PREVIEW: Final countdown for U20s
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: In this final round of, matches at the 2018 tournament, one team will shoot up to the heights as the champions and one will be relegated, plunging into the Trophy tournament in 2019.
The champions will be either England or France.
The relegated country will be either Ireland or Japan, who were promoted from the Trophy tournament just this year.
France have never been in a Final before. The nearest that have got is fourth place three times – 2011, 2015 and 2017.
England have played in nine finals, winning in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Ireland have been in all 11 tournaments of the competition, which started in 2008. This year was Japan’s fifth tournament.
The matches will all be played on Sunday, June 17 at the Stade De La Méditérranée in Béziers
Final Fixtures
11th Place: Ireland vs Japan
Relegation is always a ,major disappointment. The loser will feel that, the winner relieved.
The match kicks off at 11.00.
Teams
Japan: not available
Ireland: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 James Hume, 13 Sean O’Brien, 12 Peter Sylvester, 11 Tommy O’Brien, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Jonny Stewart, 8 Caelan Doris (captain), 7 Matthew Agnew, 6 Jack Daly, 5 Jack Dunne, 4 Cormac Daly, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Jordan Duggan
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney, 17 Jakub Wojtkowicz, 18 Joe Byrne, 19 Charlie Ryan, 20 Joe Dunleavy, 21 Hugh O’Sullivan, 22 Conor Dean, 23 Tom Roche
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England
9th Place: Scotland vs Georgia
The match kicks off at 13.30.
Teams
Georgia: not available.
Scotland: 15 Paddy Dewhirst, 14 Logan Trotter, 13 Cameron Hutchison, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Kyle Rowe, 10 Callum McLelland, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Devante Onojaife, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Guy Graham, 5 Marshall Sykes, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Finlay Richardson, 2 Robbie Smith (captain), 1 Ross Dunbar
Replacements: 16 Finlay Scott, 17 Sam Grahamslaw, 18 Murphy Walker, 19 Charlie Jupp, 20 James Miller, 21 Charlie Gowling, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Fraser Strachan
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Pali Deluca (Argentina), Mathieu Noirot (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
7th Place: Wales vs Italy
The match kicks off at 16.00.
Teams
Wales: 15 Joe Goodchild, 14 Corey Baldwin, 13 Ioan Nicholas (captain), 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Cai Evans, 9 Harri Morgan, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Lennon Greggains, 5 Max Williams, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Rhys Carre
Replacements: 16 Iestyn Harris, 17 Rhys Davies, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 Jack Pope, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Ben Thomas, 23 Dewi Cross
Italy: 15 Michelangelo Biondelli, 14 Alessandro Fusco, 13 Matteo Moscardi, 12 Damiano Mazza, 11 Giovanni D’Onofrio, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Nicolò Casilio, 8 Antoine Koffi, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Lodovico Manni , 5 Edoardo Iachizzi, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Michele Mancini Parri, 2 Matteo Luccardi, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Niccolò Taddia, 17 Guido Romano, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Matteo Canali, 20 Davide Ruggeri, 21 Luca Crosato, 22 Filippo did Marco, 23 Simone Cornelli
Referee: Sean Gallagher (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet (France), Mathieu Noirot (France)
Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
5th Place: Argentina vs Australia
The match kicks off at 14.00.
Teams
Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Leopoldo Herrera, 13 Juan Pablo Castro, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Joaquín de la Vega Mendía, 9 Manuel Nogués, 8 Bautista Pediment, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Joaquín de la Vega (captain), 5 Lucas Paulos, 4 Salvador Ochoa, 3 Lucio Sordoni, 2 Leonel Oviedo, 1 Rodrigo Martínez
Replacements: 16 Agustín Milet, 17 Agustín Mansilla, 18 Vivas, 19 Ignacio Gandini, 20 Santiago Ruiz, 21 Gonzalo García, 22 Juan Bautista Daireaux, 23 Pablo Avellaneda
Australia: 15 Lawson Creighton, 14 Matt McTaggert, 13 Semisi Tupou, 12 Bayley Kuenzle, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Hamish Stewart, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Josh Kemeny, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Rory Suttor, 5 Harry Hockings, 4 Angus Blyth, 3 Tom Ross, 2 Efi Maafu, 1 Harry Hoopert,
Replacements: 16 Sama Malolo, 17 George Francis, 18 Charlie Hancock, 19 Esei Ha’angana, 20 Pat Tafa, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Isaac Lucas, 23 Will Harrison
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco (France), Thibault Santamaria (France)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Bronze Medal: South Africa vs New Zealand
These two teams meet mostly at these championships, which New Zealand have won six times, South Africa once.
