U20 Rugby World Cup - SA 2012

[sand_man]

There is no better indication of the health of a nations rugby fraternity than how the U20 perform on the international stage.

This years U20 World Cup kicks off in a little under 2 hours in Cape Town South Africa!!!

http://www.irb.com/jwc/index.html

[Devill]

We kick off vs Ireland...

Thikn this is a good measure of the scrum and the forward play.

The Ginger Ninja should be impressive come scrum time. :D

[sand_man]

Pool A
04 Jun, 14:45 Wales - Fiji Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
04 Jun, 16:45 New Zealand - Samoa Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 14:45 Fiji - Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 16:45 New Zealand - Wales Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 16:45 Wales - Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 18:45 New Zealand - Fiji University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



Pool B
04 Jun, 16:45 England - Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
04 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 18:45 England - Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 14:45 Ireland - Italy Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - England Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



Pool C
04 Jun, 14:45 Australia - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
04 Jun, 18:45 France - Argentina University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 14:45 Australia - Argentina Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 16:45 France - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 14:45 Argentina - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 16:45 France - Australia Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



9th Place Semi Final
17 Jun, 12:30 10th Seed - 11th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
17 Jun, 14:45 9th Seed - 12th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



5th Place Semi Final
17 Jun, 14:45 5th Seed - 8th Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
17 Jun, 17:00 6th Seed - 7th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



Semi Finals
17 Jun, 17:00 2nd Seed - 3rd Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
17 Jun, 19:15 1st Seed - 4th Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



11th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 14:15 Loser Match 19 - Loser Match 20 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



9th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 12:00 Winner Match 19 - Winner Match 20 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



7th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 16:30 Loser Match 21 - Loser Match 22 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



5th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 14:15 Winner Match 21 - Winner Match 22 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



3rd Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 16:30 Loser Match 23 - Loser Match 24 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



Final
22 Jun, 18:45 Winner Match 23 - Winner Match 24 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

[Devill]

Think I just might go and watch the SA vs Ire game tonight if I do not have to work late. :D

[sand_man]

Think I just might go and watch the SA vs Ire game tonight if I do not have to work late. :D

That's a damn good idea!!

[alternate]

Going to go watch SA vs Ireland tonight! :D

[sand_man]

Awesome!! Wales vs Fiji and the stadium is practically empty. Pretty sad that this competition doesn't get the exposure and support it deserves.

[Devill]

Awesome!! Wales vs Fiji and the stadium is practically empty. Pretty sad that this competition doesn't get the exposure and support it deserves.

What channel is showing the u/20 WC games?!

[MickeyD]

What channel is showing the u/20 WC games?!

SS1 (and HD) and SS streaming video.

[sand_man]

Yeah. 171, 201, 205

[MickeyD]

Are all those Fijians under 20 ??? :eek:

[alf101]

Pool A
04 Jun, 14:45 Wales - Fiji Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
04 Jun, 16:45 New Zealand - Samoa Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 14:45 Fiji - Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 16:45 New Zealand - Wales Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 16:45 Wales - Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 18:45 New Zealand - Fiji University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



Pool B
04 Jun, 16:45 England - Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
04 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 18:45 England - Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 14:45 Ireland - Italy Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 Jun, 18:45 South Africa - England Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



Pool C
04 Jun, 14:45 Australia - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
04 Jun, 18:45 France - Argentina University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 Jun, 14:45 Australia - Argentina Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
08 Jun, 16:45 France - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 14:45 Argentina - Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
12 Jun, 16:45 France - Australia Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



9th Place Semi Final
17 Jun, 12:30 10th Seed - 11th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
17 Jun, 14:45 9th Seed - 12th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



5th Place Semi Final
17 Jun, 14:45 5th Seed - 8th Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
17 Jun, 17:00 6th Seed - 7th Seed University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



Semi Finals
17 Jun, 17:00 2nd Seed - 3rd Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
17 Jun, 19:15 1st Seed - 4th Seed Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



11th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 14:15 Loser Match 19 - Loser Match 20 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



9th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 12:00 Winner Match 19 - Winner Match 20 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



7th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 16:30 Loser Match 21 - Loser Match 22 University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town



5th Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 14:15 Winner Match 21 - Winner Match 22 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



3rd Place Play-Off
22 Jun, 16:30 Loser Match 23 - Loser Match 24 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch



Final
22 Jun, 18:45 Winner Match 23 - Winner Match 24 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Wonder why the White elephant stadium wasn't used for this.
Did the grass die or something?

