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The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the second time in Italy by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.[1] Twelve nations played in the tournament, with matches hosted by Parma, Viadana, Calvisano and Cremona, host city of the final match. England went into the tournament as the two-time defending champions after they successfully defended their title in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (as the tournament was known through 2014). This was the first U20 Championship held after the sport's governing body changed its name from the International Rugby Board to the current World Rugby.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Italy |
| Date | 2–20 June 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  France |
← 2014 2016 → | |
New Zealand won the title after a 21–16 win against England in the final.[2][3]
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The championship was held across four locations. Parma, Viadana and Calvisano hosted pool matches, with the latter two hosting semi-finals for each bracket (teams 1–4, 5–8 and 9–12). Cremona hosted the final and two of the remaining positional play-offs, with Calvisano hosting the others.
| Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Cremona | Stadio Giovanni Zini | 20,641 |
| Viadana | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | 6,000 |
| Calvisano | Stadio San Michele | 5,000 |
| Parma | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 |
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The following teams participated in the 2015 World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Pool | Team | No. of Tournaments | Position 2014 | Position 2015 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | England |
8 | 1st | 2nd | Runners-up |
| A | France |
8 | 6th | 4th | |
| A |  Japan |
3 | DNP | 10th | Promoted from 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy |
| A |  Wales |
8 | 7th | 6th | |
| B |  Australia |
8 | 5th | 5th | |
| B | Italy |
6 | 11th | 11th | |
| B | South Africa |
8 | 2nd | 3rd | Bronze Medal Winner |
| B |  Samoa |
6 | 8th | 12th | Relegated to 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
| C |  Argentina |
8 | 9th | 9th | |
| C |  Ireland |
8 | 4th | 7th | |
| C | New Zealand |
8 | 3rd | 1st | Champions |
| C |  Scotland |
8 | 10th | 8th |
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The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:[4][5][6]
- TMO Shaun Veldsman travelled to Italy for the semi-finals and the final.
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The playing schedule and pools were announced on 25 November 2014.[7]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advances to finals | |
| Teams in the 5–8th place play-offs | |
| Teams in the 9–12th place play-offs | |
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
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:
- The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other;
- The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its Pool Matches;
- The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its Pool Matches;
- The Team which has scored most points in all its Pool Matches;
- The Team which has scored most tries in all its Pool Matches; and
- If none of the above produce a result, then it will be resolved with a toss of a coin.
Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, PD = Points difference between match points for and match points against, TF = tries for, TA = tries against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points
Pool A
| 2 June 2015 | France |
19–10 | Wales |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Bonneval 7' m Ramos 13' c Blanc 57' c Con: Ramos (2/3) 14', 58' |
Stats[8] | Try: Smith 62' c Con: Evans (1/1) 63' Pen: Jones (1/2) 30' |
Referee: Matthew Carley (England) |
| 2 June 2015 | England |
59–7 | Japan |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Perkins 1' c Walker 5' c Townsend (2) 8' m, 31' m Morris (2) 13' c, 18' c Howe 38' c Skinner 42' c Witty 80' c Con: Jennings (7/9) 2', 6', 14', 19', 39', 43', 80' |
Stats[9] | Try: Penalty try 61' c Con: Noguchi (1/1) 62' |
