World Rugby Under 20 Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men's junior national teams with an under-20 age requirement. This event replaced the IRB's former age-grade world championships, the Under 19 and Under 21 World Championships. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2008, hosted by Wales and with 16 teams participating. Wales was announced as host for the inaugural tournament in November 2007.[1] The number of participating nations was reduced to 12 before the 2010 tournament due to financial reasons.[2]
World Rugby Under 20 Championship Current season or competition: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Competition logo Sport
Rugby union
Instituted
2008
Number of teams
12
Country
International (World Rugby)
The U20 Championship is the upper level of the England (2014) Holders World Rugby tournament structure for under-20 national sides. At the same time that the it was launched, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) also launched a second-level competition, the trophy, featuring eight teams. Promotion and relegation between the Trophy and the Championship is in place. The winner of the Trophy will play in next year's Championship, while the last placed team at the Championship will be relegated to the Trophy for the next year.
Contents 1 Tournament results 2 Team records 3 Participating nations 4 IRB Junior Player of the Year 5 See also 6 References 7 External links
Tournament results
Year 2008
Wales
2009
Japan
2010
Winner New Zealand New Zealand
Argentina
New Zealand
Italy
2011 2012
Final
Host
New Zealand
South Africa
South Africa
France
2013 2014
New Zealand
2015
Italy
England England
Third place match
Score 38–3 44–28 62–17 33–22 22–16 23–15 21–20
Runner-up
3rd place
England
South Africa
England
South Africa
Australia
South Africa
England
Australia
New Zealand
Wales
Wales
South Africa
South Africa
New Zealand
Score
4th place
43–18 32–5
Wales Australia
27–22
England
30–17 25–17 41–34
France Argentina New Zealand
45–23
Ireland
Team records Team New Zealand
Titles
Runners-up
Fourthplace
Third-place
4 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
1 (2012)
1 (2014)
1 (2013)
2 (2013, 2014)
3 (2008, 2009, 2011)
–
1 (2010)
1 (2012)
1 (2014)
4 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
–
Australia
–
1 (2010)
1 (2011)
1 (2009)
Wales
–
1 (2013)
1 (2012)
1 (2008)
Argentina
–
–
–
1 (2012)
France
–
–
–
1 (2011)
England South Africa
Ireland
Participating nations
1 (2014)
Team
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Years
Argentina
8th
11th
6th
9th
4th
6th
9th
q
8
Australia
5th
4th
2nd
3rd
8th
7th
5th
q
8
Canada
12th 14th
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
England
2nd
2nd
4th
2nd
7th
1st
1st
q
8
Fiji
14th 12th
8th
6th
11th 11th 12th
–
7
France
6th
5th
5th
4th
6th
5th
6th
q
8
Ireland
9th
8th
9th
8th
5th
8th
4th
q
8
Italy
11th 13th
–
–
11th
q
6
Japan
15th 15th
–
–
–
–
–
q
3
11th 12th
New Zealand
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
4th
3rd
q
8
Samoa
7th
7th
12th
–
10th
9th
8th
q
7
Scotland
10th
9th
10th 10th
9th
10th 10th
q
8
South Africa
3rd
3rd
3rd
1st
3rd
2nd
q
8
Tonga
13th 10th 11th 12th
–
–
–
–
4
United States
16th
–
–
–
–
12th
–
–
2
–
16th
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
4th
6th
7th
7th
3rd
2nd
7th
q
8
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
Uruguay Wales Total
5th
Legend = Hosts 1st = Champions 2nd = Runners-up 3rd = Third place 4th = Fourth place Place = Relegated to World Rugby Under 20 Trophy – = Competed in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy q = Qualified
IRB Junior Player of the Year
Year
Name
Nation
2008 Luke Braid
New Zealand
2009 Aaron Cruden
New Zealand
2010 Julian Savea
New Zealand
2011 George Ford
England
2012 Jan Serfontein
South Africa
2013 Sam Davies
Wales
2014 Handré Pollard
South Africa
See also World Rugby Under 20 Trophy 2014 IRB Junior World Championship 2013 IRB Junior World Championship 2012 IRB Junior World Championship 2011 IRB Junior World Championship 2010 IRB Junior World Championship 2009 IRB Junior World Championship 2008 IRB Junior World Championship
References 1. UK Sport (http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/wales_welcomes_irb_junior_world_championship/) 2. International Rugby Board (http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2031728.html)
External links IRB TOSHIBA Junior World Championship (http://www.irb.com/jwc/index.html)–from IRB website Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship&oldid=646608426" Categories: World Rugby Under 20 Championship World Rugby competitions This page was last modified on 11 February 2015, at 05:45. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.