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2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host England
Date7–25 June 2016
Teams12
Final positions
Champions England
Runner-up Ireland
Third place Argentina
Fourth place South Africa
← 2015 Italy
2017 Georgia (country) →

The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester.[1] New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England.[2][3]

Teams

The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship:

Pool Team No of Tournaments Position 2015 Position 2016 Previous best result Notes
A  Georgia 1 DNP 10th n/a Promoted from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
A  Ireland 9 7th 2nd Fourth (2014)
A  New Zealand 9 1st 5th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)
A  Wales 9 6th 7th Runners-up (2013)
B  Australia 9 5th 6th Runners-up (2010)
B  England 9 2nd 1st Champions (2013, 2014)
B  Italy 7 11th 11th Eleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)
B  Scotland 9 8th 8th Eighth (2015)
C  Argentina 9 9th 3rd Fourth (2012)
C  France 9 4th 9th Fourth (2011, 2015)
C  Japan 4 10th 12th Tenth (2015) Relegated to 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
C  South Africa 9 3rd 4th Champions (2012)

Match officials

The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:[4]

Pool stage

The fixtures were released in December 2015.[5]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to finals
Teams in the 5–8th place play-offs
Teams in the 9–12th place play-offs

All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01)

Points were awarded in the Pool Stage via the standard points system:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus scoring point for scoring 4 or more tries
  • 1 bonus losing point for losing by 7 or less points
  • 0 points for a loss above 7 points

If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams were level on points, the following tiebreakers were applied:

  1. The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other;
  2. The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its Pool Matches;
  3. The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its Pool Matches;
  4. The Team which has scored most points in all its Pool Matches;
  5. The Team which has scored most tries in all its Pool Matches; and
  6. If none of the above produce a result, then it will be resolved with a toss of a coin.

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 94 56 +38 10 9 1 13
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 97 50 +47 15 4 2 10
 Wales 3 1 0 2 52 53 –1 6 5 3 7
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 16 100 –84 1 14 1 1


Match 5 7 June 2016 Wales  25–26  Ireland Academy Stadium, Manchester  
17:30 Try: S. Evans 11' m
Giles (2) 16' m, 77' m
Morgan-Williams 19' c
Con: D. Jones (1/4) 20'
Pen: D. Jones (1/2) 42' 		Match details Try: McBurney 36' m
Stockdale (2) 40' c, 67' m
Con: Johnston (1/3) 40'
Pen: Johnston (2/2) 44', 51'
Drop: Johnston (1/1) 24' 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams


Match 3 7 June 2016 New Zealand  55–0  Georgia AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
19:45 Try: Stevenson 1' c
Makene (2) 8' c, 39' m
Nock 26' c
Lowe (2) 29' m, 53' m
M. Jacobson 50' c
Tuitama 71' m
Moala-Liava'a 80' c
Con: Barrett (4/6) 2', 10', 28', 50'
Perofeta (1/3) 80' 		Match details Referee: Ireland Andrew Brace


Match 10 11 June 2016 New Zealand  24–33  Ireland Academy Stadium, Manchester  
13:30 Try: Barrett 6' c
Stevenson 24' c
Tuitama (2) 51' m, 73' m
Con: Barrett (2/4) 7', 24'
Pen: Barrett (0/1) 		Match details Try: Jones 27' c
McBurney 34' c
Deegan 71' c
Con: Johnston (2/2) 28', 35'
McPhillips (1/1) 72'
Pen: Johnston (2/2) 2', 15'
McPhillips (2/2) 46', 78' 		Referee: England Craig Maxwell-Keys


Match 11 11 June 2016 Wales  10–9  Georgia Academy Stadium, Manchester  
15:45 Try: Brown 4' c
Con: Evans (1/1) 4'
Pen: Evans (1/3) 55' 		Match details Pen: Aprasidze (3/5) 35', 40', 66' Referee: Australia Graham Cooper


