Junior World Championship to start
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:16
The cream of the World's young players his gathered in Wales where the inaugural Junior World Championship starts on Friday, 6 June.
This replaces the two tournaments run by the IRB in Under-19 and Under-21 age groups. There is also a Junior World Trophy, also at Under-20 level. This was won by Uruguay who will this be promoted to the Junior World Championship.
There are 16 teams divided into four pools of four each.
Teams taking part: Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga, USA, Wales.
The Pools are as follows:
Pool A: Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Tonga
Pool B: Samoa. Scotland, South Africa, USA
Pool C: Australia, Canada, England, Fiji
Pool D: France, Italy, Japan, Wales
Fixtures, by pool:
Pool A
6 June
Argentina vs Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
New Zealand vs Tonga at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
10 June
Argentina vs Tonga at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
New Zealand vs Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
14 June
Ireland vs Tonga at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
New Zealand vs Argentina at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Pool B
6 June
South Africa vs USA at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Samoa vs Scotland at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
10 June
Samoa vs USA at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
South Africa vs Scotland at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
14 June
Scotland vs USA at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
South Africa vs Samoa at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Pool C
6 June
Australia vs
Canada at Rodney Parade, Newport
England vs Fiji at Rodney Parade, Newport
10 June
England vs Canada at Rodney Parade, Newport
Australia vs Fiji at Rodney Parade, Newport
14 June
Australia vs England at Rodney Parade, Newport
Fiji vs Canada at Rodney Parade, Newport
Pool D
6 June
France vs Japan at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Wales vs Italy at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
10 June
France vs Italy at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Wales vs Japan at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
14 June
Japan vs Italy at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Wales vs France at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Fixtures by date
6 June
Australia vs Canada
Argentina vs Ireland
England vs Fiji
France vs Japan
New Zealand vs Tonga
Samoa vs
Scotland
South Africa vs USA
Wales vs Italy
10 June
Australia vs Fiji
Argentina vs Tonga
England vs Canada
France vs Italy
New Zealand vs Ireland
South Africa vs Scotland
Samoa vs USA
Wales vs Japan
14 June
Australia vs England
Fiji vs Canada
Ireland vs Tonga
Japan vs Italy
New Zealand vs Argentina
South Africa vs Samoa
Scotland vs USA
Wales vs France
