World U20 Championship Starts

World Rugby's Under-20 Championship starts in Argentina on Tuesday, 4 June 2019. It is the 12th such tournament.

Twelve teams are taking part in the tournament to be played in Rosario and Santa Fe.

* Rosario, about 300 km from Rosario up the Paraná River, is the centre of the cattle industry and for that reason sometimes referred to as the Chicago of Argentina. It is a river port and is in the province of Santa Fe. The city of Santa Fe (full name Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz) is the capital of the province and is close to the Paraná. Santa Fe is about 170 km north of Rosario.

The 12 teams are divided into three pools, playing an initial three matches each before the knock-out rounds start.

The pool matches will be played on 4,8 and 12 June 2019, the knock-out matches on 17 and 22 June 2019.

Pools

Pool A: Argentina, Fiji, France, Wales

Pool B: Australia, England, Ireland, Italy

Pool C: Georgia, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa

Pool Fixtures

Round 1 - 4 June 2019

In Santa Fe

Australia vs Italy at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

New Zealand vs Georgia at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

England vs Ireland at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

In Rosario

South Africa vs Scotland at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

Argentina vs Wales at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

France vs Fiji at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

Round 2 - Saturday, 8 June 2019

In Santa Fe

Australia vs Ireland at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

Argentina vs Fiji at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

England vs Italy at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

In Rosario

South Africa vs Georgia at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

France vs Wales at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

New Zealand vs Scotland at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

Round 3 - Wednesday, 12 June 2019

In Santa Fe

Italy vs Ireland at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

Wales vs Fiji at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

England vs Australia at Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe

In Rosario

Georgia vs Scotland at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

France vs Argentina at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

South Africa vs New Zealand at Racecourse Stadium, Rosario

Match Officials

Referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Ben Blain (Scotland),Pablo Deluca (Argentina), James Doleman (New Zealand), Craig Evans (Wales), Damon Murphy (Australia), Andrea Piardi (Italy), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Christophe Ridley (England)

TMOs: Santiago Borsani (Argentina), Ian Smith (Australia), Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Previous Winners

2008: New Zealand in Wales

2009: New Zealand in Japan

2010: New Zealand in Argentina

2011: New Zealand in Italy

2012: South Africa in South Africa

2013: England in France

2014: England in New Zealand

2015: New Zealand in Italy

2016: England in England

2017: New Zealand in Georgia

2018: France in France

Photo: The Under-20 World Championship Trophy