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Junior World Championships 2011 New Zeland Australia

Semi Final 22 June 2011 New Zealand’s bid for a fourth successive IRB Junior World Championship title remains on track after they beat their trans-Tasman rivals 37-7 in the second semi final at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso on Wednesday. The final score may look convincing after New Zealand scored 37 unanswered points, but the match was in stark contrast to the 2010 final, with the Baby Blacks facing an altogether tougher and more competitive team to the one they beat 62-17 in Argentina. But it was another fly half stealing the show, just as George Ford had done for England in their semi final victory over France, with Gareth Anscombe scoring 22 points in New Zealand’s win. The victory stretched New Zealand’s unbeaten run in the tournament to 19 matches and they will now face England on Sunday in a repeat of the 2008 and 2009 finals after Rob Hunter’s side earlier beat France 33-18. Chris Kuridrani, who arrived only on Sunday as an injury replacement, had given Australia a