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy) |
| 6 June 2015 | France |
47–7 | Japan |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Bethune 3' c Delannoy 9' c Doubrere 46' m Cancoriet 61' c Chat 63' c Fouyssac (2) 67' c, 79 'c Con: Belleau (2/2) 4', 10' Meret (4/5) 62', 64', 68', 80' |
Stats[10] | Try: Penalty try 17' c Con: Noguchi (1/1) 18' |
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 6 June 2015 | England |
30–16 | Wales |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Clark 9' c Packman 17' m Townsend 27' c Skinner 64' m Con: Jennings (2/3) 10', 28' Pen: Jennings (2/2) 1', 34' |
Stats[11] | Try: Watkin 38' c Con: Evans (1/1) 39' Pen: Evans (3/3) 31', 41', 60' |
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) |
| 10 June 2015 | England |
18–30 | France |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Chisholm 34' m Penalty try 60' c Con: Evans (1/1) 61' Pen: Jennings (1/1) 23' Evans (1/1) 66' |
Stats[12] | Try: Penaud (2) 18' c, 25' c Estorge 44' c Con: Ramos (3/3) 19', 26', 45' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 5', 70' Drop: Meret (1/1) 77' |
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland) |
| 10 June 2015 | Wales |
66–3 | Japan |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Evans 6' c Wyn Benham (2) 10' c, 31' c Phillips 19' c Adams (2) 40' m, 77' c Beard 45' c Howells 47' m Belcher 65' c Davies 72' c Con: Evans (5/7) 6', 10', 20', 32', 46' D. Jones (3/3) 66', 73', 79' |
Stats[13] | Pen: Noguchi (1/1) 3' | Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 83 | –5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 98 | –38 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 94 | –50 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 June 2015 | Australia |
34–22 | Samoa |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Gunn 10' m Placid (2) 27' c, 68' c Deegan 49' m Kellaway 74' c Con: Deegan (3/5) 28', 69', 75' Pen: Deegan (1/2) 2' |
Stats[14] | Try: Winterstein 40' m Dowsing 64' c Adams 71' c Con: Falaniko (2/2) 65', 72' Pen: Ioane (1/2) 18' |
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) |
| 2 June 2015 | South Africa |
33–5 | Italy |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Van der Merwe 15' c Penalty try 34' c Liebenberg 37' c Bothma 65' m Van Wyk 78' c Con: Thomson (3/3) 16', 35', 38' De Beer (1/2) 79' |
Stats[15] | Try: Agbasse 11' m | Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland) |
| 6 June 2015 | South Africa |
40–8 | Samoa |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Du Toit 7' c Jenkins 35' m Liebenberg 46' m Zas 49' c Penalty try 80' c Con: Thomson (2/4) 8', 50' De Beer (1/1) 80' Pen: Thomson (3/3) 4', 22', 40' |
Stats[16] | Try: Leilua 66' m Pen: Falaniko (1/1) 29' |
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy) |
| 6 June 2015 | Australia |
31–15 | Italy |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Wilkin 31' c Tuttle 34' c Orr 37' c Korczyk 63' c Con: Deegan (4/4) 32', 35', 38', 64' Pen: Deegan (1/1) 26' |
Stats[17] | Try: Masato 22' m Luus 66' c Con: Minozzi (1/2) 67' Pen: Minozzi (1/3) 4' |
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) |
| 10 June 2015 | Samoa |
30–24 | Italy |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Leger 4'c Falaniko 20' c Tuiomanufili 69' c Con: Falaniko (3/3) 5', 21', 71' Pen: Falaniko (3/3) 15', 35', 59' |
Stats[18] | Try: Giammarioli 2' c Polledri 31' m Ferraro 44' c Zanetti 51' m Con: Minozzi (2/4) 3', 45' |
Referee: Will Houston (Australia) |
| 10 June 2015 | South Africa |
46–13 | Australia |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Vermeulen 2' c Nché 17' c Ngcukana 43' c Thomson 54' c Jenkins 59' m Zas 68' c Con: Thomson (4/4) 4', 18', 44', 56' De Beer (1/1) 69' Pen: Thomson (2/2) 12', 36' |
Stats[19] | Try: Paia'aua 62' m Kellaway 78' m Pen: Deegan (1/1) 8' |
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 42 | +83 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 61 | –16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 98 | –39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 79 | –28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 June 2015 | Ireland |
18–16 | Argentina |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 16:30 | Pen: Carbery (5/6) 3', 35', 40', 46', 55' Quinlan (1/1) 80' |
