2018 World rugby Under 20 Championship - wikipedia 2018 World rugby Under 20 Championship 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Tournament details Host nation France Date 30 May -- 17 June 2018 No. of nations 12 Final positions Champions France Runner - up England Third place South Africa Fourth place New Zealand Tournament statistics Matches played 30 Top scorer ( s ) Louis Carbonel ( 60 ) Most tries Giovanni D'Onofrio Wandisile Simelane ( 6 tries each ) ← 2017 2019 → 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. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in three cities from 30 May to 17 June. Contents 1 Teams 2 Venues 3 Pool stage 3.1 Pool A 3.2 Pool B 3.3 Pool C 3.4 Pool stage standings 4 Knockout stage 4.1 9 -- 12th place play - offs 4.1. 1 Semi-finals 4.1. 2 Eleventh place 4.1. 3 Ninth place 4.2 5 -- 8th place play - offs 4.2. 1 Semi-finals 4.2. 2 Seventh place 4.2. 3 Fifth place 4.3 Finals 4.3. 1 Semi-finals 4.3. 2 Third place 4.3. 3 Final 5 Statistics 6 Final placings 7 References 8 External links Teams The following teams participated in the 2018 U20 Championship : Team No. Result ( 2017 ) Best Result Argentina 11 11th Third place ( 2016 ) Australia 11 6th Runners - up ( 2010 ) England 11 2nd Champions ( 2013, 2014, 2016 ) France 11 4th Fourth place ( 2011, 2015, 2017 ) Georgia 10th Tenth place ( 2016, 2017 ) Ireland 11 9th Runners - up ( 2016 ) Italy 9 8th Eighth place ( 2017 ) Japan 5 -- Tenth place ( 2015 ) New Zealand 11 1st Champions ( 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017 ) Scotland 11 5th Fifth place ( 2017 ) South Africa 11 3rd Champions ( 2012 ) Wales 11 7th Runners - up ( 2013 ) Jump up ^ Promoted from 2017 U20 Trophy Venues The venues that play host to the tournament were as follows : Béziers Narbonne Perpignan Stade de la Méditerranée Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Stade Aimé Giral Capacity : 18,555 Capacity : 12,000 Capacity : 14,593 Béziers Narbonne Perpignan Stadium locations within the southern french region of Occitanie. Pool stage The Pool stage fixture was as follows : Pool A Team Pld PF PA − / + TF TA BP Pts New Zealand 0 0 136 28 + 108 19 14 Wales 0 54 80 -- 26 5 10 0 8 Australia 0 93 72 + 21 12 8 6 Japan 0 0 36 139 -- 103 6 21 Match 4 30 May 2018 Australia 21 -- 26 Wales Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 21 : 00 Try : Hansen 24 ' m McDermott 76 ' c Con : Lucas ( 1 / 1 ) 77 ' Pen : Lonergan ( 3 / 3 ) 4 ', 34 ', 48 ' Try : Nicholas 30 ' c Goodchild 37 ' c Con : Evans ( 2 / 2 ) 31 ', 38 ' Pen : Evans ( 4 / 5 ) 9 ', 20 ', 42 ', 58 ' Match 6 30 May 2018 New Zealand 67 -- 0 Japan Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 