Cape Town: World Rugby U20 Championships is returning to the Mother City for the second consecutive year. The City of Cape Town is excited to welcome the 12 participating nations, who are back again to the field in Cape Town from June 29, 2024.
Reportedly, it is the 14th edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship that will be taking place between June 29 to July 19, 2024, with the South Africa being back-to-back host of the sports game.
However, the tournament sees the world’s 12 best nations competing over five match days across three world-class venues. The Rugby matches will be conducted in Athlone Stadium and will stage pool matches while the iconic DHL Stadium will play host to key fixtures, including the opener, semi-finals and the final.
Considerably, the selected matches will also be hosted at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security – Alderman JP Smith said that what could be the better time to have the World Rugby U20 Championship than during the school holidays. The event’s return to Cape Town for the second successive year is a testament to the Mother City’s reputation, as it is considered as a leading events destination.
Alderman Smith added to his statement and said, “We are excited to support the event, bringing together some of the world’s top talent and heart of rugby’s next generation.”
“I encourage all Capetonians to go out and show their support for the Junior Boks as well welcome the visiting teams with the electrifying gees,” said JP Smith.
According to the fixtures, The Junior Boks goes into the tournament and has finished with a bronze medal at the 2023 championships held in the Mother City, Cape Town. The 2024 Championship sees the host nation in Pool-C with England, Argentina and Fiji.
Countries such as France, Wales, New Zealand and Spain are in Pool-A and 2023 runners-up Australia, Georgia and Italy will play in Pool-B.
During the pool stages, six games will be played on match days, along with the kick-off times that is scheduled at 14:00, 16:30 and 19:00. The defending champions, France will open the tournament against debutants Spain, while the host nation will kick off with a clash against Fiji at the DHL Stadium on June 29, 2024.
South African Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer believes that the tournament will match the excitement levels from last year’s competition.
Oberholzer stated that the World Rugby U20 Championship plays an important role in the global rugby picture and is a key to promote and grow the game, whereas they are also excited to unearth the next generation of Springboks.
