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2024 World Rugby U20 Championship

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2024 World Rugby U20 Championship
Tournament details
Host South Africa
Venue3
Date29 June – 19 July 2024
Teams12
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The 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship is the 14th edition of the premier age-grade rugby union competition. The tournament is being hosted in South Africa for the third time, previously being held in 2012 and 2023.[1] The World Rugby U20 Championship 2024 is taking place in South Africa from 29 June to 19 July 2024. Played over five match days in the Western Cape regions of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, the U20 Championship features the 12 best U20 nations in the world competing for the world title.[2]

Teams[edit]

The teams participating in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included.

Team No. Result (2023) Best Result
 Argentina 13 9th Third place (2016)
 Australia 13 5th Runners-up (2010, 2019)
 England 13 4th Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
 Fiji 9 10th Sixth place (2011)
 France 13 1st Champions (2018, 2019, 2023)
 Georgia 5 8th Eighth place (2023)
 Ireland 13 2nd Runners-up (2016, 2023)
 Italy 11 11th Eighth place (2017, 2018)
 New Zealand 13 7th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 South Africa 13 3rd Champions (2012)
 Spain 1 — Debut
 Wales 13 6th Runners-up (2013)

Match officials[edit]

The following officials were named for the tournament, with an official panel of 9 referees designated to oversee the game.

Stadium and location[edit]

The host locations were announced in February 2024. Similar to the previous tournament (2023), also hosted by South Africa, the Danie Craven Stadium and Athlone Stadium are hosting tournament matches with the final to be played at Cape Town Stadium.[3][4]

Stellenbosch Athlone (Cape Town) Cape Town
Danie Craven Stadium Athlone Stadium Cape Town Stadium
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 58,310
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Stadia locations within the province of Western Cape.

Pool stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 113 73 +40 17 9 3 0 15 Advance to Semi-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 104 50 +54 14 7 2 1 11
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 76 80 −4 10 11 2 1 7
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 35 125 −90 4 18 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: World Rugby
29 June
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
France 49–12 Spain
Try: Desperes 3' c
Massa (2) 21' c, 27' c
Penalty try 41'
Brau-Boirie 61' c
Malaterre (2) 73' c, 75' c
Con: Reus (6/6) 4', 22', 28', 61', 74', 76'		ReportTry: González 47' c
Burguillos 78' m
Con: Otamendi (1/1) 48'
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
29 June
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Wales 34–41 New Zealand
Try: Anderson 11' m
Hennessey (2) 42' m, 55' c
Emanuel 73' c
Page 79' c
Con: Wilde (1/3) 56'
Ford (2/2) 74', 79'
Pen: Wilde (1/1) 22'		ReportTry: Pledger 8' c
Penalty try 25'
Taele (2) 35' c, 44' m
Cribb 51' c
Tito-Harris 67' m
Con: Simpson (3/4) 9', 35', 52'
Williams (0/1)
Pen: Simpson (1/1) 21'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
4 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Wales 31–10 Spain
Try: Stone 1' c
Evans 27' c
I. Emanuel 42' c
Davies 58' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 2', 27', 43'
S. Emanuel (1/1) 60'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 15'		ReportTry: Guirao 36' c
Con: Otamendi (1/1) 37'
Pen: Otamendi (1/1) 5'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
4 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
France 26–27 New Zealand
Try: Mousques 5' m
Quere-Karaba 50' c
Ferté 74' m
Con: Reus (1/3) 51'
Pen: Reus (3/3) 22', 39', 66'		ReportTry: Tuivailala 45' c
Solomon 53' c
Pledger 63' m
Letiu 68' m
Con: Simpson (2/4) 46', 54'
Pen: Simpson (1/1) 80'
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
9 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
France 29–11 Wales
Report
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
9 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
New Zealand 45–13
Abandoned
at halftime		 Spain
Report
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 2 1 0 77 31 +46 11 3 1 0 11 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 47 28 +19 7 3 1 1 8
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 55 74 −19 6 10 1 1 6
4  Italy 3 1 0 2 49 95 −46 6 14 0 0 4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: World Rugby
29 June
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
Ireland 55–15 Italy
Try: Sheahan 3' m
L. Murphy 13' c
O'Connell 18' c
Berman (3) 27' c, 37' m, 47' c
Treacy 55' c
Naughton 63' c
Con: J. Murphy (3/5) 14', 19', 28'
Naughton (3/3) 48', 56', 65'
Pen: Naughton (1/1) 82'		ReportTry: Elettri 6' c
Bellucci 43' m
Con: Pucciarello (1/2) 7'
Pen: Pucciarello (1/1) 10
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
29 June
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
Australia 35–11 Georgia
Try: Leahy 53' c
Ieli 59' c
Staniforth (2) 66' m, 81' m
McLeod 69' m
Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/4) 53', 60'
Pen: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/2) 18', 37'		ReportTry: Suluashvili 15' m
Pen: Tsirekidze (2/2) 27', 48'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
4 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Ireland 22–16 Georgia
Try: Gavin 6' c
Smyth 20' m
Treacy 83' c
Con: Naughton (1/2) 7'
J. Murphy (1/1) 84'
Pen: Naughton (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Lomidze 45' c
Con: Tsirekidze (1/1) 46'
Pen: Tsirekidze (3/3) 36', 41', 62'
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
4 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Australia 12–17 Italy
Try: Tuipulotu 46' c
Leahy 60' m
Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (1/2) 47'		ReportTry: Bellucci 27' c
Siciliano 44' c
Con: Brisighella (2/2) 28', 45'
Pen: Brisighella (1/1) 81'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
9 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Ireland CANCELLED1 Australia
Report
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
9 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
Georgia v Italy
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

