A WORCESTER Warriors duo booked their place in the selection mix for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship final.

England sealed a dramatic 24-22 victory over South Africa in the last four in Georgia with Warriors' Will Butler and Justin Clegg starting at centre and lock respectively.

The side will now play New Zealand in Sunday’s final at Tbilisi's Mikheil Meskhi Stadium.  

England had a five-point lead going into the break after Zach Mercer and Alex Mitchell crossed for converted tries which Max Malins converted along with a further penalty.

South Africa responded though with Juarno Augusto powering over twice either side of England’s tries with Curwin Bosch converting the first.

A converted try from Ruben Van Heerden and a penalty from Bosch gave South Africa a five-point lead with a few minutes left on the clock.

But a a moment of brilliance saw captain Mercer score under the posts and Malins' subsequent conversion sent England into the final.

Mercer said: "We're over the moon to reach the final. It's something you always dream of.

"I said in the changing room before the game we wanted to put ourselves in territory we've never been before and that's what we've done.

"We'll have a couple of days rest. Credit to South Africa for putting in such a big performance.

"The boys are flying and there are plenty of smiles in that changing room."