IRELAND WILL OPEN their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign against host nation France, after the match schedule for this summer’s tournament was confirmed.
The tournament will be staged across three cities over a 19-day period, with Ireland drawn alongside Les Blues, South Africa and Georgia in Pool C.
Noel McNamara’s side will face France at the Stade Aimé Giral on Wednesday 30 May before travelling to Narbonne, where they will conclude the pool stages with games against South Africa and Georgia on 3 and 7 June respectively.
Narbonne and Perpignan will then host the semi-finals and ranking play-offs on 12 June, with Béziers hosting all finals day matches on 17 June across two pitches.
Last summer, Ireland failed to win any of their pool games and finished ninth overall in Georgia, although Peter Malone’s side were severely hampered by injuries to key players, including Jordan Larmour.
New Zealand, winners of the 2017 edition, are in Pool A alongside Australia, Wales and Japan. England, Scotland, Italy and Argentina have been drawn in Pool B.
“The World Rugby U20 Championship that will take place across three venues in the Occitanie region is due to be a fantastic event,” FFR president Bernard Laporte said.
“It will be an opportunity to enjoy some spectacular rugby produced by the best young players and to discover before everybody else the next rugby stars who will play in the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023.”
World Rugby U20 Championship 2018:
- Wednesday 30 May: France v Ireland, Perpignan
- Sunday 3 June: South Africa v Ireland, Narbonne
- Thursday 7 June: Ireland v Georgia, Narbonne
- Tuesday 12 June: Play-off games
- Sunday 17 June: Play-off games
Full match schedule available here
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Clare and Tipp will be Some Battle in Ennis.
Waterford Limerick kk and a cracker between Clare and tipp.
Dublin hurlers haven’t been beaten in Parnell Park since March 2011. I think (and hope) they’ll take Limerick on the day.
We do have a good record there but it’s not like we play 20 home games a season in Parnell park. How many matches since 2011?
I don’t know Seán, i didn’t count. I just know we’re unbeaten there in 5 years.
Does any team play 20 home games a season in their home ground?
No but statistics can be misleading, is all I’m saying. 5 years unbeaten sounds great but a lot of our handful of home games have been played in Croke park.
Teams in sports with proper competition structures do, but that’s another conversation entirely
Fair point, I’d still fancy our chances against Limerick.
Fancy them a lot more in parnell park then in the gaelic grounds for sure!
Since 2009, they’ve played 16, won 12, drawn 3 and lost 1 at Parnell Park.
Brain dead GAA scheduling Limerick Dublin an hour after Munster Leinster kick off in the Aviva stadium. Is it wrong for fans to support two sports. Rugby has been scheduled for months now.
What are Munster and Leinster playing in exactly. I thought they were out of everything? Dead rubber match?
Up the cats
Is there something wrong with you or something, I mean in every article you type the same thing. Did you drool on the keyboard or something and only a few keys are working or what’s the craic or maybe its even crack..
Dub tipp kk n waterford
You would think they could do something , same on Sunday , clare footballers who are actually going well this year travel to newbridge to play kildare in what is potentially a winner gets promoted game followed an hour and a half later by clare tipp in ennis, the gaa amaze me sometimes
Dublin football by a distance the closest to it
I think maybe instead of tossing a coin for home venues when two teams that played the same amount of home league games that instead the 1B team gets automatic home advantage.correct me if I’m wrong but I think it’s the 2nd year in a row Dublin have got home advantage against limerick through a coin toss which seems unfair and offaly are on a hiding to nothing going to nowlan park,realistically Kilkenny would probably beat offaly comfortably no matter what the venue is Fancy kk and Waterford for comfortable wins (regrettably as a wexford supporter),hard to back against the dubs with their Parnell park record and I could see Clare and tipp going to extra time
We’ve only had two home games in the league. We’ve had to travel to nowlan park the last two years.
I think maybe instead of tossing a coin for home venues when tea
Tipp at home not Clare
Not according to the GAA’s Official Twitter: ‘CONFIRMED: Clare will host Tipperary in the #AllianzLeagues Hurling Division 1 Q-Finals (venue/date TBC by CCCC)’.
That link also says the final is on May 5th…..
I read this morning that it was on in Ennis. I guess we can t believe everything on the net!!
What link? There’s no link in the tweet I posted.
Here’s a link for you: https://twitter.com/officialgaa/status/711861952109277184