Italy U20 v Ireland U20 
World Rugby U20 Championship - Final 
Sat 18th July 2026, 09:30am PDT 
Aia Arena 
Ru Campbell Last 5 Games
Italy U20 v Ireland U20 World Rugby U20 Championship - Final Sat 18th July 2026, 09:30am PDT Aia Arena Ru Campbell 
66' 66' 68' 74' 80' 
Sean Walsh Nikolaj Varotto Charlie O'Shea Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi Riccardo Casarin Valerio Pelli Giacomo Falchetto Mattia Andretti Italy U20 face off against Ireland U20 in World Rugby U20 Championship Round 5 on Sat 18th July 2026 at Aia Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 04:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Ireland U20 won the last encounter but Ireland U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 0 place in the league table with Ireland U20 in 3rd and Ireland U20 in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy U20 vs Ireland U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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