World Rugby U20 Championship Team Tracker ahead of Round Three

Check on the team news ahead of Tuesday’s third round of the World Rugby U20 Championship, which takes place in South Africa.

Pool A

New Zealand v Japan

New Zealand: 15 Harry Godfrey, 14 Isaac Hutchinson, 13 Xavi Taele, 12 Ajay Faleafaga, 11 Macca Springer, 10 Taha Kemara, 9 Noah Hotham (c), 8 Malachi Wrampling-Alec, 7 Sam Hainsworth-Fa’aofo, 6 Will Stodart, 5 Hunter Morrison, 4 Tahlor Cahill, 3 Gabe Robinson, 2 Jack Taylor, 1 Malakai Hala
Replacements: 16 Vernon Bason, 17 Ben Ake, 18 Siale Lauaki, 19 Tom Allen, 20 Cooper Flanders, 21 Riley Williams, 22 Leo Gordon, 23 Code Vai

Japan: 15 Yoshitaka Yazaki, 14 Ryohei Imano, 13 Shota Taira, 12 Kengo Nonaka (c), 11 Kosho Muto, 10 Taishin Ohshima, 9 Yutaro Takahashi, 8 Taison Mogami, 7 Toki Toshikawa, 6 Tenta Kobayashi, 5 Kantaro Tajima, 4 Ryotaro Nose, 3 Kosuke Sugiura, 2 Takashi Omoto, 1 Tomoki Yumbe
Replacements: 16 Kouta Nagashima, 17 Sena Hwang, 18 Riku Tomita, 19 Bunsuke Kurita, 20 Keito Hayashi, 21 Genki Ikuta, 22 Kanjiro Naramoto, 23 Renji Oike

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)

France v Wales

France: 15 Théo Attissogbe, 14 Nicolas Depoortere (c), 13 Maxence Biasotto, 12 Arthur Mathiron, 11 Maël Moustin, 10 Clément Mondinat, 9 Léo Carbonneau, 8 Mathis Castro Ferreira, 7 Andy Timo, 6 Esteban Capilla, 5 Posolo Tuilagi, 4 Brent Liufau, 3 Zaccharie Affane, 2 Barnabé Massa, 1 Lino Julien
Replacements: 16 Thomas Lacombre, 17 Alexandre Kaddouri, 18 Thomas Duchene, 19 Lenni Nouchi, 20 Noa Zinzen, 21 Baptiste Jauneau, 22 Hugo Reus, 23 Paul Costes

Wales: 15 Cameron Winnett, 14 Tom Florence, 13 Louie Hennessey, 12 Bryn Bradley, 11 Harri Houston, 10 Daniel Edwards, 9 Archie Hughes, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Seb Driscoll, 6 Ryan Woodman (c), 5 Jonny Green, 4 Liam Edwards, 3 Kian Hire, 2 Sam Scarfe, 1 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
Replacements: 16 Lewis Lloyd, 17 Josh Morse, 18 Louis Fletcher, 19 Mackenzie Martin, 20 Gwilym Evans, 21 Harri Williams, 22 Harri Wilde, 23 Joe Westwood

Venue: Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 16:30 local (15:30 BST, 14:30 GMT)

Pool B

Ireland v Fiji

Ireland: 15 Harry West, 14 James Nicholson, 13 Sam Berman, 12 John Devine, 11 Andrew Osborne, 10 Matthew Lynch, 9 Oscar Cawley, 8 Brian Gleeson, 7 Dan Barron, 6 Diarmuid Mangan (c), 5 Joe Hopes, 4 Evan O’Connell, 3 Fiachna Barrett, 2 Danny Sheahan, 1 George Hadden
Replacements: 16 Max Clein, 17 George Morris, 18 Ronan Foxe, 19 Charlie Irvine, 20 Gus McCarthy, 21 Jack Oliver, 22 Sam Prendergast, 23 Henry McErlean

Fiji: 15 Peni Waqalala, 14 Sireli Masiwini, 13 Waqa Nalaga, 12 Pateresio Finau, 11 Manieta Navonovono, 10 Isaiah Ravula, 9 Philip Baselala, 8 Juda Suamaisue, 7 Moti Murray (c), 6 Timoci Nakalevu, 5 Nalani May, 4 Mesake Vocevoce, 3 Breyton Legge, 2 Joeli Nainoca, 1 Moses McGoon
Replacements: 16 Josh Kina, 17 Marika Toga, 18 Lasaro Vuluma, 19 Semi Tokitani 20 Sakenasa Nalasi, 21 Zach Kama, 22 Frank Ralogaivau, 23 Netava Saukuru

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 13:30 local (12:30 BST, 11:30 GMT)

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬🌹

Mark Mapletoft has named his England U20 Men's side to face Australia in their final World Championship pool fixture on Tuesday (13:00 BST)

