France U20 vs New Zealand U20 | World Rugby U20 Championship

France U20

New Zealand U20

Thursday 4 Jul 2024

Danie Craven Stadium, TBC

France U20

New Zealand U20

Tries

Mathis Ferte 73'

Joe Quere Karaba 49'

Xan Mousques 4'

Manumaua Letiu 67'

Dylan Pledger 62'

Stanley Solomon 52'

Aki Tuivailala 44'

Conversions

Hugo Reus 50'

Rico Simpson 53'; 45';

Penalties

Hugo Reus 65'; 38'; 21'

Rico Simpson 80'

06:18

France v New Zealand | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Rico Simpson

Penalty

80'

Barnabe Massa

Out: Thomas Lacombre

77'

Joshua Smith

Yellow Card

76'

Mathis Ferte

Try

73'

Axel Desperes

Out: Xan Mousques

69'

Matt Lowe

Out: Mosese Bason

69'

Manumaua Letiu

Try

67'

Lino Julien

Out: Thomas Duchene

67'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

65'

Sialevailea Tolofua

Out: Corentin Mezou

64'

Dylan Pledger

Try

62'

Manumaua Letiu

Out: Vernon Bason

60'

Sika Pole

Out: Will Martin

60'

Sam Coles

Out: Isaac Hutchinson

57'

Leo Carbonneau

Yellow Card

56'

King Maxwell

Out: Xavier Tito-Harris

56'

Maxence Biasotto

Out: Mathis Castro

53'

Rico Simpson

Conversion

53'

Stanley Solomon

Try

52'

Hugo Reus

Conversion

50'

Joe Quere Karaba

Try

49'

Cameron Christie

Out: Tom Allen

47'

Joshua Smith

Out: Logan Wallace

47'

Thomas Lacombre

Out: Barnabe Massa

47'

Lorencio Boyer Gallardo

Out: Lino Julien

47'

Rico Simpson

Conversion

45'

Aki Tuivailala

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

38'

Brent Liufau

Out: Charles Kante-Samba

35'

Andrew Smith

Yellow Card

21'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

21'

Thomas Duchene

Out: Zinedine Aouad

16'

Xan Mousques

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

New Zealand U20

France U20

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

X. Taele

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

G. Malaterre

Tackles: 16

Points

H. Reus

Points: 11

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

3538

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

Danie Craven Stadium, TBC

World Rugby U20 Championship

Thursday 4 Jul 2024

Danie Craven Stadium, TBC

France U20

New Zealand U20

Tries

Mathis Ferte 73'

Joe Quere Karaba 49'

Xan Mousques 4'

Manumaua Letiu 67'

Dylan Pledger 62'

Stanley Solomon 52'

Aki Tuivailala 44'

Conversions

Hugo Reus 50'

Rico Simpson 53'; 45';

Penalties

Hugo Reus 65'; 38'; 21'

Rico Simpson 80'

Timeline

End of Second Half

81'

Rico Simpson

Penalty

80'

Barnabe Massa

Out: Thomas Lacombre

77'

Joshua Smith

Yellow Card

76'

Mathis Ferte

Try

73'

Axel Desperes

Out: Xan Mousques

69'

Matt Lowe

Out: Mosese Bason

69'

Manumaua Letiu

Try

67'

Lino Julien

Out: Thomas Duchene

67'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

65'

Sialevailea Tolofua

Out: Corentin Mezou

64'

Dylan Pledger

Try

62'

Manumaua Letiu

Out: Vernon Bason

60'

Sika Pole

Out: Will Martin

60'

Sam Coles

Out: Isaac Hutchinson

57'

Leo Carbonneau

Yellow Card

56'

King Maxwell

Out: Xavier Tito-Harris

56'

Maxence Biasotto

Out: Mathis Castro

53'

Rico Simpson

Conversion

53'

Stanley Solomon

Try

52'

Hugo Reus

Conversion

50'

Joe Quere Karaba

Try

49'

Cameron Christie

Out: Tom Allen

47'

Joshua Smith

Out: Logan Wallace

47'

Thomas Lacombre

Out: Barnabe Massa

47'

Lorencio Boyer Gallardo

Out: Lino Julien

47'

Rico Simpson

Conversion

45'

Aki Tuivailala

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

38'

Brent Liufau

Out: Charles Kante-Samba

35'

Andrew Smith

Yellow Card

21'

Hugo Reus

Penalty

21'

Thomas Duchene

Out: Zinedine Aouad

16'

Xan Mousques

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries4

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

101

186

Offload

Metres Gained

498

424

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

152

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

29 Jun 2023

35 - 14

World Rugby U20 Championship

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

Last 1 Meetings

29 Jun 2023

35 - 14

World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

France U20

Spain U20 49 - 12 France U20

29 Jun 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Ireland U20 14 - 50 France U20

14 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

England U20 52 - 31 France U20

9 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Wales U20 43 - 19 France U20

4 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

New Zealand U20 35 - 14 France U20

29 Jun 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

New Zealand ...

