V Sunday 26th June 2011, KO: 14:10 Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo

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1 JWC MATCH PREVIEW All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. V Headlines: This will be the first time that and have met at the IRB Junior World Championships. of s starting line up have started every match in the tournament so far, more than any other team. captain DUNCAN WEIR has scored 0 points in total in the IRB Junior World Championships, which puts him in fifth position on the all time list. wing KERR GOSSMAN is the only player on either side who has scored more than one try in the IRB Junior World Championships. Match summary: finished bottom of Pool C with no points after losing all three matches but ensured their place in next year s IRB Junior World Championships with a convincing win over Tonga. finished third in Pool A and joined the three bottom teams in the play off semi finals for ninth place. They beat Italy for the second time in the tournament with a narrow 12- victory thanks to four penalty goals by BRIAN ORMSON, who starts on the replacements bench on Sunday. Team news: have named an unchanged team from the side that started against Tonga, which means that no fewer than of their starting line up will have started all five matches in the tournament. By contrast, have made nine changes to their starting line up from the team that beat Italy. The only players to retain their places are lock CESAR FRUTTERO, number eight MARTIN IGNES, scrum half RAMIRO BARONIO, centres MATIAS ORLANDO and JERONIMO De La FUENTE and MANUEL MONTERO, who moves to full back from the wing and is the only player in the side that has started in every match. IRB Junior World Championships Facts and figures (all time tournament record): Finished th in 200 and 20 and ninth in 200. Have won five out of seven matches played in the play off stages. Conceded 77 points in total, which is the third highest overall after Fiji and Tonga. Conceded 74 tries overall, which is also third highest overall after Fiji and Tonga (all time tournament record): finished eighth in 200, 11th in 200 and sixth in 20, when they hosted the tournament. Have won three of the seven matches played in the Play off stages, beating Fiji in 200 and Wales in a penalty shoot out last year before Wednesday s 12- win over Italy. Kicked four drop goals in total, the joint highest of any team alongside Records >> 6 1 >> Gareth Anscombe Johan Goosen Josateki Lalagavesi Fiji Christian Wade England Charles Piutau Francois Venter All Time Records >> >> Tom Homer England Matthew Jarvis Wales Francois Brummer Zac Guildford Andrew Conway Ireland Julian Savea Ryuhei Arita Japan International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :4). Page 1

2 JWC COMMENTATORS NOTES (contd) Lets get physical Team s Aged 20 s Aged 1 Height (cm) Height of Pack s 1 cm or taller Weight (kg) Weight of Pack s 0 kg There is very little to choose between the two sides on age, height or weight. The tall guys second row forward ROBERT McALPINE is the tallest man on the pitch at 200 cm (6ft 6ins) and stands two cm above s twin peaks of CESAR FRUTTERO and JUAN CRUZ GUILLEMAIN. The heavyweight division The combined weight of the pack is 36 kg, which gives them a kg advantage over in the scrum. s tighthead prop JONATHAN MARCHETTA is the heaviest man on the pitch at 12 kg (1st lb) and has a 12 kg advantage over his opposite number, COLIN PHILLIPS, who is s heaviest player. History This will be the first time that and have met at the IRB Junior World Championships. Experience have three players in the starting line up with previous experience in the Junior World Championships; prop COLIN PHILLIPS and lock forward ROBERT McALPINE each started one match and captain DUNCAN WEIR played in four matches and kicked 46 points, including eight conversions from nine attempts. came into this tournament having finished bottom of the 20 Under 20 Six Nations Championships earlier this year, losing all five matches played and scoring just 23 points in total. Seven of the players in their starting line up appeared in all five of those defeats. Full back MANUEL MONTERO is the only one of s starting line up that played in the 20 IRB Junior World Championships, where he started four matches. Top five points scorer captain DUNCAN WEIR has scored 0 points in total in the IRB Junior World Championships, which puts him in fifth position on the all time list. Only three players have reached 0 points and he is just two points behind fourth placed er TYLER BLEYENDAAL. Sole man wing KERR GOSSMAN is the only player on the pitch who has scored more than one try in the IRB Junior World Championships, having crossed the line against both England and Tonga. Birthday boy full back STUART HOGG celebrated his 20th birthday on Friday. The man in the middle MATHIEU RAYNAL of France takes charge of this match, his fourth in IRB Junior World Championship competition and his third involving, who lost 33-0 to in the first round of Pool matches but beat Tonga on Wednesday. He also officiated in s 27-3 win over Italy in the Pool stages, showing a yellow card to NAHUEL LOBO, who starts on the replacements bench this weekend. International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :4). Page 2

