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Kenya were no match for Uruguay at the World Rugby u20 Trophy in Brazil as the Teritos smashed the Chipu by a final score of 63-11. The strength of the Uruguayan forward pack in the scrum and maul proved unstoppable as the Kenyans conceded nine tries to only one on …

Japan got their tournament off to a winning start as expected, overwhelming hosts Brazil en route to a 56-24 victory. While the pre-tournament favorites were short of their best, they had more than enough skill to score eight tries and pass their first test with ease. To their credit, Brazil …

A poor first half and five missed kicks at goal cost Canada victory as they fell to Tonga 26-25 in the opening match of the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Tuesday. The North Americans did well to recover from a 21-3 deficit but will be disappointed to let the game …

It’s make or break from the opening day of the 2019 World Rugby u20 Trophy. A loss of any kind will all but end hopes of reaching the final before the tournament has hardly begun. Four matches on each day leaves plenty of dramatic rugby to be enjoyed by viewers …

The second tier of World Rugby’s u20 competitions – the Trophy – kicks off on Tuesday with eight teams touching down in São José dos Campos, Brazil. It’s a chance for young players of smaller nations to go head-to-head and also puts them in the shop window for pro scouts …

The home side in the 2019 U20 Championship, Argentina finished in fourth place. Los Pumitas missed out on a place on the podium after falling to a 41-16 defeat today against South Africa. It was South Africa’s day as errors from Los Pumitas saw the Junior Springboks more than making …

Argentina’s title dreams ended this afternoon with a Semi Final defeat against Australia in the U20 Championship. The South Americans were beaten 34-13 by Australia and will now face South Africa in the Bronze Final on Saturday. Following a competitive, and close, opening half Australia took control in the second …

Argentina completed a remarkable victory over France today in the U20 Championship. The result saw Los Pumitas finishing in top spot of their pool and with it they booked a place in the Semi Finals. The South Americans played running rugby, getting over the try line in an early blitz …

An awesome first half performance from Argentina saw Los Pumitas stunning France to book a home Semi Final in the U20 Championship. Los Pumitas were the story of the day as they rebounded from their opening fixture loss against Wales to continue the solid work from their win against Fiji …

On Wednesday at the Hipódromo de Rosario Argentina need a victory over France to book a place in the 2019 U20 Championship Semi Finals. Their match is to be a final in itself as Los Pumitas take their 1-1 record against group leaders France who have a 2-0 record thus …