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Robert Hynes

Ireland v France date, kick-off time, TV channel and stream information and more for the World Rugby U20 Championship final

Ireland face France in the World Rugby U20 Championship final as they target an historic success.

Richie Murphy's side defeated hosts South Africa to book their place in the decider, while France beat England at the last four stage.

France come into the game as favourites, but Ireland won't be paying much attention to that and will be confident of coming home with the trophy.

Here's what you need to know:

Date

Friday, July 14.

Time

Kick-off is scheduled for 6pm Irish time.

Venue

Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

A view of the Athlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town (©INPHO/SteveHaagSports/Darren Stewart)

TV and stream information

Virgin Media 2 are showing four matches live from the tournament on Friday, with Ireland's clash with France the last of them.

You can also watch the action live on World Rugby's YouTube channel.

Quotes corner

Ireland head coach 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 (against South Africa) 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 in a really good position, obviously got through the Six Nations and England had a right crack at us at the start of the competition but we’ve managed to get out of that with a draw.

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

Betting odds

Ireland win: 5/2

France win: 1/3

Draw: 19/1

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