| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | |
| Venue | 2 |
| Date | June 4–22 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Tries scored | 223 (7.43 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Most tries | |
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The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the twelfth edition of the premier age-grade competition for rugby. The tournament was held in Argentina for the second time, having been hosted there in 2010. [1]
Defending champions France won the under 20 title again in 2019, defeating Australia in a closely fought final by 24–23 at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario. [2] The city of Santa Fe also hosted matches in the 2019 championship. [1]
The teams that participated in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included. [3]
| Team | No. | Result (2018) | Best Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6th | Third place (2016) | |
| 12 | 5th | Runners-up (2010) | |
| 12 | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) | |
| 12 | 1st | Champions (2018) | |
| 4 | 9th | Ninth place (2018) | |
| 12 | 11th | Runners-up (2016) | |
| 10 | 8th | Eighth place (2017, 2018) | |
| 8 | — | Sixth place (2011) | |
| 12 | 4th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) | |
| 12 | 10th | Fifth place (2017) | |
| 12 | 3rd | Champions (2012) | |
| 12 | 7th | Runners-up (2013) |
The pool stage fixture was as follows: [4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 70 | +43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 80 | +14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 85 | +2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 121 | −59 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Match 3 | 4 June | Argentina | 25–30 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Minervino 11' c Isgro Alastra 44' m Mendy 60' c Con: Prisciantelli (1/2) 12' de la Vega Mendia (1/1) 60' Pen: Prisciantelli (1/2) 16' de la Vega Mendia (1/1) 77' | Report | Try: Morgan 28' m Conbeer 65' c Con: Evans (1/2) 66' Pen: Evans (6/6) 5', 36', 48', 51', 56', 75' | Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland) |
| Match 5 | 4 June | France | 36–20 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Taofifénua 2' c Joseph (3) 26' m, 59' c, 73' c Coly 53' c Con: Smaili (4/5) 3', 54', 60', 75' Pen: Smaili (1/1) 15' | Report | Try: Ramasibana 36' c Waqaninavatu 66' c Con: Muntz (2/2) 39', 68' Pen: Muntz (2/2) 5', 13' | Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) |
| Match 10 | 8 June | Argentina | 41–14 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: De La Vega Mendia 8' m Mendy 14' m Pedemonte 40' m Isgro Alastra 58' m Gurovich 64' c Gallo 67' c Penalty try 80+2' Con: De La Vega Mendia (2/6) 64', 68' | Report | Try: Waqa 43' c Loaloa 70' c Con: Kuruvoli (2/2) 44', 71' | Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
| Match 9 | 8 June | France | 32–13 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Carbonel 22' c Pinto 47' m Lebel 65' c Delbouis 80' c Con: Carbonel (3/4) 23', 66', 80' Pen: Carbonel (2/2) 14', 55' | Report | Try: Lewis (2) 5' m, 73' m Pen: Evans (1/1) 25' | Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
| Match 16 | 12 June | Wales | 44–28 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Reffell 4' m Buckland 12' c Lewis 36' c Lake 54' c Warren 67' c Davies 71' m Con: Evans (4/6) 13', 37', 55', 68' Pen: Evans (2/2) 35', 79' | Report | Try: Ramasibana 8' c Soqonawasaloa 17' c Rasaku (2) 48' c, 56' c Con: Kuruvoli (4/4) 9', 18', 49', 57' | Referee: Pali Deluca (Argentina) |
| Match 15 | 12 June | France | 26–47 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Delord 27' c Joseph 43' c Taofifénua 52' c Lebel 75' m Con: Carbonel (3/4) 28', 44', 53' | Report | Try: Gallo 10' c Garcia 12' c Gonzalez Samso 20' c Dimcheff 40' c Castro Callado 69' c Con: De La Vega Mendia (4/4) 11', 13', 21', 40+1' Roger Farias (1/1) 70' Pen: De La Vega Mendia (3/3) 2', 24', 48' Roger Farias (1/1) 61' | Referee: Christophe Ridley (England) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 85 | +29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 85 | +12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 98 | +8 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 98 | −49 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Match 2 | 4 June | Australia | 36–12 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Harris 7' c Lonergan (2) 40' c, 62' c Reilly 57' m Lolesio 66' c Con: Harrison (4/5) 7', 40', 63', 67' Pen: Harrison (1/1) 18' | Report | Try: Taddia 76' c Trulla 80' m Con: Da Re (1/2) 77' | Referee: Pablo Deluca (Argentina) |
