U-19s have calculators at the ready in Durban
They meet Australia in the last of their pool matches and still have a mathematical chance of making the semi-finals if other results go their way.
Ireland are seventh on the standings with four points after two games. The maximum they can reach is nine, the number which Australia and New Zealand currently have. South Africa top the standings on 10, along with England, and neither side can lose out to Ireland. France have six and Wales five points respectively.