29 Nov 2012

NZ to host 2014 Junior World Cup

10:57 am on 29 November 2012

New Zealand Rugby is celebrating its successful bid for the 2014 Junior World Cup.

The tournament involving the world's top 12 under-20 teams involved in 30 matches over three weeks of June 2014 at North Harbour Stadium and Pukekohe's ECOlight stadium, with Eden Park being considered as a possible venue for the final.

New Zealand has won the under-20 tournament in four of its five years, losing this year's final to South Africa.