The IRB has announced that Japan will host the IRB Junior World Championship in 2009. The awarding of the Tournament, which will bring together the world¿s best U20 teams, is a significant boost to the continued development of Rugby in Asia.
Hurricanes winger Zac Guildford and Auckland prop Paea Fa¿anunu have been added to the New Zealand U20 squad for the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship, which will take place in Wales in June.
Wales U20 head coach Patrick Horgan has announced his 26-man squad for the forthcoming Junior World Championship, to be staged in Wales in June.
The touring French under-20 team beat their South African Counterparts 15-10 in a closely contested match at the Velddrift Sports grounds near Saldana on Tuesday evening.
Romania kicked off the European Under-20 Championship with a big win over Spain in Sopot, Poland. The reigning champions, Georgia, had a tough time against Russia.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the nominees in three of the twelve categories ahead of the ceremony to be held on 26 November at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland.
In an exciting clash of the youngsters, the New Pretenders to the senior rugby thrones of Kenya and Uganda faced off against each other in the second Elgon Cup curtain-raiser match at the famous Harlequins ground in Nairobi last Saturday. The hosts emerged convincing victors, scoring 29 points to Uganda’s 10.
France made it a weekend of 2-0 in victories over South Africa, when the French beat the Baby Boks 24-13 in the Final of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-21 World Championship at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, in France on Sunday.
New Zealand coach Greg Cooper has made six changes, including two positional switches, to the starting line-up for his team's third-place play-off match against Australia at the International Rugby Board Under-21 World Championship in France on Sunday.
It could have been a scene from a holiday programme - bronzed figures relaxing beside a hotel swimming pool under the Auvergne sun.
South African coach Peter de Villiers has made two changes to his team that will face hosts France in the Final of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-21 World Championship at Stadium Marcel Michelin, Clermont Ferrand, France on Sunday.
The 'Baby Boks', of South Africa, received a timely boost with the news that coach Peter de Villiers will be able to pick his best team to play France in the final of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-21 World Championship at Marcel Michelin, Clermond-Ferrand, in France on Sunday.
The IRB has appointed referees and touch judges to the final round of matches at the IRB's Under-21 World Championship. The plums have gone to Chris Pollock of New Zealand and Taizo Hirabayashi of Japan,.
Hosts France will play defending champions South Africa in this Final of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-21 World Championship in France on Sunday.
New Zealand coach Greg Cooper has made seven changes, including three positional switches, to the starting line-up for his team's International Rugby Board (IRB) Under-21 World Championship semi-final against South Africa in France on Wednesday.