2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Rugby union tournament
The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby . Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in three cities from 30 May to 17 June.[ 1]
Teams
The following teams participated in the 2018 U20 Championship:[ 1]
Venues
The venues that play host to the tournament were as follows:[ 1]
Pool stage
The Pool stage fixture was as follows:[ 2]
Pool A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
−/+
TF
TA
BP
Pts
New Zealand
3
3
0
0
136
28
+108
19
3
2
14
Wales
3
2
0
1
54
80
–26
5
10
0
8
Australia
3
1
0
2
93
72
+21
12
8
2
6
Japan
3
0
0
3
36
139
–103
6
21
1
1
Pool B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
−/+
TF
TA
BP
Pts
England
3
3
0
0
117
33
+84
18
4
3
15
Italy
3
2
0
1
62
95
–33
9
14
2
10
Argentina
3
1
0
2
73
82
–9
10
10
3
7
Scotland
3
0
0
3
49
91
–42
5
14
1
1
Pool C
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
−/+
TF
TA
BP
Pts
France
3
3
0
0
96
65
+31
13
10
2
14
South Africa
3
2
0
1
92
90
+2
15
11
3
11
Georgia
3
1
0
2
63
77
–14
8
11
1
5
Ireland
3
0
0
3
61
80
–19
8
12
2
2
Pool stage standings
Knockout stage
9–12th place play-offs
Semi-finals
Eleventh place
Ireland 39–33 Japan Try: Stewart 4' cSheehan 10' mSylvester 33' cO'Brien 76' mCon: Byrne (2/4) 5', 34'Pen: Byrne (5/6) 29', 43', 47', 49', 63'Try: Vailea (2) 15' c, 72' cTsukayama 22' mFifita (2) 55' c, 59' cCon: Mori (4/5) 16', 56', 60', 73'
Ninth place
5–8th place play-offs
Semi-finals
Seventh place
Fifth place
Finals
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Statistics
The player statistics for the 2018 U20 Championship:[ 3]
Final placings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
−/+
TF
TA
1
France
5
5
0
0
145
106
+39
16
14
2
England
5
4
0
1
174
97
+77
25
11
3
South Africa
5
3
0
2
163
152
+11
26
19
4
New Zealand
5
3
0
2
173
84
+95
24
10
5–8th place play-offs
5
Australia
5
3
0
2
178
102
+76
23
13
6
Argentina
5
2
0
3
127
138
−11
17
17
7
Wales
5
3
0
2
103
136
−33
11
18
8
Italy
5
2
0
3
94
173
−79
15
24
9–12th place play-offs
9
Georgia
5
3
0
2
126
130
−4
17
19
10
Scotland
5
1
0
4
125
149
−24
16
23
11
Ireland
5
1
0
4
129
158
−29
16
23
12
Japan
5
0
0
5
91
202
−111
14
29
References
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