Junior World Championship Fixtures
The International Rugby Board has announced the pools and fixtures for the first three rounds Junior World Championship to be played in Northern Italy in June this year. South Africa and England, the Under-20 Six Nations champions, are in the same pool and meet on Day 3. Australia may find France a handful while New Zealand seem well set to win their pool.
Pools
Pool A: New Zealand, Argentina, Wales, Italy
Pool B: Australia, France, Fiji, Tonga
Pool C: South Africa, England, Ireland, Scotland
Fixtures
Match Day 1, Friday, 10 June 2011
England vs Ireland at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Italy vs New Zealand at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Argentina vs Wales at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
South Africa vs Scotland at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Australia vs Tonga at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
France vs Fiji at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Match Day 2, Tuesday, 14, June 2011
England vs Scotland at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Ireland vs South Africa at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Australia vs Fiji at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
France vs Tonga at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
New Zealand vs Wales at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Italy vs Argentina at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Match Day 3, Saturday, 18 June 2011
Italy vs Wales at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Australia vs France at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Argentina vs New Zealand at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
England vs South Africa at Stadio Plebiscito, Padua
Fiji vs Tonga at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
Ireland vs Scotland at Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo
At the end of the pool phase the teams will be seeded based on the position in which they finished in their respective pools.
Seedings
1st seed: Pool winner with most competition points
2nd seed: Pool winner with 2nd most competition points
3rd seed: Pool winner with 3rd most competition points
4th seed: Pool second place with most competition points
5th seed: Pool second place with 2nd most competition points
6th seed: Pool second place with 3rd most competition points
7th seed: Pool third place with most competition points
8th seed: Pool third place with 2nd most competition points
9th seed: Pool third place with 3rd most competition points
10th seed: Pool fourth place with most competition points
11th seed: Pool fourth place with 2nd most competition points
12th seed: Pool fourth place with 3rd most competition points
Based on the seedings the allocation of 4th round matches on Wednesday 22 June which will include semifinals in which 2 plays 3 and 1 plays 4. The Final Day’s matches are on Sunday, 26 June 2011. This process will produce a ranking of all 12 teams.