Match 17 15 June 2016 Ireland  35–7  Georgia Academy Stadium, Manchester  
17:30 Try: Keenan 7' c
McPhillips 35' c
Kennedy 58' m
Porter 79' c
Con: McPhillips (2/3) 8', 36'
Connon (1/1) 80'
Pen: McPhillips (3/3) 13', 16', 53' 		Match details Try: Lobzhanidze 4' c
Con: Modzgvrishvili (1/1) 5' 		Referee: Wales Craig Evans


Match 14 15 June 2016 New Zealand  18–17  Wales AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
17:30 Try: Nock 40' c
Stevenson 57' m
Con: Barrett (1/2) 40'
Pen: Barrett (2/2) 18', 79' 		Match details Try: Thomas 8' m
Con: D. Jones (0/1)
Pen: D. Jones (4/4) 2', 12', 33', 48'
McBryde (0/1) 		Referee: South Africa Cwengile Jadezweni

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 109 23 +86 12 2 2 14
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 42 73 –31 6 9 1 9
 Australia 3 1 0 2 61 42 +19 7 4 3 7
 Italy 3 0 0 3 39 113 –74 5 15 0 0


Match 2 7 June 2016 Australia  10–15  Scotland AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
17:30 Try: Rodda 24' c
Con: Mason (1/1) 25'
Pen: Mason (1/2) 55' 		Match details Try: Fagerson 46' m
Graham 63' c
Con: Hastings (1/2) 64'
Pen: Hastings (1/1) 20' 		Referee: France Thomas Charabas


Match 6 7 June 2016 England  48–10  Italy Academy Stadium, Manchester  
19:45 Try: Nott 8' c
Robinson 31' c
Marchant 51' c
Penalty try 59' c
Singleton 63' c
Mercer 68' c
Con: Brophy-Clews (1/1) 10'
Mallinder (3/3) 32', 52', 60'
Malins (2/2) 64', 69'
Pen: Mallinder (2/2) 37', 44' 		Match details Try: Masselli 77' c
Con: Mantelli (1/1) 78'
Drop: Mantelli (1/1) 19' 		Referee: Argentina Juan Sylvestre


Match 7 11 June 2016 Australia  38–10  Italy AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
13:30 Try: Kennewell 33' c
Tui 53' c
Jurd 61' c
Vui 77' c
Mason 80' c
Con: Mason (5/5) 34', 54', 63', 79', 80'
Pen: Mason (1/2) 41' 		Match details Try: Minozzi 27'
Con: Mantelli (1/1) 27'
Pen: Mantelli (1/1) 10' 		Referee: South Africa Cwengile Jadezweni


Match 12 11 June 2016 England  44–0  Scotland Academy Stadium, Manchester  
18:00 Try: J. Walker 21' c
Evans 53' c
Williams 55' c
Singleton 75' c
Malins 80' c
Con: Mallinder (3/3) 21', 54', 56'
Malins (2/2) 77', 80'
Pen: Mallinder (2/3) 10', 17'
Malins (1/1) 78' 		Match details Referee: Ireland Andrew Brace


Match 16 15 June 2016 Scotland  27–19  Italy Academy Stadium, Manchester  
15:15 Try: McCallum 17' m
Nairn 50' c
Kinghorn 54' m
Miller 66' c
Con: Hastings (2/4) 51', 67'
Pen: Hastings (1/2) 43' 		Match details Try: Licata 30' c
Rimpelli 62' c
Bruno 76' m
Con: Mantelli (2/3) 31', 62' 		Referee: France Thomas Charabas


Match 15 15 June 2016 England  17–13  Australia AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
19:45 Try: Marchant 52' m
Pen: Mallinder (4/6) 3', 31', 65', 73' 		Match details Try: Maddocks 1' c
Con: Mason (1/1) 1'
Pen: Mason (2/2) 27', 38' 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams (rugby union)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 82 48 +34 8 6 1 13
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 112 69 +43 14 8 3 11
 France 3 1 0 2 92 78 +14 13 9 2 6
 Japan 3 0 0 3 53 144 –91 8 20 0 0