[sand_man]

Welsh team is rubbish.

[sand_man]

Wonder why the White elephant stadium wasn't used for this.
Did the grass die or something?

Can you imagine? The Danie craven stadium is all but empty. Imagine what it would be like trying to fill the cape town stadium? Poorly marketed event.

[alf101]

Can you imagine? The Danie craven stadium is all but empty. Imagine what it would be like trying to fill the cape town stadium? Poorly marketed event.

I didn't even know it was being hosted in CT.

[sand_man]

Really is shocking and incredibly disappointing. I've seen 15 000 spectators or more at Easter weekend school boy rugby festivals so the notion that there isn't an interest in junior rugby is false.

[MickeyD]

Welsh team is rubbish.
as you were saying... :p :whistle:

[sand_man]

as you were saying... :p :whistle:
Did I mention how crap the Fijians are?? :o

How come there's no myBB Superbru pool for this tournament?

[Devill]

Create one. I am already playing in three of them :p:D

[sand_man]

Will do it now and revert...

[sand_man]

Pool name: myBB U20 RWC

[Devill]

Pool name: myBB U20 RWC

Pool code: quizopus

And applied :D

[sand_man]

Sweet

[sand_man]

Geesus, NZ as usual, pure class!!!!!!

[MickeyD]

Geesus, NZ as usual, pure class!!!!!!
Solid, solid, solid.

[sand_man]

Solid, solid, solid.

You not playing Superbru? Shouldn't be too difficult. It's a pool of 2 at the mo... :o

[MickeyD]

You not playing Superbru? Shouldn't be too difficult. It's a pool of 2 at the mo... :o
will get there later... still working :p

[sand_man]

will get there later... still working :p

:)

[sand_man]

Decent crowd in now. Devill, you there meneer?

NZ horribly good as usual. Amazing stat, none of this squad played last year. Such is the depth of NZ rugby.

63-0 they beat Samoa...

England 52-5 against Italy

Up next SA vs Ireland and Fance vs Argentina.

[sand_man]

SA paying for poor tactical kicking, 13-3 Ireland. 28 min in...

[sand_man]

Not impressed with the Baby Boks, really disappointing display. Oz and NZ will give them 30-40 but no need to worry cause I'm not convinced they going to knock over England and progress.

[sand_man]

23-19 Ireland full-time.

[APoc184]

Congrats to Ireland. Extremely well-coached side that knew what they wanted to do and did it. Completely opposite of the BabyBoks.

Kicking was atrocious! Both our scrumhalves won't even make Kuruman's 2nd team after those performances.

Our forwards were completely dominated by those bunch of Leprechauns ;-)

[Devill]

Pool name: myBB U20 RWC
Pool code: quizopus

[Deezil]

A few shock results today .... Argentina over Aus, Wales beating the Kiwis ... Didn't really see that one coming to be honest

[MickeyD]

All remaining games have been moved to Newlands and the Cape Town Stadium. Other pitches were too cut up following the weather conditions.

[lilggg]

Well looks like we out. 3 - 0 to england at half time and we still need 4 tries.

[MickeyD]

We should have kicked those 3 or 4 penalties early on. It would force England into making errors and we could capitalise.

[lilggg]

3 more :D

[lilggg]

BOOM 2 to go :D, nice start to 2nd half.

[MickeyD]

Yeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!

