Defending champions France will go into the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 semi-finals as the top seeds after a 43-19 victory over Wales saw them top Pool A with the only perfect record in this year's competition in the Western Cape of South Africa.
France's reward is a semi-final against England, who edged New Zealand on a points difference to claim the best runner-up position after both finished on 10 competition points.
Ireland finished top of Pool B after overcoming Fiji 47-27 at Danie Craven Stadium on an emotional day which saw a moment of silence observed before every match following the tragic death of Munster elite performance officer and former Scotland international Greig Oliver, the father of current Ireland U20 Jack Oliver, while he was in South Africa.
Argentina led from the fourth minute at Athlone Sports Stadium until Mastercard Player of the Match Cornè Beets' two-try salvo in the closing stages denied Georgia a historic place in the semi-finals on the head-to-head rule.
The Italy v Fiji ninth-place semi-final will get play underway on Sunday at 11:00 local time (GMT+2) at Paarl Gymnasium, followed by Argentina against Japan at 13:30 and the fifth-place semi-final between Georgia and Wales at 16:00.
The other fifth-place semi-final between New Zealand and Australia kicks off proceedings at 14:00 at Athlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town before the semi-finals take centre stage with Ireland versus hosts South Africa at 16:30 followed by defending champions France against England at 19:00.
World Rugby u/20 Championship: Semi-finals
Paarl Gimnasium:
11:00 Italy u/20 vs Fiji u/20
13h30 Argentinia u/20 vs Japan u/20
16h00 Georgia u/20 vs Wales u/20
Athlone Stadium
14h00 New Zealand vs Australia
16h30 Junior Boks vs Ireland u/20
19h00 France u/20 vs England u/20