3 Team Sheets All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. 1 SCOTLAND Matches #: 20 Stuart Hogg Hawick Replacements Mark Bennett Ayr 14 Sam Atkin 13 Edinburgh Academicals Danny Gilmour Stirling County 12 Kerr Gossman Glasgow Hawks Michael Liness (Edinburgh Academicals) 17 George Hunter (Glasgow Hawks) 1 Robin Hislop (Boroughmuir) 1 Jamie Swanson (Glasgow Academy) 20 Jamie Stevenson (Westcombe Park RFC) 21 Glenn Bryce (Heriot s FP) 22 Alex Spence (Heriot s FP) Duncan Weir (C) Sean Kennedy Glasgow Warriors Stirling County Mitch Eadie Filton College 6 Robert McAlpine West of James Tyas Bath Rugby Mitch Todd Nottingham 4 Hamish Watson Leicester Tigers 7 Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 67 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 1 Oldest : Colin Phillips (20) Youngest : Mark Bennett (1) Avg Weight Forwards: 3 kg Officials Colin Phillips Edinburgh Rugby 3 Richard Ferguson Melrose 2 Alex Allan Harrogate 1 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) - 3 Matches Matches at Venue: 2 Matches : 2 Matches : 1 Matches Match Debut: /06/ v Assistant Referee: JP Doyle (England) 6 Joaquin Camacho Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club Ignacio Saenz San Cirano 1 Ramiro Baronio Jockey Club Lucas Sartori (C) Club Atlético de San Isidro 4 Juan Cruz Guillemaín Jockey Club Martín Ignes Manuel Belgrano 2 César Fruttero Sebastián Poet Atlético del Rosario Jonathan Marchetta Jockey Club de Villa María Pucara 3 7 Juan Lafontana Gimnasia y Esgrima de Rosario Assistant Referee: Joao Mourinha (Portugal) Match Official 4: Alessandro Cason (Italy) Match Official : Simone Boaretto (Italy) Replacements 16 Diego Fortuny (Salta University) 17 Nahuel Lobo (Estudiantes de Paraná) 1 Matias Alemanno (La Tablada) 1 Miguel Urtubey (Newman) 20 Brian Ormson (Pucara) 21 Matias Masera (Belgrano BA) 22 Pablo Kantarovsky (Jockey Club) Javier Rojas Tucumán University Matías Orlando Huirapuca Manuel Montero Jerónimo De La Fuente Duendes 1 Rodrigo Ponce De León Tala Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 2 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 1 Oldest : César Fruttero (20) Youngest : Sebastián Poet (1) Avg Weight Forwards: 4 kg Pucara ARGENTINA Matches #: 20 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :4). Page 3

