South Africa U20 vs England U20 | World Rugby U20 Championship

South Africa U20

England U20

Tuesday 9 Jul 2024

Athlone Stadium, TBC

South Africa U20

England U20

Tries

Likhona Finca 50'

Zachary Porthen 6'

James Isaacs 85'

Joe Bailey 44'

Finn Carnduff 26'

Conversions

Liam Koen 6'

Sean Kerr 27'

05:00

South Africa v England | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Timeline

End of Second Half

86'

James Isaacs

Try

85'

Divan Fuller

Yellow Card

82'

James Isaacs

Out: Craig Wright

77'

Herman Lubbe

Out: Zachary Porthen

75'

Liyema Ntshanga

Out: Casper Badenhorst

75'

Angus Hall

Out: Sean Kerr

73'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk

Out: Likhona Finca

71'

Tylor Sefoor

Out: Liam Koen

71'

Lucas Friday

Out: Ollie Allan

66'

Kane James

Out: Henry Pollock

63'

Afolabi Fasogbon

Out: Billy Sela

63'

Ioan Jones

Out: Jack Bracken

63'

Jacobus Grobbelaar

Out: Bathobele Hlekani

63'

Divan Fuller

Out: Sibabalwe Mahashe

62'

Olamide Sodeke

Out: Joe Bailey

54'

Sean Kerr

Out: Angus Hall

51'

Likhona Finca

Try

50'

Ethan Bester

Out: Luca Bakkes

46'

Joe Bailey

Try

44'

Tiaan Jacobs

Out: Thabang Mphafi

44'

Angus Hall

Out: Sean Kerr

40'

Joshua Boulle

Out: Philip-Albert van Niekerk

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk

Out: Joshua Boulle

33'

Sean Kerr

Conversion

27'

Finn Carnduff

Try

26'

Liam Koen

Conversion

Zachary Porthen

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

England U20

South Africa U20

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

N. Michelow

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

N. Michelow

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Bailey

Points: 5

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

2735

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1313

Match Information

Athlone Stadium, TBC

World Rugby U20 Championship

Channel 211, SS Rugby

Tuesday 9 Jul 2024

Athlone Stadium, TBC

South Africa U20

England U20

Tries

Likhona Finca 50'

Zachary Porthen 6'

James Isaacs 85'

Joe Bailey 44'

Finn Carnduff 26'

Conversions

Liam Koen 6'

Sean Kerr 27'

Timeline

End of Second Half

86'

James Isaacs

Try

85'

Divan Fuller

Yellow Card

82'

James Isaacs

Out: Craig Wright

77'

Herman Lubbe

Out: Zachary Porthen

75'

Liyema Ntshanga

Out: Casper Badenhorst

75'

Angus Hall

Out: Sean Kerr

73'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk

Out: Likhona Finca

71'

Tylor Sefoor

Out: Liam Koen

71'

Lucas Friday

Out: Ollie Allan

66'

Kane James

Out: Henry Pollock

63'

Afolabi Fasogbon

Out: Billy Sela

63'

Ioan Jones

Out: Jack Bracken

63'

Jacobus Grobbelaar

Out: Bathobele Hlekani

63'

Divan Fuller

Out: Sibabalwe Mahashe

62'

Olamide Sodeke

Out: Joe Bailey

54'

Sean Kerr

Out: Angus Hall

51'

Likhona Finca

Try

50'

Ethan Bester

Out: Luca Bakkes

46'

Joe Bailey

Try

44'

Tiaan Jacobs

Out: Thabang Mphafi

44'

Angus Hall

Out: Sean Kerr

40'

Joshua Boulle

Out: Philip-Albert van Niekerk

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Philip-Albert van Niekerk

Out: Joshua Boulle

33'

Sean Kerr

Conversion

27'

Finn Carnduff

Try

26'