Stats[20] | Try: Portillo 42' c Con: Miotti (1/1) 43' Pen: Miotti (1/3) 5' Boffelli (1/1) 77' Drop: Miotti (1/1) 29' |
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |
| 2 June 2015 | New Zealand |
68–10 | Scotland |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Bridge 18' c Li 23' c Ioane 36' c Gibson 40' c Karpik 47' c Jo. Goodhue 54' m Cridge 60' c Hunt 70' m Faiane 76' c Con: Hunt (7/9) 19', 24', 37', 42', 48', 61', 77' Pen: Hunt (3/4) 6', 29', 68' |
Stats[21] | Try: Carmichael 15' c Con: Hutchinson (1/1) 16' Pen: Hutchinson (1/1) 10' |
Referee: Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) |
| 6 June 2015 | Ireland |
24–20 | Scotland |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Dardis 11' m Oliver 30' c Con: Carbery (1/2) 31' Pen: Carbery (3/3) 20', 42', 64' Quinlan (1/1) 77' |
Stats[22] | Try: Carmichael 61' c Knott 80' Con: Kinghorn (2/2) 62', 80' Pen: Horne (2/2) 36', 45' |
Referee: Will Houston (Australia) |
| 6 June 2015 | New Zealand |
32–29 | Argentina |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Laulala 27' c Wainui 36' m Tahuriorangi 63' c Ioane 65' c Con: Hunt (1/2) 28' Black (2/2) 64', 66' Pen: Hunt (1/1) 14' Black (1/1) 77' |
Stats[23] | Try: Paolucci (2) 69', 74' Con: Miotti (2/2) 70', 75' Pen: Boffelli (3/5) 10', 17', 20' Miotti (1/1) 61' Drop: Ferro (1/2) 34' |
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) |
| 10 June 2015 | Argentina |
6–29 | Scotland |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 16:30 | Pen: Miotti (2/4) 21', 35' | Stats[24] | Try: Nairn 44' c Galloway 52' m Wynne 68' m Con: Kinghorn (1/3) 45' Pen: Kinghorn (4/4) 5', 8', 19', 41' |
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) |
| 10 June 2015 | New Zealand |
25–3 | Ireland |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Li (2) 17' m, 43' c Gibson 47' c Con: Black (2/3) 44', 49' Pen: Black (2/2) 29', 40' |
Stats[25] | Pen: Carbery (1/3) 15' | Referee: Matthew Carley (England) |
Standings after pool stage
Overall Standings | ||||||||||||||
| Pool Pos | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| C1 | 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 42 | +83 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| A1 | 3 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 35 | +61 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| A2 | 4 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 53 | +54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| B2 | 5 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 83 | −5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | |
| C2 | 6 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| A3 | 7 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
| C3 | 8 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 98 | −39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
| B3 | 9 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 98 | −38 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | |
| C4 | 10 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| B4 | 11 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 94 | −50 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
| A4 | 12 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 172 | −155 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
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9–12th place play-offs
| Semi-finals | 9th place | |||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||
| Japan | 29 | |||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||
| Argentina | 38 | |||||
| Argentina | 46 | |||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||
| Italy | 20 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 15 June 2015 | Argentina |
46–5 | Italy |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Miotti 9' c Velez (2) 13' c, 18' m Bartoloni 31' c Granella 40' m Widmer 55' m Gauna 72' c Con: Miotti (3/5) 9', 14', 32' Boffelli (1/2) 73' Pen: Boffelli (1/3) 50' |
Stats[26] | Try: Luus 44' m | Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |
| 15 June 2015 | Samoa |
12–29 | Japan |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Kueffner-Mulitalo 51' c Con: Falaniko (1/1) 52' c Winterstein 60' m Pen: Falaniko (1/2) 52' |
