2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
HostFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Teams12
2019
2023

The 2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was scheduled to be the 13th edition of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, the premier age-grade rugby union competition organised by World Rugby. The tournament was to be held in Italy for the third time, having previously been played there in 2011 and 2015. France were the defending champions. [1]

Contents

On 20 March 2020, World Rugby announced that the championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Teams

The following teams would have participated in the 2020 U20 Championship:

TeamNo.Result (2019)Best Result
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 124thThird place (2016)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 122ndRunners-up (2010, 2019)
Flag of England.svg  England 125thChampions (2013, 2014, 2016)
Flag of France.svg  France 121stChampions (2018, 2019)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 410thNinth place (2018)
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 128thRunners-up (2016)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 109thEighth place (2017, 2018)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan [lower-alpha 1] 5Tenth place (2015)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 811thSixth place (2011)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 127thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 123rdChampions (2012)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 126thRunners-up (2013)
  1. Promoted from 2019 U20 Trophy

Pool stage

The pool stage fixture was to have been as follows:

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA−/+TFTABPPts
Flag of France.svg  France 00000000000
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 00000000000
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 00000000000
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000000
Match 628 June Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgCancelledIRFU flag.svg  Ireland Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
21:00
Match 428 June France  Flag of France.svgCancelledFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
16:00
Match 1103 July Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgCancelledFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
18:30
Match 1003 July France  Flag of France.svgCancelledIRFU flag.svg  Ireland Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
16:00
Match 1308 July Ireland  IRFU flag.svgCancelledFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00
Match 1408 July France  Flag of France.svgCancelledFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA−/+TFTABPPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000000
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 00000000000
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000000
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 00000000000
Match 528 June Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgCancelledFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
18:30
Match 328 June Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00
Match 803 July Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30
Match 703 July Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00
Match 1608 July New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana  
16:00
Match 1508 July Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgCancelledFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA−/+TFTABPPts
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000000000
Flag of England.svg  England 00000000000
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00000000000
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000000000
Match 128 June South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00
Match 228 June England  Flag of England.svgCancelledFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30
Match 903 July South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00
Match 1203 July England  Flag of England.svgCancelledFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
21:00
Match 1808 July South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of England.svg  England Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana  
21:00
Match 1708 July Italy  Flag of Italy.svgCancelledFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana  
18:30

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References

  1. "World Rugby U20 Championship 2019 hailed as 'one of the greats'" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "World Rugby update on COVID-19 response measures and statement from Sir Bill Beaumont". World Rugby. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2020.