21 : 00 Try : Tucker 1 ' m Faingaanuku ( 2 ) 3 ' m, 18 ' c Koroi 9 ' c Sullivan 20 ' c Christie 37 ' c Roe 41 ' m Akauola - Laula 52 ' c Spowart ( 3 ) 58 ' c, 60 ' m, 79 ' m Con : Trask ( 6 / 11 ) 10 ', 19 ', 21 ', 38 ', 53, 59 ' Match 11 3 June 2018 Australia 54 -- 19 Japan Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 14 : 00 Try : Tupou 3 ' c Hansen 6 ' c Wood 29 ' c Maafu 37 ' c McTaggart 61 ' c McDermott 64 ' c Lonergan ( 2 ) 67 ' c, 70 ' m Con : Lucas ( 4 / 4 ) 4 ', 7 ', 30 ', 38 ' Harrison ( 3 / 4 ) 62 ', 65 ', 68 ' Try : Yamamoto ( 2 ) 15 ' m, 20 ' c Vakalahi 79 ' c Con : Mamada ( 1 / 2 ) 21 ' Mori ( 1 / 1 ) 80 ' Match 10 3 June 2018 New Zealand 42 -- 10 Wales Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 16 : 30 Try : Proctor 3 ' c Sullivan 24 ' m Christie 29 ' c Mafile'o 64 ' c Roe 74 ' c Con : Plummer ( 4 / 5 ) 4 ', 30 ', 65 ', 75 ' Pen : Plummer ( 3 / 3 ) 18 ', 40 ', 62 ' Try : Basham 9 ' c Con : Evans ( 1 / 1 ) 10 ' Pen : Evans ( 1 / 1 ) 14 ' Match 13 7 June 2018 Wales 18 -- 17 Japan Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 18 : 30 Try : Morgan 16 ' c Cross 52 ' m Con : Evans ( 1 / 2 ) 17 ' Pen : Evans ( 2 / 3 ) 31 ', 36 ' Try : Vailea 11 ' m Arai 23 ' m Fifita 75 ' c Con : Mori ( 1 / 1 ) 76 ' Match 14 7 June 2018 New Zealand 27 -- 18 Australia Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 21 : 00 Try : Plummer 4 ' c Flanders 11 ' c Spowart 62 ' c Con : Plummer ( 3 / 3 ) 5 ', 12 ', 63 ' Pen : Plummer ( 2 / 2 ) 17 ', 54 ' Try : McReight 28 ' m Penalty try 23 ' Pen : Lucas ( 2 / 2 ) 9 ', 58 ' Pool B Team Pld PF PA − / + TF TA BP Pts England 0 0 117 33 + 84 18 15 Italy 0 62 95 -- 33 9 14 10 Argentina 0 73 82 -- 9 10 10 7 Scotland 0 0 49 91 -- 42 5 14 Match 3 30 May 2018 Scotland 26 -- 27 Italy Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 18 : 30 Try : Dunbar 32 ' m Chapman 37 ' m Dewhirst 51 ' c Con : Chapman ( 1 / 3 ) 52 ' Pen : Chapman ( 3 / 4 ) 9 ', 49 ', 61 ' Try : Penalty try 27 ' D'Onofrio 58 ' c Forcucci 63 ' m Taddia 80 + 2 ' m Con : Di Marco ( 1 / 3 ) 59 ' Pen : Rizzi ( 1 / 2 ) 44 ' Match 5 30 May 2018 England 39 -- 18 Argentina Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 18 : 30 Try : Olowofela ( 2 ) 6 ' c, 35 ' m Walker ( 2 ) 14 ' c, 44 ' c Smith 79 ' c Con : Grayson ( 3 / 4 ) 7 ', 15 ', 45 ' Hardwick ( 1 / 1 ) 80 ' Pen : Grayson ( 1 / 2 ) 41 ' Hardwick ( 1 / 1 ) 62 ' Try : Chocobares 3 ' c Pedemonte 25 ' m Con : Daireaux ( 1 / 2 ) 4 ' Pen : Daireaux ( 1 / 2 ) 9 ' De La Vega Mendia ( 1 / 1 ) 60 ' Match 7 3 June 2018 Scotland 13 -- 29 Argentina Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 14 : 00 Try : McLelland 26 ' c Con : Chapman ( 1 / 1 ) 27 ' Pen : Chapman ( 2 / 3 ) 41 ', 48 ' Try : Collado Castro 1 ' c Herrera Rezzonico 20 ' m Carreras 70 ' c Penalty try 79 ' Con : Daireaux ( 2 / 3 ) 2 ', 71 ' Pen : Daireaux ( 1 / 1 ) 40 ' Match 8 3 June 2018 England 43 -- 5 Italy Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 16 : 30 Try : Smith ( 2 ) 6 ' c, 55 ' c Parton 22 ' c Loader ( 2 ) 26 ' c, 36 ' m Ibitoye 52 ' m Brand 64 ' m Con : Smith ( 4 / 6 ) 7 ', 23 ', 27 ', 56 ' Try : Koffi 34 ' m Match 15 7 June 2018 Italy 30 -- 26 Argentina Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 18 : 30 Try : Mazza ( 2 ) 3 ' m, 51 ' m D'Onofrio 19 ' c Manni 30 ' c Con : Di Marco ( 2 / 4 ) 20 ', 31 ' Pen : Di Marco ( 1 / 1 ) 38 ' Rizzi ( 1 / 1 ) 71 ' Try : Herrera Rezzonico 33 ' m Carreras ( 2 ) 41 ' c, 65 ' c Ruiz 79 ' c Con : Daireaux ( 1 / 2 ) 42 ' De La Vega Mendia ( 2 / 2 ) 66 ', 80 ' Match 16 7 June 2018 England 35 -- 10 Scotland Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 21 : 00 Try : Ibitoye ( 2 ) 4 ' c, 50 ' m Cutting 18 ' m Scott 21 ' m K'poku 70 ' m Williams 73 ' m Con : Hardwick ( 1 / 6 ) 5 ' Pen : Hardwick ( 1 / 1 ) 57 ' Try : Rowe 38 ' c Con : Thompson ( 1 / 1 ) 39 ' Pen : Thompson ( 1 / 2 ) 12 ' Pool C Team Pld PF PA − / + TF TA BP Pts France 0 0 96 65 + 31 13 10 14 South Africa 0 92 90 + 2 15 11 11 Georgia 0 63 77 -- 14 8 11 5 Ireland 0 0 61 80 -- 19 8 12 Match 1 30 May 2018 South Africa 33 -- 27 Georgia Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 18 : 30 Try : Simelane 9 ' m Uys ( 2 ) 25 ' c, 55 ' c Green 42 ' c Burger 48 ' c Con : Willemse ( 4 / 5 ) 26 ', 43 ', 49 ', 56 ' Try : Lomidze 13 ' c Tapladze 38 ' c Dvalishvili 71 ' c Con : Aprasidze ( 3 / 3 ) 14 ', 39 ' Abzhandadze ( 1 / 1 ) 72 ' Pen : Aprasidze ( 2 / 2 ) 17 ', 52 ' Match 2 30 May 2018 France 26 -- 24 Ireland Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 21 : 00 Try : Marty ( 2 ) 4 ' m, 50 ' c Coville 42 ' c Ntmack 44 ' c Con : Ntmack ( 3 / 4 ) 43 ', 45 ', 51 ' Try : Dunleavy 20 ' c O'Sullivan 40 + 1 ' c Byrne 71 ' c Con : Byrne ( 3 / 3 ) 21 ', 40 + 2 ', 72 ' Pen : Byrne ( 1 / 2 ) 17 ' Match 9 3 June 2018 France 24 -- 12 Georgia Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 14 : 00 Try : Lavault 24 ' c Vincent 39 ' c Etcheverry 55 ' c Con : Carbonel ( 3 / 3 ) 25 ', 40 ', 56 ' Pen : Carbonel ( 1 / 1 ) 9 ' Try : Jalagonia 11 ' c Dzagnidze 68 ' m Con : Aprasidze ( 1 / 1 ) 12 ' Match 12 3 June 2018 South Africa 30 -- 17 Ireland Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 16 : 30 Try : Burger 1 ' c Du Plessis 19 ' m Simelane ( 3 ) 51 ' m, 57 ' m, 76 ' m Con : Willemse ( 1 / 2 ) 2 ' Pen : Lombard ( 1 / 2 ) 68 ' Try : Sweetman - Doris 34 ' c Silvester 43 ' c Con : Dean ( 2 / 2 ) 35 ', 44 ' Pen : Dean ( 1 / 1 ) 22 ' Match 17 7 June 2018 Ireland 20 -- 24 Georgia Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 18 : 30 Try : Dean 32 ' m Daly 77 ' c Wojtkowicv 80 + 1 ' m Con : Dean ( 1 / 3 ) 78 ' Pen : Dean ( 1 / 1 ) 13 ' Try : Machaladze 10 ' c Svanidze 21 ' c Abzhandadze 43 ' c Con : Aprasidze ( 3 / 3 ) 11 ', 22 ', 44 ' Pen : Aprasidze ( 1 / 1 ) 16 ' Match 18 7 June 2018 South Africa 29 -- 46 France Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 21 : 00 Try : Erasmus 36 ' c Van der Merwe 46 ' m Simelane 63 ' m Tshakweni 69 ' m Sandi 74 ' c Con : Dobela ( 1 / 1 ) 37 ' Lombard ( 1 / 4 ) 75 ' Try : Joseph ( 2 ) 7 ' c, 19 ' c Carbonel 15 ' m Barassi 26 ' c Ntmack 33 ' c Gros 53 ' c Con : Carbonel ( 3 / 4 ) 8 ', 34 ', 54 ' Ntmack ( 2 / 2 ) 20 ', 27 ' Pen : Carbonel ( 2 / 3 ) 13 ', 79 ' Pool stage standings Pos Team Pool Pld − / + Pts Finals England + 84 15 New Zealand + 108 14 France + 31 14 South Africa + 2 11 5 -- 8th place play - offs 5 Italy -- 33 10 6 Wales -- 26 8 7 Argentina -- 9 7 8 Australia + 21 6 9 -- 12th place play - offs 9 Georgia -- 14 5 10 Ireland -- 18 11 Scotland -- 42 12 Japan -- 103 Knockout stage 9 -- 12th place play - offs Semi-finals Ninth place Ireland 29 Scotland 45 Scotland 31 Georgia 39 Georgia 24 Japan 22 Eleventh place Ireland 39 Japan 33 Semi-finals 12 June 2018 16 : 00 Ireland 29 -- 45 Scotland Try : Byrne 10 ' c Sylvester 21 ' c O'Brien 61 ' c Daly 72 ' m Con : Byrne ( 2 / 2 ) 11 ', 22 ' Dean ( 1 / 2 ) 62 ' Pen : Byrne ( 1 / 1 ) 40 ' Try : Richardson ( 2 ) 24 ' c, 32 ' c Trotter 37 ' c Graham 48 ' c Rowe 55 ' c Onojaife 68 ' c Con : Chapman ( 6 / 6 ) 25 ', 33 ', 38 ', 49 ', 56 ', 69 ' Pen : Chapman ( 1 / 1 ) 7 ' Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan 12 June 2018 18 : 30 Georgia 24 -- 22 Japan Try : Lomidze 13 ' c Tapladze ( 2 ) 38 ' m, 71 ' c Aprasidze 77 ' m Con : Aprasidze ( 2 / 4 ) 14 ', 72 ' Try : Ishida 7 ' c Vailea 29 ' c Yamasawa 42 ' m Con : Mori ( 2 / 3 ) 8 ', 30 ' Pen : Mori ( 1 / 2 ) 20 ' Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan Eleventh place 17 June 2018 11 : 00 Ireland 39 -- 33 Japan Try : Stewart 4 ' c Sheehan 10 ' m Sylvester 33 ' c O'Brien 76 ' m Con : Byrne ( 2 / 4 ) 5 ', 34 ' Pen : Byrne ( 5 / 6 ) 29 ', 43 ', 47 ', 49 ', 63 ' Try : Vailea ( 2 ) 15 ' c, 72 ' c Tsukayama 22 ' m Fifita ( 2 ) 55 ' c, 59 ' c Con : Mori ( 4 / 5 ) 16 ', 56 ', 60 ', 73 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers Ninth place 17 June 2018 13 : 30 Scotland 31 -- 39 Georgia Try : Smith 7 ' m Trotter ( 2 ) 14 ' c, 33 ' c Rowe 71 ' m Miller 75 ' c Con : Chapman ( 2 / 3 ) 15 ', 34 ' Thompson ( 1 / 2 ) 76 ' Try : Japaridze 2 ' m Marjanishvili ( 2 ) 21 ' c, 63 ' c Gigolashvili ( 2 ) 42 ' c, 55 ' c Con : Abzhandadze ( 4 / 4 ) 22 ', 43 ', 56 ', 64 ' Pen : Abzhandadze ( 1 / 1 ) 49 ', 79 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 5 -- 8th place play - offs Semi-finals Fifth place Wales 15 Argentina 39 Argentina 15 Australia 41 Italy 15 Australia 44 Seventh place Wales 34 Italy 17 Semi-finals 12 June 2018 14 : 00 Wales 15 -- 39 Argentina Try : Conbeer 17 ' c Baldwin 32 ' m Con : Evans ( 1 / 2 ) 18 ' Pen : Evans ( 1 / 1 ) 53 ' Try : Nogues 23 ' m Penalty try 39 ' Carreras 41 ' c Molina 54 ' c Avellaneda 75 ' c Con : De La Vega Mendia ( 3 / 4 ) 42 ', 55 ', 76 ' Pen : De La Vega Mendia ( 2 / 6 ) 14 ', 62 ' Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 12 June 2018 16 : 30 Italy 15 -- 44 Australia Try : D'Onofrio ( 3 ) 13 ' m, 20 ' m, 66 ' m Try : Hockings 17 ' m Stewart 28 ' c McReight ( 2 ) 42 ' c, 73 ' m Francis 61 ' c Kuenzle 75 ' c Con : Lonergan ( 3 / 4 ) 29 ', 43 ', 62 ' Harrison ( 1 / 2 ) 76 ' Pen : Lonergan ( 2 / 2 ) 23 ', 65 ' Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne Seventh place 17 June 2018 16 : 00 Wales 34 -- 17 Italy Try : Conbeer 11 ' c Davis 23 ' c Penalty try 40 ' Llewellyn 67 ' c Con : Evans ( 3 / 3 ) 12 ', 24 ', 68 ' Pen : Evans ( 2 / 2 ) 3 ', 61 ' Try : D'Onofrio 19 ' c Taddia 64 ' m Romano 74 ' m Con : Rizzi ( 1 / 3 ) 20 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers Fifth place 17 June 2018 14 : 00 Argentina 15 -- 41 Australia Try : Carreras 14 ' c Grondona 70 ' m Con : De La Vega Mendia ( 1 / 2 ) 15 ' Pen : De La Vega Mendia ( 1 / 1 ) 46 ' Try : Hockings 8 ' c Maafu 21 ' c Ross 56 ' c Hansen 77 ' c Lucas 80 ' c Con : Harrison ( 4 / 4 ) 9 ', 22 ', 57 ', 78 ' Hockings ( 1 / 1 ) 80 + 1 ' Pen : Harrison ( 2 / 2 ) 26 ', 51 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers Finals Semi-finals Final England 32 South Africa 31 England 25 France 33 New Zealand 7 France 16 Third place South Africa 40 New Zealand 30 Semi-finals 12 June 2018 19 : 00 England 32 -- 31 South Africa Try : Parton 10 ' m Hardwick 15 ' c White 22 ' c Olowofela 60 ' c Con : Smith ( 3 / 4 ) 16 ', 23 ', 61 ' Pen : Smith ( 2 / 2 ) 39 ', 48 ' Try : Sandi 8 ' c Uys 44 ' m Nortjé 52 ' c Rass 67 ' m Ntlabakanye 74 ' c Con : Lombard ( 3 / 5 ) 9 ', 53 ', 75 ' Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 12 June 2018 21 : 00 New Zealand 7 -- 16 France Try : Plummer 69 ' c Con : Plummer ( 1 / 1 ) 70 ' Try : Ntmack 42 ' c Con : Carbonel ( 1 / 1 ) 43 ' Pen : Carbonel ( 3 / 4 ) 30 ', 49 ', 63 ' Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan Third place 17 June 2018 16 : 30 South Africa 40 -- 30 New Zealand Try : Green ( 2 ) 1 ' c, 43 ' c Sandi 16 ' c Nortjé 61 ' m Simelane 63 ' c Ntlabakanye 