World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026 on Premier Sports
June 17, 2026
Premier Sports has announced that the World Rugby Junior Championship is now available on its channels – bringing rugby fans across the UK and Ireland the opportunity to watch the sport’s brightest young talents.
The U20s global Championship has long served as a proving ground for the sport’s future stars, with many current international players first making their mark on the global stage through the tournament.
Running from June 27th to July 18th, the annual tournament will showcase the future stars of international rugby and provides an accurate indicator of which rugby nations are developing the most successful elite talent pipelines.
The championship features 16 nations in four pools, including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand, France and Australia. The tournament opens with a headline Pool C clash between England and Ireland on June 27th which will be live on Premier Sports 1 from 12.20pm.
In the UK, Premier Sports will make every match available live, leveraging its streaming platform to provide complete tournament coverage for rugby supporters. Fans will be able to follow every game involving England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and South Africa, alongside all other fixtures from the competition. In total Premier Sports will broadcast a huge 40 live games from the Championship for rugby fans in the UK and Ireland.
Richard Sweeney, CEO of Premier Sports, commented: “We are delighted and proud to bring rugby fans comprehensive coverage of the Junior World Championship as the most important age-grade tournament in the global rugby calendar and an exciting glimpse into the sport’s future. Rugby supporters who follow the URC and EPCR with Premier Sports are passionate about the sport and increasingly interested in the players coming through the pathway system. This tournament offers a unique opportunity to watch the future of the game before many of these players become household names. Adding the World Rugby Junior World Championship to our schedule further enhances our rugby offering and reinforces our commitment to providing fans with access to the sport at every level, from emerging talent through to the biggest club and international competitions.”
The tournament will be played in Georgia across venues in Tbilisi and Kutaisi.
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