Paarl will be one of 3 venues to host the World Rugby U20 Championship,. The tournament will be played over five match days in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington, with the world’s best 12 U20 teams staying in Cape Town.
The teams are divided into three pools as they aim to clinch the coveted title and succeed two-time defending champions France, while the team finishing in last place will be relegated to next year’s World Rugby U20 Trophy. The Junior Boks will face Argentina, Italy and Georgia in Pool C.
Apart from the Junior Springboks and their three pool opponents, the other participating teams in the World Rugby U20 Championship are France, Wales, New Zealand and Japan in Pool A, and Australia, England, Ireland and Fiji in Pool B.
The Junior Springboks won the 2012 Championship final against New Zealand, which was played in front of a tournament-record 35 000 spectators at Newlands in Cape Town.
U20 CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 Pools
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
France (1) | Australia (2) | South Africa (3) |
Wales (6) | England (5) | Argentina (4) |
New Zealand (7) | Ireland (8) | Italy (9) |
Japan (12) | Fiji (11) | Georgia (10) |
Pool matches
- Match day 1: Saturday 24 June
- Match day 2: Thursday 29 June
- Match day 3: Tuesday 4 July
Knock-out matches
- Match day 4: Sunday 9 July
- Match day 5 (final): Friday 14 July
Tickets – R35 for children (under 12) and R55 (adults) per day, which includes three matches – will go on sale through Ticketmaster
Fixtures and venues
Saturday 24 June
ARGENTINA U20
11:00
ITALY U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
ENGLAND U20
IRELAND U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
FRANCE U20
14:00
JAPAN U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
WALES U20
16:00
NEW ZEALAND U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
AUSTRALIA U20
16:30
FIJI U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA U20
19:00
GEORGIA U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Thursday 29 June
AUSTRALIA U20
11:00
IRELAND U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
FRANCE U20
13:30
NEW ZEALAND U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
WALES U20
14:00
JAPAN U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA U20
16:00
ITALY U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
ARGENTINA U20
16:30
GEORGIA U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
ENGLAND U20
19:00
FIJI U20
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Tuesday 4 July
ITALY U20
11:00
GEORGIA U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
IRELAND U20
13:30
FIJI U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
AUSTRALIA U20
14:00
ENGLAND U20
Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
NEW ZEALAND U20
16:00
JAPAN U20
Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl, South Africa
FRANCE U20
16:30
WALES U20
Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA U20
19:00
ARGENTINA U20
Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa