2013 IRB Junior World Championship

2013 IRB Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  France
Date 5–23 June 2013
No. of nations 12
Final positions
Champions  England
Runner-up  Wales
Third place  South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
2012 South Africa
2014 New Zealand

The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the IRB. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament. South Africa went into the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2012. England were crowned the 2013 champions for the first time after defeating Wales 23 - 15 in the final on the 23 June at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes.

After finishing last at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, Italy were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy and therefore didn't participate in this year's event. After finishing first at the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, the United States were promoted to this competition for 2013.[1] Their stay in the IRB Junior World Championship was short lived however as they lost in the 11th place final to Fiji 46 - 12 and were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy being replaced for the 2014 competition by its winners Italy.

Venues

The championship was held in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vannes and Nantes in France. In an effort to improve TV broadcasting for all matches, only three venues were used.[2]

For the first time since the competitions inception, the final was contested by two northern hemisphere teams. Also for the first time New Zealand did not participate in the final.

Pool City Venue Capacity
Pool ALa Roche-sur-YonStade Henri Desgranges10,000
Pool BVannesStade de la Rabine9,500
Pool CNantesStade Pascal Laporte

Teams

The following teams participated in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship:[3]

Pool Team No. of Tournaments Position 2012 Position 2013 Notes
A  England 5 7th 1st Champions
A  France 5 6th 5th
A  South Africa 5 1st 3rd Bronze Medal Winner
A  United States 2 DNP1 12th Promoted from 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
Relegated to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
B  Australia 5 8th 7th
B  Fiji 5 11th 11th
B  Ireland 5 5th 8th
B  New Zealand 5 2nd 4th
C  Argentina 5 4th 6th
C  Samoa 4 10th 9th
C  Scotland 5 9th 10th
C  Wales 5 3rd 2nd Runners-ups

1  United States were promoted from the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.

Pool stage

The following playing schedule was released in November 2012:[4]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advances to Finals
Teams in the 5–8th place play-offs
Teams in the 9–12th place play-offs

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Pool A

Venue: Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 South Africa 33002215443+111113
 England 32012316337+126210
 France 310297059+1126
 United States 300303251–24800





Pool B

Venue: Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 New Zealand 33001410442+62214
 Ireland 3201129649+47210
 Australia 3102107145+3627
 Fiji 3003221151-13000





Pool C

Venue: Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 Wales 330099344+49113
 Argentina 320199253+39210
 Scotland 3102970103–3326
 Samoa 3003652106–5422





Standings after the Pool Stage

Overall Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
1 New Zealand33001410442+62214
2 South Africa33002215443+111113
3 Wales330099344+49113
4 England32012316337+126210
5 Ireland3201129649+47210
6 Argentina320199253+39210
7 Australia3102107145+3627
8 France310297059+1126
9 Scotland3102970103-3326
10 Samoa3003652106-5422
11 Fiji3003221151-13000
12 United States300303251-24800

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

 
Semifinals9th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Samoa19
 
 
 
 Fiji18
 
 Samoa33
 
 
 
 Scotland24
 
 Scotland39
 
 
 United States3
 
11th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Fiji46
 
 
 United States12

Semifinals


11th place game

9th place game

5–8th place play-offs

 
Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Argentina22
 
 
 
 Australia15
 
 Argentina34
 
 
 
 France37
 
 Ireland8
 
 
 France9
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Australia28
 
 
 Ireland17

Semifinals


7th place game

5th place game

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Africa17
 
 
 
 Wales18
 
 Wales15
 
 
 
 England23
 
 New Zealand21
 
 
 England33
 
3rd place
 
 
 
 
 
 South Africa41
 
 
 New Zealand34

Semifinals


Third place game

Final

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