Under 20 rugby union championship
Rugby union tournament
World Rugby Under 20 TrophyTournament details |
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Host | Kenya |
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Date | 15–30 July 2023 |
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Teams | 8 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Spain |
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Runner-up | Uruguay |
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Third place | Scotland |
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The 2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the thirteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament was held in Kenya for the second time, previously being held in 2009.[1]
This Under 20 competition (alongside the Championship) was the first global U20's competitions held since 2019, with the 2020 edition in Italy cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing instability in the world following the pandemic delaying the return of the competition. There were however various regional U20 competitions with the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship continuing to take place.
The tournament was held at the 15,000 capacity Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Qualified teams
A total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts Kenya and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country Scotland qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).
Match officials
The following 9 referees were announced as official World Rugby referees.
Pool stage
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 71 | +50 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 83 | +47 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 152 | −67 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 111 | −30 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
15 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
15 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
20 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
20 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
25 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
25 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 28 | +101 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 80 | -6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 98 | −33 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 105 | −62 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
15 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
15 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
20 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
20 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
25 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
25 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
Knockout stage
7th place
30 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
5th place
30 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
3rd place
30 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
Final
30 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
References
- ^ "World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
- World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023 - Official Website