Wales U20 34 - 41 New Zealand U20

29 Jun 2024 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Georgia U20 26 - 50 New Zealand U20

14 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Australia U20 35 - 44 New Zealand U20

9 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Japan U20 62 - 19 New Zealand U20

4 Jul 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

France U20 35 - 14 New Zealand U20

29 Jun 2023 • World Rugby U20 Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Lino Julien

Barnabe Massa

Zinedine Aouad

Corentin Mezou

Charles Kante-Samba

Joe Quere Karaba

Geoffrey Malaterre

Mathis Castro

Leo Carbonneau

Hugo Reus

Mathis Ferte

Mathys Belaubre

Fabien Brau Boirie

Nathan Bollengier

Xan Mousques

Will Martin

Vernon Bason

Logan Wallace

Tom Allen

Liam Jack

Andrew Smith

Jonathan Lee

Mosese Bason

Dylan Pledger

Rico Simpson

Stanley Solomon

Xavi Taele

Aki Tuivailala

Xavier Tito-Harris

Isaac Hutchinson

Substitutes

Thomas Lacombre

Lorencio Boyer Gallardo

Thomas Duchene

Brent Liufau

Sialevailea Tolofua

Thomas Souverbie

Maxence Biasotto

Axel Desperes

Manumaua Letiu

Sika Pole

Joshua Smith

Cameron Christie

Matt Lowe

Ben O'Donovan

Sam Coles

King Maxwell

Match Videos

06:18

France v New Zealand | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Commentary

81’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Rico Simpson kicks the penalty.

77’

Substitution on

Barnabe Massa comes on.

77’

Substitution off

Thomas Lacombre comes off.

76’

Yellow card

Joshua Smith (New Zealand U20) is shown a yellow card

74’

Conversion

Hugo Reus curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

73’

Try

A series of passes by France U20 results in a try for Mathis Ferte

73’

Try assist

Joe Quere Karaba played a key part in that try.

73’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Joe Quere Karaba took full advantage.

72’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Hugo Reus took full advantage.

69’

Substitution on

France U20 make a substitution with Axel Desperes coming on.

69’

Substitution off

France U20 make a substitution with Xan Mousques coming off.

69’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 make a substitution with Matt Lowe coming on.

69’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 make a substitution with Mosese Bason coming off.

68’

Conversion

Rico Simpson curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

67’

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Manumaua Letiu places the ball down for the try.

67’

Substitution on

France U20 make a substitution with Lino Julien coming on.

67’

Substitution off

France U20 make a substitution with Thomas Duchene coming off.

65’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

The France U20 supporters go wild as Hugo Reus successfully kicks the penalty goal.

64’

Substitution on

France U20 sub Sialevailea Tolofua comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Corentin Mezou departs for France U20.

63’

Conversion

Rico Simpson curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

62’

Try

New Zealand U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Dylan Pledger touching down.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Manumaua Letiu comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Vernon Bason departs for New Zealand U20.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Sika Pole comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Will Martin departs for New Zealand U20.

57’

Substitution on

Sam Coles comes on for New Zealand U20.

57’

Substitution off

Isaac Hutchinson leaves the field.

56’

Yellow card

Leo Carbonneau (France U20) is shown a yellow card

56’

Substitution on

King Maxwell comes on for New Zealand U20.

56’

Substitution off

Xavier Tito-Harris leaves the field.

54’

Drop Goal - Dropped Short

Leo Carbonneau will not be happy with that drop goal attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

53’

Substitution on

Maxence Biasotto comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Mathis Castro comes off.

53’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Rico Simpson kicks the conversion.

52’

Try

A penetrating move by New Zealand U20 results in a try for Stanley Solomon.

52’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Dylan Pledger.

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Dylan Pledger as they get over the gainline!

50’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Hugo Reus kicks the conversion.

49’

Try

Joe Quere Karaba intercepts and has a clean run to the tryline.

49’

Clean break

Joe Quere Karaba makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Cameron Christie getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Tom Allen being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Joshua Smith getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Logan Wallace being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Lacombre getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Barnabe Massa being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Lorencio Boyer Gallardo getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

France U20 decide to make a substitution, with Lino Julien being replaced.

45’

Conversion

Rico Simpson adds the two points for New Zealand U20.

44’

Try

Slick passing by New Zealand U20 leads to a try for Aki Tuivailala.

44’

Clean break

Aki Tuivailala makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Dylan Pledger is finished off with a try.

43’

Clean break

Andrew Smith makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

43’

Clean break

Stanley Solomon makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

38’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Hugo Reus has kicked a penalty goal.

36’

Clean break

Fabulous play by New Zealand U20 has led to Xavier Tito-Harris being able to wriggle through a gap.

36’

Substitution on

France U20 sub Brent Liufau comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Charles Kante-Samba departs for France U20.

21’

Yellow card

Andrew Smith (New Zealand U20) is shown a yellow card

21’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Hugo Reus adds the points for France U20.

16’

Substitution on

France U20 make a substitution with Thomas Duchene coming on.

16’

Substitution off

France U20 make a substitution with Zinedine Aouad coming off.

5’

Conversion

Hugo Reus has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

4’

Try

The kick through from France U20 has allowed Xan Mousques to touch down.

4’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Xan Mousques goes through the gap.

4’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Hugo Reus.

1’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Barnabe Massa goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

New Zealand U20

France U20

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

X. Taele

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

G. Malaterre

Tackles: 16

Points

H. Reus

Points: 11

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

3538

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

Danie Craven Stadium, TBC

World Rugby U20 Championship