Match 1 7 June 2016 France  15–24  Argentina AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
15:15 Try: Dupont 10' m
Penalty try 51' c
Con: Belleau (1/2) 52'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 25' 		Match details Try: Bazán 71' c
Bravin 74' m
Con: Elias (1/2) 73'
Pen: Miotti (2/4) 2', 16'
Elias (2/2) 62', 63' 		Referee: Australia Graham Cooper


Match 4 7 June 2016 South Africa  59–19  Japan Academy Stadium, Manchester  
15:15 Try: Davids (2) 9' c, 44' c
Jackson 36' c
Ward (2) 41' c, 48' c
Libbok 63' c
Mafuma 70' c
Sadie 80' c
Con: Bosch (8/8) 10', 37', 42', 45', 49', 64', 71', 80'
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 55' 		Match details Try: Moeakiola (3) 19' c, 25' c, 30' m
Con: Kanai (2/3) 21', 25' 		Referee: Italy Elia Rizzo


Match 8 11 June 2016 France  46–14  Japan AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
15:45 Try: Mauvaka 22' c
Couilloud 25' c
Penaud 41' m
Dupont (2) 56' m, 79' c
Nicoué 71' c
Buros 80' m
Con: Belleau (2/4) 24', 25'
Séguy (2/3) 73', 79'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 15' 		Match details Try: Takano 7' c
Tatafu 55'
Con: Moeakiola (2/2) 8', 56' 		Referee: Argentina Juan Sylvestre


Match 9 11 June 2016 South Africa  13–19  Argentina AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
18:00 Try: Van den Berg 63' c
Con: Bosch (1/1) 64'
Pen: Bosch (2/5) 3', 29' 		Match details Try: Malanos 40' c
Con: Miotti (1/1) 40'
Pen: Miotti (4/5) 10', 35', 47', 59' 		Referee: Wales Craig Evans


Match 13 15 June 2016 Argentina  39–20  Japan AJ Bell Stadium, Salford  
15:15 Try: Barros Sosa (2) 17' m, 24' c
Kremer 42' c
Romanini 56' c
Mallia 64' c
Con: Miotti (5/6) 25', 35', 44', 57', 66'
Pen: Elias (1/1) 74' 		Match details Try: Moeakiola 2' m
Tatafu (2) 5' m, 62' c
Con: Moeakiola (1/3) 63'
Pen: Moeakiola (1/2) 32' 		Referee: Italy Elia Rizzo


Match 18 15 June 2016 South Africa  40–31  France Academy Stadium, Manchester  
19:45 Try: Papier 15' c
Davids 33' m
Van der Merwe 44' c
Libbok 61' m
Bosch 65' c
Con: Bosch (3/5) 15', 45', 65'
Pen: Bosch (3/3) 7', 11', 67' 		Match details Try: Tanguy 4' c
Simutoga 25' c
Buros 28' c
Ngandebe 79' c
Con: Belleau (4/4) 5', 27', 29', 79'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 19' 		Referee: England Craig Maxwell-Keys

Current combined standings

Overall Standings
Pool Pos Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts
B1 1  England 3 3 0 0 109 23 +86 12 2 2 14
A1 2  Ireland 3 3 0 0 94 56 +38 10 9 1 13
C1 3  Argentina 3 3 0 0 82 48 +34 8 6 1 13
C2 4  South Africa 3 2 0 1 112 69 +43 14 8 3 11
A2 5  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 97 50 +47 15 4 2 10
B2 6  Scotland 3 2 0 1 42 73 –31 6 9 1 9
B3 7  Australia 3 1 0 2 61 42 +19 7 4 3 7
A3 8  Wales 3 1 0 2 52 53 –1 6 5 3 7
C3 9  France 3 1 0 2 92 78 +14 13 9 2 6
A4 10  Georgia 3 0 0 3 16 100 –84 1 14 1 1
B4 11  Italy 3 0 0 3 39 113 –74 5 15 0 0
C4 12  Japan 3 0 0 3 53 144 –91 8 20 0 0

