The New Zealand Men’s Under 20 team has been named for their second match of the Under 20 Rugby Championship, where they will play Argentina in Gqerberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa. Head Coach Kane Jury has made seven personnel changes to the team that started the first match of the tournament and a further three in the reserves.
Two positional changes to the starting fifteen see loose forward Finn McLeod move from blindside to No.8 and Oliver Guerin shift from the right wing to centre.
The New Zealand U20s started the defence of their Under 20 Rugby Championship title with a 34-29 win over Australia.
The New Zealand U20 team to play Argentina is:
1. Ethan Webber (Highlanders, Otago)
2. Josh Findlay (Crusaders, Canterbury)
3. Alex Hewitt (Hurricanes, Wellington)
4. Alex Arnold (Highlanders, Otago)
5. Jake Frost (Crusaders, Canterbury)
6. Logan Platt (Blues, Auckland)
7. Kobe Brownlee (Crusaders, Tasman)
8. Finn McLeod (Crusaders, Canterbury)
9. Charlie Sinton (Chiefs, Bay of Plenty)
10. Mika Muliaina (Highlanders, Southland)
11. JD Van Der Westhuizen (Blues, North Harbour)
12. Haki Wiseman (Chiefs, Taranaki)
13. Oliver Guerin (Chiefs, Waikato)
14. Jay Reihana (Highlanders, Southland)
15. Cohen Norrie (Blues, Auckland)
Impact:
16. Luka Patumaka Makata (Blues, Auckland)
17. Charlie Wallis (Blues, Auckland)
18. Dane Johnston (Chiefs, Taranaki)
19. Johnny Falloon (Hurricanes, Wellington)
20. Micah Fale (Chiefs, Waikato)
21. Boston Krone (Blues, Auckland)
22. Angus Revell (Blues, Auckland)
23. Logan Williams (Crusaders, Canterbury)
Game day information:
New Zealand v Argentina
Sunday 3 May, 2pm (SAST) / Monday 4 May, 12am (NZST)
Live on Sky Sport NZ
