JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JWC MATCH PREVIEW All data in this document is specifi c to the Junior World Championship. WALES V ENGLAND Sunday 23th June 2013, KO: 18:45 Stade de la Rabine, Vannes 2013 Records HEADLINES >> Points • Sunday’s match will be the fi rst all northern hemisphere fi nal at the IRB Junior World Championship. It will also be the fi rst ever meeting of England and Wales at the JWC. • This is the fourth time England have reached the fi nal of the IRB Junior World Championship, Points Player having lost to New Zealand on all previous three occasions in 2011 (33-22), 2009 (44-28) and 63 Patricio Fernandez 2008 (38-3). Argentina Wales fi nd themselves in their fi rst Junior World Championship fi nal on Sunday. The highest • 56 Sam Davies Wales have fi nished in this competition was last year when they fi nished in third place after Wales they beat Argentina 25-17. 42 Henry Slade • Wales are the only team left in this year’s competition that have not lost a game. England England have lost one match, against South Africa (31-24) in the pool stages. • If Wales win on Sunday it will be the fi rst time that they have won fi ve consecutive matches >> Tries in the IRB Junior World Championships. The most consecutive matches they have won was four between the 2011 and 2012 editions of JWC. Tries Player • Wales and England meet for the fi rst time since their 2013 U20 Six Nations clash. England beat Wales 28-15 to stop their neighbours from winning the Grand Slam and in the process 6 Seabelo Senatla took the Under 20 Six Nations title from Wales’ grasp. South Africa MATCH SUMMARY: 3 8 Players • Wales started this competition with an impressive 42-3 win over Samoa and fi nished top of their pool unbeaten with wins over Scotland (26-21) and Argentina (25-20). All Time Records • Wales scored 93 points and 9 tries in their three pool games, conceding 44 points. Their semi-fi nal opponents, South Africa, were defending champions but Wales managed to win >> Points 18-17 after an ASHLEY EVANS try in the last few minutes. England started this year’s competition with a 30-6 win over France. Next came a 31-24 loss • Points Player to South Africa before an impressive 109-0 win over the USA in their fi nal game in the pool stages. That game ensured their place in the semi-fi nal as a runner-up. A surprising 33-21 118 Tom Homer win over New Zealand in the semi-fi nal meant England were to progress to the fi nal for the England fourth time in six years. 116 Matthew Jarvis Wales TOURNAMENT RECORD 105 Francois Brummer South Africa • SAM DAVIES needs to score eight more points than Argentina’s Patricio Fernandez in the last round of matches on Sunday, to fi nish as highest points scorer in this year’s competition. >> Tries • Wales have the best disciplinary record in this year’s IRB Junior World Championship, having not received a yellow or red card so far. Wales have received a total of 15 yellows and no red Tries Player cards in the 29 games they have played in at the Junior World Championship since 2008. • Wales arrive at their fi rst Junior World Championship fi nal with a 69% winning record in the 10 Andrew Conway competition. They have won 20 and lost nine of their 29 games to date. Ireland • Wales’ Matthew Jarvis is the second highest points scorer in the IRB Junior World 10 Zac Guildford Championships with a total of 116 points. England’s Tom Homer holds the all-time record, New Zealand scoring a total of 118 points in this competition. 8 Christian Wade • England are going into this year’s fi nal having already lost a match. Wales in contrast, are so England far unbeaten in this year’s competition. 8 Jamie Farndale • England have a win percentage of 72% in the IRB Junior World Championships with a total of Scotland 21 wins and eight losses in 29 games. 8 Julian Savea • England’s 109-0 win over the USA last week was the highest points scored in a match since New Zealand the competition began. South Africa had held the record previously having scored 108 8 Ryuhei Arita points against the USA in 2008. Japan MAN IN THE MIDDLE • MIKE FRASER of New Zealand makes his fourth appearance as a referee in the Junior World Championship when he offi ciates in the fi nal between Wales and England. FRASER made his debut in the meeting of South Africa and England at the start of this competition. © International Rugby Board 2013. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (22/06/2013 20:38). Page 1 Sunday 23th June 2013, KO: 18:45 WALES Stade de la Rabine, Vannes ENGLAND JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Team Sheets All data in this document is specifi c to the Junior World Championship. 