Tournament details | |
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Host | Wales |
Date | 6–22 June 2008 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runner-up | England |
Third place | South Africa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 40 |
The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection.
This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship. The event, organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), was contested by sixteen men's under-20 national teams.
The tournament was held in June and hosted by Wales, at four separate venues, and won by New Zealand.
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City | Ground | Capacity |
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Cardiff | Arms Park | 13,500 |
Newport | Rodney Parade | 11,700 |
Swansea | Liberty Stadium | 20,532 |
Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,500 |
Stage | First Match | Last Match | |
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Matchday 1 | 17:00 2008-06-06 | to | 19:00 2008-06-06 |
Matchday 2 | 17:00 2008-06-10 | to | 19:00 2008-06-10 |
Matchday 3 | 15:00 2008-06-14 | to | 17:00 2008-06-14 |
Matchday 4 | 17:00 2008-06-18 | to | 19:00 2008-06-18 |
Final Day – North Wales | 18:00 2008-06-21 | to | 20:00 2008-06-21 |
Final Day – South Wales | 13:00 2008-06-22 | to | 19:00 2008-06-22 |
Qualified for the Championship Semi-finals |
Qualified for the 5th to 8th Placed Playoffs |
Qualified for the 9th to 12th Placed Playoffs |
Qualified for the 13th to 16th Placed Playoffs |
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Tries | For | Against | Difference | BP | Points |
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New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 173 | 19 | +154 | 3 | 15 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 69 | –32 | 1 | 9 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 109 | –45 | 1 | 5 |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 123 | –77 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
6 June 2008 | New Zealand | 48–9 | Tonga | Arms Park, Cardiff |
6 June 2008 | Argentina | 17–9 | Ireland | Arms Park, Cardiff |
10 June 2008 | Argentina | 30–10 | Tonga | Arms Park, Cardiff |
10 June 2008 | New Zealand | 65–10 | Ireland | Arms Park, Cardiff |
14 June 2008 | Ireland | 45–27 | Tonga | Arms Park, Cardiff |
14 June 2008 | New Zealand | 60–0 | Argentina | Arms Park, Cardiff |
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Tries | For | Against | Difference | BP | Points |
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South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 196 | 32 | +164 | 2 | 14 |
Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 1 | 9 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 115 | –54 | 1 | 5 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 169 | –131 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
6 June 2008 | South Africa | 108–18 | United States | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
6 June 2008 | Samoa | 29–17 | Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
10 June 2008 | Samoa | 20–6 | United States | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
10 June 2008 | South Africa | 72–3 | Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
14 June 2008 | Scotland | 41–14 | United States | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
14 June 2008 | South Africa | 16–11 | Samoa | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Tries | For | Against | Difference | BP | Points |
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England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 48 | +71 | 2 | 14 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 147 | 47 | +100 | 3 | 11 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 151 | –104 | 0 | 4 |
Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 111 | –67 | 1 | 1 |
Match Results | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
6 June 2008 | Australia | 81–12 | Canada | Rodney Parade, Newport |
6 June 2008 | England | 41–17 | Fiji | Rodney Parade, Newport |
10 June 2008 | England | 60–18 | Canada | Rodney Parade, Newport |
10 June 2008 | Australia | 53–17 | Fiji | Rodney Parade, Newport |
14 June 2008 | Australia | 13–18 | England | Rodney Parade, Newport |
14 June 2008 | Fiji | 10–17 | Canada | Rodney Parade, Newport |
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Tries | For | Against | Difference | BP | Points |
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Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 2 | 14 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 104 | 54 | +50 | 3 | 11 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 81 | –33 | 0 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 110 | –63 | 1 | 1 |
Match Results | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
6 June 2008 | France | 53–17 | Japan | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
6 June 2008 | Wales | 29–10 | Italy | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
10 June 2008 | France | 32–14 | Italy | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
10 June 2008 | Wales | 33–10 | Japan | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
14 June 2008 | Japan | 20–24 | Italy | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
14 June 2008 | Wales | 23–19 | France | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
13th-16th Places Playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Tonga | 17 | |||||||
4 | Japan | 5 | |||||||
Tonga | 28 | ||||||||
Fiji | 20 | ||||||||
3 | United States | 22 | |||||||
2 | Fiji | 27 |
13th-16th Places Playoffs | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
18 June 2008 | Tonga | 17–5 | Japan | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
18 June 2008 | United States | 22–27 | Fiji | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
15th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | Japan | 44–8 | United States | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
13th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | Tonga | 28–20 | Fiji | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
9th-12th Place Playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Ireland | 9 | |||||||
4 | Italy | 6 | |||||||
Ireland | 39 | ||||||||
Scotland | 12 | ||||||||
3 | Scotland | 15 | |||||||
2 | Canada | 10 |
9th-12th Places Playoffs | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
18 June 2008 | Scotland | 15–10 | Canada | Rodney Parade, Newport |
18 June 2008 | Ireland | 9–6 | Italy | Arms Park, Cardiff |
11th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | Italy | 33–10 | Canada | Arms Park, Cardiff |
9th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | Ireland | 39–12 | Scotland | Rodney Parade, Newport |
5th-8th Places Playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Argentina | 6 | |||||||
4 | France | 30 | |||||||
France | 21 | ||||||||
Australia | 42 | ||||||||
3 | Samoa | 0 | |||||||
2 | Australia | 32 |
5th-8th Places Playoffs | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
18 June 2008 | Argentina | 6–30 | France | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
18 June 2008 | Samoa | 0–32 | Australia | Liberty Stadium, Swansea |
7th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | Argentina | 10–30 | Samoa | Rodney Parade, Newport |
5th Place Play-Off | ||||
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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
21 June 2008 | France | 21–42 | Australia | Arms Park, Cardiff |
1st place playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | New Zealand | 31 | |||||||
4 | Wales | 6 | |||||||
New Zealand | 38 | ||||||||
England | 3 | ||||||||
3 | South Africa | 18 | |||||||
2 | England | 26 |
22 June 2008 19:00 |
New Zealand | 38–3 | England |
(Report) |
Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 8537 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon |
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