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2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship


Tournament details
Georgia
31 May – 18 June 2017
12
New Zealand
England
South Africa
France
30
239 (7.97 per match)
Tiaan Falcon (69)
Juarno Augustus (7)
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The 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Georgia by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in Tbilisi and Kutaisi from 31 May to 18 June.

The following teams participated in the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship:

PoolTeamNo of TournamentsPosition 2016Position 2017Previous best resultNotes
AAustralia106th6thRunner-up (2010)
AEngland101st2ndChampions (2013, 2014, 2016)
ASamoa7DNP12thEighth (2014)Promoted from 2016 World Rugby Under 20 TrophyRelegated to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
AWales107th7thRunner-up (2013)
BIreland102nd9thRunner-up (2016)
BItaly811th8thEleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
BNew Zealand105th1stChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)
BScotland108th5thEighth (2015, 2016)
CArgentina103rd11thThird (2016)
CFrance109th4thFourth (2011, 2015)
CGeorgia210th10thTenth (2016)
CSouth Africa104th3rdChampions (2012)

The following officials will oversee the thirty matches:

The fixtures were released in September 2016.

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 Georgian Standard Time (UTC+04)

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.

Team

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

BP

Pts

 England

3 3 0 0 128 58 +70 18 6 2 14

 Australia

3 2 0 1 76 63 +13 8 7 2 10

 Wales

3 1 0 2 93 78 +15 13 9 2 6

 Samoa

3 0 0 3 63 161 –98 7 24 1 1

13:00Try: Crossdale (2) 2' m, 51' mMercer (2) 9' c, 34' cMalins 12' mMitchell 21' mMorris (2) 27' c, 67' cIbitoye (2) 38' c, 69' cStreet 42' mKnight 60' cCon: Malins (4/7) 10', 28', 35', 39'Umaga (3/5) 61', 67', 70'Match detailsTry: Filipo (2) 64' c, 72' cCon: Paisami (2/2) 65', 73'Pen: Ene (1/2) 25'Referee: Dan Jones
20:30Try: Hutchison 35' cJohnson-Holmes 58' cPerese 77' cCon: Goddard (1/1) 36'Nucifora (2/2) 60', 79'Pen: Goddard (1/2) 30'Match detailsTry: Lewis 4' cBlacker 55' cCon: Robson (2/2) 5', 56'Drop: Robson (1/1) 76'Referee: Frank Murphy
15:30Try: Hutchison 11' mRiley 47' cTupou 54' mMcNamara 59' cCon: Nucifora (1/2) 48'Goddard (1/2) 59'Pen: Nucifora (1/2) 15'Goddard (2/2) 70', 80'Match detailsTry: Teleʻa 17' cPohla (2) 42' m, 65' mCon: Paisami (1/2) 19'Pen: Paisami (1/3) 35'Ene (2/2) 72', 76'Referee: Jaco van Heerden
20:30Try: Clegg 10' cIbitoye (2) 13' c, 28' cMitchell 65' cCon: Malins (4/4) 10', 13', 30', 66'Pen: Malins (1/2) 33'Drop: Malins (1/1) 69'Match detailsTry: Assiratti 39' cPenalty try 48'Goodchild 76' mCon: Robson (1/1) 40'Pen: Robson (1/1) 6'Referee: Pierre Brousset
13:00Try: Rosser 10' cWard 20' cLewis-Hughes (2) 29' c, 49' mMoore 39' cBlacker 70' cGriffiths 74' cGoodchild 80' cCon: B. Jones (5/6) 10', 20', 29', 40', 71'Robson (2/2) 75', 80'Match detailsTry: Pohla 56' cEnoka 67' cCon: Ene (2/2) 58', 68'Pen: Ene (2/2) 5', 9'Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
20:30Try: Ibitoye 23' cStreet 51' cCon: Malins (2/2) 24', 52'Pen: Brophy-Clews (1/1) 7'Malins (1/1) 78'Match detailsTry: Tuipulotu 9' cCon: Goddard (1/1) 10'Pen: Goddard (3/4) 2', 15', 21'Nucifora (1/2) 72'Referee: Mike Adamson

