Comments on: Best Of The Weekend: Wales beat South Africa in the USA

By: AlexD

AlexD — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 22:57:40 +0000

Marcus Smith shone light a light – future England fly-half in-the-making!

By: Septus

Septus — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:58:49 +0000

Leon – the words ‘headless’ and ‘chicken’ ad well as ‘couldn’t catch a cold’ spring to mind with Ibitoye – that’s not to say that when he does finally secure the pill he’s am explosive runner. We’ve all that player who when the ball is above them cause a lump in our throat and I think he’s that man. He really needs some support in composure and managing ‘processing’ as currently he’s basically a 50/50 under the high ball – once that’s sorted he’ll prove a real handful

By: Don P

Don P — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:06:49 +0000

Hard read too much into the Wales v SA match. SA @ home, however & with a fullish squad (although missing Marx, Whitely & Etzebeth) & especially showing intent with le Roux & de Klerk being recalled from Europe, they certainly seem to want it enough. England biggest problem, IMO, is Jones. Left too much experience @ home & hasn’t fixed the 3 year old issues (during his tenure) of breakdown & midfield. Simply chucking AN OTHERS into these positions isn’t the answer. Still, like the government’s expectation over Brexit, a magical rabbit might be plucked from the hat & the last minute a solution found.. within the week.

By: Don P

Don P — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:48:42 +0000

I too have questioned Tana Umaga’s credentials, however I understand that Auckland have extended his contract for a yr (?). Presumably the Union have taken account of the fact that Umaga has had a whole team out injured this season.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:09:41 +0000

Unfortunately I live in rural Spain and the download speed is not fast enough to pick up streaming. Super Ted, if people don´t fancy watching the Under 20s I can´t imagine there is much they would watch. The standard is terrific and it is a great chance to pick stars of the future.

By: Leon

Leon — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:48:34 +0000

You could easily add Ibitoye and Walker to that list as well

By: Jacob Bassford

Jacob Bassford — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:30:00 +0000

For those who have Smart TVs they can watch the games on them using Youtube as World Rugby stream all games live.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:53:48 +0000

The U20 games are being live streamed by World Rugby. ITV4 are showing highlights later in the day.
We look very good at times, but our play is littered with silly errors. Iron that out and get a bit more consistent, then we can easily make another final. There is a lot of talent in the squad, with Curry and Smith the obvious standouts.

By: jake

jake — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:52:08 +0000

I think Wales should be free to organise games outside the window if they so fancy. What I take issue with is Gatland complaining that players are not released for selection, despite the fact the games are organised outside of the designated international window.

By: Super Ted

Super Ted — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:09:00 +0000

Well I’ll nibble seeing as your comment is the only comment on here to respond to. Not sure it’s a disgrace that the major TV channels didn’t pick up the U20 world cup – apart from those of us interested enough to read this website, I’m not sure where the audience would come from!

I do agree about the Wales SA game – why the games continue to be played out of the international window only for Gatland to complain is beyond me. But if it helps expand the game in the US then no harm done.

I’m sure you know England will perform better than your comment would suggest, but here’s the attention you were after.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:06:11 +0000

Nobody has caught my eye in the U20’s because disgracefully it is not on tv on any major UK channel. Combine that with Wales and South Africa which makes a mockery of winning an international cap and World Rugby have had a bad week. Their disgraceful treatment of Spain to ensure that Russia qualify for the World Cup is a further example of why the governing body of the game cannot be trusted to have its best interests at heart. Coming home having not been completely destroyed and with a few more than three positions nailed down is about all England can expect, particularly with the first game at altitude and little time to acclimatize. Castres won’t get beyond the group stage next year because like most French sides they won’t travel well enough.