| Match 6 | 4 June | England | 26–42 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Sleightholme (2) 9' c, 46' m Seabrook 53' m Con: Vunipola (1/2) 10' Pen: Vunipola (3/3) 3', 26', 43' | Report | Try: Flannery 12' c Moore 27' c McCann (2) 51' c, 60' c Healy 67' c Hodnett 75' c Con: Flannery (2/2) 12', 28' Healy (4/4) 52', 61', 68', 76 | Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
| Match 8 | 8 June | Australia | 45–17 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Tui 24' c Lucas 63' c Nawaqanitawase 65' c Frost (2) 67' c, 79' c Harrison 77' c Con: Harrison (6/6) 26', 64', 66', 68', 78', 80' Pen: Harrison (1/3) 5' | Report | Try: Casey 36' c Moore 57' c Con: Flannery (1/1) 37' Healy (1/1) 58' Pen: Flannery (1/1) 55' | Referee: Christophe Ridley (England) |
| Match 12 | 8 June | England | 24–23 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Coles 29' c Kenny 56' c Capstick 64' c Con: Hodge (3/3) 29', 57', 66' Pen: Hodge (1/1) 74' | Report | Try: Lai 44' m Capuozzo 49' m Garbisi 60' c Con: Garbisi (1/1) 61' Pen: Da Re (2/2) 10', 38' | Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| Match 14 | 12 June | Italy | 14–38 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Fusco 40+4' c Penalty try 41' c Con: Garbisi (1/1) 40+5' | Report | Try: Milne 6' c Foley 14' c Allison 32' c Russell 36' c Baird 54' c Con: Healy (5/5) 7', 15', 33', 37', 55' Pen: Healy (1/1) 11' | Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
| Match 18 | 12 June | England | 56–33 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Dingwall 4' c Sleightholme 8' c Hill (2) 20' c, 22' c De Glanville 31' c Hinkley 38' c Vunipola 50' c Willis 62' c Con: Hodge (8/8) 5', 9', 21', 23', 32', 39', 51', 63' | Report | Try: Lolesio 10' c Lucas 15' m Harris 53' c McReight 70' c Tizzano 77' c Con: Harrison (2/3) 11', 54' McDonald (2/2) 71', 78' | Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 56 | +60 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 71 | +43 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 105 | −55 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 112 | −48 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| Match 1 | 4 June | South Africa | 43–19 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Horn 18' c Hendrikse (2) 37' c, 50' m Van der Mescht 68' c Nohamba 70' c Dube 80' c Con: Hendrikse (3/4) 19', 37', 68' Nohamba (2/2) 71', 80' Pen: Hendrikse (1/3) 10' | Report | Try: Walker 16' m Penalty try 40' Anderson 63' c Con: Thompson (1/2) 64' | Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| Match 4 | 4 June | New Zealand | 45–13 | Club De Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, Santa Fe | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Plumtree 14' c Herbert 17' m McLeod 36' c Faingaanuku 53' m Tupaea 62' c Dyer 72' c Mua 80' c Con: Reihana (5/7) 15', 37', 63', 72', 80' | Report | Try: Jincharadze 44' c Con: Gusharashvili (1/1) 45' Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 7', 27' | Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
| Match 7 | 8 June | South Africa | 48–20 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Richardson (2) 10' c, 63' c Ntlabakanye 36' c Mbatha 40' c Pretorius 48' m Abrahams 58' m Davids 77' m Coetzer 79' m Con: Hendrikse (3/3) 11', 37', 40' Nohamba (1/3) 64' | Report | Try: Lashkhi (2) 26' m, 54' m Tchitchinadze 80' c Con: Abzhandadze (1/3) 80' Pen: Abzhandadze (1/2) 43' | Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland) |
| Match 11 | 8 June | New Zealand | 52–33 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Uluilakepa 7' c Gregory 13' c Lalomilo (2) 24' c, 53' m Tupaea 27' m Williams 59' c Norris 62' c Plumtree 80' c Con: Burke (6/8) 8', 14', 25', 59', 63', 80' | Report | Try: McCallum 29' m Smith (2) 33' c, 44' c Ashman 66' c Blain 71' c Con: Chamberlain (2/3) 34', 46' Thompson (2/2) 67', 71' | Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) |
| Match 13 | 12 June | Georgia | 17–12 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Abzhandadze 56' c Nioradze 73' c Con: Abzhandadze (2/2) 57', 74' Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 46' | Report | Try: Ashman (2) 4' c, 52' m Con: Thompson (1/2) 5' | Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| Match 17 | 12 June | South Africa | 25–17 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Try: Isaacs 7' m Van der Mescht 18' m Con: Hendrikse (0/2) Pen: Hendrikse (3/3) 15', 38', 40' Nohamba (2/2) 71', 78' | Report | Try: penalty try 44' Lalomilo 74' c Con: Burke (1/1) 75' Pen: Burke (1/1) 34 | Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage: [5]
