JWC MATCH PREVIEW All Data in This Document Is Specific to the Junior World Championship

JWC MATCH PREVIEW All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. England V New Zealand Sunday 26th June 2011, KO: 19:10 Stadio Plebiscito, Padova

Headlines: 2011 Records • This will be the third time that England and New Zealand have met in the IRB Junior World Championships and both previous meetings also came in the final, with New Zealand winning 38-3 in 2008 and 44-28 in >> Points 2009. • Both sides have won all 12 matches they have played in the Pool stages of the IRB Junior World Points Player Championships. • England wing CHRISTIAN WADE has scored five tries in just three matches in this year’s championship to 68 Gareth Anscombe add to the one he scored against Argentina in 2010. He is the joint leading try scorer this year alongside New Zealand New Zealand’s CHARLES PIUTAU and South Africa’s FRANCOIS VENTER and is joint sixth on the all time list. 55 Johan Goosen • England’s fly half, GEORGE FORD, is the youngest player in the Championship at 18 years and three months. South Africa He has scored 44 points in the four matches played, including a try against France in the semi final. 51 Josateki Lalagavesi • New Zealand have won all 19 matches they have played in the IRB Junior World Championships and have Fiji won all three previous tournaments. • New Zealand scored a record 204 points in their three Pool matches. They need to score 22 points in the >> Tries final to beat the tournament record of 262 points set by New Zealand in 2010. • New Zealand scored 30 tries in the Pool stages this year, with 15 different try scorers. Tries Player • New Zealand have only conceded 16 tries in 19 matches, the lowest of any team and 21 fewer than the next lowest, South Africa. 5 Christian Wade • New Zealand fly half GARETH ANSCOMBE has scored 68 points and is the leading scorer in this year’s England championship, 13 points ahead of South Africa’s JOHAN GOOSEN. 5 Charles Piutau • New Zealand need 40 points to reach 1,000 in the history of the competition in their 20th match and five New Zealand more conversions to reach 100. 5 Francois Venter South Africa • New Zealand have 11 players in their starting line up who have scored tries in the IRB Junior World Championships All Time Records Match summary: >> Points • The final of the IRB Junior World Championship 2011 features the two teams with the best records in the history of the competition. New Zealand remain undefeated in 19 matches and have won all three previous Points Player tournaments, whilst England have been runners up twice and have only lost four of their 19 games played. In this year’s Championship England finished top of Pool C following three wins out of three, including a • 118 Tom Homer 26-20 victory over South Africa and followed that up with a 33-18 win over France to secure their place in England the final. 116 Matthew Jarvis • New Zealand finished top of Pool A after scoring a record 204 points in their three matches, beating the Wales previous record of 196 set by South Africa in 2008. They then beat old rivals Australia 37-7 in the semi finals. 105 Francois Brummer South Africa Team news: >> Tries • England have made four changes to their starting line up from the team that beat France. HENRY THOMAS returns at prop, SAM JONES at flanker, ELLIOT DALY comes back into the centres following injury and ANDY Tries Player SHORT starts on the wing. Second row forward JOE LAUNCHBURY and flanker MATT KVESIC are the only two members of the squad to start in every match in the tournament. 10 Zac Guildford • New Zealand have made just one personnel change to their starting line from the side that beat Australia, New Zealand with MITCHELL SCOTT coming in on the wing. In one positional change, FRANCIS SAILI moves from the 9 Andrew Conway wing to outside centre. New Zealand have rested all their players for at least one of the matches in the Ireland tournament so none of the squad have started every match. 8 Julian Savea New Zealand Lets get physical 8 Ryuhei Arita Japan Players Players Average Average Players Average Average Players Team Aged Aged Height Height 185 cm Weight Weight 100 20 18 (cm) of Pack or taller (kg) of Pack kg +

England 6 2 185 190 8 99 108 6

New Zealand 11 0 187 192 9 101 110 8

• New Zealand, who have the oldest squad in the tournament, are nearly five months per man older than England and have a two cm per man height advantage in the line out and a two kg per man weight advantage in the scrum.

