2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details | |
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Host | Brazil |
Date | July 9–21 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan |
Runner-up | Portugal |
Third place | Tonga |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Top scorer(s) | Will Percillier (65) |
Most tries | Raffaele Storti (9) |
← 2018 2023 → |
The 2019 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the twelfth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.
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).
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Pool Stage
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts Japan 3 3 0 0 150 89 +61 22 13 15 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 146 67 +79 22 9 11 Kenya 3 1 0 2 71 135 −64 8 21 5 Brazil 3 0 0 3 58 134 −76 9 18 2
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts Portugal 3 3 0 0 148 51 +97 8 3 15 Tonga 3 2 0 1 93 77 +16 14 6 10 Canada 3 1 0 2 124 101 +23 19 14 7 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 65 201 −136 9 30 1
Finals
- 7th place
- 5th place
- 3rd place
- Final
References
- ^ "Romania and Brazil to host World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2018 and 2019". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2 July 2018.