2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship
The 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship was played in the Auvergne region of France throughout June 2006. The final was played between South Africa and France at the Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand, which saw France win 24–13.Participants
Pool stages
- 9 June England 34–8 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 9 June Italy 16–75 New Zealand Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 9 June Wales 73–25 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 9 June Ireland 8–26 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 9 June Australia 18–14 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 9 June South Africa 20–16 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 13 June Ireland 22–26 Argentina Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
- 13 June Australia 43–20 Fiji Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
- 13 June England 14–29 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 13 June South Africa 102–17 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
- 13 June Wales 3–32 France Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
- 13 June Italy 10–26 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June Italy 17–43 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June Wales 10–13 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 17 June Ireland 47–0 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 17 June Australia 21–17 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June England 31–12 Scotland Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 17 June South Africa 14–10 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
Results after pool games
Second round
10th v 11th
- 21 June Fiji 33–12 Italy Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
9th v 12th
- 21 June Scotland 46–14 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
6th v 7th
- 21 June Argentina 20–42 Ireland Stade Darragon, Vichy
5th v 8th
- 21 June England 13–11 Wales Stade Darragon, Vichy
Semi-finals
- 21 June Australia 17–32 France Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
1st v 4th
- 21 June South Africa 40–23 New Zealand Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Play-offs
11th place play-off
- 25 June Italy 12–9 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
9th place play-off
- 25 June Fiji 21–19 Scotland Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
7th place play-off
- 25 June Argentina 28–12 Wales Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
5th place play-off
- 25 June Ireland 8–32 England Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
Finals
3rd place play-off
- 25 June New Zealand 39–36 Australia Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Championship final
- 25 June South Africa 13–24 France Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