Team

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

BP

Pts

 New Zealand

3 3 0 0 179 49 +130 26 7 3 15

 Scotland

3 2 0 1 69 86 –17 11 10 1 9

 Italy

3 1 0 2 64 106 –42 8 14 2 6

 Ireland

3 0 0 3 52 123 –71 5 19 2 2

13:00Try: Faingaanuku (3) 2' c, 25' c, 80' mAumua 13' mPapalii 45' mLeger 50' cCon: Falcon (3/6) 4', 25', 51'Pen: Falcon (2/3) 43', 57'Match detailsTry: Renwick 11' mGraham 19' mHenderson 66' cCon: Henderson (1/1) 67'Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 41'Referee: Tom Foley
15:30Try: Nash (2) 41' m, 46' cCon: Dean (1/2) 47'Pen: Dean (2/3) 27', 63'Frawley (1/2) 70'Match detailsTry: Fischetti 10' mBianchi 16' cCioffi 76' cCon: Rizzi (1/2) 18'Cioffi (1/1) 77'Drop: Rizzi (1/1) 28'Referee: Mike Adamson
13:00Try: Stafford 21' cKelly (2) 57' c, 75' mCon: Dean (1/1) 22'Tynan (1/2) 58'Pen: Dean (2/2) 17', 51'Tynan (1/1) 67'Match detailsTry: McCann 28' cRenwick 39' mGraham 53' cEastgate 61' mNairn 68' mCon: Eastgate (2/5) 29', 54'Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 47'Referee: Dan Jones
15:30Try: Jordan 9' cLeger 16' cClarke (2) 20' c, 42' cNareki 28' mEnnor 32' cRakete-Stones 66' cTua 69' mChoat 79' cCon: Falcon (5/6) 10', 18', 21', 33', 42'Leger (2/3) 67', 80'Pen: Falcon (3/3) 4', 8', 52'Match detailsTry: Cornelli 1' cCannone 14' cLamaro 38' cRollero 48' mCon: Di Marco (3/4) 2', 15', 39'Referee: Pablo de Luca
13:00Try: Nairn 6' mCrosbie 15' cDodd 65' mCon: Eastgate (1/2) 16'Match detailsTry: Zanon 10' cCon: Rizzi (1/1) 11'Pen: Rizzi (3/3) 36', 50', 57'Referee: Nic Berry
15:30Pen: Fitzgerald (1/1) 4'Match detailsTry: Clarke (3) 10' c, 36' m, 60' cJordan (3) 17' m, 23' c, 77' cEnnor 21' cChristie 42' cEnari 43' mMcKay 67' cFalcon 72' mCon: Falcon (7/11) 11', 22', 25', 43', 61', 68', 77'Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Team