JWC COMMENTATORS NOTES (contd)

IRB Junior World Championships Facts and figures Experience

England (all time tournament record): • Four of England’s starting line up played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championships; prop MAKO VUNIPOLA, lock CHARLIE • England were runners up to New Zealand in both 2008 and 2009 MATTHEWS, number eight ALEX GRAY and wing CHRISTIAN but finished fourth last year after losing to Australia and South WADE. Eight of the starting line up also started in every match in Africa in their last two matches. this year’s Six Nations Championships when England won all five • Have won all 12 matches they have played in the Pool stages, a feat matches played. Centre ELLIOT DALY scored seven tries in that only matched by New Zealand. Have only won three out of seven tournament, with five tries each by number eight ALEX GRAY and matches played in the play offs, beating South Africa in the semi wing ANDY SHORT. finals in 2008 and 2009 before their win over France this year. • New Zealand captain LUKE WHITELOCK is the only member of • Scored 611 points in total, which is the fourth highest overall. their starting line up who played in the 2010 IRB Junior World • Kicked 48 penalties in total, the second highest behind Ireland on Championship. He started in four matches, including the 62-17 win 50. over Australia in the final. • Average points difference in the first half of matches over four • Three of New Zealand’s starting line up played Super Rugby this years is 9.2 but only 3.5 in the second half. season; SAM CANE played for the Chiefs and LIMA SOPOAGA and • One of only three teams to have received two red cards but only BEAUDEN BARRETT represented the Hurricanes. Six more players in received five yellow cards in 18 matches, the second lowest of all the starting XV appeared in the ITM Cup; BEN TAMEIFUNA, STEVEN teams competing in 2011 after Australia. LUATUA, BRAD SHIELDS, TJ PERENARA, GARETH ANSCOMBE and CHARLES PIUTAU. New Zealand (all time tournament record): • Twelve of the ‘Baby Blacks’ squad warmed up for this tournament by taking part in the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup and seven have been • New Zealand have won all three IRB Junior World Championships selected in the starting line up on Friday, including captain LUKE and now have 19 wins out of 19 matches played. WHITELOCK, who scored a try for the Crusader Knights in their 55-7 • Their narrowest winning margin was 14 points in the 2009 semi win over Fiji Warriors; and BEAUDEN BARRETT, who scored for the finals, when beating Australia 31-17. Hurricanes Development XV in their 27-13 win over Fiji Warriors. • Scored 960 points in total, including 133 tries, the highest of any team. Leading the way • Only conceded 16 tries in 19 matches, the lowest of any team and 21 fewer than the next lowest, South Africa. • New Zealand fly half GARETH ANSCOMBE has scored 68 points and • Only 10.9% of their points have come from converted penalty is the leading scorer in this year’s Championship, 13 points ahead kicks, the second lowest percentage of the 12 competing teams of South Africa’s JOHAN GOOSEN. after Australia. • Their record in the second half of matches is particularly Try scorers outstanding, with an average points difference of 25.2 per game, over 12 points better than any other team. They have won the • England wing CHRISTIAN WADE has scored five tries in just three second half in all 19 matches they have played. matches in this year’s Championship to add to the one he scored against Argentina in 2010. He is the joint leading try scorer this The tall guys year alongside New Zealand’s CHARLES PIUTAU and South Africa’s FRANCOIS VENTER and is joint sixth on the all time list. • New Zealand have the tallest man on the pitch in lock forward • New Zealand have 11 players in their starting line up who have BRODIE RETALLICK at 204 cm (6ft 8ins) which is three cm above scored tries in the IRB Junior World Championship, with two more England’s CHARLIE MATTHEWS. on the replacements bench. Outside centre FRANCIS SAILI has scored four tries, including three in the last two matches, whilst The heavyweight division scrum half TJ PERENARA scored in all three Pool matches and is joined on three tries by SAM CANE, who scored a hat trick against • The combined weight of the New Zealand pack is 877 kg, which Wales and LIMA SOPOAGA. gives them a 17 kg advantage over England in the scrum. • England captain ALEX GRAY has scored a try in each of the last • England have the heaviest man in the tournament in the shape two matches against South Africa and France to add to the five he of loosehead prop MAKO VUNIPOLA who tips the scales at 130 kg scored in the Under 20s Six Nations this season. (20st 7lb), which is 11 kg heavier than his direct opponent in the scrum, BEN TAMEIFUNA, who is New Zealand’s heaviest player. The man in the middle

History • JACO PEYPER of South Africa takes charge of this match, his seventh in IRB Junior World Championship competition but his first • This will be the third time that England and New Zealand have involving New Zealand. He officiated in England’s 33-25 win over met in the IRB Junior World Championships and both previous Ireland in the Pool stages and has issued six yellow cards in his six meetings also came in the final, with New Zealand winning 38-3 in previous matches. 2008 and 44-28 in 2009.

Young talent

• England’s fly half, GEORGE FORD, is the youngest player in the Championship at 18 years and three months. He has scored 44 points in the four matches played, including a try against France in the semi final.

Team Sheets All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship.

