scotland and Italy were so bad, the IRB apparently saw it fit to award niether the tenth spot last year #lazyism

 

[Peat]

Unfortunately Scotland and Italy were so bad, the IRB apparently saw it fit to award niether the tenth spot last year #lazyism

According to the website, Scotland came 10th.

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

If anyone is attending, let me know so we can 'hook up' and form a TRF block on the stands.

I take it it'll be at Cape Town stadium? Anybody knows?

 

[Croket66]

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[TD]Stellenbosch[/TD]
[TD]Danie Craven Stadium[/TD]
[TD]16,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cape Town <small>(Belville)</small>[/TD]
[TD]University of the Western Cape Stadium[/TD]
[TD]2,500 (seats)[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

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<TBODY>[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Stellenbosch
[/TD]
[TD]Danie Craven Stadium
[/TD]
[TD]16,000
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cape Town <SMALL>(Belville)</SMALL>
[/TD]
[TD]University of the Western Cape Stadium
[/TD]
[TD]2,500 (seats)
[/TD]
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Well, they'll certainly pack the DC full every day with the students and other interested persons (like myself). Mind you, I'm sure if the dates/times were favourable they'd get close to at least half filling the CT stadium (55k capacity).

UWC is a bit of a funny selection of a venue IMO (size and location-wise).. probably a political move.

 

[Pierce Brosnan Rugby]

No. They stand no chance.

Interesting to see New Zealand and Wales are in the same pool again - I hope Wales decide to put out a full strength team this time so we don't see a repeat of last year!

...........!!!!

 

[Pierce Brosnan Rugby]

They probably won't, the leek eating surrender monkies that they are.

!!!!!!!

 

[London_Italian]

Not sure our Italy stands much of a chance in that pool. Im just hoping that they can perform admirably and come out of it with many positives!

 

[Croket66]

According to Bujiashvili and Lomtadze interviews, the georgian objective is clearly the victory!
they want play the JWC next year, according to Bujiashvili, U20 players have a special training every day
and for Lomtadze, "we got best team gerogia had ever in junior worldcups"...
But in front row, Saracens prop Vato Rapava is injured still september...

Major georgians U20 players :
Giorgi Tetrashvili (prop, SC Albi, France)
Giorgi Lomtadze (hooker, Yorshire U20, England)
Guram Bazadze (prop, Old Blue RFC, USA; now move to Montpellier)
Vakhtang Akhobadze (prop, SC Albi, France)
Zaza Navrozashvili (prop, Armia Tbilissi; move to Brive, France)
Tornike Lomidze (lock, Academy Tbilissi, move to Toulon)
Khvicha Bujiashvili (lock/back row, Armia Tbilissi; was on the XV of the year in the georgian championship)
Merab Sharikadze (centre/wing, Gloucester U19 and Hartpury College U18)
Levan Gogolashvili (wing, Academy Tbilissi, plays for Georgia 7's team)

 

[dullonien]

They probably won't, the leek eating surrender monkies that they are.

Made me giggle.