Revised kick-off times for JWRT in Kenya

(IRB.COM) Thursday 23 April 2009
 
 Revised kick-off times for JWRT in Kenya
Namibia left it late to deny hosts Kenya a dream start to the tournament - Photo: Frankie Deges

Due to growing interest from international broadcasters, the kick-off times have been changed for the two remaining rounds of pool matches at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2009.

In addition to the kick-off time changes, Impala will now host only one match on each day with the nearby Rugby Football Union of East Africa Ground hosting the other three Under 20 encounters.

The revised schedule for the remainder of the pool stages is:

SATURDAY 25 APRIL

11:30 - Pool A: Cayman Islands v Namibia @ Impala
13:30 - Pool B: Korea v Romania @ RFUEA Ground
11:30 - Pool B: Chile v Papua New Guinea @ RFUEA Ground
15:30 - Pool A: Kenya v USA @ RFUEA Ground

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL

12:00 - Pool A: Kenya v Cayman Islands @ RFUEA Ground
12:00 - Pool B: Papua New Guinea v Korea @ Impala
14:00 - Pool A: Namibia v USA @ RFUEA Ground
16:15 - Pool B: Chile v Romania @ RFUEA Ground

The schedule for finals day remains unchanged:

SUNDAY 3 MAY

11:30 - Seventh play play-off @ Impala
11:30 - Fifth play play-off @ RFUEA Ground
13:30 - Third place play-off @ RFUEA Ground
15:30 - FINAL @ RFUEA Ground

"It is great that after a successful first round of matches we have received interest in taking the tournament's footage. This has meant that a new schedule, to fit those needs, had to be drawn. This is a tournament that is constantly growing." said IRB Tournaments Manager Philippe Bourdarias. "

The opening day of matches at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy on Tuesday - which saw wins for Chile, Namibia, Romania and USA - was shown live in Kenya through KBC and some parts of Africa through SuperSport.

Rugby fans from around the world will also be able to watch the action LIVE AND ON DEMAND on the official IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy website.