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U20 World Championship: England make 10 changes to face Italy

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has made 10 changes to his starting XV to face Italy in their second game of the World Rugby U20 Championship on Saturday.   Props Kai Owen and Alfie...

England U20 hooker Alfie Barbeary handed five-week ban

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England U20 hooker Alfie Barbeary has been slapped with a five-week suspension after he was sent-off for a dangerous tip tackle on Ireland’s John Hodnett during Tuesday’s U20 World Championship...

Watch: Junior Springbok no.8 blitzs the Scottish defence to score

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Junior Springbok no.8 Francke Horn showed off his pace to score a Pierre Spies-like try against Scotland.   A set move that Springbok and Bulls' fans will remember quite well was revived against ...

Junior Springboks Star's U20 Championship Cut Short

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Janko Swanepoel will join the Junior Springboks at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Rosario as an injury replacement for Francke Horn, whose tournament was cut short due to a shoulder injury.   Horn,...

England's Alfie Barbeary dismissed for awful spear tackle in U20 championship opening round

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

Alfie Barbeary was shown a straight red card for a dangerous spear tackle as England were beaten by Ireland on the opening day of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina.

Wednesday Morning Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Folau set to lodge a legal challenge to his sacking   Israel Folau isn't giving up just yet... https://t.co/CCAOdCDPba — Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) June 5, 2019 Israel...

U20 World Championship: France v Fiji

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Defending Champions France open their campaign with a bonus point win against a spirited Fiji team. Fiji's handling let them massively but that didn't stop them from running the ball.  France weren't...

U20 World Championship: Ireland v England

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England and Ireland played a great entertaining game today, but discipline in tackles caused three cards, 2 yellow and one red in the 67th minute which sealed the fate for England, it would have been avery...

U20 World Championship: Wales v Argentina

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales survived a late Argentine surge to defy the odds and upset the host nation in their opening game of the competition. Argentina were guilty of being far too indisciplined while Cai...

U20 World Championship: New Zealand v Georgia

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand open their U20 World Championship with a comfortable win,. but they were made to work by Georgia. New Zealand were far from their best and have to improve in key areas, particularly set pieces....