2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
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Host nation | England |
Date | June 2016 |
No. of nations | 12 |
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The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship will be the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event is being organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. A total of 12 nations will play in the tournament, which will be held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester.[1] New Zealand will go into the tournament as defending champions.
Teams
The following teams will participate in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship:
Pool | Team | No. of Tournaments | Position 2015 | Position 2016 | Previous best result | |
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New Zealand | 9 | 1st | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015) | |||
England | 9 | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014) | |||
South Africa | 9 | 3rd | Champions (2012) | |||
France | 9 | 4th | Fourth (2011, 2015) | |||
Australia | 9 | 5th | Runners-up (2010) | |||
Wales | 9 | 6th | Runners-up (2013) | |||
Ireland | 9 | 7th | Fourth (2014) | |||
Scotland | 9 | 8th | Eighth (2015) | |||
Argentina | 9 | 9th | Fourth (2012) | |||
Japan | 4 | 10th | Fifteenth (2008, 2009) | |||
Italy | 7 | 11th | Eleventh (2008, 2011, 2014) | |||
Georgia | 1 | DNP | n/a | Promoted from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
Pool stage
The fixtures were released in December 2015.[2]
Pool A
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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts New Zealand 0 Wales 0 Ireland 0 Georgia 0
Match 5 | 7 June 2016 | Wales | v | Ireland | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
17:30 |
Match 3 | 7 June 2016 | New Zealand | v | Georgia | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
19:45 |
Match 10 | 11 June 2016 | New Zealand | v | Ireland | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
13:30 |
Match 11 | 11 June 2016 | Wales | v | Georgia | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
15:45 |
Match 17 | 15 June 2016 | Ireland | v | Georgia | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
17:30 |
Match 14 | 15 June 2016 | New Zealand | v | Wales | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
17:30 |
Pool B
Match 2 | 7 June 2016 | Australia | v | Scotland | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
17:30 |
Match 6 | 7 June 2016 | England | v | Italy | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
19:45 |
Match 7 | 11 June 2016 | Australia | v | Italy | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
13:30 |
Match 12 | 11 June 2016 | England | v | Scotland | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
18:00 |
Match 16 | 15 June 2016 | Scotland | v | Italy | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
15:15 |
Match 15 | 15 June 2016 | England | v | Australia | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
19:45 |
Pool C
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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts South Africa 0 France 0 Argentina 0 Japan 0
Match 1 | 7 June 2016 | France | v | Argentina | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
15:15 |
Match 4 | 7 June 2016 | South Africa | v | Japan | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
15:15 |
Match 8 | 11 June 2016 | France | v | Japan | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
15:45 |
Match 9 | 11 June 2016 | South Africa | v | Argentina | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
18:00 |
Match 13 | 15 June 2016 | Argentina | v | Japan | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
15:15 |
Match 18 | 15 June 2016 | South Africa | v | France | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
19:45 |
Knockout stage
9–12th place play-offs
Semifinals | 9th place | ||||||
11th place | |||||||
Semifinals
Match 19 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
15:15 |
Match 20 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
17:30 |
11th place game
Match 25 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
12:00 |
9th place game
Match 26 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
14:15 |
5–8th place play-offs
Semifinals | 5th place | ||||||
7th place | |||||||
Semifinals
Match 22 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
15:15 |
Match 21 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
19:45 |
7th place game
Match 28 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
14:30 |
5th place game
Match 27 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
16:30 |
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
3rd place | |||||||
Semifinals
Match 23 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
17:30 |
Match 24 | 20 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
19:45 |
3rd place game
Match 29 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
16:45 |
Final
Match 30 | 25 June 2016 | TBC | v | TBC | AJ Bell Stadium | |
19:00 |
References
- ↑ England to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2016
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