74 ' c Con : Lombard ( 5 / 6 ) 2 ', 17 ', 44 ', 64 ', 75 ' Try : Renton 3 ' c Plummer 13 ' m Riedlinger - Kapa 28 ' c Clarke 80 ' m Con : Plummer ( 2 / 4 ) 4 ', 29 ' Pen : Plummer ( 2 / 4 ) 8 ', 24 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers Final 17 June 2018 19 : 00 England 25 -- 33 France Try : Olowofela ( 2 ) 40 + 1 ' m, 78 ' c Heyes 71 ' c Con : Grayson ( 2 / 3 ) 72 ', 79 ' Pen : Smith ( 2 / 2 ) 21 ', 63 ' Report Try : Woki 25 ' m Séguret 74 ' c Con : Carbonel ( 1 / 2 ) 75 ' Pen : Carbonel ( 7 / 7 ) 4 ', 19 ', 37 ', 41 ', 53 ', 56 ', 68 ' Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers Statistics The player statistics for the 2018 U20 Championship : Top point scorers Pos Player Points Louis Carbonel 60 Harry Plummer 53 Cai Evans 46 Harry Byrne 42 5 Charlie Chapman 38 Marcus Smith Ryan Lonergan 8 Gela Aprasidze 30 Giovanni D'Onofrio Wandisile Simelane Top try scorers Pos Player Tries Giovanni D'Onofrio 6 Wandisile Simelane Jordan Olowofela 5 Halatoa Vailea Jamie Spowart 6 14 players Final placings Pos Team Pld PF PA − / + TF TA France 5 5 0 0 145 106 + 39 16 14 England 5 0 174 97 + 77 25 11 South Africa 5 0 163 152 + 11 26 19 New Zealand 5 0 173 84 + 95 24 10 5 -- 8th place play - offs 5 Australia 5 0 178 102 + 76 23 13 6 Argentina 5 0 127 138 − 11 17 17 7 Wales 5 0 103 136 − 33 11 18 8 Italy 5 0 94 173 − 79 15 24 9 -- 12th place play - offs 9 Georgia 5 0 126 130 − 4 17 19 10 Scotland 5 0 125 149 − 24 16 23 11 Ireland 5 0 129 158 − 29 16 23 12 Japan 5 0 0 5 91 202 − 111 14 29 References ^ Jump up to : `` France to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2018 ''. World Rugby. 5 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Schedule confirmed for World Rugby U20 Championship 2018 ''. World Rugby. 15 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` 2018 U20 Championship -- Stats ''. World Rugby. 17 June 2018. External links Official website World Rugby Junior Championships U-20 Championship 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 U-20 Trophy 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 U-21 ( defunct ) 2002 2003 2005 2006 U-19 ( defunct ) 2005 2006 2007 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship&oldid=856430829 '' Categories : World Rugby Under 20 Championship 2018 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2017 -- 18 in French rugby union International rugby union competitions hosted by France May 2018 sports events in France June 2018 sports events in France Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 25 August 2018, at 04 : 14 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

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