4 JWC Record Under: Peter Wright Debut: /06/2011 v (L 0-33) Winning Ratio: 2.00% per Match: 1.0 JWC Record Under Peter Wright 1 Wins 0 Drawn 3 Lost 61 For 113 Against 6 For 13 Against For Conversions Against 6 For Penalties Against 1 For Drop Goals 0 Against JWC Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 22/06/2011 Tonga W Rovigo 1/06/2011 Ireland L Rovigo 14/06/2011 England L 1 3 Treviso /06/2011 L 0 33 Padova 21/06/20 Ireland L 23 3 Paraná For 4 Ag 166 For Ag 20 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Information Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Alex Allan 1 1 /06/ Richard Ferguson 2 20 /06/ Colin Phillips /06/ Mitch Todd 4 20 /06/ Robert McAlpine 20 0/06/ Mitch Eadie 6 1 /06/ Hamish Watson 7 1 /06/ James Tyas 1 /06/ Sean Kennedy 20 /06/ Duncan Weir (C) 20 0/06/ Kerr Gossman 11 1 /06/ Danny Gilmour /06/ Sam Atkin 13 1 /06/ Mark Bennett 14 1 /06/ Stuart Hogg 1 1 /06/ Total Michael Liness /06/ George Hunter /06/ Robin Hislop 1 1 /06/ Jamie Swanson 1 1 /06/ Jamie Stevenson 20 1 /06/ Glenn Bryce /06/ Alex Spence 22 1 /06/ JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Caps - Peter Horne 4 - Grant Anderson - Rob Harley 4 - Stuart McInally - Stuart McInally 2 - Kerr Gossman 0 - Duncan Weir 37 - Peter Horne 2 - Stephen McColl Records (In a Match) : 20 - Duncan Weir v Tonga on 22/06/2011 : 2-3 players Conversions: 4-2 players Penalties: 3-4 players Drop Goals: 1 - Duncan Weir v England on 14/06/2011 Team Records (In a Match) : 41 v USA on 14/06/200 : 6 v USA on 14/06/200 Conversions: 4 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 3 on Occasions Drop Goals: 1 v England on 14/06/2011 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :4). Page 4

5 JWC Record Under: Damian Rotondo Debut: /06/2011 v Wales (L -34) Winning Ratio: 0.00% per Match: 1.0 JWC Record Under Damian Rotondo 2 Wins 0 Drawn 2 Lost 62 For 3 Against 6 For 12 Against 4 For Conversions Against For Penalties Against 0 For Drop Goals 0 Against JWC Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 22/06/2011 Italy W 12 Rovigo 1/06/2011 L 1 4 Padova 14/06/2011 Italy W 27 3 Rovigo /06/2011 Wales L 34 Padova 21/06/20 France L Santa Fe For Ag 130 For Ag 17 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Information Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Ignacio Saenz 1 1 /06/ Lucas Sartori (C) 2 20 /06/ Jonathan Marchetta 3 1 /06/ Juan Cruz Guillemaín 4 1 /06/ César Fruttero 20 /06/ Joaquin Camacho 6 1 /06/ Juan Lafontana /06/ Martín Ignes 1 /06/ Ramiro Baronio 20 /06/ Sebastián Poet 1 /06/ Javier Rojas /06/ Matías Orlando 12 1 /06/ Jerónimo De La Fuente /06/ Rodrigo Ponce De León /06/ Manuel Montero 1 1 0/06/ Total Diego Fortuny /06/ Nahuel Lobo 17 1 /06/ Matias Alemanno 1 1 0/06/ Miguel Urtubey 1 20 /06/ Brian Ormson /06/ Matias Masera /06/ Pablo Kantarovsky /06/ JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Caps - Santiago Guzmán 6 - Tomás De La Vega - Tomás De La Vega 2 - Juan Pablo Estelles - Alan Kessen 2 - Ramiro Moyano 33 - Benjamín Madero 32 - Brian Ormson 30 - Tomás De La Vega Records (In a Match) : 1 - Benjamín Madero v Tonga on /06/200 : 2 - Tomás De La Vega v France on 21/06/20 Conversions: 3 - Brian Ormson v Italy on 14/06/2011 Penalties: 4 - Brian Ormson v Italy on 22/06/2011 Drop Goals: 1-4 players Team Records (In a Match) : 33 v Uruguay on 0/06/200 : v Uruguay on 0/06/200 Conversions: 3 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 4 on 2 Occasions Drop Goals: 1 on 4 Occasions International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :4). Page