The 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Georgia by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in Tbilisi and Kutaisi from 31 May to 18 June.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Georgia |
| Date | 31 May – 18 June 2017 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Tries scored | 239 (7.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tiaan Falcon (69) |
| Most tries | Juarno Augustus (7) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Teams
editThe following teams participated in the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Pool | Team | No of Tournaments | Position 2016 | Position 2017 | Previous best result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Australia | 10 | 6th | 6th | Runner-up (2010) | |
| A | England | 10 | 1st | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) | |
| A | Samoa | 7 | DNP | 12th | Eighth (2014) | Promoted from 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy Relegated to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
| A | Wales | 10 | 7th | 7th | Runner-up (2013) | |
| B | Ireland | 10 | 2nd | 9th | Runner-up (2016) | |
| B | Italy | 8 | 11th | 8th | Eleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) | |
| B | New Zealand | 10 | 5th | 1st | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015) | |
| B | Scotland | 10 | 8th | 5th | Eighth (2015, 2016) | |
| C | Argentina | 10 | 3rd | 11th | Third (2016) | |
| C | France | 10 | 9th | 4th | Fourth (2011, 2015) | |
| C | Georgia | 2 | 10th | 10th | Tenth (2016) | |
| C | South Africa | 10 | 4th | 3rd | Champions (2012) |
Match officials
editThe following officials will oversee the thirty matches:[3]
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Pool stage
editThe fixtures were released in September 2016.[4]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to finals | |
| Teams in the 5–8th place play-offs | |
| Teams in the 9–12th place play-offs | |
All times are in Georgian Standard Time (UTC+04)
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.
Pool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts England 3 3 0 0 128 58 +70 18 6 2 14 Australia 3 2 0 1 76 63 +13 8 7 2 10 Wales 3 1 0 2 93 78 +15 13 9 2 6 Samoa 3 0 0 3 63 161 –98 7 24 1 1
| Match 1 | 31 May 2017 | England | 74–17 | Samoa | Avchala Stadium | |
| 13:00 | Try: Crossdale (2) 2' m, 51' m Mercer (2) 9' c, 34' c Malins 12' m Mitchell 21' m Morris (2) 27' c, 67' c Ibitoye (2) 38' c, 69' c Street 42' m Knight 60' c Con: Malins (4/7) 10', 28', 35', 39' Umaga (3/5) 61', 67', 70' |
Match details | Try: Filipo (2) 64' c, 72' c Con: Paisami (2/2) 65', 73' Pen: Ene (1/2) 25' |
Referee: Dan Jones |
| Match 4 | 31 May 2017 | Australia | 24–17 | Wales | Avchala Stadium | |
| 20:30 | Try: Hutchison 35' c Johnson-Holmes 58' c Perese 77' c Con: Goddard (1/1) 36' Nucifora (2/2) 60', 79' Pen: Goddard (1/2) 30' |
Match details | Try: Lewis 4' c Blacker 55' c Con: Robson (2/2) 5', 56' Drop: Robson (1/1) 76' |
Referee: Frank Murphy |
| Match 8 | 4 June 2017 | Australia | 33–26 | Samoa | Avchala Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Hutchison 11' m Riley 47' c Tupou 54' m McNamara 59' c Con: Nucifora (1/2) 48' Goddard (1/2) 59' Pen: Nucifora (1/2) 15' Goddard (2/2) 70', 80' |
Match details | Try: Teleʻa 17' c Pohla (2) 42' m, 65' m Con: Paisami (1/2) 19' Pen: Paisami (1/3) 35' Ene (2/2) 72', 76' |
Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| Match 10 | 4 June 2017 | England | 34–22 | Wales | Avchala Stadium | |
| 20:30 | Try: Clegg 10' c Ibitoye (2) 13' c, 28' c Mitchell 65' c Con: Malins (4/4) 10', 13', 30', 66' Pen: Malins (1/2) 33' Drop: Malins (1/1) 69' |
Match details | Try: Assiratti 39' c Penalty try 48' Goodchild 76' m Con: Robson (1/1) 40' Pen: Robson (1/1) 6' |
Referee: Pierre Brousset |
