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IRB Under 20 World Cup Coming To Wales

7th May 2008


The Under 20 World Championships are heading for Wales.

Sixteen of the World’s best Junior teams will compete in 4 groups based around the Principality. Several Cardiff RFC players are expected to feature in the Wales squad that will be based at the Liberty Stadium. Cardiff Arms Park hosts its own group with New Zealand as the headline team.

The full pools are

Pool A (Cardiff) - New Zealand, Argentina, Ireland, Tonga
Pool B (Wrexham) - South Africa, USA, Samoa, Scotland
Pool C (Newport) - Australia, England, Canada, Fiji
Pool D (Swansea) – Wales, France, Italy, Japan

The matches at Cardiff Arms Park start on June 6th with New Zealand playing Tonga (5pm KO) and Ireland Playing Argentina (7PM KO).

Tickets for all tournament venues can be purchased via Ticketmaster 08705 582582 or online at ticketmaster