Under-19 World Cup on BBC website

The BBC Sport website will show 10 live matches from the Under-19 Rugby World Cup which is being staged in Northern Ireland from 5-21 April.
Nine of the games, available to United Kingdom users, will also be screened on BBC2 Northern Ireland and on digital TV in the UK via the red button.

The tournament starts on Thursday with New Zealand facing Wales at Ravenhill.

That match is followed by Ireland's opening match against the defending champions Australia.

Overall, the live games include three rounds in Pool A, featuring Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.

Both semi-finals will also be shown, along with the third-place play-off and the final on Saturday, 21 April.

Schedule of televised matches

5 April: New Zealand v Wales (1730 BST); Ireland v Australia (1930)
9 April: France v South Africa (1730, only available via red button); Ireland v Scotland (1930)
13 April: England v New Zealand (1730); Ireland v South Africa (1930);
17 April: semi-finals;
21 April: third-place play-off; final

This article was posted on 8-Apr-2007, 17:52 by Hugh Barrow.