England, New Zealand into Final
England and New Zealand played themselves into the Final of the Junior World Championships being played in Italy. Both had comfortable wins.
As they had done in the Six Nations England beat France while the Baby Blacks got further and further from Australia as the match wore on.
Results, 22 June 2011
Semifinals
England vs France, 33-18
New Zealand vs Australia Stadio, 37-7
5th place play-off
Fiji vs Wales, 34-20
South Africa vs Ireland, 57-15
9th place play-off
Scotland vs Tonga, 30-11
Argentina vs Italy, 12-8
South Africa vs Ireland
The scorers:
For South Africa:
Tries: Du Preez, Mjekevu 2, Botha, Mbovane 3, Taute, Venter
Cons: Goosen 5, Welthagen
For Ireland:
Tries: McKeon, Jackson
Con: McKinney
Pen: McKinney
The teams:
South Africa: 15 Ulrich Beyers, 14 Tshotsho Mbovane, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 François Venter, 11 Wandile Mjekevu, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Pieter Rademan, 8 Arno Botha (captain), 7 Cornell du Preez, 6 François Kleinhans, 5 Eben Etzebeth, 4 Jean Cook, 3 Nic Schonert, 2 Michael van Vuuren, 1 Stephan Kotze.
Replacements: 16 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17 John Roy Jenkinson, 18 Carl Wegner, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Lohan Jacobs, 21 Johnny Welthagen, 22 Paul Jordaan.
Ireland: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Brendan Macken, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Andrew Boyle, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Jordi Murphy, 7 David Doyle, 6 Eoin McKeon, 5 Iain Henderson, 4 Michael Kearney, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Niall Annett (captain), 1 James Tracy.
Replacements: 16 Finlay Bealham, 17 Conor Carey, 18 Daniel Qualter, 19 Shane Buckley 20 Peter du Toit, 21 James McKinney, 22 Alex Kelly.
Referee: Federico Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Alan Falzone (Italy)
England vs France
The scorers:
For England:
Tries: Wade, Ford, Ransom, Gray
Cons: Ford 2
Pens: Ford 3
For France:
Tries: Taofifenua, O’Connor
Con: Barraque
Pens: Barraque 2
The teams:
England: 15 Ben Ransom, 14 Jon Joseph, 13 Guy Armitage, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Christian Wade, 10 George Ford, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Alex Gray (captain), 7 Matt Everard, 6 Matt Kvesic, 5 Charlie Matthews, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Will Collier, 2 Mikey Haywood, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Ryan Bower, 18 Sam Twomey, 19 Sam Jones, 20 Dan Robson, 21 Ryan Mills, 22Marland Yarde.
France: 15 Jean Marcelin Buttin, 14 Geoffrey Palis, 13 Jean-Pascal Barraque, 12 Pierre Berard, 11 Marvin O’Connor, 10 Jean Marc Doussain (captain), 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Gillian Galan, 7 Julien Come, 6 Pierre Julien, 5 Sebastien Vaha’amahina, 4 William Demotte, 3 Walter Desmaison, 2 Clement Bourgeois, 1 Sebastien Taofifenua.
Replacements: 16 Christophe David, 17 Florian Fresia, 18 Mathias Marie, 19 Leonard Vignon, 20 Tom Ecochard, 21 Jules Plisson, 22 Thibaut Visensang.
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
New Zealand vs Australia
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Saili, Piutau, Anscombe, Weber
Cons: Anscombe 4
Pens: Anscombe 3
For Australia:
Try: Nasiganiyavi
Con: Volavola
The teams:
New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Francis Saili, 13 Glen Robertson, 12 Lima Sopoaga, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Luke Whitelock (captain), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Brad Shields, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Steven Luatua, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Solomona Sakalia.
Replacements: 16 Sefo Setefano, 17 Michael Kainga, 18 Dominic Bird, 19 Carl Axtens, 20 Brad Weber, 21 Mitchell Scott, 22 Waisake Naholo.
