World Rugby U20 Championship
England U20 vs South Africa U20
vs
32
- Time Fri, Jul 4, 2025, 4:00 PM
- Location Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini
- Referee Tomas Bertazza
England U20 | South Africa U20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
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| Conversions |
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| Penalty Goals |
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England U20 | South Africa U20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | ||
| 3 | Tries | 4 |
| 468 | Metres | 460 |
| 105 | Carries | 86 |
| 21 | Defenders Beaten | 22 |
| 8 | Clean Breaks | 9 |
| 160 | Passes | 86 |
| 8 | Offloads | 10 |
| 25 | Turnovers Conceded | 17 |
| Defence | ||
| 85 | Tackles | 106 |
| 22 | Missed Tackles | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers Won | 5 |
| Kicking | ||
| 19 | Kicks in Play | 23 |
| 2/3 | Conversions | 3/4 |
| 1/1 | Penalty Goals | 2/2 |
| N/A | Drop Goals | N/A |
| 1 | Charged Down | 1 |
| 473 | Kick From Hand Metres | 756 |
| 14 | In Touch | 12 |
| 13 | Opponent Collection | 12 |
| 75% | Success | 83% |
| 28 | Possession Lost | 24 |
| 0 | Possession Retained | 3 |
| Breakdown | ||
| 61 | Rucks Won | 51 |
| 1 | Rucks Lost | 5 |
| 98% | Rucks Success Rate | 91% |
| 7 | Mauls Won | 3 |
| Set Plays | ||
| 18 | Lineouts Won | 6 |
| 2 | Lineouts Lost | 3 |
| 90% | Lineouts Success Rate | 66% |
| 5 | Scrums Won | 10 |
| 1 | Scrums Lost | 0 |
| 83% | Scrums Success Rate | 100% |
| Possession | ||
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 53% | First Half | 47% |
| 57% | Second Half | 42% |
| 56% | Ball Possession Last 10 Mins | 44% |
| Discipline | ||
| 9 | Penalties Conceded | 14 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Conceded Own Half | 8 |
England U20 | South Africa U20 |
|---|---|
| Substitutes | |
| Coaches | |
Mark Mapletoft | Kevin Foote |
| Referees | |
RefereeTomas Bertazza | |
| 81 | End Of Second Half | The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half. |
| 80 | Clean Break | This is dangerous for the defence as Cheswill Jooste bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack. |
| 79 | Clean Break | This is dangerous for the defence as Gilermo Mentoe bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack. |
| 76 | Substitution on | Alfie Longstaff comes on. |
| 76 | Substitution off | Kepu Tuipulotu comes off. |
| 72 | Substitution on | South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Jaundre Schoeman getting some game time. |
| 72 | Substitution off | South Africa U20 decide to make a substitution, with Siphosethu Mnebelele being replaced. |
| 70 | Yellow card | Gino Cupido (South Africa U20) is shown a yellow card |
| 69 | Substitution on | England U20 make a substitution with Campbell Ridl coming on. |
| 69 | Substitution off | England U20 make a substitution with Josh Bellamy coming off. |
| 68 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Josh Bellamy took full advantage. |
| 66 | Substitution on | South Africa U20 make a substitution with Ceano Everson coming on. |
| 66 | Substitution off | South Africa U20 make a substitution with Haashim Pead coming off. |
| 66 | Substitution on | England U20 make a substitution with Tye Raymont coming on. |
| 66 | Substitution off | England U20 make a substitution with Billy Sela coming off. |
| 66 | Substitution on | England U20 make a substitution with Ollie Scola coming on. |
| 66 | Substitution off | England U20 make a substitution with Ralph McEachran coming off. |
| 65 | Clean Break | The defensive line has been broken as Cheswill Jooste goes through the gap. |
| 60 | Substitution on | South Africa U20 sub Matt Romao comes onto the field. |
| 60 | Substitution off | Bathobele Hlekani departs for South Africa U20. |
| 57 | Substitution on | Oliver Reid comes on for South Africa U20. |
| 57 | Substitution off | Simphiwe Ngobese leaves the field. |
| 57 | Substitution on | Gilermo Mentoe comes on for South Africa U20. |
| 57 | Substitution off | Dominic Malgas leaves the field. |
| 56 | Substitution on | Jacobus Grobbelaar comes on for South Africa U20. |
| 56 | Substitution off | JJ Theron leaves the field. |
