# 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship

The 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in South Africa between 1 April and 18 April 2005. South Africa won the final over New Zealand 20–15.

## Pool/standings

The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.
* Pool A played against Pool D
* Pool B played against Pool C
Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.

## Division A
### Groups

| Group A | Group A | Group B | Group B | Group C | Group C | Group D | Group D |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | France | 3 | South Africa | 4 | England |
| 8 | Japan | 7 | Ireland | 6 | Australia | 5 | Wales |
| 9 | Scotland | 10 | Argentina | 11 | Georgia | 12 | Romania |

### Group phase

* 1 April 2005 13:15
| France | 6–10 | Australia |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 1 April 2005 14:30
| England | 32–11 | Scotland |
* Kings Park Stadium 2, Durban
* 1 April 2005 14:45
| Ireland | 16–0 | Georgia |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban
* 1 April 2005 15:00
| Japan | 5–15 | Romania |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban
* 1 April 2005 15:00
| New Zealand | 25–8 | Wales |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 1 April 2005 18:00
| South Africa | 62–18 | Argentina |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 5 April 2005 13:30
| Scotland | 12–44 | Wales |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 5 April 2005 15:30
| Japan | 9–43 | England |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 5 April 2005 15:30
| New Zealand | 62–0 | Romania |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 15:30
| France | 48–0 | Georgia |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 15:30
| South Africa | 32–7 | Ireland |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 5 April 2005 17:15
| Argentina | 0–38 | Australia |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 9 April 2005 14:45
| Ireland | 0–23 | Australia |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 9 April 2005 15:30
| Argentina | 26–6 | Georgia |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 9 April 2005 15:30
| Scotland | 8–7 | Romania |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 9 April 2005 15:30
| Japan | 3–79 | Wales |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 9 April 2005 16:30
| South Africa | 15–9 | France |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 9 April 2005 17:15
| New Zealand | 24–17 | England |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg

### Knock out phase
#### 9th-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| Ireland | 36 |
| Ireland | 36 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Japan | 18 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Japan | 18 | Ireland | 15 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | Ireland | 15 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | Scotland | 8 |
| Scotland | 32 | Scotland | 8 |
| Georgia | 10 | | |
| Georgia | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | Japan | 24 |
| | | Georgia | 0 |
* 13 April 2005 15:30
| Ireland | 36–18 | Japan |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 13 April 2005 15:30
| Scotland | 32–10 | Georgia |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 17 April 2005 15:00
| Ireland | 15–8 | Scotland |
* Kings Park Stadium 2, Durban
* 17 April 2005 12:45
| Japan | 24–0 | Georgia |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban

#### 5th-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| Wales | 36 |
| Wales | 36 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Argentina | 18 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Argentina | 18 | Wales | 10 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | Wales | 10 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | France | 13 |
| France | 36 | France | 13 |
| Romania | 17 | | |
| Romania | 17 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | Argentina | 13 |
| | | Romania | 21 |
* 13 April 2005 15:30
| Wales | 36–18 | Argentina |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 13 April 2005 16:45
| France | 36–17 | Romania |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 17 April 2005 14:30
| Wales | 10–13 | France |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban
* 17 April 2005 14:45
| Argentina | 13–21 | Romania |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban

#### 1st-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| South Africa | 17 |
| South Africa | 17 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| England | 12 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| England | 12 | South Africa | 20 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | South Africa | 20 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | New Zealand | 15 |
| New Zealand | 25 | New Zealand | 15 |
| Australia | 25 | | |
| Australia | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | England | 21 |
| | | Australia | 29 |
* 13 April 2005 15:00
| South Africa | 17–12 | England |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 13 April 2005 13:00
| New Zealand | 25–25 | Australia |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 17 April 2005 16:30
| South Africa | 20–15 | New Zealand |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 17 April 2005 14:30
| England | 21–29 | Australia |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban

## Division B
### Groups

| Group A | Group A | Group B | Group B | Group C | Group C | Group D | Group D |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | Uruguay | 3 | Chile | 4 | Namibia |
| 8 | United States | 7 | Western Samoa | 6 | Russia | 5 | Tonga |
| 9 | Spain | 10 | South Korea | 11 | Zimbabwe | 12 | Paraguay |

