The City of Cape Town, in partnership with the International Rugby Board (IRB) would like to announce that the Junior World Championships matches scheduled for Danie Craven Stadium have been moved to the Cape Town Stadium and Newlands Rugby Stadium.
The move has been made on account of adverse pitch conditions at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch and follows a joint decision by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the IRB.
Cape Town Stadium will host the 12 June final round of pool matches (Ireland v Italy, South Africa v England and France v Australia) previously scheduled for the Danie Craven Stadium. Matches at the University of Western Cape Stadium in Cape Town remain as scheduled.
Newlands Stadium will now host both semi-finals and the fifth place semi-final on 17 June, and the third place play-off and IRB Junior World Championship 2012 final on 22 June. Kick-off times and broadcast arrangements remain the same.
SARU has confirmed that fans who bought tickets for the remaining matches at the Danie Craven Stadium will be able to swap them for tickets at other venues.
The City would like to encourage staff who have not purchased their tickets to still do so at Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets in support the “Baby Boks”.
Match Schedule: 12 June 2012
After the end of the pool phase the teams will be seeded based on the position in which they finished in their respective pools.
Further information please visit www.sarugby.co.za