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

BP

Pts

 South Africa

3 2 1 0 133 51 +82 19 7 2 12

 France

3 2 1 0 103 48 +55 14 5 1 11

 Argentina

3 1 0 2 76 124 –48 10 16 2 6

 Georgia

3 0 0 3 40 129 –89 4 19 0 0

15:30Try: Augustus (2) 1' c, 80' cCon: Bosch (2/2) 1', 80'Pen: Bosch (3/3) 6', 46', 62'Match detailsTry: Buros 7' mDufour 27' cCouilloud 41' mCon: Ntamack (1/3) 28'Drop: Ntamack (2/2) 48', 54'Referee: Nic Berry
18:00Try: Kremer 6' mGonzález 11' mRuiz 25' cSauze 61' cStávile 67' cCon: Albornoz (2/4) 26', 62'Daireaux (1/1) 68'Pen: Albornoz (2/3) 44', 46'Match detailsTry: Kveseladze 65' cTcheishvili 71' cCon: Aprasidze (1/1) 66'Gogoladze (1/1) 72'Pen: Aprasidze (4/4) 5', 18' 33', 37'Referee: Pierre Brousset
13:00Try: Daireaux (2) 35' c, 44' cOviedo 67' mCon: Carreras (1/1) 36'Daireaux (1/2) 45'Pen: Albornoz (1/1) 74'Drop: Albornoz (1/1) 76'Match detailsTry: Ngandebe 51' cBoniface 64' mMauvaka 80' mCon: Arrate (1/2) 52'Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 3'Arrate (2/2) 59', 71'Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
18:00Try: Augustus 16' cSimelane (2) 34' c, 56' cLibbok (2) 36' m, 69' cPenxe 54' mCon: Cilliers (2/3) 17', 35'Bosch (2/3) 58', 70'Match detailsTry: Tabidze 29' cGogoladze 64' cCon: Aprasidze (2/2) 30', 65'Referee: Tom Foley
15:30Try: Luna 14' cMalanos 29' cCon: Albornoz (2/2) 14', 30'Match detailsTry: Grobbelaar (2) 5' c, 9' mLombard (2) 16' c, 51' mWillemse 35' mPenxe 38' cAugustus 42' cPapier 57' cLibbok 73' mDe Villiers 74' cCilliers 78' cCon: Bosch (7/11) 6', 17', 38', 43', 58', 75', 79'Pen: Bosch (1/2) 47'Referee: Frank Murphy
18:00Try: Couilloud 2' cBoniface 5' cMauvaka 11' cJalibert 36' cDecron 48' mTolofua 52' cRoumat 64' cPesenti 80' cCon: Jalibert (6/7) 3', 6', 12', 37', 54', 65'Arrate (1/1) 80'Match detailsReferee: Pablo de Luca
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Semi-finals9th place
Ireland52
Samoa26
Ireland24
Georgia18
Argentina25
Georgia26
11th place
Samoa42
Argentina53
13:00Try: Kelleher (2) 4' c, 60' cCooper 10' mWycherley 20' cDowling 38' cNash 40' mFrawley 64' cDoris 77' cCon: Dean (6/8) 4', 20', 39', 61', 65', 78'Match detailsTry: Solipo 32' mEnoka 57' cAh See 68' cIelemia 80' cCon: Ene (3/4) 58', 69', 80'Referee: Tom Foley
15:30Try: Delguy 16' mFerrario 41' cMalanos 80' cCon: Daireaux (2/2) 42', 80'Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 10', 20'ReportTry: Saghinadze 3' cSpanderashvili 12' cCon: Aprasidze (2/2) 4', 13'Pen: Aprasidze (4/6) 25', 34', 38', 76'Referee: Jaco van Heerden
12:00Try: Paisami (2) 32' c, 71' cEnoka 43' cMoore 48' cFonoti 77' cPohla 80' cCon: Paisami (5/5) 33', 44', 48', 71', 77'Tinei (1/1) 80'Match detailsTry: J. González 7' cDelguy (2) 11' c, 36' cL. González (2) 14' c, 60' cAlbornoz 45' cMalanos 74' mCon: Albornoz (6/7) 8', 12', 15', 37', 46', 61'Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 2', 64'Referee: Pierre Brousset
13:00Try: Tynan 20' cDoris 44' cBoyle 49' cCon: Dean (3/3) 21', 45', 50'Pen: Dean (1/1) 73'Match detailsTry: Gogichashvili 31' cAprasidze 54' cCon: Aprasidze (1/1) 32'Abzhandadze (1/1) 55'Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 27', 60'Referee: Pablo de Luca
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Semi-finals5th place
Australia42
Italy19
Australia17
Scotland24
Scotland29
Wales25
7th place
Italy24
Wales25
15:30Try: Perese (3) 4' c, 8' c, 46' cGoddard 53' cTuipulotu 55' cHewat 77' cCon: Goddard (5/5) 5', 9', 48', 53', 56'Nucifora (1/1) 78'Match detailsTry: Dal Zilio (2) 34' m, 68' cD'Onofrio 37' cCon: Rizzi (2/3) 38', 69'Pen: Di Marco (0/1)Referee: Dan Jones
18:00Try: Graham (2) 20' c, 75' cMcCann 27' cHunter-Hill 34' mCon: Eastgate (3/4) 21', 28', 76'Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 55'Match detailsTry: W. Jones 14' mNicholas 30' cRobson 69' cCon: Robson (2/3) 30', 70'Pen: Robson (2/2) 51', 57'Referee: Pierre Brousset
17:00Try: Bradbury 29' cConbeer 38' mP. Jones 67' cCon: Robson (2/3) 30', 68'Pen: Robson (1/1) 18'P. Jones (1/1) 74'Match detailsTry: D'Onofrio 41' cSchiabel 61' mCon: Rizzi (1/2) 42'Pen: Rizzi (4/5) 6', 16', 33', 51'Referee: Jaco van Heerden
14:30Try: Nairn 47' cShiel (2) 56' c, 80' cCon: Eastgate (3/3) 49', 57', 80'Pen: Eastgate (1/2) 38'Match detailsTry: Goddard (2) 23' c, 59' cCon: Goddard (2/2) 24', 60'Pen: Goddard (1/2) 27'Referee: Jamie Nutbrown
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Semi-finalsFinal
England24
South Africa22
England17
New Zealand64
New Zealand39
France26
3rd place
South Africa37
France15
18:00Try: Mercer (2) 2' c, 75' cMitchell 15' cCon: Malins (3/3) 3', 16', 76'Pen: Malins (1/2) 20'Match detailsTry: Augustus (2) 9' c, 40' mVan Heerden 55' cCon: Bosch (2/3) 10', 56'Pen: Bosch (1/1) 72'Referee: Frank Murphy
20:30Try: Jordan 6' cFalcon 10' mPapalii 23' cClarke 33' cAumua 45' cCon: Falcon (4/5) 8', 24', 35', 46'Pen: Falcon (2/2) 2', 77'Match detailsTry: Couilloud 49' cPesenti 51' cMauvaka 63' mTauzin 69' cCon: Arrate (3/4) 50', 53', 70'Referee: Mike Adamson
15:30Try: Van Heerden 15' cGrobbelaar (2) 41' c, 65' mBrits 52' cAugustus 71' mCon: Libbok (3/5) 15', 42', 53'Pen: Libbok (2/2) 48', 60'Match detailsTry: Mauvaka 27' mCouilloud 77' cCon: Couilloud (1/2) 77'Pen: Couilloud (1/1) 34'Referee: Tom Foley
18:00Try: Earl 18' cMitchell 52' mBayliss 71' mCon: Malins (1/3) 19'Match detailsTry: Papalii 4' mRakete-Stones 9' cAumua (3) 25' c, 37' c, 60' mWalker-Leawere 28' cJacobson (2) 40' c, 78' cMcKay 46' mChristie 67' cCon: Perofeta (7/10) 10', 27', 29', 39', 40', 67', 80'Referee: Nic Berry
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