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

 
Semi-finals9th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Georgia18
 
 
 
 Italy17
 
 Georgia24
 
 
 
 France27
 
 France41
 
 
 Japan27
 
11th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy41
 
 
 Japan17

Semi-finals

Match 19 20 June 2016 Georgia  18–17  Italy AJ Bell Stadium  
15:15 Try: Mataradze 17' m
Gorgadze 55' m
Miminoshvili 64' m
Pen: Aprasidze (1/2) 70' 		Match details Try: Makelara 30' c
Sperandio 80' c
Con: Mantelli (2/2) 31', 80'
Pen: Mantelli (1/1) 67' 		Referee: South Africa Cwengile Jadezweni


Match 20 20 June 2016 France  41–27  Japan AJ Bell Stadium  
17:30 Try: Ngandebe 11' m
Mauvaka 22' c
Dupont 26' m
Belleau 52' m
Roumat 54' m
Kaiser 66' c
El Ansari 72' c
Con: Belleau (1/4) 12', 23'
Dupont (2/3) 66', 72' 		Match details Try: Furukawa 4' c
Makisi 34' m
Moeakiola (2) 38' m, 63' m
Yasuda 50' m
Con: Kanai (1/5) 5' 		Referee: Australia Graham Cooper

11th place game

Match 25 25 June 2016 Italy  41–17  Japan Academy Stadium, Manchester  
12:00 Try: Bronzini (2) 9' m, 40' m
Manfredi (2) 20' c, 49' c
Licata (2) 57' c, 66' c
Con: Mantelli (5/6) 20', 49', 58', 67'
Pen: Mantelli (1/2) 31' 		Match details Try: Yamamura 22' c
Tatafu 75' c
Con: Kanai (2/2) 22', 75'
Pen: Kanai (1/1) 5' 		Referee: England Craig Maxwell-Keys

9th place game

Match 26 25 June 2016 Georgia  24–27  France Academy Stadium, Manchester  
14:15 Try: Penalty try 63' c
Giorgadze 75' c
Goginava 80' c
Con: Aprasidze (3/3) 63', 76', 80'
Pen: Aprasidze (1/1) 38' 		Match details Try: Ngandebe 6' c
Hannoyer 57' c
Dupont 67' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 6'
Dupont (2/2) 58', 68'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 24'
Dupont (1/1) 49' 		Referee: Argentina Juan Sylvestre

5–8th place play-offs

 
Semi-finals5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand71
 
 
 
 Wales12
 
 New Zealand55
 
 
 
 Australia24
 
 Scotland19
 
 
 Australia35
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Wales42
 
 
 Scotland19

Semi-finals

Match 22 20 June 2016 New Zealand  71–12  Wales Academy Stadium, Manchester  
15:15 Try: Lowe 1' c
Dalzell 3' c
Makene (3) 5' c, 51' c, 74' m
Stevenson (2) 10' c, 67' c
Moala-Liava'a 29' c
Apisai 42' c
Strange 57' m
Tomkinson 80' m
Con: Barrett (7/7) 2', 4', 7', 11', 30', 42', 52'
Stevenson (0/1)
Perofeta (1/3) 68' 		Match details Try: Gage 17' m
Keddie 66' c
Con: Evans (1/1) 66' 		Referee: Ireland Andrew Brace


Match 21 20 June 2016 Scotland  19–35  Australia AJ Bell Stadium  
19:45 Try: Fraser 6' c
Nairn 13' m
Cummings 43' c
Con: Hastings (1/2) 7'
Fraser (1/1) 44' 		Match details Try: Lomax 2' c
Tuipulotu (2) 26' c, 55' c
Wright 68' c
Jackson-Hope 78' c
Con: Mason (5/5) 3', 27', 56', 69', 79' 		Referee: Wales Craig Evans

