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. Wales V Fiji Monday 21th June 2010, KO: 12:00 Estadio CA Colon, Santa Fe

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The play off for 7th place in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championships sees Wales take on Fiji >> Points for the second time in this year’s tournament following their convincing 31-3 success in the Pool stages. Points Player Wales finished second in Pool A with wins over Samoa and Fiji before losing to the tournament 63 Patrick Lambie favourites New Zealand in the final group match and missed out on the chance of finishing fifth South Africa overall when Argentina beat them 9-8 on a penalty kick shoot out following a 19-19 draw. 54 Tyler Bleyendaal New Zealand Fiji finished third in the Pool thanks to a 15-12 win over Samoa in their final group match 50 Tom Homer but then lost 44-9 to France in the semi final play offs and will come into this match as clear England underdogs. >> Tries Wales have made eight changes to the team that started against Argentina, leaving just two players that will have started every game in this tournament; wing KRISTIAN PHILLIPS Tries Player and full back DAN FISH, both of whom also started all five matches in the 2010 Six Nations Championship. 8 Julian Savea New Zealand Fiji have made six changes in personnel to their starting line up from the team that lost to 4 Jonny May France, with KIRWAN SANDAY returning at prop, MICHAEL TURNER at hooker, IROMI DAWAI England at number 8, MELI KURISARU at fly half, RATU KURUDRINI at outside centre and MARITINO 4 Aidan Toua NEMANI on the wing. JOSH MATAVESI switches from fly half to scrum half. Australia All Time Records Let’s get physical >> Points

Points Player Players Players Average Average Players Average Average Players Team Aged 20 Aged 18 Height Height of 185 cms Weight Weight of 100 kg + (cms) Pack or taller (kg) Pack 118 Tom Homer England Wales 5 2 188 191 10 98.9 108.8 7 105 Francois Brummer Fiji 3 1 187 189 12 97.7 102.6 5 South Africa 94 Matthew Jarvis Wales starting line up is an average of two months per man older than their opponents and they Wales have an advantage over Fiji on height and weight. >> Tries

The tall guys Tries Player

Wales have a slight advantage of 2 cm per man in height over their opponents in the line outs, 10 Zac Guildford New Zealand with their tallest player being second row forward JOEL GALLEY at 201 cm (6ft 7ins), which is 5 cm above his opposite number MAIKELI NAROMAITOGA, who is Fiji’s tallest player at 196cm 8 Julian Savea New Zealand (6ft 5ins). 8 Ryuhei Arita Japan The heavyweight division

The combined weight of the Wales pack is 870 kg, which gives them a 49 kg advantage over their Fijian opponents.

Tighthead prop RHODRI JONES, who is the youngest member of the Welsh squad, is also the heaviest player in their starting line up at 119 kg (18st 10lbs), which is 4 kg more than his opposite number, Fiji’s LEONG KWONG at 115 kg (18st 2lbs).

JWC COMMENTATORS NOTES (contd)

History

Wales came 4th in 2008 and 6th in 2009, whilst Fiji finished 14th and 12th respectively. The two sides had not met before this tournament and Fiji will hope to get off to a better start than they did in the Pool match, when they were 21-3 down after just 24 minutes of the first half.

Wales fly half MATTHEW JARVIS kicked 14 points that day, with tries coming from MORGAN ALLEN, who starts this game on the replacements bench, ASHLEY BECK and BEN JOHN.

Experience

Wales have the most experienced squad in the tournament based on previous IRB Junior World Championship appearances and six of their starting line up played in Japan in 2009; hooker RHYS WILLIAMS, flanker JOSH NAVIDI, number 8 JAMES THOMAS, scrum half RHYS DOWNES, fly half MATTHEW JARVIS and inside centre ASHLEY BECK, who has scored two tries in this year’s tournament.

Fiji prop LEONG KWONG is the only member of their squad who was involved in the 2009 tournament but has lost all six matches in which he has been in the starting line up. Four of this year’s squad have started all Fiji’s matches in Argentina; captain SEVERO DOMONI, flanker KOLINIO NALASEKATA, scrum half JOSH MATAVESI, who has kicked 23 points in the tournament, and inside centre NAVITALAI RATULEVU.