📺The game will streamed live on @WorldRugby channels

— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) July 2, 2023

Australia v England

Australia: 15 Mason Gordon, 14 Tim Ryan, 13 Henry O’Donnell, 12 Taj Annan, 11 Ronan Leahy, 10 Jack Bowen, 9 Teddy Wilson (c), 8 Leafi Heka Talataina, 7 Nick Baker, 6 Lachlan Hooper, 5 Daniel Maiava-Tapusoa, 4 Toby Macpherson, 3 Nick Bloomfield, 2 Max Craig, 1 Jack Barrett
Replacements: 16 Liam Bowron, 17 Harrison Usher, 18 Trevor King, 19 Ollie McCrea, 20 John Bryant, 21 Klayton Thorn, 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 23 David Vaihu

England: 15 Sam Harris, 14 Jacob Cusick, 13 Rekeiti Ma’asi-White, 12 Joseph Woodward, 11 Cassius Cleaves, 10 Connor Slevin, 9 Charlie Bracken, 8 Chandler Cunningham-South, 7 Greg Fisilau, 6 Nathan Michelow, 5 Lewis Chessum (c), 4 Finn Carnduff, 3 Afolabi Fasogbon, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Asher Opoku-Fordjour
Replacements: 16 Finn Theobald-Thomas, 17 Archie McArthur, 18 James Halliwell, 19 Harvey Cuckson, 20 Tristan Woodman, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Joe Jenkins, 23 Louie Johnson

Venue: Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 BST, 12:00 GMT)

Pool C

Italy v Georgia

Italy: 15 Alessandro Gesi, 14 Francesco Bini, 13 Dewi Passarella, 12 Nicola Bozzo, 11 Lorenzo Elettri, 10 Simone Brisighella, 9 Lorenzo Casilio, 8 Jacopo Botturi, 7 David Odiase (c), 6 Fabio Ruaro, 5 Pietro Turrisi, 4 Alex Mattioli, 3 Marcos Francesco Gallorini,, 2 Nicholas Gasperini, 1 Riccardo Bartolini
Replacements: 16 Giovanni Quattrini, 17 Samuele Taddei, 18 Federico Pisani, 19 Enrico Pontarini, 20 Carlos Berlese, 21 Sebastiano Battara, 22 Matthias Douglas, 23 Giovanni Sante

Georgia: 15 Luka Tsirekidze, 14 Shako Aptsiauri, 13 Tornike Kakhoidze, 12 Giorgi Shvelidze, 11 Luka Khorbaladze, 10 Petre Khutsishvili, 9 Davit Khuroshvili, 8 Nika Lomidze, 7 Lasha Tsikhistavi (c), 6 Rati Zazadze, 5 Giorgi Nikoladze, 4 Guram Ganiashvili, 3 Irakli Aptsiauri, 2 Basa Khonelidze, 1 Giorgi Mamaiashvili
Replacements: 16 Tamaz Tchamiashvili, 17 Lasha Pkhakadze, 18 Badri Tsikhistavi, 19 Giorgi Gergedava, 20 Tornike Ganiashvili, 21 Sandro Jigauri, 22 Nicolas Ragoevi, 23 Vazha Mikadze

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 11:00 local (10:00 BST, 09:00 GMT)

South Africa v Argentina

South Africa: 15 Hakeem Kunene, 14 Jurenzo Julius, 13 Katlego Letebele, 12 Ethan Hooker, 11 Michael Annies, 10 Jean Smith, 9 Imad Khan, 8 Corne Beets, 7 Ghudian van Reenen, 6 Paul de Villiers (c), 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Coetzee le Roux, 3 Dian Heunis, 2 Juann Else, 1 Cornè Lavagna
Replacements: 16 SJ Kotze, 17 Phatu Ganyane, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Jannes Potgieter, 20 Abulele Ndabambi, 21 Asad Moos, 22 Damian Markus, 23 Regan Izaks

Argentina: 15 Mateo Soler, 14 Ernesto Giudice, 13 Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, 12 Nicolás López González, 11 Ignacio Lucero, 10 Valentino Dicapua, 9 Agustín Moyano, 8 Benjamín Grondona, 7 Aitor Bildosola, 6 Eliseo Chiavassa (c), 5 Efraín Elías, 4 Federico Rolotti, 3 Renzo Zanella, 2 Tomás Bartolini, 1 Matías Medrano
Replacements: 16 Valentino Minoyetti, 17 Francisco Palazzi, 18 Tomás Repetti, 19 Facundo García Hamilton, 20 Felipe Bares, 21 Nicolás Viola, 22 Juan Baronio, 23 Valentín Soler Filloy

Venue: Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19:00 local (18:00 BST, 17:00 GMT)

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