In this tournament they have both played France. France beat South Africa 46-29 and they beat New Zealand 16-7, a surprise victory as the Junior All Blacks seemed to be taking all before them.
The match kicks off at 16.30.
Teams
New Zealand: 15 Ngane Punivai, 14 Bailyn Sullivan, 13 Billy Proctor, 12 Harry Plummer, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Kaleb Trask, 9 Jay Renton, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Tom Christie (captain), 6 Devan Flanders, 5 Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa, 4 Laghlan McWannell, 3 Kaliopasi Uluilakepa, 2 Ricky Jackson, 1
Replacements: 16 Flynn Thomas, 17 Sione Asi, 18 Suetena Asomua, 19 John Akau’ola Laula, 20 Will Tremain, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Scott Gregory, 23 Jamie Spowart
South Africa: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Lyle Hendricks, 11 Sihle Njezula, 10 David Coetzer, 9 Rewan Kruger, 8 Muller Uys, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Phendulani Buthelezi, 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Daniel Jooste, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni
Replacements: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Dian Schoonees, 21 Jack Hart, 22 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Manuel Rass
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
Assistant referees: Pali Deluca (Argentina), Vincent Blasco Baque (France)
Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Championship: England vs France
When the two countries met in the Under-20 Six Nations, England won 22-6 but France won the championship on points difference after Scotland beat England.
In this tournament both teams beat South Africa, France 16-7 and England 32-31.
Kick-off: 19.00
Teams
England: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Gabriel Ibitoye, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Tom Hardwick, 11 Jordan Olowofela, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Ben White, 8 Josh Basham, 7 Ben Curry (captain), 6 Ted Hill, 5 James Scott, 4 Joel Kpoku, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Alex Seville
Replacements: 16 Beck Cutting, 17 Ciaran Knight, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Tom Willis, 20 Aaron Hinkley, 21 Rory Brand, 22 James Grayson, 23 Will Butler
France: 15 Clément Laporte, 14 Lucas Tauzin, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Romain N’Tamack, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Arthur Coville (captain), 8 Jordan Joseph, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Antonin Berruyer, 5 Kilian Geraci, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Guillaume Marchand, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Maxime Lamothe, 17 Ugo Boniface, 18 Daniel Brennan, 19 Pierre-Henri Azagoh, 20 Charlie Francoz, 21 Jules Gimbert, 22 Adrien Seguret, 23 Arthur Vincent
Referee: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Dan Jones (Wales), Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Previous Results
Round 1 Results
New Zealand vs Japan, 67-0
Wales vs Australia 26-21
England vs Argentina, 29-18
Italy vs Scotland, 27-26
South Africa vs Georgia, 33-27
France vs Ireland, 26-25
Round 2 Results
New Zealand vs Wales, 42-10
Australia vs Japan, 54-19
Argentina vs Scotland, 29-13
England vs Italy, 43-5
South Africa vs Ireland, 30-17
France vs Georgia, 24-12
Round 3 Results
New Zealand vs Australia, 27-18
Wales vs Japan, 18-17
England vs Scotland, 35-10
Italy vs Argentina, 30-26
France vs South Africa, 46-29
Georgia vs Ireland, 24-20
Round 4 Results
England vs South Africa, 32-31
France vs New Zealand, 16-7
Australia vs Italy, 44-15
Argentina vs Wales, 39-15
Georgia vs Japan, 24-22
Scotland vs Ireland. 45-29
