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World Rugby U20 championship set to return after 4 years

World Rugby U20 championship set to return after 4 years

By Mosese Raqio
21/06/2023
[Photo: Fiji Rugby]

The World Rugby U20 Championship is set to return this week after 4-years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be hosted in Cape Town again.

This is the first of back-to-back tournaments in South Africa and will bring together the world’s best age-grade sides.

The Fiji Rugby U20 side is pooled alongside England, Australia and Ireland in Pool B.

They will play Australia at 2.30am this Sunday in their first pool match.

France is the defending champion in this tournament.

In other pool matches this week, Argentina will take on Italy at 9pm Saturday, England play Ireland at 11.30pm Saturday, France take on Japan at 12am Sunday, Wales play NZ at 2am and South Africa will play Georgia at 5am Sunday.

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