2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  France
Date 30 May – 17 June 2018
No. of nations 12
Final positions
Champions  France
Runner-up  England
Third place  South Africa
Fourth place  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Top scorer(s) France Louis Carbonel (60)
Most tries Italy Giovanni D'Onofrio
South Africa Wandisile Simelane
(6 tries each)
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The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in three cities from 30 May to 17 June.[1]

Teams

The following teams participated in the 2018 U20 Championship:[1]

Team No. Result (2017) Best Result
 Argentina 11 11th Third place (2016)
 Australia 11 6th Runners-up (2010)
 England 11 2nd Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
 France 11 4th Fourth place (2011, 2015, 2017)
 Georgia 3 10th Tenth place (2016, 2017)
 Ireland 11 9th Runners-up (2016)
 Italy 9 8th Eighth place (2017)
 Japan[lower-alpha 1] 5 — Tenth place (2015)
 New Zealand 11 1st Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Scotland 11 5th Fifth place (2017)
 South Africa 11 3rd Champions (2012)
 Wales 11 7th Runners-up (2013)
  1. ↑ Promoted from 2017 U20 Trophy

Venues

The venues that play host to the tournament were as follows:[1]

Béziers Narbonne Perpignan
Stade de la Méditerranée Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Stade Aimé Giral
Capacity: 18,555 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 14,593

Pool stage

The Pool stage fixture was as follows:[2]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 New Zealand 330013628+108193214
 Wales 32015480–2651008
 Australia 31029372+2112826
 Japan 300336139–10362111

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 England 330011733+84184315
 Italy 32016295–33914210
 Argentina 31027382–9101037
 Scotland 30034991–4251411

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 France 33009665+311310214
 South Africa 32019290+21511311
 Georgia 31026377–1481115
 Ireland 30036180–1981222

Pool stage standings

Pos Team Pool Pld −/+ Pts
Finals
1 EnglandB3+8415
2 New ZealandA3+10814
3 FranceC3+3114
4 South AfricaC3+211
5–8th place play-offs
5 ItalyB3–3310
6 WalesA3–268
7 ArgentinaB3–97
8 AustraliaA3+216
9–12th place play-offs
9 GeorgiaC3–145
10 IrelandC3–182
11 ScotlandB3–421
12 JapanA3–1031

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ireland29
 
 
 
 Scotland45
 
 Scotland31
 
 
 
 Georgia39
 
 Georgia24
 
 
 Japan22
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Ireland39
 
 
 Japan33

Semi-finals

12 June 2018
16:00
Ireland  29–45  Scotland
Try: Byrne 10' c
Sylvester 21' c
O'Brien 61' c
Daly 72' m
Con: Byrne (2/2) 11', 22'
Dean (1/2) 62'
Pen: Byrne (1/1) 40'
 Try: Richardson (2) 24' c, 32' c
Trotter 37' c
Graham 48' c
Rowe 55' c
Onojaife 68' c
Con: Chapman (6/6) 25', 33', 38', 49', 56', 69'
Pen: Chapman (1/1) 7'
12 June 2018
18:30
Georgia  24–22  Japan
Try: Lomidze 13' c
Tapladze (2) 38' m, 71' c
Aprasidze 77' m
Con: Aprasidze (2/4) 14', 72'
 Try: Ishida 7' c
Vailea 29' c
Yamasawa 42' m
Con: Mori (2/3) 8', 30'
Pen: Mori (1/2) 20'

Eleventh place

17 June 2018
11:00
Ireland  39–33  Japan
Try: Stewart 4' c
Sheehan 10' m
Sylvester 33' c
O'Brien 76' m
Con: Byrne (2/4) 5', 34'
Pen: Byrne (5/6) 29', 43', 47', 49', 63'
 Try: Vailea (2) 15' c, 72' c
Tsukayama 22' m
Fifita (2) 55' c, 59' c
Con: Mori (4/5) 16', 56', 60', 73'

Ninth place

17 June 2018
13:30
Scotland  31–39  Georgia
Try: Smith 7' m
Trotter (2) 14' c, 33' c
Rowe 71' m
Miller 75' c
Con: Chapman (2/3) 15', 34'
Thompson (1/2) 76'
 Try: Japaridze 2' m
Marjanishvili (2) 21' c, 63' c
Gigolashvili (2) 42' c, 55' c
Con: Abzhandadze (4/4) 22', 43', 56', 64'
Pen: Abzhandadze (1/1) 49', 79'

