Warburton leads Wales U19 to RWC

Warburton will lead Wales against New Zealand next month

Glamorgan Wanderers flanker Sam Warburton, 18, will captain Wales at the International Rugby Board Under-19 World Championship in Belfast.

Wales play New Zealand in their opening game at Ravenhill on 5 April, and also face Samoa and Argentina in their pool.

"Sam has shown his capabilities in our recent matches and in training, he leads by example and has an incredible work rate," said coach Justin Burnell.

"The pool matches will be very tough, but this group's growing all the time."

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IRB U-19 World Championships, Belfast, 4-21 April:

Wales' pool games:

Wales v New Zealand, 5 April, Ravenhill (1730 BST)
Wales v Samoa, 9 April, Shaw's Bridge (1730 BST)
Wales v Argentina, 13 April, Shaw's Bridge (1930 BST)

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Wales U19 squad:

Full backs: Daniel Evans (Scarlets), Luke Hathaway (Ospreys)

Wings: Jimmy Norris (Dragons), Leigh Halfpenny (Ospreys), James Egan (Blues)

Centres: Luke Ford (Blues), Tom Williams (Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Scarlets)

Scrum-halves: Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Gareth Williams (Blues)

Outside-halves: Gareth Owen (Ospreys), David Langdon (Dragons)

Props: Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Phillip Price (Ospreys), Lloyd Elliott (Ospreys), Patrick Palmer (Blues)

Hookers: Ben Roberts (Dragons), Huw Dowden (Blues)

Second-row: Haydn Pugh (Scarlets), Nathan White (Ospreys), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets)

Back-row: Nicholas Cudd (Scarlets), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt), Jevon Groves (Blues), Lloyd Phillips (Scarlets), Jonothan Griffiths (Ospreys)