The New Zealand Under 20s won’t contest the semi-finals of the World Rugby Under 20 championships despite a 62-19 victory in their last pool play fixture against Japan.
New Zealand U20 have named their side to face France U20 in a crucial pool match at the World Rugby U20 Championships in South Africa.
The New Zealand Under 20 squad has been named ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship later this month.
The Hurricanes have welcomed back legendary hooker Dane Coles for their highly anticipated blockbuster against the Crusaders on Saturday.
It doesn’t get much bigger than this for the Hurricanes. With the race for a spot in the top four set to come down to the wire, they simply need to win to beat the Blues in Auckland this weekend.
All Blacks Ardie Savea, Tyrel Lomax and Jordie Barrett are among the big-name players who will not feature for the Hurricanes this weekend when they take on the ladder-leading Chiefs in Hamilton.
The industrious loose forward, selected for the New Zealand Under 20s, prefers to deal in actions rather than words.
Hawke's Bay have secured their third Mitre 10 Cup Championship title in nine years after cruising to a 36-24 victory over Northland in Napier.
The perfect storm swirling has understandably lowered expectations for the Hurricanes heading into 2020 after losing Beauden Barrett to the Blues and Ardie Savea to injury.