ENGLAND Ben Matches #: 20 Ransom Saracens Replacements 16 Rob Buchanan (Harlequins) 14 13 12 11 17 Will Collier (Harlequins) Andy Elliot Owen Christian 18 Sam Twomey (Harlequins) Short Daly Farrell Wade 19 Matt Everard (Leicester Tigers) Worcester Warriors London Wasps Saracens London Wasps 20 Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby) 21 Ryan Mills (Gloucester Rugby) 10 9 22 Marland Yarde (London Irish) George Chris Ford Cook Leicester Tigers Bath Rugby Key Stats 8 Alex # Caps Starting Lineup: 68 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Gray (C) Oldest Player: Mako Vunipola (20) Newcastle Falcons Youngest Player: George Ford (18) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 108 kg Sam 5 4 Matt Jones Kvesic Charlie Joe London Wasps Matthews Launchbury Worcester Warriors Harlequins London Wasps Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Henry Mikey Mako Jaco Peyper (South Africa) - 6 Matches Thomas Haywood Vunipola Matches at Venue: 0 Matches Sale Sharks Northampton Saints Bristol Rugby England: 1 Matches New Zealand: 0 Matches Match Debut: 05/06/2010 - France v Ireland Assistant Referee: John Lacey (Ireland) Assistant Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) 1 2 3 TV Match Official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Solomona Codie Ben Sakalia Taylor Tameifuna Match Official 4: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy) Wellington Canterbury Hawke’s Bay Match Official 5: Giovanni Maratini (Italy) 4 5 6 Steven Brodie 7 Luatua Retallick Brad Sam Shields Auckland Hawke’s Bay Cane Wellington Bay of Plenty 8 Replacements Luke 16 Sefo Setefano (Waikato) Whitelock (C) 17 Michael Kainga (Wellington) Canterbury 18 Dominic Bird (Canterbury) 19 Carl Axtens (Bay of Plenty) 9 10 20 Brad Weber (Otago) TJ Gareth 21 Rhys Llewellyn (Canterbury) Perenara Anscombe 22 Waisake Naholo (Taranaki) Wellington Auckland

11 12 13 14 Charles Lima Francis Mitchell Key Stats Piutau Sopoaga Saili Scott Auckland Wellington Auckland Tasman # Caps Starting Lineup: 58 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 20 Oldest Player: Brad Weber (20) 15 Youngest Player: TJ Perenara (19) Avg Weight Forwards: 110 kg Beauden Barrett Taranaki

NEW ZEALAND Matches #: 20

Head to Head All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 21/06/2009 New Zealand 44 28 England Tokyo 22/06/2008 New Zealand 38 3 England Swansea

Summary England 2 Matches (0 Draw) New Zealand 0 Won 2 31 Points 82 3 Tries 11 2 Conversions 6 4 Penalties 5 0 Drop Goals 0

Player Records For England against New Zealand For New Zealand against England 4 Players - 2 Appearances 2 - Zac Guildford Tom Homer - 11 Points 19 - Aaron Cruden 3 Players - 1 Tries 2 - 2 Players 2 Players - 1 Conversions 3 - Aaron Cruden Tom Homer - 3 Penalties 3 - Trent Renata - Drop Goals -

Player Records in a Match For England against New Zealand For New Zealand against England Tom Homer on 21/06/2009 - 11 Points 19 - Aaron Cruden on 21/06/2009 On 3 Occasions - 1 Tries 2 - On 2 Occasions On 2 Occasions - 1 Conversions 3 - Aaron Cruden on 21/06/2009 Tom Homer on 21/06/2009 - 3 Penalties 3 - Trent Renata on 22/06/2008 - Drop Goals -

Team Records in a Match For England against New Zealand For New Zealand against England On 21/06/2009 - 28 Points 44 - On 21/06/2009 On 21/06/2009 - 3 Tries 7 - On 21/06/2009 On 21/06/2009 - 2 Conversions 3 - On 2 Occasions On 21/06/2009 - 3 Penalties 4 - On 22/06/2008 - Drop Goals -

JWC Record Under: Rob Hunter JWC Recent Matches Debut: 10/06/2011 v Ireland (W 33-25) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 100.00% Average Tries per Match: 4.00 22/06/2011 France W 33 18 Treviso

18/06/2011 South Africa W 26 20 Padova JWC Record Under Rob Hunter 14/06/2011 Scotland W 39 18 Treviso 4 Wins 0 Drawn 0 Lost 10/06/2011 Ireland W 33 25 Treviso 131 For Points 81 Against 21/06/2010 South Africa L 22 27 Rosario 16 For Tries 6 Against

9 For Conversions 3 Against Points For 153

11 For Penalties 14 Against Points Ag 108

0 For Drop Goals 1 Against Tries For 19

Tries Ag 10 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Player Information