5–8th place play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Wales15
 
 
 
 Argentina39
 
 Argentina15
 
 
 
 Australia41
 
 Italy15
 
 
 Australia44
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Wales34
 
 
 Italy17

Semi-finals

12 June 2018
14:00
Wales  15–39  Argentina
Try: Conbeer 17' c
Baldwin 32' m
Con: Evans (1/2) 18'
Pen: Evans (1/1) 53'
 Try: Nogues 23' m
Penalty try 39'
Carreras 41' c
Molina 54' c
Avellaneda 75' c
Con: De La Vega Mendia (3/4) 42', 55', 76'
Pen: De La Vega Mendia (2/6) 14', 62'
12 June 2018
16:30
Italy  15–44  Australia
Try: D'Onofrio (3) 13' m, 20' m, 66' m
 Try: Hockings 17' m
Stewart 28' c
McReight (2) 42' c, 73' m
Francis 61' c
Kuenzle 75' c
Con: Lonergan (3/4) 29', 43', 62'
Harrison (1/2) 76'
Pen: Lonergan (2/2) 23', 65'

Seventh place

17 June 2018
16:00
Wales  34–17  Italy
Try: Conbeer 11' c
Davis 23' c
Penalty try 40'
Llewellyn 67' c
Con: Evans (3/3) 12', 24', 68'
Pen: Evans (2/2) 3', 61'
 Try: D'Onofrio 19' c
Taddia 64' m
Romano 74' m
Con: Rizzi (1/3) 20'

Fifth place

17 June 2018
14:00
Argentina  15–41  Australia
Try: Carreras 14' c
Grondona 70' m
Con: De La Vega Mendia (1/2) 15'
Pen: De La Vega Mendia (1/1) 46'
 Try: Hockings 8' c
Maafu 21' c
Ross 56' c
Hansen 77' c
Lucas 80' c
Con: Harrison (4/4) 9', 22', 57', 78'
Hockings (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Harrison (2/2) 26', 51'

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England32
 
 
 
 South Africa31
 
 England25
 
 
 
 France33
 
 New Zealand7
 
 
 France16
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 South Africa40
 
 
 New Zealand30

Semi-finals

12 June 2018
19:00
England  32–31  South Africa
Try: Parton 10' m
Hardwick 15' c
White 22' c
Olowofela 60' c
Con: Smith (3/4) 16', 23', 61'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 39', 48'
 Try: Sandi 8' c
Uys 44' m
Nortjé 52' c
Rass 67' m
Ntlabakanye 74' c
Con: Lombard (3/5) 9', 53', 75'
12 June 2018
21:00
New Zealand  7–16  France
Try: Plummer 69' c
Con: Plummer (1/1) 70'
 Try: Ntmack 42' c
Con: Carbonel (1/1) 43'
Pen: Carbonel (3/4) 30', 49', 63'

Third place

17 June 2018
16:30
South Africa  40–30  New Zealand
Try: Green (2) 1' c, 43' c
Sandi 16' c
Nortjé 61' m
Simelane 63' c
Ntlabakanye 74' c
Con: Lombard (5/6) 2', 17', 44', 64', 75'
 Try: Renton 3' c
Plummer 13' m
Riedlinger-Kapa 28' c
Clarke 80' m
Con: Plummer (2/4) 4', 29'
Pen: Plummer (2/4) 8', 24'

Final

17 June 2018
19:00
England  25–33  France
Try: Olowofela (2) 40+1' m, 78' c
Heyes 71' c
Con: Grayson (2/3) 72', 79'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 21', 63'
 Report Try: Woki 25' m
Séguret 74' c
Con: Carbonel (1/2) 75'
Pen: Carbonel (7/7) 4', 19', 37', 41', 53', 56', 68'

Statistics

The player statistics for the 2018 U20 Championship:[3]

Final placings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA
1 France5500145106+391614
2 England540117497+772511
3 South Africa5302163152+112619
4 New Zealand530217384+952410
5–8th place play-offs
5 Australia5302178102+762313
6 Argentina5203127138−111717
7 Wales5302103136−331118
8 Italy520394173−791524
9–12th place play-offs
9 Georgia5302126130−41719
10 Scotland5104125149−241623
11 Ireland5104129158−291623
12 Japan500591202−1111429

References

  1. 1 2 3 "France to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2018". World Rugby. 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Schedule confirmed for World Rugby U20 Championship 2018". World Rugby. 15 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 U20 Championship – Stats". World Rugby. 17 June 2018.
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