Beloit’s coronation in numbers

Thomas Seneke, Media 365: Posted on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 11:36pm.

There is nothing to be done against the France U20 team for five years. Nothing can resist blueberries, kings of the world for the third time in a row and in a rare way.

Les Bleuets haven’t lost a game this year – and they’ve won them all – unlike 2019 when they missed the match against Argentina (26-47). They finally repeated their perfect run of 2018, for the first of their three consecutive crowns, but this competition was held in France. So we can consider 2023 to be the most ideal year for the U20s.

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This is the first time that a European country has been crowned world champion three times in a row. Previously, only New Zealand had achieved this performance in the first four editions, from 2008 to 2011 (against England in 2008, 2009 and 2011, against Australia in 2010). After that, England only managed the double in 2013 and 2014 (before Wales and then South Africa), and the New Zealanders again prevented the treble in 2015.

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The 50 runs scored on Friday is the third-best total in a final after two performances for New Zealand in 2010 and 2017, 62-17 respectively against Australia and 64-17 against England. By conceding only 14 points, the Blues showed the second best defense in the final, behind New Zealand’s first 38-3 victory in 2008 against England.

100

Les Bleuets’ success rate in the final is 100%, and they are the only country that has been able to boast this percentage in the U-20 World Cup. New Zealand has won six times but lost once (86%), while England has three wins and six losses (33%), South Africa one win and one loss (50%), Australia and Ireland two defeats (0%) and Wales. 1 defeat (0%).