England, South Africa, New Zealand and France make semis

Editor

There were wins for New Zealand, France, England, Georgia, Italy and Wales on matchday three of the World Rugby U20 Championship in France.

In the early pool games, Wales beat Japan 18-17 thanks to Harri Morgan and Dewi Cross’ tries but have missed out on claiming a semi-final place.

Italy also missed out, despite beating Argentina 30-26 with a bonus-point, as they finish one point behind South Africa in the best runner-up race.

Elsehwere, Georgia stunned Ireland 24-20, which is their third loss of the campaign and sees them rooted to the bottom of Pool C. Georgia are third.

England secured a bonus-point 35-10 victory over Scotland to secure a place in the semi-finals where they will face South Africa, who lost 46-29 to France. The French will meet New Zealand in their semi-final as the Baby Blacks overcame Australia 27-18 in Thursday’s other game.

Semi-final fixture schedule for Tuesday

5th place semi-final – Wales v Argentina
9th place semi-final – Ireland v Scotland
5th place semi-final – Italy v Australia
9th place semi-final – Georgia v Japan
Semi-final – England v South Africa
Semi-final – New Zealand v France

Round Three results

New Zealand 27-18 Australia
South Africa 29-46 France
England 35-10 Scotland
Ireland 20-24 Georgia
Italy 30-26 Argentina
Wales 18-17 Japan