Junior Wallabies survive scare in world champs thriller

The Junior Wallabies overcame a large scare to bushed Fiji 46-37 successful a rollercoaster opening to their under-20 satellite title run connected Sunday (AEST).

Australia trailed by 8 points with 15 minutes to play in Stellenbosch - and were down to 14 men pursuing a reddish paper to prop Marley Pearce.

But precocious tries to fullback Mason Gordon - the younger member of caller Wallabies playmaker Carter - and a 2nd to flying winger Darby Lancaster gave Nathan Grey's broadside a winning commencement astatine Danie Craven Stadium.

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The Junior Wallabies bushed Fiji successful their 2023 under-20 satellite title opener. (World Rugby)

"It was a fantastic crippled of footy, tons of tries scored," Grey said.

"We're precise blessed that we're capable to get distant with the triumph and stuck to our playing benignant and we were capable to get implicit the line."

Liam Bowron, Nick Bloomfield, Ronan Leahy and antheral of the lucifer David Vaihu were Australia's different try-scorers.

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The Junior Wallabies bushed Fiji successful their 2023 under-20 satellite title opener. (World Rugby)

The Junior Wallabies volition present conscionable Ireland connected Thursday (7pm AEST).

Australia sits connected apical of Pool B aft Ireland and England played retired a thrilling 34-34 draw.

"Consistently astir our restarts, that's 1 portion of the crippled wherever we benignant of fto ourselves down," Grey said.

"But the pleasing happening astir that was we improved passim the game. Our attacking ruck was beauteous strong. Our shot carries were sometimes excessively bully and we've got to velocity up our enactment to beryllium capable to marque definite we don't crook those balls implicit and support our playing style.

"When we bash that we tin enactment teams nether unit and people points."

Argentina, France, New Zealand and South Africa were the different winners from the opening time of the tournament.

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