World U20 Rugby Championship France v Spain at DHL Stadium, 30 June 2024. The 12 finest Under-20 teams will compete for world dominance in South Africa in June and July at the World Rugby U20 Championship, which is returning to the country.
France will be defending the championship they won in Cape Town last year, while the Junior Springboks will want to improve on their bronze medal from 2023.
The competition begins at DHL Stadium and Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on June 29. The dates of the next two pool match days are July 4 and July 9. The playoffs, which will feature the semi-finals for the top four teams, will take place on July 14 and the final and placement games on July 19.
Tickets for the matches will be available through Ticketmaster starting on Friday, May 31. The prices are R35 for children (18 years old and under) and R75 for adults. The sites for the matches are the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, Athlone Stadium, and DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Three matches at each location are included in the ticket price for the whole matchday.
Pool C includes England, Argentina, Fiji, and the Junior Boks; Pool A includes France, Wales, New Zealand, and Spain; and Pool B includes Ireland, the 2023 runners-up, Australia, Georgia, and Italy.
“We’re expecting more of the same this year,” stated SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer, “as the tournament was an unforgettable experience last year.” We witnessed how evenly matched the four SANZAAR sides were in the recent U20 Rugby Championship, and England prevailed in the U20 Six Nations.
It is an enormous honor to have the next generation of superstars visit South Africa next month, and we are looking forward to meeting their families, friends, and fans. News for The Daily Rugby
We are thrilled to discover the next generation of Springboks, and the World Rugby U20 Championship is crucial in promoting and growing the game in the global rugby landscape.
The three new legal reforms that have been put in place to improve player welfare and encourage ball in flow and diversity of attacking possibilities will be seen for the first time in an international tournament in the World Rugby U20 Championship 2024.
These are the following scrums will no longer be an option following free kicks the crocodile roll is outlawed players will no longer be deemed onside when an opponent gets the ball from a kick in open play and sprints five meters players must attempt to retreat.
The World Rugby Executive Board has accepted a streamlined red card penalty process, which is part of a package of six legal proceedings that will be implemented.
