World Rugby U20 Championship heads to Athlone Stadium

30 June 2023

Get ready Cape Town as the World Rugby U20 Championship returns in 2023 for the first time since 2012, and will be held at the Athlone Stadium on Tuesday 4 July. Come out and support South Africa.

South Africa started hosting the 12-team World Rugby U20 Championship on Saturday 24 June and will do so until Friday 14 July.

At the heart of this sporting event is Athlone Stadium, which is yet again a venue of choice for rugby games. Nine tournament matches are scheduled to be played on the pitch, including the World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 Final.

Matches for this tournament on Tuesday, 4 July 2023 are as follows:

More matches are scheduled for Athlone Stadium on 9 and 14 July.

'The City's Economic Growth Directorate is excited to be hosting more rugby matches at the Athlone Stadium, one of Cape Town's strategic assets. This is testament to this facility's versatility to host various types of events and sports, including rugby. In May Athlone Stadium also successfully hosted the DHL Western Province Currie Cup. The World Rugby U20 Championship will be the latest feather in Athlone Stadium's cap and we wish the teams especially South Africa, all the best,' said Alderman James Vos, the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth.

'Cape Town is quickly becoming the go-to destination for World Cups in Africa and what better time to have the World Rugby U20 Championship than during the school holidays. I encourage all Capetonians, parents and caregivers, to come out with their children, on Tuesday to support our under 20 South African team at Athlone Stadium and to support local business in the area,' said Alderman JP Smith, the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.

Tickets for these games and more upcoming matches can be bought at www.ticketmaster.co.za.  

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City of Cape Town, Media Office