Leones M20 beat Terenure College in final match of Irish tour – Royal Spanish Rugby Federation – FERugby

Spain national rugby team XV M20 He completed his preparation tour for the World Cup in Ireland with complete victories. The last one was collected on Tuesday, May 28th. 7-33 v Terenure Collegeone of the leading rugby teams in Cloverland.

The final competitive blow for the young Lions will come on June 15th during a warm-up test against Italy U20, which they will play at the Mandela San Benedetto del Tronto stadium, and from there a select few will head straight to South Africa, where they will have a further two weeks to acclimatise. , before the World Cup group stage matches begin on Saturday, June 29. In the first round of the tournament, Los Leones tied. Group A WITH France (team that won the last three titles in a row), Welsh (sixth last year) and New Zealand (which took seventh place in the last issue).

Selector Ricardo Martinen He believes that the tour was very useful and “the team finished it with a good feeling. In this last game we were very good in the first half, especially on defense, and we won 19-0. We handled the territorial issue very well on our feet and were also very happy with the statics. In the second half, with a tailwind, it was more difficult for us to leave our field, but we felt very good and everything was clear enough to start forming a list for the World Cup. “I’d like to congratulate the guys for their work on the tour, it brought us very close and we were able to work really well.”

Spanish captain in the match Iago Fernandez, admitted that he felt “a little strange speaking out against my club. At first we got a little cold, made some mistakes with our hands, but then we started to accumulate phases and feel more comfortable. They were tough and it was a great game. Overall we’re very happy with the tour, it’s nice to be able to come to countries like Ireland where rugby is almost a religion.”

COLLEGE TERENUR RFC 7–33 SPAIN M20
Tuesday 28 May 2024, 20:30 Spanish time, Dublin.
Friendly preparatory match for the M20 World Championship

Spain team composition: 1. Alberto GOMEZ, 2. David GALLEGOS, 18. Guido REYES, 4. Pablo GUIRADO, 5. Martín SERRANO, 6. Nicolas MOLETI, 21. Daniel VELASCO, 22. Valentino RIZZO, 9. Nicolas INFER, 10. Gonzalo OTAMENDI, 11. Javier GUILLERMO, 12. Iago FERNANDEZ (C), 13. Unax SURIARRAIN, 14. Jaime CAMARERO, 15. Roberto PONCE.

Also playing: 16. Hugo GONZALEZ, 17. Baptiste GUALDA, 18. Aniol FRANCHE, 19. Emilio GUTIERREZ, 20. ANTONIO GAMEZ, 21. Joquin ZOLESSI, 22. Miguel IBAÑEZ, 23. Jaime POWIS, 24. Héctor BURQUE Nicola, 25 . with GOMEZ, 26 years old. Salvador GUARDIOLA.