[lilggg]

Never expected them to get it, brilliant.

[MickeyD]

What a brilliant second half!

Now for Argentina in the semi-finals.

[sand_man]

What a brilliant second half!

Now for Argentina in the semi-finals.

Yip. Showed guts and hunger against a technically superior side. Some tactically naive moves but 4 beautiful tries!!! Just didn't look like a game they could win yet they did comfortably.

Interesting to note that SA have played Argentina 3 times prior to this tournament. Won 2, drew 1....

Dawie was quite amped at the final whistle there. Who was he throwing water at? He was going bos.

[MickeyD]

Dawie was quite amped at the final whistle there. Who was he throwing water at? He was going bos.
I think he was just getting ridding of some pent up frustration and threw the bottle on the ground. HARD! :D

[Devill]

Well looks like we out. 3 - 0 to england at half time and we still need 4 tries.

Also thought we were going to fall short, but wow, what a second half!


What a brilliant second half!

Now for Argentina in the semi-finals.

Seems like Dawie did a HM and had a few words with the players at half time :D :D

[lilggg]

BB's 15 - Argentina 0, 37mins.

Make that 22 - 0 at half time.

[MickeyD]

Make that 22...

[Devill]

Nice.

ABs through to the finals if I read right.

[MickeyD]

Nice.

ABs through to the finals if I read right.

Correct. Going to be epic!

[sand_man]

Shouldn't Argentina have an english speaking captain? Or at least at the post match interviews?

Turning point in the match came in the 4th minute when Raymond Rhule replaced Paul Jordaan.

[lilggg]

Nobody watching? Great try 22 - 13 to SA 17mins left.

[MickeyD]

Am watching... both games.

The final is flipping brutal!!!

[ABCpt]

Awesome game.

Although I'm not too convinced about those red cards.

[MickeyD]

Nog net 7 minute Bokkies!!

[Chris]

Am watching... both games.

The final is flipping brutal!!!

Is the other game still on? Though M_H would have red-carded the lot of them by now! :D

[Ol' Mean Bastid]

don't bloody choke

[MickeyD]

Is the other game still on? Though M_H would have red-carded the lot of them by now! :D
He sin-binned 2 Sharkies at the same time... :eek:

[MickeyD]

10 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ol' Mean Bastid]

BOKKIES

[MickeyD]

Massive, massive victory!!!!

[lilggg]

Epic game,and epic comeback especially from where we were at half time vs england. Well done BOKKIES.

[greg0205]

:D :D :D

[MickeyD]

First time a country other than New Zealand has won the tournament.

[sand_man]

Never thought after Ireland we would make semis. Well done lads, epic tournament.

[MickeyD]

Jan Serfontein - Player of the the tournament!

[Ekstasis]

Jan Serfontein - Player of the the tournament!Great play from him.

Well done Bokkies...nailbitinglyfantastic!!!

[ABCpt]

Well done Bokkies! Proud of you.

[Cpc]

Awesome game!! The baby boks showed awesome BMT!!

[elysian]

Awesome game. Some really good play in the 2nd half.

Record breaking attendance, one and a half times the previous biggest. Well, it was at the best supported ground, so expected - was great to be there. :)

[SinghDude]

The Baby boks will have beaten the Poms...

[MickeyD]

The Baby boks will have beaten the Poms...
You've got to be kidding..... .... ... ...

[SinghDude]

Lol...

Still fsckin pissed that we couldn't whitewash the English.


Damnit.

[MickeyD]

Lol...

Still fsckin pissed that we couldn't whitewash the English.


Damnit.
Same here.
And I got wet when walking home FFS.

[SinghDude]

Cosy up Mickey...

Excellent game of footy on

I know Spain will win...




/ my evil twin wishes for a French upset

[Hemi300c]

Great win, some very good play and some amazing talent coming through the ranks - WELL DONE GUYS!!!!