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World Rugby U20 Championship match day three game-by-game guide

Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm).…

Liam Heagney

08 Jul 2024, 7:35

Analysis

World Rugby U20 Championship match day two game by game guide

Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Af…

Liam Heagney

03 Jul 2024, 2:03

Junior Boks make three changes, opt for a six/two bench split

The age-grade South Africans got their World Rugby U20 Championship off to a winning start with a 57-7 victory over Fiji last Satu…

Liam Heagney

02 Jul 2024, 8:25

Analysis

World Rugby U20 Championship: Pool C team by team guide

It will be round three in Athlone on July 9 when that fancied duo – last year’s beaten semi-finalists – go head-to-head in a…

Liam Heagney

28 Jun 2024, 1:34

The usual countries dominate the World Schools XV - NextGenXV

The usual suspects once again dominate in the World School's XV which has been selected by school's rugby media publisher NextGenX…

Angus Savage

27 Nov 2021, 3:40

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Junior Boks boss Bafana Nhleko: ‘Two things stand out for me’

The Junior Boks spluttered their way into the semi-finals at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, inconsistencies that Ireland e…

Liam Heagney

30 Jun 2024, 2:02