2008_IRB_Junior_World_Championship

2008 IRB Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host	Wales
Date	6–22 June 2008
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	England
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
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2008 IRB Junior World Championship

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The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection.

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This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship. The event, organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), was contested by sixteen men's under-20 national teams.

The tournament was held in June and hosted by Wales, at four separate venues, and won by New Zealand.

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City	Ground	Capacity
Cardiff	Arms Park	13,500
Newport	Rodney Parade	11,700
Swansea	Liberty Stadium	20,532
Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	15,500

Stage	First Match		Last Match
Matchday 1	17:00 2008-06-06	to	19:00 2008-06-06
Matchday 2	17:00 2008-06-10	to	19:00 2008-06-10
Matchday 3	15:00 2008-06-14	to	17:00 2008-06-14
Matchday 4	17:00 2008-06-18	to	19:00 2008-06-18
Final Day – North Wales	18:00 2008-06-21	to	20:00 2008-06-21
Final Day – South Wales	13:00 2008-06-22	to	19:00 2008-06-22

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
New Zealand	3	3	0	25	173	19	+154	3	15
Argentina	3	2	1	6	47	69	–32	1	9
Ireland	3	1	2	6	64	109	–45	1	5
Tonga	3	0	3	3	46	123	–77	0	0

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
6 June 2008	New Zealand	48–9	Tonga	Arms Park, Cardiff
6 June 2008	Argentina	17–9	Ireland	Arms Park, Cardiff
10 June 2008	Argentina	30–10	Tonga	Arms Park, Cardiff
10 June 2008	New Zealand	65–10	Ireland	Arms Park, Cardiff
14 June 2008	Ireland	45–27	Tonga	Arms Park, Cardiff
14 June 2008	New Zealand	60–0	Argentina	Arms Park, Cardiff

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
South Africa	3	3	0	27	196	32	+164	2	14
Samoa	3	2	1	7	60	39	+21	1	9
Scotland	3	1	2	8	61	115	–54	1	5
United States	3	0	3	3	38	169	–131	0	0

2008_IRB_Junior_World_Championship

2008 IRB Junior World Championship

Venues

Calendar

Pools

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

3rd place playoffs

Final

See also

External links

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Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
England	3	3	0	17	119	48	+71	2	14
Australia	3	2	1	27	147	47	+100	3	11
Canada	3	1	2	5	47	151	–104	0	4
Fiji	3	0	3	4	44	111	–67	1	1

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
Wales	3	3	0	11	85	39	+46	2	14
France	3	2	1	13	104	54	+50	3	11
Italy	3	1	2	4	48	81	–33	0	4
Japan	3	0	3	7	47	110	–63	1	1

Qualified for the Championship Semi-finals
Qualified for the 5th to 8th Placed Playoffs
Qualified for the 9th to 12th Placed Playoffs
Qualified for the 13th to 16th Placed Playoffs