The iRB Junior World Championships 2013 are in France during June. The first game kicking-off on the 5th June and the final on the 23rd June.
So here are the pool fixtures with our predictions. 2012 the Springboks saw of New Zealand for the first time can a Northern Hemisphere team do it this time round? The teams in contention must be Ireland, England and France as the hosts but we cannot see past New Zealand regaining their crown from South Africa.
The format for the competition is for all sides to gain seeding points given how they perform in the pool match’s. From these the top four will play off in the semi-finals and fifth to eight play semis to decide these positions. Finally ending with fifth place play-off, third place play-off and the final.
Check out our selections for the pool game winners here in Bold:
Pool Round Fixtures
Pool A
05 Jun South Africa v USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
05 Jun France v England Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
09 Jun South Africa v England Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
09 Jun France v USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun England v USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun France v South Africa Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
Pool B
05 Jun New Zealand v Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
05 Jun Ireland v Australia Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
09 Jun Ireland v Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
09 Jun New Zealand v Australia Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
13 Jun Australia v Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
13 Jun New Zealand v Ireland Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Pool C
05 Jun Wales v Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
05 Jun Argentina v Scotland Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
09 Jun Argentina v Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
09 Jun Wales v Scotland Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
13 Jun Wales v Argentina Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun Scotland v Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
So that will give us England top and then France in Pool ‘A’, New Zealand and then Australia in pool ‘B’ and Argentina and then Wales in pool ‘C’