2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the twelfth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.

2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host nation Brazil
Dates9 July – 21 July 2019
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runner-up  Portugal
Third place  Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s) Will Percillier (65)
Most tries Raffaele Storti (9)
2018
2020

The event was held at the Estádio Martins Pereira in São José dos Campos from 9 until 21 July and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.[1]

Qualified teams

A total of eight teams played in the tournament. The host  Brazil and the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country  Japan qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).


Pool Stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Japan 330015089+61221315
 Uruguay 320114667+7922911
 Kenya 310271135−648215
 Brazil 300358134−769182

9 July 2019
17:00
Kenya  11–63  Uruguay


13 July 2019
17:00
Kenya  26–24  Brazil

17 July 2019
12:00
Japan  48–34  Kenya

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Portugal 330014851+978315
 Tonga 32019377+1614610
 Canada 3102124101+2319147
 Hong Kong 300365201−1369301






Finals

7th place
5th place
21 July 2019
12:00
Kenya  13-52  Canada
3rd place
Final

References

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