^1 Match was cancelled due to weather conditions. Both teams were awarded 2 points.

Pool C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 105 44 +61 17 6 2 0 14 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 104 64 +40 16 10 2 0 10
3  South Africa (H) 3 1 0 2 81 55 +26 12 9 1 1 6
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 30 157 −127 4 24 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: World Rugby
(H) Host
29 June
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
England 40–21 Argentina
Try: Bracken (3) 35' c, 66' c, 68' c
Redshaw 39' c
Sela 45' m
Pollock 51' c
Con: Kerr (5/6) 35', 40', 52', 67', 69'		ReportTry: Podesta 20' c
Penoucos 30' c
Elias 55' c
Con: Di Lucca (2/2) 21', 31'
Rodríguez (1/1) 55'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
29 June
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 57–7 Fiji
Try: Julius (2) 10' c, 36' c
Damon 13' c
Leotlela 33' c
Bakkes 44' c
Mahashe 65' c
Finca 69' m
Moos 75' c
Con: Koen (5/5) 10', 14', 34', 37', 45'
Sefoor (2/3) 66', 74'
Pen: Koen (1/1) 22'		ReportTry: Caginavanua 49' c
Con: Kikau (1/1) 50'
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
4 July
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)
England 48–11 Fiji
Try: Isaacs 7' c
Halliwell 14' c
Hall (2) 20' m, 38' m
Pollock 26' c
Cousins (2) 31' m, 76' m
James 60' c
Con: Coen (4/7) 7', 15', 27', 60'
Bellamy (0/1)		ReportTry: Naivalu 85' m
Con: Tuberi (0/1)
Pen: Basiyalo (2/2) 4', 36'
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
4 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 12–31 Argentina
Try: Penalty try 52'
Hlekani 81' m
Con: Koen (0/1)		ReportTry: Greising Revol (2) 4' c, 22' m
Bernasconi 8' m
Elías 48' c
Penoucos 70' c
Con: Di Lucca (3/5) 5', 49', 70'
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
9 July
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)
Argentina v Fiji
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
9 July
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa v England
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

Seeding[edit]

Pos Team
 P W Diff. Pts
1  Ireland (B) 3 2 +46 11
2  England (C) 2 2 +56 10
3  New Zealand (A) 2 2 +8 10
4  Australia (B) 3 1 +19 8
5  Wales (A) 2 1 +14 7
6  South Africa (C) 2 1 +31 5
7  France (A) 2 1 +36 6
8  Argentina (C) 2 1 +0 5
9  Italy (B) 2 1 –35 4
10  Georgia (B) 2 0 –30 1
11  Spain (A) 2 0 –58 0
12  Fiji (C) 2 0 –87 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2024. Source: World Rugby

Knockout stage[edit]

Ninth-place bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July – Stellenbosch
 
 
10th seed
 
19 July – Athlone (Cape Town)
 
11th seed
 
 
 
15 July – Stellenbosch
 
 
 
9th seed
 
 
12th seed
 
Third place
 
 
19 July – Athlone (Cape Town)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ninth-place Semi-finals[edit]

14 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
15 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Eleventh-place Final[edit]

19 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

Ninth-place Final[edit]

19 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

Fifth-place bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July – Cape Town
 
 
5th seed
 
19 July – Cape Town
 
8th seed
 
 
 
15 July – Stellenbosch
 
 
 
6th seed
 
 
7th seed
 
Third place
 
 
20 July – Athlone (Cape Town)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fifth-place Semi-finals[edit]

14 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
14 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Seventh-place Final[edit]

20 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

Fifth-place Final[edit]

19 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July – Cape Town
 
 
2nd seed
 
20 July – Cape Town
 
3rd seed
 
 
 
15 July – Cape Town
 
 
 
1st seed
 
 
4th seed
 
Third place
 
 
20 July – Cape Town
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals[edit]

15 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Bronze Final[edit]

20 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Final[edit]

20 July
SAST (UTC+02)
v
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "South Africa and Scotland to host World Rugby U20 competitions in 2024" (Press release). World Rugby. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Mostert, Herman (7 February 2024). "World Rugby U20 Championship back in SA in 2024". News24. Media24. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "U20 World Champs back in Cape Town". SA Rugby Magazine. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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