England v France in U20s world final - watch live

World Rugby Under-20 Championship final: England v France

Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town Date: Friday, 19 July Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app from 17:45 BST.

England defeating France in Friday's World Rugby Under-20 Championship final in Cape Town would be "super special", says captain Finn Carnduff.

Mark Mapletoft's side, who won the Under-20 Six Nations in March after beating France in Pau, defeated Ireland in a thrilling semi-final to reach their first final since 2018.

England last won the tournament in 2016 and face a French side aiming to win their fourth title in a row after hammering New Zealand 55-31 in their semi-final.

"It is one of those things that you get asked and you don't really know what to say," Carnduff said.

"It would be a huge honour and privilege and to do it with this group of lads would be super special."

A first final in six years comes after England reached six finals in a row from 2013-2018.

"The men's pathway staff have worked incredibly hard over the past three to four years post-Covid to try and get it back to a starting point where we can be competitive," Mapletoft added.

"It shows this year that we are able to compete with teams that have dominated Six Nations and Under-20 World Cups."

England: Jones; Redshaw, Waghorn, Kerr, Wills; Coen, Allan; Opoku-Fordjour, Wright, Fasogbon, Bailey, Kpoku, Carnduff (capt), Pollock, James.

Replacements: Isaacs, Miell, Halliwell, Sodeke, Green, Friday, Bellamy, Hall.

France: Ferte; Biasotto, Brau-Boirie, Taccola, Mousques; Reus, Carbonneau; Julien, Massa, Duchene, Gambini, Mezou, Quere-Karaba, Malaterre, Castro-Ferreira.

Replacements: Lacombre, Jean-Christophe, Marceline, Kante-Samba, Liufau, Tolofua, Belaubre, Desperes-Rigou.