Welsh centurion?

Wales fly half MATTHEW JARVIS needs just six more points to reach 100 in IRB Junior World Championship competition and is third in the all time individual points scorer list with 94. He needs 12 more points to overtake South Africa’s FRANCOIS BRUMMER in second place, with England’s TOM HOMER top of the table on 118 points.

The man in the middle

JACO PEYPER of South Africa takes charge of proceedings on Monday, his fourth match of the tournament and his first involving either of these two sides. In his most recent game he issued three yellow cards to Samoan players during their 37-10 defeat to Ireland and he has shown five yellow cards in total in three matches.

IRB Junior World Championships Facts and Figures

Wales (all time tournament record unless otherwise stated):

• Need to score 18 points to reach 100 for this year’s tournament. • Converted 28 out of 35 tries scored, a conversion rate of 80%, which is the second highest behind France at 83.6%. • Kicked 33 penalties, the third highest of all teams behind Ireland and England in a northern hemisphere dominated category. • Received 11 yellow cards, third behind Fiji with 14 and Samoa with 12. • Teams playing against Wales have received 1 red and 11 yellow cards, which is the highest of any team’s opponents. Overall there have been 23 cards shown in Wales’ matches, which is more than any other team.

Fiji (all time tournament record unless otherwise stated):

• Scored just 38 points in this year’s tournament, which is second lowest after Tonga on 30. • Joint lowest try scorers in this year’s tournament with just 3. • Conceded 456 points in 14 matches, the second highest total behind Tonga on 466. • Conceded 56 tries, third highest after Tonga and Canada. • Conceded 99 points to penalty kicks, second only to Ireland. • Converted only 14 of their 27 tries overall, a 51.9% strike rate. Only Samoa and Tonga have a lower conversion percentage. • Have only won three matches overall and have only led at half time twice, the worst records of the 12 teams competing. • Have been shown 1 red and 14 yellow cards in the 14 matches they have played, which is the highest of all teams.

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

WALES Dan Matches #: 15 Fish Glamorgan Wanderers Replacements 16 Ieuan Davies (Glamorgan Wanderers) 14 13 12 11 17 Joe Rees (Tonmawr) Kristian Ben Ashley James 18 Will Taylor (Bonymaen) Phillips John Beck Loxton 19 Morgan Allen (Pontypool) Neath Aberavon Aberavon Cardiff 20 Gareth Davies (Llanelli) 21 Steve Shingler (Llanelli) 10 9 22 Scott Williams (Llanelli) Matthew Rhys Jarvis Downes Aberavon Pontypridd Key Stats 8 James # Caps Starting Lineup: 80 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Thomas Oldest Player: Rhys Williams (20) Ebbw Vale Youngest Player: Rhodri Jones (18) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 109 kg Ed 5 4 Josh Siggery Navidi Joel Lloyd Llandovery Galley Peers Glamorgan Wanderers Llanelli Bridgend Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) - 3 Matches Rhodri Rhys Dan Jones Williams Watchurst (C) Matches at Venue: 0 Matches Wales: 0 Matches Llandovery Pontypridd Bedwas Fiji: 0 Matches Match Debut: 05/06/2010 - France v Ireland Assistant Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia) Assistant Referee: 1 2 3 Joaquin Montes (Uruguay) Kirwan Michael Leong Sanday Turner Kwong Brisbane Sunnybank Airport, Nadi

4 5 6 Severo Maikeli 7 Domoni (C) Naromaitoga Emosi Kolinio Ugavule HPU Korovuto Nalasekata Suvavou Penrith 8 Replacements Iromi 16 Jeremaia Tokomalua (Naitasari North) Dawai 17 Jone Lesi (HPU) Western Marine Club, Nadi 18 Jovesa Tanikorolevu (HPU) 19 Penaia Driu Naweilulu (Gaunavou) 9 10 20 Paulo Maria Dulunaqio (Marist) Josh Meli 21 Epi Naiyoko (Nadroga) Matavesi Kurisaru 22 Solomoni Rasolea (Brisbane) Truro College Gaunavou

