2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship


The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the twelfth edition of the premier age-grade competition for rugby. The tournament was held in Argentina for the second time, having been hosted there in 2010.
Defending champions France won the under 20 title again in 2019, defeating Australia in a closely fought final by 24–23 at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario. The city of Santa Fe also hosted matches in the 2019 championship.

Teams

The teams that participated in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included.
TeamResult Best Result
126thThird place
125thRunners-up
122ndChampions
121stChampions
49thNinth place
1211thRunners-up
108thEighth place
8—Sixth place
124thChampions
1210thFifth place
123rdChampions
127thRunners-up

Pool stage

The pool stage fixture was as follows:

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool stage standings

Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage:

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

Semi-finals

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11th place

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9th place

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5–8th place play-offs

Semi-finals

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7th place

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5th place

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Finals

Semi-finals

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3rd place

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Final

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Statistics

Statistics for the 2019 championship :
PlayerPoints
1 63
2 52
3 46
4 45
5 43
6 41
7 41
8 35
9 34
10 33
11 33
12 33

PlayerTries
1 7
2 5
3 4
3 4
5 3
5 3
5 3
5 3
5 3
5 3
5 3
5 3

Player
1 19
2 13
3 12
4 10
4 10

PlayerPenalties
1 11
2 10
3 7
4 5
4 5

PlayerOffloads
1 11
2 10
2 10
2 10
5 9
5 9
7 8
8 7
9 6
9 6
9 6
9 6

Player
1 11
2 10
2 10
2 10
5 9
5 9
5 9
87 Players8

Final placings