| 56 | Substitution on | Aiden Ainsworth-Cave comes on for England U20. |
| 56 | Substitution off | Sam Williams leaves the field. |
| 56 | Substitution on | Junior Kpoku comes on for England U20. |
| 56 | Substitution off | Tom Burrow leaves the field. |
| 55 | Clean Break | What a run here by Jack Bracken as they get over the gainline! |
| 51 | Substitution on | Archie McParland comes on. |
| 51 | Substitution off | Jonny Weimann comes off. |
| 50 | Substitution on | Jean Erasmus comes on. |
| 50 | Substitution off | Herman Lubbe comes off. |
| 49 | Conversion - Kicked | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo adds the two points for South Africa U20. |
| 49 | Try - Individual effort | Nobody was going to stop Haashim Pead from scoring that try! |
| 48 | Clean Break | Haashim Pead makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea. |
| 48 | Penalty Goal - Kicked | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt. |
| 46 | Clean Break | Josh Bellamy makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea. |
| 45 | Penalty Goal - Kicked | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt. |
| 40 | Substitution on | South Africa U20 make a substitution with Dominic Malgas coming on. |
| 40 | Substitution off | South Africa U20 make a substitution with Gilermo Mentoe coming off. |
| 40 | Start Of Second Half | The second half kicks off. |
| 40 | End Of First Half | The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms. |
| 37 | Substitution on | England U20 sub Noah Caluori comes onto the field. |
| 37 | Substitution off | Ben Redshaw departs for England U20. |
| 36 | Penalty Goal - Kicked | Ben Coen has kicked a penalty goal. |
| 35 | Conversion - Kicked | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo does the business as their conversion attempt goes over. |
| 34 | Try - Passing Move | Incisive passing by South Africa U20 is finished off by Gilermo Mentoe, as they goes over for the try. |
| 34 | Try Assist | Jaco Williams sets up the try. |
| 34 | Clean Break | Fabulous play by South Africa U20 has led to Gino Cupido being able to wriggle through a gap. |
| 32 | Conversion - Missed Left | England U20 go for goal with Ben Coen taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post. |
| 31 | Try - Close range | The pressure has finally told as Jack Bracken scores from close range. |
| 31 | Clean Break | Trouble here as Jack Bracken breaches the defence. |
| 31 | Clean Break | Trouble here as Ben Redshaw breaches the defence. |
| 28 | Conversion - Missed Left | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left. |
| 27 | Try - Close range | The pressure has finally told as Haashim Pead scores from close range. |
| 27 | Clean Break | Trouble here as Cheswill Jooste breaches the defence. |
| 26 | Substitution on | Jaco Williams comes on. |
| 26 | Substitution off | Siya Ndlozi comes off. |
| 22 | Conversion - Kicked | Vusi Simphiwe Moyo makes no mistake with that conversion attempt. |
| 22 | Try - Individual effort | Cheswill Jooste goes on their own for a try. |
| 21 | Clean Break | This is dangerous for the defence as Cheswill Jooste bursts through to advance the South Africa U20 attack. |
| 21 | Try Assist | That's a great try assist by Haashim Pead. |
| 16 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Gino Cupido took full advantage. |
| 10 | Conversion - Kicked | Ben Coen converts the try. |
| 10 | Try - Passing Move | A series of passes by England U20 results in a try for Connor Treacey |
| 10 | Try Assist | Ralph McEachran played a key part in that try. |
| 10 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Ralph McEachran took full advantage. |
| 8 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Jack Bracken took full advantage. |
| 7 | Conversion - Kicked | Josh Bellamy has kicked a conversion. |
| 6 | Try - Passing Move | Great hands by England U20 leads to a try for Jonny Weimann |
| 6 | Try Assist | That's a great try assist by Ben Redshaw. |
| 6 | Clean Break | The defensive line has been broken as Ben Redshaw goes through the gap. |
| 0 | Clean Break | The defensive line has been broken as Gilermo Mentoe goes through the gap. |
| 0 | Start Of First Half | We are underway as the referee blows their whistle. |