| Match 13 | 8 June 2017 | Wales | 54–20 | Samoa | Avchala Stadium | |
| 13:00 | Try: Rosser 10' c Ward 20' c Lewis-Hughes (2) 29' c, 49' m Moore 39' c Blacker 70' c Griffiths 74' c Goodchild 80' c Con: B. Jones (5/6) 10', 20', 29', 40', 71' Robson (2/2) 75', 80' |
Match details | Try: Pohla 56' c Enoka 67' c Con: Ene (2/2) 58', 68' Pen: Ene (2/2) 5', 9' |
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown |
| Match 16 | 8 June 2017 | England | 20–19 | Australia | Avchala Stadium | |
| 20:30 | Try: Ibitoye 23' c Street 51' c Con: Malins (2/2) 24', 52' Pen: Brophy-Clews (1/1) 7' Malins (1/1) 78' |
Match details | Try: Tuipulotu 9' c Con: Goddard (1/1) 10' Pen: Goddard (3/4) 2', 15', 21' Nucifora (1/2) 72' |
Referee: Mike Adamson |
Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 179 49 +130 26 7 3 15 Scotland 3 2 0 1 69 86 –17 11 10 1 9 Italy 3 1 0 2 64 106 –42 8 14 2 6 Ireland 3 0 0 3 52 123 –71 5 19 2 2
| Match 5 | 31 May 2017 | New Zealand | 42–20 | Scotland | AIA Arena | |
| 13:00 | Try: Faingaanuku (3) 2' c, 25' c, 80' m Aumua 13' m Papalii 45' m Leger 50' c Con: Falcon (3/6) 4', 25', 51' Pen: Falcon (2/3) 43', 57' |
Match details | Try: Renwick 11' m Graham 19' m Henderson 66' c Con: Henderson (1/1) 67' Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 41' |
Referee: Tom Foley |
| Match 6 | 31 May 2017 | Ireland | 21–22 | Italy | AIA Arena | |
| 15:30 | Try: Nash (2) 41' m, 46' c Con: Dean (1/2) 47' Pen: Dean (2/3) 27', 63' Frawley (1/2) 70' |
Match details | Try: Fischetti 10' m Bianchi 16' c Cioffi 76' c Con: Rizzi (1/2) 18' Cioffi (1/1) 77' Drop: Rizzi (1/1) 28' |
Referee: Mike Adamson |
| Match 11 | 4 June 2017 | Ireland | 28–32 | Scotland | AIA Arena | |
| 13:00 | Try: Stafford 21' c Kelly (2) 57' c, 75' m Con: Dean (1/1) 22' Tynan (1/2) 58' Pen: Dean (2/2) 17', 51' Tynan (1/1) 67' |
Match details | Try: McCann 28' c Renwick 39' m Graham 53' c Eastgate 61' m Nairn 68' m Con: Eastgate (2/5) 29', 54' Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 47' |
Referee: Dan Jones |
| Match 12 | 4 June 2017 | New Zealand | 68–26 | Italy | AIA Arena | |
| 15:30 | Try: Jordan 9' c Leger 16' c Clarke (2) 20' c, 42' c Nareki 28' m Ennor 32' c Rakete-Stones 66' c Tua 69' m Choat 79' c Con: Falcon (5/6) 10', 18', 21', 33', 42' Leger (2/3) 67', 80' Pen: Falcon (3/3) 4', 8', 52' |
Match details | Try: Cornelli 1' c Cannone 14' c Lamaro 38' c Rollero 48' m Con: Di Marco (3/4) 2', 15', 39' |
Referee: Pablo de Luca |
| Match 17 | 8 June 2017 | Scotland | 17–16 | Italy | AIA Arena | |
| 13:00 | Try: Nairn 6' m Crosbie 15' c Dodd 65' m Con: Eastgate (1/2) 16' |
Match details | Try: Zanon 10' c Con: Rizzi (1/1) 11' Pen: Rizzi (3/3) 36', 50', 57' |
Referee: Nic Berry |
| Match 18 | 8 June 2017 | Ireland | 3–69 | New Zealand | AIA Arena | |
| 15:30 | Pen: Fitzgerald (1/1) 4' | Match details | Try: Clarke (3) 10' c, 36' m, 60' c Jordan (3) 17' m, 23' c, 77' c Ennor 21' c Christie 42' c Enari 43' m McKay 67' c Falcon 72' m Con: Falcon (7/11) 11', 22', 25', 43', 61', 68', 77' |
Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts South Africa 3 2 1 0 133 51 +82 19 7 2 12 France 3 2 1 0 103 48 +55 14 5 1 11 Argentina 3 1 0 2 76 124 –48 10 16 2 6 Georgia 3 0 0 3 40 129 –89 4 19 0 0
| Match 2 | 31 May 2017 | South Africa | 23–23 | France | Avchala Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Augustus (2) 1' c, 80' c Con: Bosch (2/2) 1', 80' Pen: Bosch (3/3) 6', 46', 62' |
Match details | Try: Buros 7' m Dufour 27' c Couilloud 41' m Con: Ntamack (1/3) 28' Drop: Ntamack (2/2) 48', 54' |
Referee: Nic Berry |
| Match 3 | 31 May 2017 | Argentina | 37–26 | Georgia | Avchala Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Kremer 6' m González 11' m Ruiz 25' c Sauze 61' c Stávile 67' c Con: Albornoz (2/4) 26', 62' Daireaux (1/1) 68' Pen: Albornoz (2/3) 44', 46' |