11 12 13 14 Christopher Navitalai Ratu Maritino Key Stats Nasiganiyavi Ratulevu Tevita Kurudrini Nemani GPS Nakida Barbas Brisbane Auckland Academy # Caps Starting Lineup: 55 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Oldest Player: Emosi Ugavule (20) 15 Youngest Player: Christopher Nasiganiyavi (18) Avg Weight Forwards: 103 kg Thomas Linde Sunnybank

FIJI Matches #: 15

Head to Head All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 09/06/2010 Wales 31 3 Fiji Paraná

Summary Wales 1 Matches (0 Draw) Fiji 1 Won 0 31 Points 3 3 Tries 0 2 Conversions 0 4 Penalties 1 0 Drop Goals 0

Player Records For Wales against Fiji For Fiji against Wales 21 Players - 1 Appearances 1 - 22 Players Matthew Jarvis - 14 Points 3 - Josh Matavesi 3 Players - 1 Tries - 2 Players - 1 Conversions - Matthew Jarvis - 4 Penalties 1 - Josh Matavesi - Drop Goals -

Player Records in a Match For Wales against Fiji For Fiji against Wales Matthew Jarvis on 09/06/2010 - 14 Points 3 - Josh Matavesi on 09/06/2010 On 3 Occasions - 1 Tries - On 2 Occasions - 1 Conversions - Matthew Jarvis on 09/06/2010 - 4 Penalties 1 - Josh Matavesi on 09/06/2010 - Drop Goals -

Team Records in a Match For Wales against Fiji For Fiji against Wales On 09/06/2010 - 31 Points 3 - On 09/06/2010 On 09/06/2010 - 3 Tries - On 09/06/2010 - 2 Conversions - On 09/06/2010 - 4 Penalties 1 - On 09/06/2010 - Drop Goals -

JWC Record Under: Phil Davies JWC Recent Matches Debut: 05/06/2009 v Tonga (W 51-5) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 55.56% Average Tries per Match: 2.44 17/06/2010 Argentina L 19 19 Santa Fe

13/06/2010 New Zealand L 10 43 Santa Fe JWC Record Under Phil Davies 09/06/2010 Fiji W 31 3 Paraná 5 Wins 0 Drawn 4 Lost 05/06/2010 Samoa W 22 13 Paraná 221 For Points 221 Against 21/06/2009 France L 13 68 Fukuoka 22 For Tries 25 Against

18 For Conversions 18 Against Points For 95

25 For Penalties 20 Against Points Ag 146

0 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 7

Tries Ag 17 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Player Information

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Dan Watchurst (C) 1 20 05/06/2010 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Rhys Williams 2 20 05/06/2009 8 2 0 4 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 Rhodri Jones 3 18 05/06/2010 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lloyd Peers 4 19 05/06/2010 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joel Galley 5 19 09/06/2010 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Siggery 6 18 13/06/2010 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Navidi 7 19 05/06/2009 7 4 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 James Thomas 8 19 05/06/2009 9 4 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Rhys Downes 9 20 05/06/2009 9 4 1 5 0 4 15 3 0 0 0 Matthew Jarvis 10 19 05/06/2009 9 1 1 5 0 4 94 0 14 22 0 James Loxton 11 20 05/06/2009 7 0 1 4 0 3 10 2 0 0 0 Ashley Beck 12 20 05/06/2009 8 2 1 5 0 3 10 2 0 0 0 Ben John 13 19 09/06/2010 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Kristian Phillips 14 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Fish 15 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 80 20 12 43 0 37 139 9 14 22 0 Ieuan Davies 16 19 05/06/2010 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Rees 17 19 05/06/2010 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Will Taylor 18 19 09/06/2010 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan Allen 19 20 05/06/2010 4 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 Gareth Davies 20 19 05/06/2010 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Shingler 21 19 09/06/2010 3 2 1 1 0 2 13 0 2 3 0 Scott Williams 22 19 05/06/2009 9 5 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Wales Caps Tries Points 9 - Scott Andrews 6 - Justin Tipuric 94 - Matthew Jarvis 9 - Ashley Sweet 3 - Leigh Halfpenny 52 - Leigh Halfpenny 9 - Justin Tipuric 3 - Rhys Downes 30 - Justin Tipuric

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 18 - Leigh Halfpenny v France on 14/06/2008 Points: 51 on 2 Occasions Tries: 3 - Justin Tipuric v Canada on 09/06/2009 Tries: 7 v Canada on 09/06/2009 Conversions: 5 - Matthew Jarvis v Canada on 09/06/2009 Conversions: 6 v Tonga on 05/06/2009 Penalties: 5 - Matthew Jarvis v Samoa on 05/06/2010 Penalties: 5 v Samoa on 05/06/2010 Drop Goals: 5 - Matthew Jarvis v Samoa on 05/06/2010 Drop Goals: 5 v Samoa on 05/06/2010

JWC Record Under: Eroni Vereivalu JWC Recent Matches Debut: 05/06/2010 v New Zealand (L 11-44) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 25.00% Average Tries per Match: 0.75 17/06/2010 France L 9 44 Santa Fe

13/06/2010 Samoa W 15 12 Paraná JWC Record Under Eroni Vereivalu 09/06/2010 Wales L 3 31 Paraná 1 Wins 0 Drawn 3 Lost 05/06/2010 New Zealand L 11 44 Santa Fe 38 For Points 131 Against 21/06/2009 Argentina L 10 27 Osaka 3 For Tries 13 Against 1 For Conversions 12 Against Points For 48 6 For Penalties 14 Against Points Ag 158

1 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 4

Tries Ag 16 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Player Information

Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Kirwan Sanday 1 19 05/06/2010 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Turner 2 19 05/06/2010 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Leong Kwong 3 20 05/06/2009 8 2 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Severo Domoni (C) 4 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Maikeli Naromaitoga 5 19 09/06/2010 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Emosi Ugavule 6 20 05/06/2010 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kolinio Nalasekata 7 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Iromi Dawai 8 20 05/06/2010 4 3 1 1 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 Josh Matavesi 9 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 1 0 3 23 0 1 6 1 Meli Kurisaru 10 19 05/06/2010 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher Nasiganiyavi 11 18 05/06/2010 3 0 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 Navitalai Ratulevu 12 19 05/06/2010 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ratu Tevita Kurudrini 13 19 05/06/2010 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Maritino Nemani 14 19 05/06/2010 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Linde 15 19 05/06/2010 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Total 55 11 14 11 0 44 33 2 1 6 1 Jeremaia Tokomalua 16 20 05/06/2010 4 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jone Lesi 17 20 13/06/2010 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jovesa Tanikorolevu 18 20 05/06/2010 4 2 1 1 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 Penaia Driu Naweilulu 19 20 05/06/2010 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Paulo Maria Dulunaqio 20 19 09/06/2010 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Epi Naiyoko 21 19 09/06/2010 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Solomoni Rasolea 22 19 05/06/2010 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Fiji Caps Tries Points 10 - Saulo Romumu 3 - Joseva Levula 26 - Noa Nakaitaci 9 - Joseva Levula 2 - William Saukuru 23 - Josh Matavesi 8 - Leong Kwong 2 - Penisoni Ledua 19 - Sakiusa Malai

Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 10 - 2 players Points: 27 v USA on 18/06/2008 Tries: 1 - 27 players Tries: 5 v USA on 18/06/2008 Conversions: 2 - 2 players Conversions: 2 on 4 Occasions Penalties: 2 - 6 players Penalties: 3 v Scotland on 17/06/2009 Drop Goals: 1 - Josh Matavesi v France on 17/06/2010 Drop Goals: 1 v France on 17/06/2010