Three-time winners France will face England in the 2024 U20 World Championship final this week, after beating New Zealand in a high-scoring clash in Cape Town on Sunday.
The French’s title defence continues in an all-northern hemisphere showpiece at Cape Town Stadium on Friday, after the English saw off the challenge of last year’s finalists Ireland in a hard-fought game at the same venue.
New Zealand and Ireland will meet in the third-place playoff. Australia, meanwhile, overcame Wales to set up a fifth-place final against Argentina, who got the better of hosts South Africa.
SA and Wales will face off in the seventh-place final with Italy meeting Georgia in the ninth-place final and promoted Spain taking on Fiji in the survival playoff.
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U20 World Championship playoff results:
Semi-finals
France 55-31 New Zealand
England 31-20 Ireland
Fifth-place semi-finals
South Africa 24-34 Argentina
Australia 36-29 Wales
Ninth-place semi-finals
Italy 28-15 Spain
Georgia 40-36 Fiji
Finals fixtures, Friday, 19 July:
Athlone Stadium
Spain vs Fiji, 12pm
Italy vs Georgia, 2:30pm
Australia vs Argentina, 5pm
Cape Town Stadium
Wales vs South Africa, 2pm
Ireland vs New Zealand, 4:30pm
England vs France, 7pm
Photo: Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images/Getty Images
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