World Rugby Under-20 Trophy: Hong Kong to face Spain, Samoa and Kenya in Pool B as tournament returns
- Event will be held between July 15 and 30, with eight teams battling it out for the right to play in the U20 Championship next year
- Scotland and Uruguay in Pool A, with two qualifiers from North America and Africa still to be decided
Hong Kong will face off against Spain, Samoa and Kenya in the World Rugby Under-20 Trophy this summer.
The side have been drawn in Pool B for the eight-team competition, which will be held in Kenya from July 15 to 30.
Scotland, who were relegated from the Under-20 Championship in 2019, and Uruguay are in Pool A, where they will be joined by qualifiers from North America and Africa.
Kenya will host the tournament for a second time, having previously staged it in 2009, and it will be the third time the competition has been played in Africa with Zimbabwe having acted as hosts in 2016. The winners will be promoted to next year’s Under-20 Championship.
That tournament will take place in South Africa between June 24 and July 14, and will be played over five match days in the Western Cape Wineland regions of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington.
The world’s best 12 nations - Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and Wales - have been placed into three pools and will all hope to clinch the coveted title and succeed two-time defending champions France. The team finishing last will be relegated.
