2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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]

2019 Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Argentina
Venue2
DateJune 4–22
No. of nations12
Final positions
Champions France (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Tries scored223 (7.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Josh Hodge (63 points)
Most tries Ewan Ashman (7 tries)
2018
2020

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]

Teams

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
 Argentina 12 6th Third place (2016)
 Australia 12 5th Runners-up (2010)
 England 12 2nd Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
 France 12 1st Champions (2018)
 Georgia 4 9th Ninth place (2018)
 Ireland 12 11th Runners-up (2016)
 Italy 10 8th Eighth place (2017, 2018)
 Fiji 8 Sixth place (2011)
 New Zealand 12 4th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Scotland 12 10th Fifth place (2017)
 South Africa 12 3rd Champions (2012)
 Wales 12 7th Runners-up (2013)

    Pool stage

    The pool stage fixture was as follows:[4]

    Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
     Argentina 320111370+43158311
     France 32019480+14139311
     Wales 32018785+2101119
     Fiji 300362121−5981811

    Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
     Australia 320111485+291612311
     Ireland 32019785+121311210
     England 320110698+8141419
     Italy 30034998−4971311

    Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
     South Africa 330011656+60188214
     New Zealand 320111471+43178210
     Georgia 310250105−5561704
     Scotland 300364112−48101622

    Pool stage standings

    Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage:[5]

    Pos Team Pool Pld −/+ Pts
    Finals
    1 South AfricaC3+6014
    2 ArgentinaA3+4311
    3 AustraliaB3+2911
    4 FranceA3+1411
    5–8th place play-offs
    5 New ZealandC3+4310
    6 IrelandB3+1210
    7 EnglandB3+89
    8 WalesA3+29
    9–12th place play-offs
    9 GeorgiaC3−554
    10 ScotlandC3−482
    11 ItalyB3−491
    12 FijiA3–591

    Knockout stage

    9–12th place play-offs

     
    Semi-finals9th place
     
          
     
    17 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     
     Scotland19
     
    22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     Italy26
     
     Italy29
     
    17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     Georgia17
     
     Georgia12
     
     
     Fiji8
     
    11th place
     
     
    22 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     
     Scotland34
     
     
     Fiji59

    Semi-finals


    Match 19 17 June Scotland  19–26  Italy Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    10:30 AST (UTC–03) Report
    Match 20 17 June Georgia  12–8  Fiji Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    13:00 AST (UTC–03) Report

    11th place


    Match 25 22 June Scotland  34–59  Fiji Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    10:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    9th place


    Match 26 22 June Italy  29–17  Georgia Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    15:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    5–8th place play-offs

     
    Semi-finals5th place
     
          
     
    17 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     
     New Zealand 7
     
    22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     Wales8
     
     Wales26
     
    17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     England45
     
     Ireland23
     
     
     England30
     
    7th place
     
     
    22 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario
     
     
     New Zealand40
     
     
     Ireland17

    Semi-finals


    Match 22 17 June New Zealand  7–8  Wales Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    10:30 AST (UTC–03) Report
    Match 21 17 June Ireland  23–30  England Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    15:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    7th place


    Match 27 22 June New Zealand  40–17  Ireland Old Resian Club, Rosario  
    13:00 AST (UTC–03) Report

    5th place


    Match 28 22 June Wales  26–45  England Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    10:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    Finals

     
    Semi-finalsFinal
     
          
     
    17 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     
     Argentina13
     
    22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     Australia34
     
     Australia23
     
    17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     France24
     
     South Africa7
     
     
     France20
     
    3rd place
     
     
    22 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario
     
     
     Argentina16
     
     
     South Africa41

    Semi-finals


    Match 23 17 June Argentina  13–34  Australia Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    13:00 AST (UTC–03) Report
    Match 24 17 June South Africa  7–20  France Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    15:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    3rd place


    Match 29 22 June Argentina  16–41  South Africa Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    13:00 AST (UTC–03) Report

    Final


    Match 30 22 June Australia  23–24  France Racecourse Stadium, Rosario  
    15:30 AST (UTC–03) Report

    Statistics

    Statistics for the 2019 championship:[6]

    Most points[7]
    Pos Player Points
    1 Josh Hodge 63
    2 Louis Carbonel 52
    3 Cai Evans 46
    4 Joaquin De La Vega Mendia 45
    5 Will Harrison 43
    6 Ben Healy 41
    7 Jaden Hendrikse 41
    8 Ewan Ashman 35
    9 Tedo Abzhandadze 34
    10 Sanele Nohamba 33
    11 Caleb Muntz 33
    12 Paolo Garbisi 33
    Most tries[8]
    Pos Player Tries
    1 Ewan Ashman 7
    2 Jordan Joseph 5
    3 Jack Blain 4
    Lachlan Lonergan
    5 JJ van der Mescht 3
    Kaminieli Rasaku
    Lalomilo Lalomilo
    Ollie Sleightholme
    Ted Hill
    Thaakir Abrahams
    Tom Willis
    Tomi Lewis
    Most conversions[9]
    Pos Player Conv
    1 Josh Hodge 19
    2 Will Harrison 13
    3 Ben Healy 12
    4 Caleb Muntz 10
    Lalomilo Lalomilo
    Most penalties[10]
    Pos Player Penalties
    1 Louis Carbonel 11
    2 Cai Evans 10
    3 Joaquin De La Vega Mendia 7
    4 Josh Hodge 5
    Tedo Abzhandadze
    Offloads[11]
    Pos Player Offloads
    1 Jake Flannery 11
    2 Osea Waqa 10
    Donovan Taofifenua
    Alivereti Loaloa
    5 Leicester Fainga'anuku 9
    Jordan Joseph
    7 Ilaisa Droasese 8
    8 Alessandro Fusco 7
    9 Julien Delbouis 6
    Simione Kuruvoli
    Ange Capuozzo
    Fraser Dingwall
    Clean breaks[12]
    Pos Player CB
    1 Josh Hodge 11
    2 Epeli Momo 10
    Mateo Carreras
    Mark Nawaqanitawase
    5 Isaac Lucas 9
    Jack Blain
    Donovan Taofifenua
    8 7 Players 8

    Final placings

    Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA
    1 France 5401138110+281613
    2 Australia 5302171122+492315
    3 South Africa 540116492+722411
    4 Argentina 5203142145–31817
    5–8th place play-offs
    5 England 5401181147+342320
    6 Wales 5302121137−161518
    7 New Zealand 530216196+652412
    8 Ireland 5203137155−181820
    9–12th place play-offs
    9 Italy 5203104134−301517
    10 Georgia 520379142−631022
    11 Fiji 5104129167−381825
    12 Scotland 5005117197−801829

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