The Pools and Fixtures for the 2012 Rugby Junior World Championship in South Africa have been announced. New Zealand the Champions will be looking to hold their crown, whilst the ever improving England will be pushing to take it. Other teams who can be expected to feature in the semi-finals are the hosts South Africa and either Australia or France.
The competition kicks-off in Stellenbosch and Cape Town on the 4 June and runs until the finals on the 22 June in Stellenbosch. We expect some games will be televised and shown in the UK on SkySports. We will also bring you the news as it happens and check out our predictions in bold.
Pools
Pool A: Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Wales
Pool B: England, Ireland, Italy, South Africa
Pool C: Argentina, Australia, France, Scotland
Fixtures Pool Games
All times local
01 04 Jun Pool A 14:45 Wales v Fiji Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
02 04 Jun Pool A 16:45 New Zealand v Samoa Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
03 04 Jun Pool B 16:45 England v Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
04 04 Jun Pool B 18:45 South Africa v Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
05 04 Jun Pool C 14:45 Australia v Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
06 04 Jun Pool C 18:45 France v Argentina University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
07 08 Jun Pool A 14:45 Fiji v Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
08 08 Jun Pool A 16:45 New Zealand v Wales Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
09 08 Jun Pool B 18:45 South Africa v Italy University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
10 08 Jun Pool B 18:45 England v Ireland Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
11 08 Jun Pool C 14:45 Australia v Argentina Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
12 08 Jun Pool C 16:45 France v Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
13 12 Jun Pool A 16:45 Wales v Samoa University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
14 12 Jun Pool A 18:45 New Zealand v Fiji University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
15 12 Jun Pool B 14:45 Ireland v Italy Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
16 12 Jun Pool B 18:45 South Africa v England Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
17 12 Jun Pool C 14:45 Argentina v Scotland University of Western Cape Stadium, Cape Town
18 12 Jun Pool C 16:45 France v Australia Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch