South Africa: Western Cape to host the World Rugby U20 Championship 2024!

The Western Cape in South Africa is set to host the World Rugby U20 Championship in June and July this year. According to World Rugby and South African Rugby (SA Rugby), the tournament will be played over five match days in Stellenbosch and Cape Town, with the participating teams grouped into three pools of four. The first round will take place 29 June 2024 and the final will be played at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on 19 July 2024.
Three-time consecutive winners France are in Pool A with New Zealand, Wales and Spain, who will make their debut after winning the World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2023. Ireland, Australia, Georgia and Italy make up Pool B, while South Africa's Junior Springboks are set to face England, Argentina and Fiji in Pool C.

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World Rugby U20 Championship 2024 (29 June 2024 to 19 July 2024):

Venues:
Danie Craven Stadium (Stellenbosch), Athlone Stadium, DHL Stadium (both in Cape Town)

Pools (with 2023 ranking in brackets):
Pool A: France (1), Wales (6), New Zealand (7), Spain (12)
Pool B: Ireland (2), Australia (5), Georgia (8), Italy (11)
Pool C: South Africa (3), England (4), Argentina (9), Fiji (10)

Pool matches:
Match day 1: Saturday, 29 June 2024
Match day 2: Thursday, 4 July 2024
Match day 3: Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Playoff matches:
Match day 4: Sunday,14 July 2024
Match day 5: Friday, 19 July 2024 (final and ranking matches)

Rugby: South Africa to host next two World Rugby U20 Championships!

World Rugby and South African Rugby (SA Rugby) have confirmed that South Africa will host the next two editions of the World Rugby U20 Championship, in 2023 and 2024, while Kenya is set to host the U20 Trophy in 2023.
The World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 will take place from 24 Jun 2023 to 14 July 2023 and will be played over five match days in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington, with the world’s best 12 U20 teams staying in Cape Town. The participating teams are: France, Wales, New Zealand, Japan (Pool A), Australia, England, Ireland, Fiji (Pool B), South Africa, Argentina, Italy and Georgia (Pool C).

Pool matches:

• Match day 1: Saturday 24 June 2023
• Match day 2: Thursday 29 June 2023
• Match day 3: Tuesday 4 July 2023

Knock-out matches:

• Match day 4: Sunday 9 July 2023
• Match day 5 (final): Friday 14 July 2023

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The U20 Trophy, which will be contested by eight teams, will be hosted at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 July 2023 to 30 July 2023. The participating teams are: Scotland (relegated from the U20 Championship in 2019), Kenya (hosts), Hong Kong (Asia), Samoa (Oceania), Spain (Europe), Uruguay (South America) and two teams still to qualify through regional competition from North America and Africa.