2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host | ![]() |
Date | 30 May – 17 June 2018 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Most tries | ![]() ![]() (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. Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in three cities from 30 May to 17 June.[1]
Teams
[edit]The following teams participated in the 2018 U20 Championship:[1]
Team | No. | Result (2017) | Best Result |
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11 | 11th | Third place (2016) |
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11 | 6th | Runners-up (2010) |
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11 | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) |
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11 | 4th | Fourth place (2011, 2015, 2017) |
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3 | 10th | Tenth place (2016, 2017) |
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11 | 9th | Runners-up (2016) |
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9 | 8th | Eighth place (2017) |
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5 | — | Tenth place (2015) |
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11 | 1st | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
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11 | 5th | Fifth place (2017) |
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11 | 3rd | Champions (2012) |
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11 | 7th | Runners-up (2013) |
- ^ Promoted from 2017 U20 Trophy
Venues
[edit]The venues that play host to the tournament were as follows:[1]
Béziers | Narbonne | Perpignan | |
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Stade de la Méditerranée | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié | Stade Aimé Giral | |
Capacity: 18,555 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 14,593 | |
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Pool stage
[edit]The Pool stage fixture was as follows:[2]
Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts New Zealand
3 3 0 0 136 28 +108 19 3 2 14 Wales
3 2 0 1 54 80 –26 5 10 0 8 Australia
3 1 0 2 93 72 +21 12 8 2 6 Japan
3 0 0 3 36 139 –103 6 21 1 1
Match 4 | 30 May 2018 | Australia ![]() |
21–26 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
21:00 | Try: Hansen 24' m McDermott 76' c Con: Lucas (1/1) 77' Pen: Lonergan (3/3) 4', 34', 48' |
Try: Nicholas 30' c Goodchild 37' c Con: Evans (2/2) 31', 38' Pen: Evans (4/5) 9', 20', 42', 58' |
Match 6 | 30 May 2018 | New Zealand ![]() |
67–0 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
21:00 | Try: Tucker 1' m Faingaanuku (2) 3' m, 18' c Koroi 9' c Sullivan 20' c Christie 37' c Roe 41' m Akauola-Laula 52' c Spowart (3) 58' c, 60' m, 79' m Con: Trask (6/11) 10', 19', 21', 38', 53, 59' |
Match 11 | 3 June 2018 | Australia ![]() |
54–19 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
14:00 | Try: Tupou 3' c Hansen 6' c Wood 29' c Maafu 37' c McTaggart 61' c McDermott 64' c Lonergan (2) 67' c, 70' m Con: Lucas (4/4) 4', 7', 30', 38' Harrison (3/4) 62', 65', 68' |
Try: Yamamoto (2) 15' m, 20' c Vakalahi 79' c Con: Mamada (1/2) 21' Mori (1/1) 80' |
Match 10 | 3 June 2018 | New Zealand ![]() |
42–10 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
16:30 | Try: Proctor 3' c Sullivan 24' m Christie 29' c Mafile'o 64' c Roe 74' c Con: Plummer (4/5) 4', 30', 65', 75' Pen: Plummer (3/3) 18', 40', 62' |
Try: Basham 9' c Con: Evans (1/1) 10' Pen: Evans (1/1) 14' |
Match 13 | 7 June 2018 | Wales ![]() |
18–17 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
18:30 | Try: Morgan 16' c Cross 52' m Con: Evans (1/2) 17' Pen: Evans (2/3) 31', 36' |
Try: Vailea 11' m Arai 23' m Fifita 75' c Con: Mori (1/1) 76' |
Match 14 | 7 June 2018 | New Zealand ![]() |
27–18 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
21:00 | Try: Plummer 4' c Flanders 11' c Spowart 62' c Con: Plummer (3/3) 5', 12', 63' Pen: Plummer (2/2) 17', 54' |
Try: McReight 28' m Penalty try 23' Pen: Lucas (2/2) 9', 58' |
Pool B
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts England
3 3 0 0 117 33 +84 18 4 3 15 Italy
3 2 0 1 62 95 –33 9 14 2 10 Argentina
3 1 0 2 73 82 –9 10 10 3 7 Scotland
3 0 0 3 49 91 –42 5 14 1 1
Match 3 | 30 May 2018 | Scotland ![]() |
26–27 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
18:30 | Try: Dunbar 32' m Chapman 37' m Dewhirst 51' c Con: Chapman (1/3) 52' Pen: Chapman (3/4) 9', 49', 61' |
Try: Penalty try 27' D'Onofrio 58' c Forcucci 63' m Taddia 80+2' m Con: Di Marco (1/3) 59' Pen: Rizzi (1/2) 44' |
Match 5 | 30 May 2018 | England ![]() |
39–18 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
18:30 | Try: Olowofela (2) 6' c, 35' m Walker (2) 14' c, 44' c Smith 79' c Con: Grayson (3/4) 7', 15', 45' Hardwick (1/1) 80' Pen: Grayson (1/2) 41' Hardwick (1/1) 62' |
Try: Chocobares 3' c Pedemonte 25' m Con: Daireaux (1/2) 4' Pen: Daireaux (1/2) 9' De La Vega Mendia (1/1) 60' |
Match 7 | 3 June 2018 | Scotland ![]() |
13–29 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
14:00 | Try: McLelland 26' c Con: Chapman (1/1) 27' Pen: Chapman (2/3) 41', 48' |
Try: Collado Castro 1' c Herrera Rezzonico 20' m Carreras 70' c Penalty try 79' Con: Daireaux (2/3) 2', 71' Pen: Daireaux (1/1) 40' |
Match 8 | 3 June 2018 | England ![]() |
43–5 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
16:30 | Try: Smith (2) 6' c, 55' c Parton 22' c Loader (2) 26' c, 36' m Ibitoye 52' m Brand 64' m Con: Smith (4/6) 7', 23', 27', 56' |
Try: Koffi 34' m |
Match 15 | 7 June 2018 | Italy ![]() |
30–26 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
18:30 | Try: Mazza (2) 3' m, 51' m D'Onofrio 19' c Manni 30' c Con: Di Marco (2/4) 20', 31' Pen: Di Marco (1/1) 38' Rizzi (1/1) 71' |
Try: Herrera Rezzonico 33' m Carreras (2) 41' c, 65' c Ruiz 79' c Con: Daireaux (1/2) 42' De La Vega Mendia (2/2) 66', 80' |
Match 16 | 7 June 2018 | England ![]() |
35–10 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
21:00 | Try: Ibitoye (2) 4' c, 50' m Cutting 18' m Scott 21' m Kpoku 70' m Williams 73' m Con: Hardwick (1/6) 5' Pen: Hardwick (1/1) 57' |
Try: Rowe 38' c Con: Thompson (1/1) 39' Pen: Thompson (1/2) 12' |
Pool C
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts France
3 3 0 0 96 65 +31 13 10 2 14 South Africa
3 2 0 1 92 90 +2 15 11 3 11 Georgia
3 1 0 2 63 77 –14 8 11 1 5 Ireland
3 0 0 3 61 80 –19 8 12 2 2
Match 1 | 30 May 2018 | South Africa ![]() |
33–27 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
18:30 | Try: Simelane 9' m Uys (2) 25' c, 55' c Green 42' c Burger 48' c Con: Willemse (4/5) 26', 43', 49', 56' |
Report | Try: Lomidze 13' c Tapladze 38' c Dvalishvili 71' c Con: Aprasidze (3/3) 14', 39' Abzhandadze (1/1) 72' Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 17', 52' |
Match 2 | 30 May 2018 | France ![]() |
26–24 | ![]() |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
21:00 | Try: Marty (2) 4' m, 50' c Coville 42' c Ntamack 44' c Con: Ntamack (3/4) 43', 45', 51' |
Try: Dunleavy 20' c O'Sullivan 40+1' c Byrne 71' c Con: Byrne (3/3) 21', 40+2', 72' Pen: Byrne (1/2) 17' |
Match 9 | 3 June 2018 | France ![]() |
24–12 | ![]() |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | |
14:00 | Try: Lavault 24' c Vincent 39' c Etcheverry 55' c Con: Carbonel (3/3) 25', 40', 56' Pen: Carbonel (1/1) 9' |
Try: Jalaghonia 11' c Dzagnidze 68' m Con: Aprasidze (1/1) 12' |
Match 12 | 3 June 2018 | South Africa ![]() |
30–17 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
16:30 | Try: Burger 1' c Du Plessis 19' m Simelane (3) 51' m, 57' m, 76' m Con: Willemse (1/2) 2' Pen: Lombard (1/2) 68' |
Try: Sweetman-Doris 34' c Silvester 43' c Con: Dean (2/2) 35', 44' Pen: Dean (1/1) 22' |
Match 17 | 7 June 2018 | Ireland ![]() |
20–24 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
18:30 | Try: Dean 32' m Daly 77' c Wojtkowicv 80+1' m Con: Dean (1/3) 78' Pen: Dean (1/1) 13' |
Try: Machaladze 10' c Svanidze 21' c Abzhandadze 43' c Con: Aprasidze (3/3) 11', 22', 44' Pen: Aprasidze (1/1) 16' |
Match 18 | 7 June 2018 | South Africa ![]() |
29–46 | ![]() |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |
21:00 | Try: Erasmus 36' c Van der Merwe 46' m Simelane 63' m Tshakweni 69' m Sandi 74' c Con: Dobela (1/1) 37' Lombard (1/4) 75' |
Try: Joseph (2) 7' c, 19' c Carbonel 15' m Barassi 26' c Ntamack 33' c Gros 53' c Con: Carbonel (3/4) 8', 34', 54' Ntamack (2/2) 20', 27' Pen: Carbonel (2/3) 13', 79' |
Pool stage standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pool | Pld | −/+ | Pts | |||||||||
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Finals | ||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() |
B | 3 | +84 | 15 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() |
A | 3 | +108 | 14 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() |
C | 3 | +31 | 14 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() |
C | 3 | +2 | 11 | |||||||||
5–8th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
B | 3 | –33 | 10 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() |
A | 3 | –26 | 8 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() |
B | 3 | –9 | 7 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() |
A | 3 | +21 | 6 | |||||||||
9–12th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
C | 3 | –14 | 5 | |||||||||
10 | ![]() |
C | 3 | –18 | 2 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() |
B | 3 | –42 | 1 | |||||||||
12 | ![]() |
A | 3 | –103 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]9–12th place play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
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Eleventh place | ||||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]12 June 2018 16:00 |
Ireland ![]() | 29–45 | ![]() |
Try: Byrne 10' c Peter 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' |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan |
12 June 2018 18:30 |
Georgia ![]() | 24–22 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan |
Eleventh place
[edit]17 June 2018 11:00 |
Ireland ![]() | 39–33 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
Ninth place
[edit]17 June 2018 13:30 |
Scotland ![]() | 31–39 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
5–8th place play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]12 June 2018 14:00 |
Wales ![]() | 15–39 | ![]() |
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' |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne |
12 June 2018 16:30 |
Italy ![]() | 15–44 | ![]() |
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' |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne |
Seventh place
[edit]17 June 2018 16:00 |
Wales ![]() | 34–17 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
Fifth place
[edit]17 June 2018 14:00 |
Argentina ![]() | 15–41 | ![]() |
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: R. Lonergan (2/2) 9', 22' Harrison (2/2) 57', 78' Hockings (1/1) 80+1' Pen: Lonergan (2/2) 26', 51' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
Finals
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]12 June 2018 19:00 |
England ![]() | 32–31 | ![]() |
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 32' c Uys 44' m Nortjé 52' c Rass 67' m Ntlabakanye 74' c Con: Lombard (3/5) 33', 53', 75' |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne |
12 June 2018 21:00 |
New Zealand ![]() | 7–16 | ![]() |
Try: Plummer 69' c Con: Plummer (1/1) 70' | Try: Ntamack 42' c Con: Carbonel (1/1) 43' Pen: Carbonel (3/4) 30', 49', 63' |
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan |
Third place
[edit]17 June 2018 16:30 |
South Africa ![]() | 40–30 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
Final
[edit]17 June 2018 19:00 |
England ![]() | 25–33 | ![]() |
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' |
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers |
Statistics
[edit]The player statistics for the 2018 U20 Championship:[3]
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Final placings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 106 | +39 | 16 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 97 | +77 | 25 | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 152 | +11 | 26 | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 84 | +95 | 24 | 10 |
5–8th place play-offs | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 102 | +76 | 23 | 13 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 138 | −11 | 17 | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 136 | −33 | 11 | 18 |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 173 | −79 | 15 | 24 |
9–12th place play-offs | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 17 | 19 |
10 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 149 | −24 | 16 | 23 |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 158 | −29 | 16 | 23 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 202 | −111 | 14 | 29 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "France to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2018". World Rugby. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-05.
- ^ "Schedule confirmed for World Rugby U20 Championship 2018". World Rugby. 15 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 U20 Championship – Stats". World Rugby. 17 June 2018.