Six Nations U20 Summer Series to take place in Italy
England Men U20 will take part in the Six Nations U20 Summer Series in Italy.
The series includes the Six Nations unions plus Georgia and South Africa, and takes place between 24 June and 12 July in Treviso and Verona, hosted by the Federazione Italiana de Rugby.
Alongside the Oceania Rugby U20 Championship, the U20 Summer Series will provide a regional alternative to the postponed World Rugby U20 Championship that will return in 2023. Teams will be in two pools of four based on rankings with cross-pool play offs taking place on 12 July.
"This is the first time since 2019 that we’ve been able to have a summer activity that involves us playing a southern hemisphere nation at the U20 level," said England U20 head coach, Alan Dickens.
"Playing against a number of different nations across the two weeks will provide really valuable learning and development experiences for the players. We’re looking forward to getting out to Italy and continuing to develop the squad."
Every game of the U20 Summer Series will be streamed via the Six Nations Rugby YouTube channel.
Pools
Pool A
France
Ireland
England
South Africa
Pool B
Scotland
Wales
Italy
Georgia
England’s fixtures
England v South Africa - Friday 24 June, KO 4pm BST, Payanini Centre, Verona
England v France - Wednesday 29 June, KO 4pm BST, Payanini Centre, Verona
England v Ireland - Tuesday 5 July, KO 7pm BST, Payanini Centre, Verona
