Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has named his team as Los Pumas chase back-to-back wins over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil for the first time.
England flew out of South Africa last Saturday evening to Heathrow as the rightful champions, the consistency of their potent scrum and manipulative defence helping them to a deserved first title since 2016.
It's semi-finals Sunday at the World Rugby U20 Championship and following last Tuesday’s weather-affected schedule, the hope will be that all six matches will be played to an 80-minute conclusion unlike on match day three when there were just four and a half matches completed due to the heavy rain making pitches unplayable.
Three matches are scheduled for Athlone: Ireland-Australia (2pm local time), France-Wales (4:30pm) and South Africa-England (7pm). Over in Stellenbosch, it’s Argentina-Fiji (2pm), Georgia-Italy (4:30pm) and New Zealand-Spain (7pm).
Mohed Altrad's reign has seen a slew of coaches hired and fired, and club culture eroded.
Mohed Altrad's reign has seen a slew of coaches hired and fired, and club culture eroded.
Montpellier entered the off-season light on scrum-halves, but Vern Cotter has now remedied the situation by offering a veteran Samoan No9 a one-year deal after eight seasons in the UK.
Montpellier entered the off-season light on scrum-halves, but Vern Cotter has now remedied the situation by offering a veteran Samoan No9 a one-year deal after eight seasons in the UK.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview