England U20 vs Argentina U20
Six Nations U20 champions England take on Argentina in the opening round of the U20 World Cup. The Northern Hemisphere giants are one of the favourites coming into the tournament after they beat the French team away from home to clinch the Six Nations crown. Argentina will be no pushover as they showed last month when they beat the junior Wallabies in the U20 Rugby Championships. England will certainly have the advantage in the forwards but they also have some deadly finishers in the backline like fullback Ben Redshaw. The youngster has great pace and knows his way to the tryline.
TIP: The young Pumas have shown in recent years that they have grown their game from being a forward’s dominated team to a more ball in hand approach. They will need to adopt this style of play if they are to trouble the English team who have the powerful prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour in the front row. The youngster played in the Premiership and more than held his own against the much more senior players so we can expect him to be a weapon in the scrums. The bookies have England as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.09, Wanejo 1.09 and Bettabets 1.09
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
England U20 vs Argentina U20
- England have won the previous two matches between the sides.
Latest results for both teams
England beat France 45-31 in their last match while Argentina lost 30-28 to South Africa in their last match.
PREDICTION
Argentina will need to keep an extremely close eye on the Six Nations Player of the Tournament, Henry Pollock. The tearaway flanker has the speed of a back but still possesses immense power which makes him a threat in the ruck and in open play. Argentina need to improve their discipline as any penalties in their half will result in England kicking for touch and backing their incredible driving maul. They have one of the strongest mauls in the tournament therefore the maul defence will be crucial for the Pumas. The power of the English pack will prove too much therefore I predict a Pom win by 20 points.
Probable Starting XVs
England U20
15 Ben Redshaw, 14 Jack Bracken, 13 Oli Spencer, 12 Sean Kerr, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Josh Bellamy, 9 Ollie Allan, 8 Nathan Michelow, 7 Henry Pollock, 6 Finn Carnduff (captain), 5 Junior Kpoku, 4 Joe Bailey, 3 Billy Sela, 2 Craig Wright, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Argentina U20
15 Benjamín Elizalde, 14 Franco Rossetto, 13 Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, 12 Tomás Bocco, 11 Valentín Soler Filoty, 10 Santino Di Lucca, 9 Tomás Di Biase, 8 Juan Pedro Bernasconi, 7 Santos Fernández De Oliveira, 6 Juan Penoucos, 5 Elías Efraín, 4 Álvaro García Landolino, 3 Tomás Rapetti, 2 Vivas, Juan Manuel, 1 Diego Correa.
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the England victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.09
Wanejo 1.09
Bettabets 1.09
Odds comparison on the England handicap:
The complete odds on the England handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (-15.5)
Wanejo 1.87 (-15.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (-15.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the England outright win therefore we suggest backing them on the handicap. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (-15.5),Wanejo 1.87 (-15.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (-15.5)
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