Liam Koen

Conversion

Zachary Porthen

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries3

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

110

107

Offload

Metres Gained

196

314

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

150

176

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 2 meetings

Won

14 Jul 2023

22 - 15

World Rugby U20 Championship

24 Jun 2022

22 - 30

U20 Summer Series

Head to Head

Previous 2 meetings

Won

Last 2 Meetings

14 Jul 2023

22 - 15

World Rugby U20 Championship

24 Jun 2022

22 - 30

U20 Summer Series

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Casper Badenhorst

Luca Bakkes

Zachary Porthen

Thomas Dyer

Nel Van Heerden

Sibabalwe Mahashe

Bathobele Hlekani

Thabang Mphafi

Asad Moos

Liam Koen

Litelihle Bester

Joshua Boulle

Jurenzo Julies

Likhona Finca

Michail Damon

Asher Opoku

Craig Wright

Billy Sela

Joe Bailey

Junior Kpoku

Finn Carnduff

Henry Pollock

Nathan Michelow

Ollie Allan

Ben Coen

Alex Wills

Sean Kerr

Ben Waghorn

Jack Bracken

Ben Redshaw

Substitutes

Ethan Bester

Liyema Ntshanga

Herman Lubbe

Jacobus Grobbelaar

Tiaan Jacobs

Divan Fuller

Tylor Sefoor

Philip-Albert van Niekerk

James Isaacs

Jimmy Halliwell

Afolabi Fasogbon

Olamide Sodeke

Kane James

Lucas Friday

Angus Hall

Ioan Jones

Match Videos

05:00

South Africa v England | Match Highlights | World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Commentary

86’

End of second half

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

86’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Ben Coen will have to re-adjust the radar.

85’

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this England U20 maul...no miracles today as James Isaacs powers over.

82’

Yellow card

Divan Fuller (South Africa U20) is shown a yellow card

77’

Substitution on

James Isaacs comes on.

77’

Substitution off

Craig Wright comes off.

75’

Substitution on

Herman Lubbe comes on.

75’

Substitution off

Zachary Porthen comes off.

75’

Substitution on

Liyema Ntshanga comes on.

75’

Substitution off

Casper Badenhorst comes off.

73’

Substitution on

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Angus Hall getting some game time.

73’

Substitution off

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Sean Kerr being replaced.

71’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Philip-Albert van Niekerk getting some game time.

71’

Substitution off

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Likhona Finca being replaced.

71’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Tylor Sefoor getting some game time.

71’

Substitution off

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Liam Koen being replaced.

66’

Substitution on

England U20 make a substitution with Lucas Friday coming on.

66’

Substitution off

England U20 make a substitution with Ollie Allan coming off.

63’

Substitution on

England U20 sub Kane James comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Henry Pollock departs for England U20.

63’

Substitution on

England U20 sub Afolabi Fasogbon comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Billy Sela departs for England U20.

63’

Substitution on

England U20 sub Ioan Jones comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Jack Bracken departs for England U20.

63’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 sub Jacobus Grobbelaar comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Bathobele Hlekani departs for South Africa U20.

62’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 sub Divan Fuller comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Sibabalwe Mahashe departs for South Africa U20.

59’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Wills goes through the gap.

54’

Substitution on

Olamide Sodeke comes on.

54’

Substitution off

Joe Bailey comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Sean Kerr comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Angus Hall comes off.

51’

Conversion

Liam Koen hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

50’

Try

Likhona Finca scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

50’

Clean break

What a run here by Likhona Finca as they get over the gainline!

46’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Bester getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Bakkes being replaced.

45’

Conversion

Ben Coen has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

44’

Try

The England U20 maul march their way over the white wash for Joe Bailey to touch down.

44’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 make a substitution with Tiaan Jacobs coming on.

44’

Substitution off

South Africa U20 make a substitution with Thabang Mphafi coming off.

40’

Substitution on

England U20 make a substitution with Angus Hall coming on.

40’

Substitution off

England U20 make a substitution with Sean Kerr coming off.

40’

Substitution on

South Africa U20 sub Joshua Boulle comes onto the field.

40’

Substitution off

Philip-Albert van Niekerk departs for South Africa U20.

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.

33’

Substitution on

Philip-Albert van Niekerk comes on for South Africa U20.

33’

Substitution off

Joshua Boulle leaves the field.

27’

Conversion

Sean Kerr makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

26’

Try

The pressure has finally told as Finn Carnduff scores from close range.

25’

Clean break

Trouble here as Craig Wright breaches the defence.

10’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Litelihle Bester took full advantage.

6’

Conversion

Liam Koen has kicked a conversion.

6’

Try

South Africa U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Zachary Porthen touching down.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

England U20

South Africa U20

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

N. Michelow

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

N. Michelow

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Bailey

Points: 5

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

2735

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1313

Match Information

Athlone Stadium, TBC

World Rugby U20 Championship

Channel 211, SS Rugby