New Zealand will play Italy and then England before facing Australia in the International Rugby Board under-21 rugby championship in France next month.
New Zealand are seeded 3rd, Italy 10th, England 7th and Australia 2nd -- the positions they finished in the previous championship.
Matches will be staged at Riom,Issoire, Thiers, Cournon d'Auvergne, Vichy and Clermont Ferrand, all in the Auvergne region from June 9-25.
POOLS(plus seedings)
Pool A: 1-South Africa, 5-Wales, 9-Ireland Pool B: 2-Australia, 7-England, 10-Italy Pool C: 3-New Zealand, 6-Scotland, 11-Fiji Pool D: 4-France, 5-Argentina, 12-Georgia.
FIXTURES
June 9 South Africa v Argentina Wales v Georgia Ireland v France Australia v Scotland England v Fiji Italy v New Zealand
June 13 South Africa v Georgia Wales v France Ireland v Argentina Australia v Fiji England v New Zealand Italy v Scotland
June 17 South Africa v France Wales v Argentina Ireland v Georgia Australia v New Zealand England v Scotland Italy v Fiji
June 21 -25 Play-offs for positions 5th to 12th, plus semifinals and final
