World Rugby’s Junior World Championship 2026 will take place in Georgia from 27 June to 18 July 2026.
Played over five match days in two cities, Tblisisi and Kutaisi, the Junior World Championship features the 16 best u20 nations competing for the world title.
GROUP STAGE FIXTURES
| Saturday 27 June 2026 | |||
| 11:00 | Argentina U20 | vs | USA U20 |
| 11:00 | Italy U20 | vs | Scotland U20 |
| 13:30 | England U20 | vs | Ireland U20 |
| 13:30 | New Zealand U20 | vs | Japan U20 |
| 16:00 | Wales U20 | vs | Georgia U20 |
| 16:00 | France U20 | vs | Fiji U20 |
| 18:30 | South Africa U20 | vs | Uruguay U20 |
| 18:30 | Australia U20 | vs | Spain U20 |
| Thursday 2 July 2026 | |||
| 11:00 | Wales U20 | vs | Uruguay U20 |
| 11:00 | France U20 | vs | Spain U20 |
| 13:30 | Argentina U20 | vs | Ireland U20 |
| 13:30 | Australia U20 | vs | Fiji U20 |
| 16:00 | England U20 | vs | USA U20 |
| 16:00 | New Zealand U20 | vs | Scotland U20 |
| 18:30 | South Africa U20 | vs | Georgia U20 |
| 18:30 | Italy U20 | vs | Japan U20 |
| Tuesday 7 July 2026 | |||
| 11:00 | Ireland U20 | vs | USA U20 |
| 11:00 | New Zealand U20 | vs | Italy U20 |
| 13:30 | Argentina U20 | vs | England U20 |
| 13:30 | Scotland U20 | vs | Japan U20 |
| 16:00 | South Africa U20 | vs | Wales U20 |
| 16:00 | France U20 | vs | Australia U20 |
| 18:30 | Georgia U20 | vs | Uruguay U20 |
| 18:30 | Spain U20 | vs | Fiji U20 |
GROUP STAGE POINTS TABLE
| Pool A | |||||||
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa U20 | ||||||
| 2 | Wales U20 | ||||||
| 3 | Georgia U20 | ||||||
| 4 | Uruguay U20 | ||||||
| Pool B | |||||||
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand U20 | ||||||
| 2 | Italy U20 | ||||||
| 3 | Scotland U20 | ||||||
| 4 | Japan U20 | ||||||
| Pool C | |||||||
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina U20 | ||||||
| 2 | England U20 | ||||||
| 3 | Ireland U20 | ||||||
| 4 | USA U20 | ||||||
| Pool D | |||||||
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
| 1 | France U20 | ||||||
| 2 | Australia U20 | ||||||
| 3 | Spain U20 | ||||||
| 4 | Fiji U20 | ||||||
PLAY-OFF STAGE FIXTURES
| Sunday 12 July 2026 | ||||
| 16:00 | 14th Seed | vs | 15th Seed | 13th Place Semi Final |
| 16:00 | 6th Seed | vs | 7th Seed | 5th Place Semi Final |
| 18:30 | 13th Seed | vs | 16th Seed | 13th Place Semi Final |
| 18:30 | 5th Seed | vs | 8th Seed | 5th Place Semi Final |
| Monday 13 July 2026 | ||||
| 16:00 | 10th Seed | vs | 11th Seed | 9th Place Semi Final |
| 16:00 | 2nd Seed | vs | 3rd Seed | Semi-Final |
| 18:30 | 9th Seed | vs | 12th Seed | 9th Place Semi Final |
| 18:30 | 1st Seed | vs | 4th Seed | Semi-Final |
| Friday 17 July 2026 | ||||
| 16:00 | vs | 15th Place Play-Off | ||
| 16:00 | vs | 7th Place Play-Off | ||
| 18:30 | vs | 13th Place Play-Off | ||
| 18:30 | vs | 5th Place Play-Off | ||
| Saturday 18 July 2026 | ||||
| 16:00 | vs | 11th Place Play-Off | ||
| 16:00 | vs | 3rd Place Play-Off | ||
| 18:30 | vs | 9th Place Play-Off | ||
| 18:30 | vs | Final | ||
