# 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the twelfth edition of the premier age-grade competition for rugby. The tournament was held in Argentina for the second time, having been hosted there in 2010.
Defending champions France won the under 20 title again in 2019, defeating Australia in a closely fought final by 24–23 at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario. The city of Santa Fe also hosted matches in the 2019 championship.

## Teams

The teams that participated in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included.
| Team | No. | Result (2018) | Best Result |
| Argentina | 12 | 6th | Third place (2016) |
| Australia | 12 | 5th | Runners-up (2010) |
| England | 12 | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) |
| France | 12 | 1st | Champions (2018) |
| Georgia | 4 | 9th | Ninth place (2018) |
| Ireland | 12 | 11th | Runners-up (2016) |
| Italy | 10 | 8th | Eighth place (2017, 2018) |
| Fiji | 8 | — | Sixth place (2011) |
| New Zealand | 12 | 4th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
| Scotland | 12 | 10th | Fifth place (2017) |
| South Africa | 12 | 3rd | Champions (2012) |
| Wales | 12 | 7th | Runners-up (2013) |

## Pool stage

The pool stage fixture was as follows:

### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts  Argentina 320111370+43158311  France 32019480+14139311  Wales 32018785+2101119  Fiji 300362121−5981811

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts  Australia 320111485+291612311  Ireland 32019785+121311210  England 320110698+8141419  Italy 30034998−4971311

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts  South Africa 330011656+60168214  New Zealand 320111471+43178210  Georgia 310250105−5561704  Scotland 300364112−48101622

### Pool stage standings

Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage:
| Pos | Team | Pool | Pld | −/+ | Pts |
| Finals ||||||
| 1 | South Africa | C | 3 | +60 | 14 |
| 2 | Argentina | A | 3 | +43 | 11 |
| 3 | Australia | B | 3 | +29 | 11 |
| 4 | France | A | 3 | +14 | 11 |
| 5–8th place play-offs ||||||
| 5 | New Zealand | C | 3 | +43 | 10 |
| 6 | Ireland | B | 3 | +12 | 10 |
| 7 | England | B | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 8 | Wales | A | 3 | +2 | 9 |
| 9–12th place play-offs ||||||
| 9 | Georgia | C | 3 | −55 | 4 |
| 10 | Scotland | C | 3 | −48 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | B | 3 | −49 | 1 |
| 12 | Fiji | A | 3 | –59 | 1 |

## Knockout stage
### 9–12th place play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 9th place | 9th place |
| 17 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 17 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario |
| Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 19 | 22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario |
| Italy | 26 | 22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 22 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario |
| Italy | 26 | Italy | 29 |
| 17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | | Italy | 29 |
| 17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 17 June – 13:00 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | Georgia | 17 |
| Georgia | 12 | Georgia | 17 |
| Fiji | 8 | | |
| Fiji | 8 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 22 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 22 June – 10:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario |
| | | Scotland | 34 |
| | | Fiji | 59 |

#### 9th place
### 5–8th place play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 17 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 17 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| Wales | 8 | 22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 22 June – 10:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| Wales | 8 | Wales | 26 |
| 17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | | Wales | 26 |
| 17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 17 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | England | 45 |
| Ireland | 23 | England | 45 |
| England | 30 | | |
| England | 30 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 22 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario | 22 June – 15:30 – Old Resian Club, Rosario |
| | | New Zealand | 40 |
| | | Ireland | 17 |

#### 5th place
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 17 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 17 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| Argentina | 13 |
| Argentina | 13 | 22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| Australia | 34 | 22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 22 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| Australia | 34 | Australia | 23 |
| 17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | | Australia | 23 |
| 17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 17 June – 15:30 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | France | 24 |
| South Africa | 7 | France | 24 |
| France | 20 | | |
| France | 20 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 22 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario | 22 June – 13:00 – Racecourse Stadium, Rosario |
| | | Argentina | 16 |
| | | South Africa | 41 |

#### Final
## Statistics

Statistics for the 2019 championship:

## Final placings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 110 | +28 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 122 | +49 | 23 | 15 |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 92 | +72 | 24 | 11 |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 145 | –3 | 18 | 17 |
| 5–8th place play-offs |||||||||||
| 5 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 147 | +34 | 23 | 20 |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 15 | 18 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 96 | +65 | 24 | 12 |
| 8 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 155 | −18 | 18 | 20 |
| 9–12th place play-offs |||||||||||
| 9 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 134 | −30 | 15 | 17 |
| 10 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 142 | −63 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | Fiji | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 167 | −38 | 18 | 25 |
| 12 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 197 | −80 | 18 | 29 |