### Group phase

* 1 April 2005 11:00
| Namibia | 49–5 | Spain |
* Kings Park Stadium 2, Durban
* 1 April 2005 11:15
| Western Samoa | 27–0 | Zimbabwe |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban
* 1 April 2005 11:30
| United States | 32–15 | Paraguay |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban
* 1 April 2005 12:45
| Italy | 15–25 | Tonga |
* Kings Park Stadium 2, Durban
* 1 April 2005 13:00
| Uruguay | 41–0 | Russia |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban
* 1 April 2005 13:15
| Chile | 12–39 | South Korea |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban
* 5 April 2005 11:45
| South Korea | 15–32 | Russia |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 5 April 2005 12:00
| Italy | 91–0 | Paraguay |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 12:00
| Spain | 6–25 | Tonga |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 13:45
| Namibia | 20–20 | United States |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 13:45
| Western Samoa | 36–5 | Chile |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 5 April 2005 13:45
| Zimbabwe | 25–23 | Uruguay |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 9 April 2005 12:00
| United States | 10–39 | Tonga |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 9 April 2005 12:00
| South Korea | 22–36 | Zimbabwe |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 9 April 2005 12:00
| Uruguay | 42–0 | Chile |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 9 April 2005 13:45
| Western Samoa | 27–0 | Russia |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 9 April 2005 13:45
| Italy | 29–27 | Namibia |
* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 9 April 2005 13:45
| Spain | 8–17 | Paraguay |
* Durban High School, Durban

### Knock out phase
#### 9th-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| Russia | 15 |
| Russia | 15 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Chile | 14 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Chile | 14 | Russia | 38 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | Russia | 38 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | Spain | 0 |
| Paraguay | 17 | Spain | 0 |
| Spain | 19 | | |
| Spain | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | Chile | 38 |
| | | Paraguay | 22 |
* 13 April 2005 12:00
| Russia | 15–14 | Chile |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 13 April 2005 12:00
| Paraguay | 17–19 | Spain |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 17 April 2005 13:15
| Russia | 38–0 | Spain |
* Kings Park Stadium 2, Durban
* 17 April 2005 11:30
| Chile | 38–22 | Paraguay |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban

#### 5th-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| South Korea | 25 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| South Korea | 25 | South Korea | 22 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | South Korea | 22 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | United States | 22 |
| Namibia | 17 | United States | 22 |
| United States | 19 | | |
| United States | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | Zimbabwe | 21 |
| | | Namibia | 33 |
* 13 April 2005 13:45
| Zimbabwe | 17–25 | South Korea |
* University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
* 13 April 2005 12:00
| Namibia | 17–19 | United States |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 17 April 2005 13:00
| South Korea | 22–22 | United States |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban
* 17 April 2005 11:15
| Zimbabwe | 21–33 | Namibia |
* Kings Park Stadium 3, Durban

#### 1st-place play-off

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 |
| Western Samoa | 24 |
| Western Samoa | 24 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Italy | 22 | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| Italy | 22 | Western Samoa | 36 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | | Western Samoa | 36 |
| 13 April 2005 | 13 April 2005 | Uruguay | 17 |
| Tonga | 12 | Uruguay | 17 |
| Uruguay | 19 | | |
| Uruguay | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 |
| | | Italy | 34 |
| | | Tonga | 17 |
* 13 April 2005 13:45
| Western Samoa | 24–22 | Italy |
* Glenwood High School, Durban
* 13 April 2005 13:45
| Tonga | 12–19 | Uruguay |
* Durban High School, Durban
* 17 April 2005 12:30
| Western Samoa | 36–17 | Uruguay |
* ABSA Stadium, Durban
* 17 April 2005 11:00
| Italy | 34–17 | Tonga |
* Kings Park Stadium 10, Durban

## Final standings

| Division A | Pos | Division B |
| South Africa | 1 | Western Samoa * |
| New Zealand | 2 | Uruguay |
| Australia | 3 | Italy |
| England | 4 | Tonga |
| France | 5 | South Korea |
| Wales | 6 | United States |
| Romania | 7 | Namibia # |
| Argentina | 8 | Zimbabwe # |
| Ireland | 9 | Russia # |
| Scotland | 10 | Spain # |
| Japan | 11 | Chile # |
| Georgia * | 12 | Paraguay # |
* Georgia was demoted to Division B and Samoa promoted to Division A for next World Championship.
# Namibia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Chile, and Paraguay were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.

## Sources

* Official site