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NEW ZEALAND NAME SIDE FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL |
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New Zealand Under 20 Co-Coaches Dave Rennie and Russell Hilton-Jones have named the New Zealand Under 20 side to play England in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship in Wales on Monday 23 June at 6.00am (NZ time).
1. Paea Fa’anunu (Auckland)
2. Ash Dixon (Hawke’s Bay)
3. Ben Afeaki (North Harbour)
4. Chris Smith (North Harbour, captain)
5. Sam Whitelock (Canterbury)
6. Peter Saili (Auckland)
7. Luke Braid (Bay of Plenty)
8. Nasi Manu (Canterbury)
9. Grayson Hart (Auckland)
10. Daniel Kirkpatrick (Wellington)
11. Zac Guildford (Hawke’s Bay)
12. Ryan Crotty (Canterbury)
13. Jackson Willison (Waikato)
14.Kade Poki (Tasman)
15. Trent Renata (Waikato)
Reserves
16. Quentin MacDonald (Tasman)
17. Rodney Ah You (Canterbury)
18. Josh Townsend (Otago)
19.Hugh Reed (Hawke’s Bay)/Mathew Luamanu (Wellington)
20. Aaron Smith (Manawatu)
21. Sean Maitland (Canterbury)
22. Andre Taylor (Manawatu)
Rennie said of the final: “The players have put in an incredible amount of work and by making the final is credit to their outstanding work ethic. While the scoreline may not suggest it, we had a tough semifinal against Wales in challenging conditions but the team pulled through and we are excited about playing in the inaugural Junior World Championship final.” SKY Sport will televise the final live on the Rugby Channel from 6.00am. TVNZ will also have live coverage of the match from 5.45am.
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