Usual Suspects to the Fore on Day 1 at Junior Rugby World Cup

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Published: June 2, 2014

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It was the traditional rugby powers that stood out on Day 1 of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand. Strong performances from Australia and South Africa saw them put on the most impressive displays of the day, while New Zealand, England, Wales and France all showed their potential too.

Australia got the tournament under way, with a convincing 36-17 win over Argentina. They built their game off a dominant tight five, who pushed around the typically strong Argentinian scrum. It was this dominance that allowed them to maintain possession and launch a handful of attacking moves. 

However, their tight five was not limited to set piece and were prominent around the field, putting in hits and making good metres to get go-forward with ball in hand. This made the job of the loose forwards that much easier, where Rowan Perry was especially prominent with his high work-rate tackling disrupting ball at the breakdown.

Their back line operated efficiently, with the nine-ten combination of Joe Powell and Jake McIntyre impressing, both possessing fast passes with both hands, without having to take an extra step. This opened up space for their outside backs who cashed in later in the game, notably through Andrew John Kellaway, who was busy all day and ran dangerously with ball in hand, being rewarded with two tries.

Argentina, on the other hand, were fairly one-dimensional, looking to keep the game tight and used a multitude of one-off forward runners. They hung in the game well for 40 minutes, but eventually the dominance the Australians held in the tight told, sucking the defence in and opening up gaps out wider.



They are a team who present a real threat to fellow Pool A contestants and defending champions England. While England claimed a convincing win over Italy, it is hard to read too much into this game. The Italians fought hard and scrambled well under pressure on defence, but ultim...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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