Ireland U20 v France U20: Kick-off time, TV and live stream details for U20 World Cup final

Ireland’s U20s take on their French counterparts in the World Cup final this week. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Where and when is it on?

The match takes place at the at the Athlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town with a 6.00pm Irish time kick-off on Friday.

What’s the team news?

We’ll bring you team news from both camps when it’s released later in the week.

Where can I watch the game?

The match will be shown live on Virgin Media Two. The game is also being streamed live on the Virgin Media Player and on World Rugby's YouTube channel.

What can I read about the game on Independent.ie?

It has been a very emotional tournament for Ireland with the tragic deaths of St Michael's schoolboys Andrew O'Donnell and Max Wall in Greece followed by that of Munster coach Greig Oliver, father of Ireland squad member Jack, in a paragliding accident in Cape Town.

Sinéad Kissane.brings you a profile of the team’s manager Richie Murphy below, while Will Slattery penned this piece after the team’s win over South Africa.

What are the odds?

France are favourites at 2/7 with Ireland 5/2 and the draw after 80 minutes is 50/1.

What’s the coach saying?

Richie Murphy: “I think the big thing for us now is we’re in a World Cup final, which is exactly where we wanted to be. We’ve talked about preparing for these moments.

“I suppose in the second half we probably put a little bit more of ourselves out onto the pitch in the way that we’re capable of playing the game. It’s nice to be in a final and just be true to ourselves and play the game we’ve played it all year.

“We’re going into this with plenty of confidence. We’re in a good place as a team.

"It’s obviously been a difficult couple of weeks. We’ve had plenty of stuff going on, but obviously Greig’s passing was particularly difficult and Jack was obviously in the group with us until Wednesday evening, when he left.

“It was a difficult time for the boys, but Jack sent his support this morning and so did Fiona, Greig’s wife.

“So, I know they’re at home and we’re really delighted to be able to bring him back something because no matter what happens in the final now, we’ll be going back with something for Jack.”