15 WALES Jordan Matches #: 30 Williams Scarlets Replacements 1 6 E t h a n L e w i s ( C a r d i ff B l u e s ) 14 13 12 11 17 Thomas Davies (Cardiff Blues) Ashley Steff an Jack Hallam 18 Daniel Suter (Ospreys) Evans Hughes Dixon Amos 19 James Benjamin (Newport Gwent Dragons) Ospreys Scarlets Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons 20 Daniel Thomas (Scarlets) 21 Joshua Davies (Newport Gwent Dragons) 10 9 22 Owen Jenkins (Cardiff Blues) Sam Rhodri 23 Thomas Pascoe (Cardiff Blues) Davies Williams Ospreys Scarlets Key Stats 8 Ieuan # Caps Starting Lineup: 79 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Jones Oldest Player: Carwyn Jones (20) Newport Gwent Dragons Youngest Player: Jack Dixon (18) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 109 kg Jack 5 4 Ellis Jones Jenkins (C) Rhodri Carwyn Ospreys Hughes Jones Cardiff Blues Ospreys Scarlets Offi cials 3 2 1 Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) - 3 Matches Nicky Elliot Gareth Thomas D e e Thomas Matches at Venue: 1 Matches Wales: 0 Matches Ospreys Newport Gwent Dragons Scarlets England: 1 Matches Match Debut: 09/06/2013 - South Africa v England Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Lees (Australia) Assistant Referee 2: 1 2 3 Mathieu Noirot (France) Alec Luke Scott Hepburn Cowan-Dickie Wilson TV Match Offi cial: London Wasps Exeter Chiefs Newcastle Falcons Eric Gauzins (France) 4 5 6 Tom Dom 7 P r i c e Barrow Ross Matt Moriarty Leicester Tigers Leeds Carnegie Hankin Gloucester Rugby Saracens 8 Replacements Jack 1 6 S c o t t S p u r l i n g ( S a r a c e n s ) Cliff ord (C) 17 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton Saints) Harlequins 18 Tom Smallbone (London Irish) 19 Harry Wells (Leicester Tigers) 9 10 20 Dave Sisi (London Irish) Alex Henry 21 Callum Braley (Bristol Rugby) D a y Slade 22 Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby) Northampton Saints Exeter Chiefs 23 Henry Purdy (Leicester Tigers) 11 12 13 14 Ben Sam Harry Anthony Key Stats Howard Hill Sloan Watson Worcester Warriors Exeter Chiefs Harlequins London Irish # Caps Starting Lineup: 79 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 20 Oldest Player: Tom Price (20) 15 Youngest Player: Harry Sloan (19) Avg Weight Forwards: 108 kg Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs ENGLAND Matches #: 30 © International Rugby Board 2013. 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Page 2 Sunday 23th June 2013, KO: 18:45 WALES Stade de la Rabine, Vannes JWC Record Under: Danny Wilson JWC Recent Matches Debut: 04/06/2012 v Fiji (W 44-18) Date Opponent Result Venue Winning Ratio: 88.89% Average Tries per Match: 3.22 18/06/2013 South Africa W 18 17 Vannes 13/06/2013 Argentina W 25 20 La Roche-sur-Yon JWC Record Under Danny Wilson 09/06/2013 Scotland W 26 21 Nantes 8 Wins 0 Drawn 1 Lost 05/06/2013 Samoa W 42 3 Nantes 269 For Points 135 Against 22/06/2012 Argentina W 25 17 Cape Town 29 For Tries 14 Against 20 For Conversions 10 Against Points For 136 26 For Penalties 15 Against Points Ag 78 2 For Drop Goals 0 Against Tries For 12 Tries Ag 8 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Player Information Caps as Caps v Player Pos Age Debut Caps Won Drawn Lost Points Tries Cons Pens DGs Sub Opponent Gareth Thomas 1 19 04/06/2012 7 4 0 6 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Elliot Dee 2 19 05/06/2013 4 3 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Nicky Thomas 3 18 05/06/2013 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carwyn Jones 4 20 05/06/2013 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Rhodri Hughes 5 19 04/06/2012 9 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Jones 6 20 05/06/2013 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ellis Jenkins (C) 7 20 04/06/2012 9 2 0 8 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 Ieuan Jones 8 20 12/06/2012 6 3 0 5 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 Rhodri Williams 9 20 05/06/2013 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Davies 10 19 04/06/2012 7 2 0 6 0 1 64 0 8 14 2 Hallam Amos 11 18 05/06/2013 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 Jack Dixon 12 18 04/06/2012 8 2 0 7 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Steff an Hughes 13 19 05/06/2013 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Ashley Evans 14 19 05/06/2013 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Jordan Williams 15 19 09/06/2013 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 79 22 0 73 0 6 124 12 8 14 2 Ethan Lewis 16 19 05/06/2013 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Davies 17 20 05/06/2013 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Suter 18 19 05/06/2013 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Benjamin 19 19 09/06/2013 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Thomas 20 19 04/06/2012 8 4 0 7 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Joshua Davies 21 20 05/06/2013 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Owen Jenkins 22 19 05/06/2013 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Pascoe 23 20 12/06/2012 5 2 0 4 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Wales Caps Tries Points 10 - Scott Williams 6 - Justin Tipuric 116 - Matthew Jarvis 10 - Matthew Jarvis 4 - Eli Walker 70 - Matthew Morgan 10 - James Thomas 3 - Liam Williams 64 - Sam Davies Player Records (In a Match) Team Records (In a Match) Points: 29 - Tom Prydie v Samoa on 12/06/2012 Points: 74 v Samoa on 12/06/2012 Tries: 3 - Justin Tipuric v Canada on 09/06/2009 Tries: 11 v Samoa on 12/06/2012 Conversions: 8 - Tom Prydie v Samoa on 12/06/2012 Conversions: 8 v Samoa on 12/06/2012 Penalties: 6 - 2 players Penalties: 6 on 2 Occasions Drop Goals: 1 - 2 players Drop Goals: 1 on 2 Occasions © International Rugby Board 2013.