The stars are aligning for New Zealand to sail into the World Rugby Under 20 Championship final in Tbilisi. Craig Philpott's charges face France, the fourth qualifier, in the semifinal in the Georgian capital in the early hours of Wednesday morning (NZT). Tamati Tua comes into the No 22 jersey at the expense of Thomas Umaga-Jensen. We (also) look forward to seeing Dalton Papali'i return from injury to take his place on the side of the scrum. The other semifinal pits 2016 champions England against South Africa, either of whom will pose a sterner threat to New Zealand.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 12, 2017 05:37 UTC