| Home team | Ireland U20 |
| Away team | USA 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 Tcv |
Ireland U20 vs USA U20 preview as the sides meet in the final round of the Junior World Championship. Both teams have lost their first two games of the tournament and will look to finish the pool stage on a high with a win. Ireland have picked up three bonus points from their two losses, while the USA have got one bonus point.
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Ireland U20 vs USA U20 confirmed lineups
| Ireland U20 | USA U20 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Cooper | 1 | Donnelly | |||
| Maguire | 2 | Stewart | |||
| McClean | 3 | Trower | |||
| Walsh | 4 | Bailey | |||
| Finn | 5 | Talaepa | |||
| Keane | 6 | Hill | |||
| Blaney | 7 | Efthymiopulos | |||
| Lautsou | 8 | Fincle | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Barrett | 9 | Sarkees | |||
| O’Shea | 10 | Cadden | |||
| O’Sullivan | 11 | Love | |||
| Walsh | 12 | Keesler-Venables | |||
| Carney | 13 | Darbishire | |||
| Molony | 14 | Oda | |||
| Green | 15 | Miller | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| McLaughlin | 16 | Kafovalu | |||
| Doyle | 17 | Troupe | |||
| Conway | 18 | Nguyen | |||
| Woods | 19 | Kelly | |||
| O’Connell | 20 | Cluff | |||
| Coffey | 21 | Huntley | |||
| Deegan | 22 | Mitchell | |||
| Ryan | 23 | Firebrace | |||
Recent Form:
Ireland U20 (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2nd July 2026 | JWC | Argentina U20 | 62-40 |
| Loss | 27th June 2026 | JWC | England U20 | 34-27 |
| Won | 15th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Scotland U20 | 47-14 |
| Won | 7th March 2026 | U20 Six Nations | Wales U20 | 48-33 |
| Won | 20th February 2026 | U20 Six Nations | England U20 | 21-31 |
Ireland have had a disappointing Junior World Championship so far and will be looking to finish the group stage on a high. They lost out to England narrowly in the first game by seven points, but then suffered a heavy 62-40 defeat to the Argentinians. They were blown away in the first-half and were 31-7 behind at the break. While they conceded the same number of points in the second-half, they at least scored 33 of their own.
USA U20 (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2nd July 2026 | JWC | England U20 | 68-40 |
| Loss | 27th June 2026 | JWC | Argentina U20 | 78-14 |
| Loss | 17th July 2024 | U20 Trophy Final | Scotland | 48-10 |
| Won | 12th July 2024 | U20 Trophy | Kenya | 17-30 |
| Won | 7th July 2024 | U20 Trophy | Uruguay | 15-32 |
The USA have suffered high-scoring defeats in the opening two games, with 146 points conceded between the two. Against England, they did manage to score six tries, despite conceding 10 to the young England side.