Match details | Try: Kveseladze 65' c Tcheishvili 71' c Con: Aprasidze (1/1) 66' Gogoladze (1/1) 72' Pen: Aprasidze (4/4) 5', 18' 33', 37' |
Referee: Pierre Brousset |
| Match 7 | 4 June 2017 | Argentina | 25–26 | France | Avchala Stadium | |
| 13:00 | Try: Daireaux (2) 35' c, 44' c Oviedo 67' m Con: Carreras (1/1) 36' Daireaux (1/2) 45' Pen: Albornoz (1/1) 74' Drop: Albornoz (1/1) 76' |
Match details | Try: Ngandebe 51' c Boniface 64' m Mauvaka 80' m Con: Arrate (1/2) 52' Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 3' Arrate (2/2) 59', 71' |
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown |
| Match 9 | 4 June 2017 | South Africa | 38–14 | Georgia | Avchala Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Augustus 16' c Simelane (2) 34' c, 56' c Libbok (2) 36' m, 69' c Penxe 54' m Con: Cilliers (2/3) 17', 35' Bosch (2/3) 58', 70' |
Match details | Try: Tabidze 29' c Gogoladze 64' c Con: Aprasidze (2/2) 30', 65' |
Referee: Tom Foley |
| Match 14 | 8 June 2017 | Argentina | 14–72 | South Africa | Avchala Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Luna 14' c Malanos 29' c Con: Albornoz (2/2) 14', 30' |
Match details | Try: Grobbelaar (2) 5' c, 9' m Lombard (2) 16' c, 51' m Willemse 35' m Penxe 38' c Augustus 42' c Papier 57' c Libbok 73' m De Villiers 74' c Cilliers 78' c Con: Bosch (7/11) 6', 17', 38', 43', 58', 75', 79' Pen: Bosch (1/2) 47' |
Referee: Frank Murphy |
| Match 15 | 8 June 2017 | France | 54–0 | Georgia | Avchala Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Couilloud 2' c Boniface 5' c Mauvaka 11' c Jalibert 36' c Decron 48' m Tolofua 52' c Roumat 64' c Pesenti 80' c Con: Jalibert (6/7) 3', 6', 12', 37', 54', 65' Arrate (1/1) 80' |
Match details | Referee: Pablo de Luca |
Current combined standings
editOverall Standings
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| Pool Pos | Seed | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 49 | +130 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |
| A1 | 2 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 58 | +70 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| C1 | 3 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 51 | +82 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |
| C2 | 4 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 48 | +55 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| A2 | 5 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 63 | +13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| B2 | 6 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 86 | –17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
| A3 | 7 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 78 | +15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| B3 | 8 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 106 | –42 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |
| C3 | 9 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 124 | –48 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |
| B4 | 10 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 123 | –71 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | |
| A4 | 11 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 161 | –98 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
| C4 | 12 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 129 | –89 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
edit9–12th place play-offs
edit| Semi-finals | 9th place | |||||
| Ireland | 52 | |||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||
| Ireland | 24 | |||||
| Georgia | 18 | |||||
| Argentina | 25 | |||||
| Georgia | 26 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| Samoa | 42 | |||||
| Argentina | 53 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Match 19 | 13 June 2017 | Ireland | 52–26 | Samoa | Avchala Stadium | |
