2024 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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 will be the 14th edition of the premier age-grade rugby union competition. The tournament will be hosted in South Africa for the third time, previously being held in 2012 and 2023.[1] The World Rugby U20 Championship 2024 will take 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

The teams set to participate 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)

Stadia and location

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 to host tournament matches with the final to be played at Cape Town Stadium.[3][4]

Stellenbosch Cape Flats (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

Pool A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible advance to Semi-finals
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 June 2024. Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible advance to Semi-finals
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 June 2024. Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible advance to Semi-finals
3  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 29 June 2024. Source: World Rugby
(H) Host

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 A  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2 B  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: World Rugby

References

  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.