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Mako Vunipola 1 20 09/06/2010 5 0 0 4 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Mikey Haywood 2 19 10/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Thomas 3 19 10/06/2011 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Joe Launchbury 4 20 10/06/2011 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Matthews 5 19 05/06/2010 9 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Jones 6 19 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Kvesic 7 19 10/06/2011 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Gray (C) 8 20 05/06/2010 8 3 0 7 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 Chris Cook 9 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 George Ford 10 18 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 44 1 6 9 0 Christian Wade 11 20 05/06/2010 7 1 0 5 0 2 30 6 0 0 0 Owen Farrell 12 19 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 Elliot Daly 13 18 10/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Andy Short 14 20 10/06/2011 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Ben Ransom 15 19 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Total 68 14 0 62 0 6 121 14 9 11 0 Rob Buchanan 16 20 09/06/2010 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Will Collier 17 20 14/06/2011 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Twomey 18 19 14/06/2011 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Everard 19 19 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Robson 20 19 10/06/2011 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Mills 21 19 10/06/2011 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Marland Yarde 22 19 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For England Caps Tries Points 10 - Jamie George 6 - Christian Wade 118 - Tom Homer 10 - Rory Clegg 5 - Carl Fearns 44 - George Ford 10 - Tom Homer 4 - Ben Youngs 38 - Alex Goode

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 23 - Tom Homer v Argentina on 05/06/2010 Points: 60 v Canada on 10/06/2008 Tries: 3 - 2 players Tries: 9 v Canada on 10/06/2008 Conversions: 6 - Rob Miller v Canada on 10/06/2008 Conversions: 6 v Canada on 10/06/2008 Penalties: 5 - 2 players Penalties: 5 on 2 Occasions Drop Goals: 1 - Rory Clegg v France on 13/06/2010 Drop Goals: 1 v France on 13/06/2010

JWC Record Under: Mark Anscombe JWC Recent Matches Debut: 10/06/2011 v Italy (W 64-7) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 100.00% Average Tries per Match: 8.50 22/06/2011 Australia W 37 7 Treviso

JWC Record Under Mark Anscombe 18/06/2011 Argentina W 48 15 Padova 4 Wins 0 Drawn 0 Lost 14/06/2011 Wales W 92 0 Rovigo 241 For Points 29 Against 10/06/2011 Italy W 64 7 Treviso 34 For Tries 4 Against 21/06/2010 Australia W 62 17 Rosario 28 For Conversions 3 Against Points For 303 5 For Penalties 1 Against Points Ag 46

0 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 41

Tries Ag 6 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Player Information

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Solomona Sakalia 1 20 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Codie Taylor 2 20 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Tameifuna 3 19 14/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Luatua 4 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 Brodie Retallick 5 20 14/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Shields 6 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Sam Cane 7 19 10/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 Luke Whitelock (C) 8 20 09/06/2010 8 1 0 8 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 TJ Perenara 9 19 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 Gareth Anscombe 10 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 68 2 23 4 0 Charles Piutau 11 19 10/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 25 5 0 0 0 Lima Sopoaga 12 20 10/06/2011 3 0 0 3 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 Francis Saili 13 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 20 4 0 0 0 Mitchell Scott 14 20 10/06/2011 3 1 0 3 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 Beauden Barrett 15 20 10/06/2011 4 1 0 4 0 0 12 2 1 0 0 Total 58 13 0 58 0 0 200 28 24 4 0 Sefo Setefano 16 20 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Kainga 17 20 10/06/2011 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominic Bird 18 20 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carl Axtens 19 19 10/06/2011 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brad Weber 20 20 10/06/2011 4 2 0 4 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 Rhys Llewellyn 21 20 14/06/2011 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 Waisake Naholo 22 20 14/06/2011 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For New Zealand Caps Tries Points 10 - Zac Guildford 10 - Zac Guildford 82 - Tyler Bleyendaal 8 - Willie Ioane 8 - Julian Savea 68 - Gareth Anscombe 8 - Luke Whitelock 5 - Telusa Veainu 59 - Trent Renata

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 28 - Tyler Bleyendaal v Australia on 21/06/2010 Points: 92 v Wales on 14/06/2011 Tries: 4 - Julian Savea v Samoa on 09/06/2010 Tries: 14 v Wales on 14/06/2011 Conversions: 11 - Gareth Anscombe v Wales on 14/06/2011 Conversions: 11 v Wales on 14/06/2011 Penalties: 5 - Tyler Bleyendaal v Australia on 21/06/2010 Penalties: 5 v Australia on 21/06/2010 Drop Goals: - Drop Goals: -