Stats[27] | Try: Makisi 25' m Noguchi 38' c Horikosh 47' c Penalty try 55' c Con: Noguchi (3/4) 39', 48', 56' Pen: Noguchi (1/1) 74' |
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland) |
11th place game
| 20 June 2015 | Samoa |
19–20 | Italy |
Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Tiatia 15' c Con: Falaniko (1/1) 16' Pen: Falaniko (4/8) 12', 19', 45', 60' |
Stats[28] | Try: Penalty try (2) 57' c, 73' c Con: Azzolini (2/2) 58', 74' Pen: Azzolini (1/1) 3' Minozzi (1/1) 24' |
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland) |
9th place game
| 20 June 2015 | Japan |
21–38 | Argentina |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Tatafu (2) 5' c, 51' c Yatomi 33' c Con: Noguchi (3/3) 6', 34', 52' |
Stats[29] | Try: Deheza (2) 20' m, 39' c Achilli 26' m Larrague 58' c Gauna 69' c Boffelli 76' c Con: Boffelli (4/6) 40', 59', 70', 77' |
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy) |
5–8th place play-offs
| Semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||
| Wales | 23 | |||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| Scotland | 9 | |||||
| Ireland | 17 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 15 June 2015 | Australia |
31–21 | Scotland |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Placid (2) 22' m, 54' c Lealaiauloto-Tui 43' m McInerney 47' c Sandell 62' c Con: Deegan (3/5) 48', 55', 63' |
Stats[30] | Try: Coombes 5' c Galloway 73' c Penalty try 79' c Con: Kinghorn (1/1) 6' Horne (2/2) 74', 80' |
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy) |
| 15 June 2015 | Ireland |
12–22 | Wales |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Gaffney 44' Rock 72' m Con: Carbery (1/2) 45' |
Stats[31] | Try: Howells 8' m Davies 14' c Adams 19' c Con: Evans (2/3) 15', 19' Pen: Evans (1/1) 38' |
Referee: Will Houston (Australia) |
7th place game
| 20 June 2015 | Scotland |
9–17 | Ireland |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 20:30 | Pen: Kinghorn (2/4) 6', 24' Horne (1/1) 69' |
Stats[32] | Try: Fitzgerald (2) 9' c, 72' c Con: Carbery (1/1) 10' Ringrose (1/1) 73' Pen: Ringrose (1/1) 50' |
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) |
5th place game
| 20 June 2015 | Australia |
28–23 | Wales |
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Korczyk 5' c Lealaiaulolo-Tui 19' c Fainga'a 62' c Placid 66' c Con: Deegan (4/4) 6', 20', 63', 67' |
Stats[33] | Try: Adams 14' m Wyn Benham 68' m Lewis 79' c Con: Jones (1/3) 80' Pen: Jones (2/3) 48', 56' |
Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| South Africa | 20 | |||||
| England | 28 | |||||
| England | 16 | |||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||
| New Zealand | 45 | |||||
| France | 7 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||
| France | 18 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 15 June 2015 | New Zealand |
45–7 | France |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Li (3) 11' c, 30' c, 53' c Ioane (2) 27' c, 34' c Goodhue 78' c Con: Black (6/6) 12', 28', 31', 35', 54', 79' Pen: Black (1/1) 4' |
Stats[34] | Try: Castets 8' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 9' |
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 15 June 2015 | South Africa |
20–28 | England |
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Jaer 77' c Du Plessis 79' c Con: Thomson (2/2) 77', 79' Pen: Thomson (2/3) 7', 20' |
Stats[35] | Try: Chisholm 25' m Penalty try 39' c Tompkins 70' c Con: Jennings (2/3) 40', 71' Pen: Jennings (3/5) 4', 10', 54' |
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) |
3rd place game
| 20 June 2015 | France |
18–31 | South Africa |
Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Bonneval 11' m Delannoy 42' m Blanc 48' m Pen: Meret (1/1) 8' |
Stats[36] | Try: Du Toit 21' c Jenkins 28' c Du Preez (2) 33' c, 38' c Con: Thomson (4/4) 22', 29', 35', 39' Pen: Thomson (1/3) 66' |
Referee: Matthew Carley (England) |
Final
| 20 June 2015 | New Zealand |
21–16 | England |
Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Aso 25' m Ioane 45' c Con: Black (1/2) 46' Pen: Black (3/4) 8', 36', 58' |
Stats[37] | Try: Clark 3' c Con: Jennings (1/1) 5' Pen: Jennings (3/4) 12', 49', 56' |
Referee: Will Houston (Australia) |
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