Les Bleus had won the 2018 and 2019 tournament finals in Beziers and Rosario but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the next three tournaments before it returned in 2023.
France U20 coach Sébastien Calvet has named an unchanged starting XV for the World Rugby U20 Championship final against Ireland U20 this Friday to the one that came back to beat England U20 in the semi-final.
France cemented their place in the U20 Championship semi-finals in style with a 43-19 win over Six Nations counterparts Wales in South Africa.