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Baby Blacks win junior champs
From correspondents in Swansea, Wales
June 23, 2008 NEW Zealand ran in four tries to record a comfortable 38-3 win over England in the final of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-20 world championship at Liberty Stadium.
Kade Poki, Jackson Willison, Andre Taylor and Ryan Crotty scored the Baby Blacks' tries, with a penalty from Alex Goode the only response from an England side out-muscled by the pre-tournament favourites.
The Kiwis, who won last year's incarnation of this tournament - the U-19 competition in Belfast, once again impressed their credentials as the best team on display, producing a disciplined team performance with flashes of trademark flair.
England, unbeaten all season and the Grand Slam champions, started brightly and put the Baby Blacks under some intense pressure.
But the favourites weathered the storm and kept the scoreboard ticking over with penalties from full-back Trent Renata before their increasingly dangerous runners struck.
England replied with fly-half Goode's solitary first-half penalty and despite some bright spells, they couldn't put any more points on the board, particularly after flanker Calum Clark was sent-off for striking an opponent with nine minutes of the game to play.
The final win crowns an impressive run by the Kiwis through to the knock-out phase.
They racked up 173 points and conceded only 19 in pool games against Tonga, Argentina and Ireland, and then outplayed Wales 31-6 in the semi-final.
In the third-place play-off match, South Africa beat Wales 43-18.
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Final: New Zealand 38-3 England
New Zealand became the first nation to win the IRB Junior World Championship title with a 38-3 defeat of England in the final at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Sunday to crown a wonderful month of rugby in Wales.
Although it was a brave effort from coach Nigel Redman’s side, it was not to be as New Zealand dominated a contest that saw England – who were unbeaten in nine matches in 2008 until today – restricted to a single penalty from the fly half Alex Goode.
A penalty from the full back Trent Renata inside five minutes handed the pre-tournament favourites the initiative, but within 90 seconds of that opening score England should have been level through a Goode penalty.
more...International Rugby Board
Final Standings:
1. New Zealand
2. England
3. South Africa
4. Wales
5. Australia
6. France
7. Samoa
8. Argentina
9. Ireland
10. Scotland
11. Italy
12. Canada
13. Tonga
14. Fiji
15. Japan
16. USA
That's an amazing scoreline for a final
a bit like their senior team last week against the AB's....
how often is the under 20 world cup held? Would be cool to see it in Australia one year. I'm sure i wouldn't be the only one to go to a few games if it was held here in oz
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woah... that a big score for a final! embarassing for england much!
A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
Courtesy of quality South African commentry