The World Rugby u20 Championship 2025 will take place in Italy from 29 June to 19 July 2025.
Played over five match days in four cities across the Lombardia and Veneto regions, the u20 Rugby World Cup features the 12 best u20 nations competing for the world title.
World Rugby u20 Championship 2025 Final Standings
| Winner |
South Africa u20 |
| Runner-up |
New Zealand u20 |
| Bronze |
Argentina u20 |
| 4th Place |
France u20 |
| 5th Place |
Australia u20 |
| 6th Place |
England u20 |
| 7th Place |
Italy U20 |
| 8th Place |
Wales U20 |
| 9th Place |
Georgia u20 |
| 10th Place |
Scotland u20 |
| 11th Place |
Ireland U20 |
| 12th Place |
Spain U20 |
PLAY-OFF STAGE FIXTURES
| Monday 14 July 2025 |
| 9th Place Semi-Final |
Georgia u20 |
43-12 |
Spain u20 |
15:30 |
| 5th Place Semi-Final |
England u20 |
51-13 |
Wales u20 |
15:30 |
| 9th Place Semi-Final |
Ireland u20 |
21-22 |
Scotland u20 |
18:00 |
| Semi Final 1 |
France u20 |
26-34 |
New Zealand u20 |
18:00 |
| 5th Place Semi-Final |
Italy u20 |
21-44 |
Australia u20 |
20:30 |
| Semi Final 2 |
South Africa u20 |
48-24 |
Argentina u20 |
20:30 |
| Saturday 19 July 2025 |
| 11th Place Play-Off |
Spain u20 |
37-38 |
Ireland u20 |
15:30 |
| 7th Place Play-Off |
Italy u20 |
31-23 |
Wales u20 |
15:30 |
| 3rd Place Play-Off |
France u20 |
35-38 |
Argentina u20 |
18:00 |
| 5th Place Play-Off |
Australia u20 |
68-40 |
England u20 |
18:00 |
| 9th Place Play-Off |
Georgia u20 |
22-7 |
Scotland u20 |
20:30 |
| Final |
South Africa u20 |
23-15 |
New Zealand u20 |
20:30 |
GROUP STAGE FIXTURES
| Sunday 29 June 2025 |
| 15:30 |
England u20 |
56-19 |
Scotland u20 |
| 15:30 |
Australia u20 |
17-73 |
South Africa u20 |
| 18:00 |
France u20 |
49-11 |
Spain u20 |
| 18:00 |
Ireland u20 |
35-28 |
Georgia u20 |
| 20:30 |
Argentina u20 |
34-27 |
Wales u20 |
| 20:30 |
New Zealand u20 |
14-5 |
Italy u20 |
| Friday 4 July 2025 |
| 15:30 |
France u20 |
35-21 |
Wales u20 |
| 15:30 |
Australia u20 |
34-20 |
Scotland u20 |
| 18:00 |
England u20 |
22-32 |
South Africa u20 |
| 18:00 |
New Zealand u20 |
38-19 |
Georgia u20 |
| 20:30 |
Argentina u20 |
33-30 |
Spain u20 |
| 20:30 |
Ireland u20 |
16-18 |
Italy u20 |
| Wednesday 9 July 2025 |
| 15:30 |
Wales u20 |
35-25 |
Spain u20 |
| 15:30 |
South Africa u20 |
73-14 |
Scotland u20 |
| 18:00 |
England u20 |
36-33 |
Australia u20 |
| 18:00 |
New Zealand u20 |
69-22 |
Ireland u20 |
| 20:30 |
France u20 |
52-26 |
Argentina u20 |
| 20:30 |
Georgia u20 |
19-19 |
Italy u20 |
GROUP STAGE POINTS TABLE
| Pool A |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
PD |
Pts |
| 1 |
South Africa u20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+125 |
15 |
| 2 |
England u20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
+30 |
10 |
| 3 |
Australia u20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-49 |
7 |
| 4 |
Scotland u20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-106 |
0 |
| Pool B |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
PD |
Pts |
| 1 |
France u20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+78 |
15 |
| 2 |
Argentina u20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
-16 |
11 |
| 3 |
Wales u20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-11 |
6 |
| 4 |
Spain u20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
-51 |
2 |
| Pool C |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
PD |
Pts |
| 1 |
New Zealand u20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
+75 |
14 |
| 2 |
Italy u20 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-7 |
6 |
| 3 |
Ireland u20 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-42 |
6 |
| 4 |
Georgia u20 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-26 |
4 |
The winners of each pool and the best-placed second-ranked team (fourth seed) will advance to the semi-finals.
