| Home team | Wales U20 |
| Away team | Uruguay U20 |
| Venue | Avchala Stadium |
| Competition | Junior World Championship |
| Kick-off time | 10 am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports/ Rugby Pass TV |
Wales vs Uruguay U20 Junior World Cup preview as the teams meet at the Avchala Stadium in the second game of the group stage in the tournament.
Wales started the tournament with a narrow win over the hosts, while Uruguay started with a crushing record-breaking defeat to the current champions, South Africa.
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Wales U20 vs Uruguay U20 confirmed lineups
| Wales U20 | Uruguay U20 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| James | 1 | Rodriguez | |||
| Thomas | 2 | Perez | |||
| Cook | 3 | Segario | |||
| Evans | 4 | Mattson | |||
| Williams | 5 | Curuchet | |||
| Gwynne | 6 | Guarch | |||
| Morgan | 7 | Suarez | |||
| Ridgway | 8 | Merli | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Gealy | 9 | Cotarmanac’h | |||
| Lucas | 10 | Pereira | |||
| Leary | 11 | Fernandez | |||
| Hoskins | 12 | Alvarez | |||
| Cutts | 13 | Fresnedo | |||
| Scott | 14 | Baccino | |||
| Bowen | 15 | Pittaluga | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Talamai | 16 | Candia | |||
| Tuckley | 17 | Gonzalez | |||
| Godfrey | 18 | Bessio | |||
| Cottle | 19 | Costa | |||
| Minto | 20 | Ponte | |||
| Davies | 21 | Lawlor | |||
| Leggatt-Jones | 22 | Acosta | |||
| Emanuel | 23 | Primavesi | |||
Recent Form:
Wales U20 (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 27th June 2026 | JWC | Georgia U20 | 25-24 |
| Loss | 15th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Italy U20 | 13-20 |
| Loss | 7th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Ireland U20 | 48-33 |
| Won | 20th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Scotland U20 | 31-21 |
| Loss | 14th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | France U20 | 24-34 |
Wales started their JWC campaign with a narrow 25-24 win over the hosts, Georgia. It was a win by the finest of margins as they won by one point, even though Georgia scored four tries, compared to Wales’ three. It was the boot of Carwyn Leggatt-Jones that made the difference, kicking two penalties and two of his three conversions.
Uruguay U20 (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 27th June 2026 | JWC | Junior Boks | 104-7 |
| Loss | 17th July 2024 | U20 World Trophy | Japan U20 | 73-22 |
| Won | 12th July 2024 | U20 World Trophy | Netherlands U20 | 32-16 |
| Loss | 7th July 2024 | U20 World Trophy | USA U20 | 15-32 |
| Won | 2nd July | U20 World Trophy | Kenya U20 | 25-7 |
Uruguay started their campaign with a terrible defeat to the Junior Boks, losing to last year’s champions 104-7. They conceded a total of 16 tries, with the number of tries evenly distributed between the two halves. The Junior Boks are set to be one of the favourites for the tournament, and therefore the Uruguayans will look for stronger performances in their final two games.
