World Rugby U20 Championship Team Tracker ahead of Round Two

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

Pool A

France v New Zealand

France: 15 Mathis Ferté, 14 Léo Drouet, 13 Nicolas Depoortere, 12 Paul Costes, 11 Théo Attissogbe, 10 Hugo Reus, 9 Baptiste Jauneau, 8 Marko Gazzotti, 7 Oscar Jegou, 6 Lenni Nouchi (c), 5 Posolo Tuilagi, 4 Hugo Auradou, 3 Zaccharie Affane, 2 Pierre Jouvin, 1 Louis Penverne
Replacements: 16 Thomas Lacombre, 17 Lino Julien, 18 Thomas Duchene, 19 Brent Liufau, 20 Mathis Castro Ferreira, 21 Andy Timo, 22 Léo Carbonneau, 23 Arthur Mathiron

New Zealand: 15 Harry Godfrey, 14 Caleb Tangitau, 13 Aki Tuivailala, 12 Leo Gordon, 11 Macca Springer, 10 Taha Kemara, 9 Noah Hotham (c), 8 Malachi Wrampling-Alec, 7 Peter Lakai, 6 Che Clark, 5 Tom Allen, 4 Tahlor Cahill, 3 Siale Lauaki, 2 Jack Taylor, 1 Ben Ake
Replacements: 16 Ray Tuputupu, 17 Malakai Hala, 18 Gabe Robinson, 19 Will Stodart, 20 Cooper Flanders, 21 Jordi Viljoen, 22 Ajay Faleafaga, 23 Cody Vai

Venue: Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl
Kick-off: 13:30 local (12:30 BST, 11:30 GMT)

Wales v Japan

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

Japan: 15 Kosho Muto, 14 Renji Oike, 13 Shota Taira, 12 Yoshiki Omachi (c), 11 Yoshitaka Yazaki, 10 Kanjiro Naramoto, 9 Yutaro Takahashi, 8 Taison Mogami, 7 Tomoki Kusuda, 6 Koki Miyashita, 5 Harry Willard, 4 Yuzuki Sasaki, 3 Riku Tomita, 2 Kouta Nagashima, 1 Hwang Sena
Replacements: 16 Takashi Omoto, 17 Tomoki Yumbe, 18 Kosuke Sugiura, 19 Bunsuke Kurita, 20 Tenta Kobayashi, 21 Taishin Ohshima, 22 Genki Ikuta, 23 Ryohei Imano

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 BST, 12:00 GMT)

Pool B

Australia v Ireland

Australia: 15 Mason Gordon, 14 Tim Ryan, 13 Henry O’Donnell, 12 David Vaihu, 11 Darby Lancaster, 10 Jack Bowen, 9 Teddy Wilson (c), 8 John Bryant, 7 Ned Slack-Smith, 6 Lachlan Hooper, 5 Daniel Maiava, 4 Jhy Legg, 3 Massimo De Lutiis, 2 Max Craig, 1 Jack Barrett
Replacements: 16 Liam Bowron, 17 Harrison Usher, 18 Nick Bloomfield, 19 Toby Macpherson, 20 Leafi Talataina, 21 Klayton Thorn, 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 23 Taj Annan

Ireland: 15 Henry McErlean, 14 Andrew Osborne, 13 Hugh Gavin, 12 John Devine, 11 James Nicholson, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Fintan Gunne, 8 Brian Gleeson, 7 Ruadhan Quinn, 6 James McNabney, 5 Conor O’Tighearnaigh, 4 Charlie Irvine, 3 Ronan Foxe, 2 Gus McCarthy (c), 1 Paddy McCarthy
Replacements: 16 Danny Sheahan, 17 George Morris, 18 Fiachna Barrett, 19 Evan O’Connell, 20 Diarmuid Mangan, 21 Jack Oliver, 22 Harry West, 23 Rory Telfer

Venue: Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl
Kick-off: 11:00 local (10:00 BST, 09:00 GMT)

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬🌹

Mark Mapletoft has named his England U20 Men's side to face Fiji in their second World Championship pool fixture on Thursday (18:00 BST)

📺 The game will be streamed live on @WorldRugby channels

— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) June 27, 2023

England v Fiji

England: 15 Louie Johnson, 14 Jacob Cusick, 13 Joe Jenkins, 12 Toby Thame, 11 Alex Wills, 10 Connor Slevin, 9 Nye Thomas, 8 Zach Carr, 7 Tristan Woodman, 6 Nathan Michelow, 5 Harry Browne, 4 Finn Carnduff, 3 James Halliwell, 2 Nathan Jibulu, 1 Archie McArthur
Replacements: 16 Craig Wright, 17 Ethan Clarke, 18 Afolabi Fasogbon, 19 Lewis Chessum, 20 Greg Fisilau, 21 Charlie Bracken, 22 Cassius Cleaves, 23 Tobias Elliott

Fiji: 15 Peni Waqalala, 14 Bronson Lee, 13 Maika Kamikamica, 12 Waqa Nalaga, 11 Manieta Navonovono, 10 Isaiah Ravula, 9 Philip Baselala, 8 Juda Samaisue, 7 Moti Murray(c), 6 Timoci Nakalevu, 5 Nalani May, 4 Mesake Vocevoce, 3 Breyton Legge, 2 Ratu Kavaia Tagivetaua, 1 Moses McGoon
Replacements: 16 Joeli Nainoca, 17 Siti Tamani, 18 Emosi Natubailagi, 19 Semi Tokitani, 20 Sakenasa Nalasi, 21 Zach Kama, 22 Frank Ralogaivau, 23 Isikeli Basiyalo

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 19:00 local (18:00 BST, 17:00 GMT)

Pool C

South Africa v Italy

South Africa: 15 Regan Izaks, 14 Michael Annies, 13 Kat Letebele, 12 Damian Markus, 11 Quewin Nortje, 10 Samuel Francis, 9 Neil Le Roux, 8 Corne Beets, 7 Jannes Potgieter, 6 Paul de Villiers (c), 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Tiaan Wessels, 3 Mawande Mdanda, 2 Juann Else, 1 Cornè Lavagna
Replacements: 16 SJ Kotze, 17 Phatu Ganyane, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Ghudian van Reenen, 20 Gcinokuhle Mdletshe, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Lili Bester, 23 Jurenzo Julius

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

Venue: Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl
Kick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 BST, 14:00 GMT)

Argentina v Georgia

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

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 Gergedava, 4 Guram Ganiashvili, 3 Irakli Aptsiauri, 2 Nika Babunashvili, 1 Giorgi Mamaiashvili
Replacements: 16 Basa Khonelidze, 17 Lasha Pkhakadze, 18 Davit Mtchedlidze, 19 Tornike Ganiashvili, 20 Nikoloz Sakvarelidze, 21 Sandro Jigauri, 22 Nicolas Ragoevi, 23 Vazha Mikadze

Venue: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 16:30 local (15:30 BST, 14:30 GMT)

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