The World Rugby U20 Championship concludes today at DHL Stadium and Athlone Stadium.
The tournament, sponsored by the City of Cape Town, has included 24 games over the last three weeks.
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Six games, including a blockbuster final between defending champions France and England, are scheduled for Cape Town’s iconic stadiums.
South Africa’s U20 rugby team, the Junior Springboks, will kick off a 7th-place playoff game against Wales at DHL Stadium at 2pm.
Ireland and New Zealand will compete for the third and fourth seedings at the same venue at 4:30pm.
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The championship game between France and England will start at 7pm.
Spain and Fiji will compete for 11th place at Athlone Stadium, beginning at 12pm.
This will be followed by the 9th place decider between Italy and Georgia at 2:30pm
Australia and Argentina will close out the action at Athlone Stadium with the 5th/6th place playoff game at 5pm
‘The World Rugby U20 Championship has been a wonderful showcase of some of the game’s top prospects, and a testament of Cape Town’s ability to successfully host major events while also promoting our city to a global audience. It has been an honour to host the players, officials and the travelling supporters. There are still six games to play and we would like to encourage Capetonians to come out and support not only the Junior Springboks but the future of world rugby,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, starting at R35 for children 18 years old and younger and R75 for adults.
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Picture: City of Cape Town