Australia: 15 Simon Morahan, 14 Chris Nasiganiyavi, 13 Tom Kingston, 12 Bill Meakes, 11 Kimami Sitauti, 10 Ben Volavola, 9 Eddie Bredenhann, 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Colby Faingaa (captain), 5 Luke Jones, 4 Blake Enever, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Siliva Siliva, 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Hugh Roach 17 Tim Metcher 18 Ted Postal, 19 Jarrad Butler, 20 Matt Lucas, 21 Rohan Saifoloi, 22 Jacob Woodhouse.
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Wales vs Fiji
The scorers:
For Wales:
Tries: Ford, Rhodri Jones, Shingler
Con: Morgan
Pen: Morgan
For Fiji:
Tries: Talebula 2, Sicinilawa
Con: Lalagavesi 2
Pens: Lalagavesi 4
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
Assistant referees: Carlo Damasco (Italy), Alan Falzone (Italy)
Scotland vs Tonga
The scorers:
For Scotland:
Tries: Weir, Hogg, Gossman
Cons: Weir 3
Pens: Weir 3
For Tonga:
Try: Toumohuni
Con: Ahki
Pens: Ahki 2
The teams:
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Mark Bennett, 13 Sam Atkin, 12 Danny Gilmour, 11 Kerr Gossman, 10 Duncan Weir (captain), 9 Sean Kennedy, 8 James Tyas, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Mitch Eadie, 5 Robert McAlpine, 4 Mitch Todd, 3 Colin Phillips, 2 Richard Ferguson, 1 Alex Allan.
Replacements: 16 Michael Liness, 17 George Hunter, 18 Robin Hislop, 19 Jamie Swanson, 20 Jamie Stevenson, 21 Glenn Bryce, 22Mike Doneghan.
Tonga: 15 Kali Hala, 14 Siale Talakai, 13 Pita Ahki, 12 Nio Lavemai, 11 Tonga Afu, 10 Otulea Katoa, 9 Ma’amaloa Taufa, 8 Sam Finau, 7 Motekiai Faeamani, 6 Ofa Finau (captain), 5 Lose Tukufuka, 4 Loni Toumohuni, 3 Elisi Pulu, 2 Solomone Kioa, 1 Mana Talia’uli.
Replacements: 16 Sefo Sakalia, 17 Sione Koloamatangi, 18 Lautaimi Fetuani, 19 Mathew Howling, 20 Sefo Ma’ake, 21 Mona Paraki, 22 Talimasiva Sili.
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), João Mourinha (Portugal)
Argentina vs Italy
The scorers:
For Argentina:
Pens: Ormson 4
For Italy:
Try: Visentin
Pen: Palazzani
The teams:
Argentina: 15 Matias Masera, 14 Matías Moroni, 13 Jerónimo De La Fuente, 12 Matías Orlando, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Brian Ormson (captain), 9 Ramiro Baronio, 8 Martín Ignes, 7 Miguel Urtubey, 6 Facundo Lagos, 5 César Fruttero, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Nahuel Lobo, 2 Diego Fortuny, 1 Ramón Gonzáles.
Replacements: 16 Lucas Sartori, 17 Jonathan Marchetta, 18 Juan Cruz Guillemaín, 19 Joaquin Camacho, 20 Javier Rojas, 21 Sebastián Poet, 22 Rodrigo Ponce De León.
Italy: 15 Augusto Cosulich, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Giovanni Alberghini, 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Michele Visentin, 10 Michele Campagnaro, 9 Guglielmo Palazzani, 8 Federico Conforti, 7 Edoardo Ghiraldini, 6 Giacomo Brancoli, 5 Filippo Gerosa, 4 Jacopo Bocchi, 3 Piermaria Leso (captain), 2 Andrea Lupetti, 1 Nicola Quaglio.
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Maistri, 17 Riccardo Cagna, 18 Alfio Luca Mammana, 19 Andrea Balsemin, 20 Vittorio Callori Di Vignale, 21 Saverio Bruni, 22 Guido Calabrese.
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), João Mourinha (Portugal)
