The Junior Springboks will face England, Argentina and Fiji of their pool matches when the World Rugby U20 Championship returns to South Africa in June and July.
The 12 greatest U20 groups will battle it out for international supremacy, with France defending the title they received in Cape City final yr, whereas the Junior Boks will look to enhance on their bronze medal from 2023.
The event kicks off on 29 June in Cape City at Cape City Stadium and Athlone Stadium, with the subsequent two pool match days scheduled for 4 and 9 July. The playoffs – together with the semi-finals for the highest 4 sides – can be performed on 14 July, with the ultimate and inserting matches on 19 July.
The venues for the matches would be the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, in addition to Athlone and Cape City stadiums, and tickets – priced at R35 (for youngsters 18 years outdated and youthful), and R75 for adults – can be on sale from Ticketmaster from Friday, 31 Could. Tickets are for a complete match day and embody three encounters at each venue.
The Junior Boks are in Pool C with England, Argentina and Fiji; Pool A consists of France, Wales, New Zealand and Spain; and Eire, runners up in 2023, Australia, Georgia and Italy are in Pool B.
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SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer mentioned: “Final yr’s event was an unforgettable expertise and we’re anticipating extra of the identical this yr. With the latest U20 Rugby Championship, we noticed how carefully matched the 4 Sanzaar groups have been, and it was the identical within the U20 Six Nations, the place England emerged victorious.
“To host the subsequent era of superstars subsequent month is a good privilege and we will’t wait to welcome their households, associates and followers to South Africa.
“The U20 Championship performs an necessary function within the international rugby image and is vital in selling and rising the sport, whereas we’re additionally excited to unearth the subsequent era of Springboks.”
The U20 Championship 2024 would be the first worldwide competitors to function the three new regulation amendments carried out to advertise ball in circulation and variety of attacking choices, whereas supporting participant welfare.
These are that gamers will not be put onside when an opponent catches the ball from a kick in open play and runs 5 metres, gamers should make an try and retreat; scrums will not be an possibility from free kicks; and the banning of the crocodile roll.
A bundle of six regulation trials may also function, together with the simplified purple card sanction course of, accredited by the World Rugby Govt Board.
U20 Championship fixtures:
Saturday, 29 JuneCape City Stadium:2pm: France v Spain4:30pm: Eire v Italy7pm: South Africa v Fiji
Athlone Stadium:2pm: England v Argentina4:30pm: Australia v Georgia7pm: Wales v New Zealand
Thursday, 4 JulyDanie Craven Stadium:2pm: Eire v Georgia4:30pm: France v New Zealand7pm: South Africa v Argentina
Athlone Stadium:2pm: Wales v Spain4:30pm: England v Fiji7pm: Australia v Italy
Tuesday, 9 July:Athlone Stadium:2pm: Eire v Australia4:30pm: France v Wales7pm: South Africa v England
Danie Craven Stadium:2pm: Argentina v Fiji4:30pm: Georgia v Italy7pm: New Zealand v Spain
Sunday, 14 July:Danie Craven Stadium:2pm: tenth seed v eleventh seed (match 19)4:30pm: ninth seed v twelfth seed (match 20)7pm: sixth seed v seventh seed (match 21)
Cape City Stadium:2pm: fifth seed v eighth seed (match 22) *4:30pm: 2nd seed v third seed (semi-final – match 23)7pm: 1st seed v 4th seed (semi-final – match 24)
Friday, 19 July:Athlone Stadium:12pm: Loser Match 19 v Loser Match 202:30pm: Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 205pm: Loser Match 21 v Loser Match 22
Cape City Stadium:2pm: Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22 *4:30pm: Loser Match 23 v Loser Match 24 (bronze medal match)7pm: Winner Match 23 v Winner Match 24 (remaining)
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