| Pos | Team | Pool | Pld | −/+ | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | C | 3 | +60 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2 | A | 3 | +43 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 3 | B | 3 | +29 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 4 | A | 3 | +14 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 5–8th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | C | 3 | +43 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 6 | B | 3 | +12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 7 | B | 3 | +8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 8 | A | 3 | +2 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 9–12th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | C | 3 | −55 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 10 | C | 3 | −48 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 11 | B | 3 | −49 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | A | 3 | –59 | 1 | ||||||||||
| | This section needs expansionwith: Need scoring details for all playoffs, i.e. matches 19 to 30. You can help by adding to it. (June 2019) |
| Semi-finals | 9th place | |||||
| 17 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
| 17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 22 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 34 | ||||||
| 59 | ||||||
| Match 19 | 17 June | Scotland | 19–26 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 20 | 17 June | Georgia | 12–8 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 25 | 22 June | Scotland | 34–59 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 26 | 22 June | Italy | 29–17 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| 17 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 45 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 22 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||||||
| 40 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| Match 22 | 17 June | New Zealand | 7–8 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 21 | 17 June | Ireland | 23–30 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 27 | 22 June | New Zealand | 40–17 | Old Resian Club, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 28 | 22 June | Wales | 26–45 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 10:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 34 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 20 | ||||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 22 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 41 | ||||||
| Match 23 | 17 June | Argentina | 13–34 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 24 | 17 June | South Africa | 7–20 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 29 | 22 June | Argentina | 16–41 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 13:00 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
| Match 30 | 22 June | Australia | 23–24 | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | ||
| 15:30 AST (UTC–03) | Report |
Statistics for the 2019 championship: [6]
| Pos | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | |
| 2 | 52 | |
| 3 | 46 | |
| 4 | 45 | |
| 5 | 43 | |
| 6 | 41 | |
| 7 | 41 | |
| 8 | 35 | |
| 9 | 34 | |
| 10 | 33 | |
| 11 | 33 | |
| 12 | 33 |
| Pos | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| Pos | Player | Conv |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| Pos | Player | PG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| Pos | Player | Offloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
| Pos | Player | CB |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | 7 Players | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 110 | +28 | 16 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 122 | +49 | 23 | 15 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 92 | +72 | 24 | 11 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 145 | –3 | 18 | 17 | |
| 5–8th place play-offs | ||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 147 | +34 | 23 | 20 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 15 | 18 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 96 | +65 | 24 | 12 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 155 | −18 | 18 | 20 | |
| 9–12th place play-offs | ||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 134 | −30 | 15 | 17 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 142 | −63 | 10 | 22 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 167 | −38 | 18 | 25 | |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 197 | −80 | 18 | 29 | |