7th place game

Match 28 25 June 2016 Wales  42–19  Scotland AJ Bell Stadium  
14:30 Try: Rosser 11' c
Lewis 19' c
Evans 31' c
Lewis-Hughes 45' c
Thomas 48' c
Gage 77' c
Con: Evans (5/5) 12', 20', 31', 46', 48'
D. Jones (1/1) 77' 		Match details Try: Nairn 23' c
Anderson 63' m
Craig 74' c
Con: Hastings (2/3) 24', 74' 		Referee: Australia Graham Cooper

5th place game

Match 27 25 June 2016 New Zealand  55–24  Australia Academy Stadium, Manchester  
16:30 Try: Mikaele-Tu'u 7' c
Moala-Liava'a 15' c
Strange 20' c
Walker-Leawere 48' c
Aumua 58' m
Umaga-Jensen 69' m
Tomkinson 74' c
Taumateine 80' c
Con: Barrett (6/8) 8', 16', 21', 49', 75', 80'
Pen: Barrett (1/2) 45' 		Try: Magnay 10' c
Sione 29' c
Penalty try 39' c
Con: Jooste (2/2) 11', 40'
Tuttle (1/1) 30'
Pen: Jooste (1/1) 44' 		Referee: Wales Craig Evans

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ireland37
 
 
 
 Argentina7
 
 Ireland 21
 
 
 
 England45
 
 England39
 
 
 South Africa17
 
3rd place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina49
 
 
 South Africa19

Semi-finals

Match 23 20 June 2016 Ireland  37–7  Argentina Academy Stadium, Manchester  
17:30 Try: Stockdale (2) 7' c, 28' c
Deegan 22' c
Daly 80' c
Con: McPhillips (3/3) 9', 23', 29'
Connon (1/1) 80'
Pen: McPhillips (3/4) 52', 61', 66' 		Match details Try: Mallia 38' c
Con: Miotti (1/1) 39' 		Referee: England Craig Maxwell-Keys


Match 24 20 June 2016 England  39–17  South Africa Academy Stadium, Manchester  
19:45 Try: Green 2' c
Taylor 6' m
Aspland-Robinson 20' c
Williams 34' c
Malins 40' m
Wright 72' m
Con: Mallinder (3/6) 3', 21', 34'
Pen: Mallinder (1/1) 54' 		Match details Try: Van der Merwe 48' c
Bosch 51' c
Con: Bosch (2/2) 49', 52'
Pen: Bosch (1/1) 12' 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams

3rd place game

Match 29 25 June 2016 Argentina  49–19  South Africa AJ Bell Stadium  
16:45 Try: Mallia (2) 14' c, 80' c
Castiglioni 25' c
Romanini 42' c
Baldunciel 61' c
Dominguez 67' c
Con: Miotti (6/6) 15', 26', 43', 63', 68', 81'
Pen: Miotti (3/3) 34', 46', 51' 		Match details Try: Libbok 5' c
Van der Merwe 9' m
Campher 21' c
Con: Bosch (2/3) 6', 22' 		Referee: Ireland Andrew Brace

Final

Match 30 25 June 2016 Ireland  21–45  England AJ Bell Stadium  
19:00 Try: McBurney 46' c
Daly 51' c
Deegan 78' c
Con: McPhillips (2/2) 47', 52'
Connon (1/1) 79' 		Match details Try: Marchant (2) 12' c, 68' c
Chick 20' c
Taylor 30' c
Mallinder (2) 41' c, 49' c
Con: Mallinder (5/5) 13', 22', 31', 42', 50'
Green (1/1) 69'
Pen: Mallinder (1/2) 60' 		Referee: New Zealand Paul Williams

References

  1. ^ "England to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2016". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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  3. ^ "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". Irish Independent. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Referees announced for U20 Championship 2016". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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