# 2024 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

The 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy is the fourteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament will be held in Scotland for the first time.
The tournament is to be held at the 7,800 capacity Edinburgh Rugby Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Qualified teams

A total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts Scotland and the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country Japan qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).

## Match officials

The following 8 referees were announced as official World Rugby referees.

### Referees

* Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)
* Morgan White (Hong Kong)
* Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
* Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
* Ru Campbell (Scotland)
* Nicolae Fratila (Romania)
* Luis Fernandez (Spain)
* Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
* Lex Weiner (United States)

## Pool stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 25 | +245 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 73 | +123 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 223 | −162 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 245 | −206 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
* 2 July 11:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Japan | 105–20 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Ru Campbell (Scotland)
* 2 July 17:15 BST (UTC+01)
| Scotland | 123–15 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
* 7 July 14:30 BST (UTC+01)
| Scotland | 101–0 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Romania)
* 7 July 17:15 BST (UTC+01)
| Japan | 81–7 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)
* 12 July 11:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Hong Kong | 19–39 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
* 12 July 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Scotland | 46–10 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Lex Weiner (United States)

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 65 | +41 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 79 | +21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
* 2 July 14:30 BST (UTC+01)
| Uruguay | 25–7 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
* 2 July 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 33–44 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Morgan White (Hong Kong)
* 7 July 11:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Uruguay | 15–32 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
* 7 July 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Netherlands | 51–3 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Lex Weiner (United States)
* 12 July 14:30 BST (UTC+01)
| Kenya | 17–30 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Romania)
* 12 July 17:15 BST (UTC+01)
| Uruguay | 32–16 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)

## Knockout stage
### 7th place playoff

* 17 July 11:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Hong Kong | 34–14 | Kenya |
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* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)

### 5th place playoff

* 17 July 14:30 BST (UTC+01)
| Samoa | 29–46 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Ru Campbell (Scotland)

### 3rd place playoff

* 17 July 17:15 BST (UTC+01)
| Japan | 73–22 | Uruguay |
| | Report | |
* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Morgan White (Hong Kong)

### Final

* 17 July 19:45 BST (UTC+01)
| Scotland | 48–10 | United States |
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* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
* Scotland were promoted to the World Rugby U20 Championship.

## Final rankings

| Pos | Teamvte | P | W | Diff. |
| 1 | Scotland (H, C) | 4 | 4 | +283 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | +3 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 3 | +176 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | –34 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | +38 |
| 6 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | –179 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | –186 |
| 8 | Kenya | 4 | 0 | –99 |