| 13:00 | Try: Kelleher (2) 4' c, 60' c Cooper 10' m Wycherley 20' c Dowling 38' c Nash 40' m Frawley 64' c Doris 77' c Con: Dean (6/8) 4', 20', 39', 61', 65', 78' |
Match details | Try: Solipo 32' m Enoka 57' c Ah See 68' c Ielemia 80' c Con: Ene (3/4) 58', 69', 80' |
Referee: Tom Foley |
| Match 20 | 13 June 2017 | Argentina | 25–26 | Georgia | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Delguy 16' m Ferrario 41' c Malanos 80' c Con: Daireaux (2/2) 42', 80' Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 10', 20' |
Report[5] | Try: Saghinadze 3' c Spanderashvili 12' c Con: Aprasidze (2/2) 4', 13' Pen: Aprasidze (4/6) 25', 34', 38', 76' |
Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
11th place game
edit| Match 25 | 18 June 2017 | Samoa | 42–53 | Argentina | Avchala Stadium | |
| 12:00 | Try: Paisami (2) 32' c, 71' c Enoka 43' c Moore 48' c Fonoti 77' c Pohla 80' c Con: Paisami (5/5) 33', 44', 48', 71', 77' Tinei (1/1) 80' |
Match details | Try: J. González 7' c Delguy (2) 11' c, 36' c L. González (2) 14' c, 60' c Albornoz 45' c Malanos 74' m Con: Albornoz (6/7) 8', 12', 15', 37', 46', 61' Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 2', 64' |
Referee: Pierre Brousset |
9th place game
edit| Match 26 | 18 June 2017 | Ireland | 24–18 | Georgia | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 13:00 | Try: Tynan 20' c Doris 44' c Boyle 49' c Con: Dean (3/3) 21', 45', 50' Pen: Dean (1/1) 73' |
Match details | Try: Gogichashvili 31' c Aprasidze 54' c Con: Aprasidze (1/1) 32' Abzhandadze (1/1) 55' Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 27', 60' |
Referee: Pablo de Luca |
5–8th place play-offs
edit| Semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| Australia | 42 | |||||
| Italy | 19 | |||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| Scotland | 24 | |||||
| Scotland | 29 | |||||
| Wales | 25 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| Italy | 24 | |||||
| Wales | 25 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Match 22 | 13 June 2017 | Australia | 42–19 | Italy | Avchala Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Perese (3) 4' c, 8' c, 46' c Goddard 53' c Tuipulotu 55' c Hewat 77' c Con: Goddard (5/5) 5', 9', 48', 53', 56' Nucifora (1/1) 78' |
Match details | Try: Dal Zilio (2) 34' m, 68' c D'Onofrio 37' c Con: Rizzi (2/3) 38', 69' Pen: Di Marco (0/1) |
Referee: Dan Jones |
| Match 21 | 13 June 2017 | Scotland | 29–25 | Wales | Avchala Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Graham (2) 20' c, 75' c McCann 27' c Hunter-Hill 34' m Con: Eastgate (3/4) 21', 28', 76' Pen: Eastgate (1/1) 55' |
Match details | Try: W. Jones 14' m Nicholas 30' c Robson 69' c Con: Robson (2/3) 30', 70' Pen: Robson (2/2) 51', 57' |
Referee: Pierre Brousset |
7th place game
edit| Match 27 | 18 June 2017 | Wales | 25–24 | Italy | Avchala Stadium | |
| 17:00 | Try: Bradbury 29' c Conbeer 38' m P. Jones 67' c Con: Robson (2/3) 30', 68' Pen: Robson (1/1) 18' P. Jones (1/1) 74' |
Match details | Try: D'Onofrio 41' c Schiabel 61' m Con: Rizzi (1/2) 42' Pen: Rizzi (4/5) 6', 16', 33', 51' |
Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
5th place game
edit| Match 28 | 18 June 2017 | Scotland | 24–17 | Australia | Avchala Stadium | |
| 14:30 | Try: Nairn 47' c Shiel (2) 56' c, 80' c Con: Eastgate (3/3) 49', 57', 80' Pen: Eastgate (1/2) 38' |
Match details | Try: Goddard (2) 23' c, 59' c Con: Goddard (2/2) 24', 60' Pen: Goddard (1/2) 27' |
Referee: Jamie Nutbrown |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| England | 24 | |||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||
| England | 17 | |||||
| New Zealand | 64 | |||||
| New Zealand | 39 | |||||
| France | 26 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| South Africa | 37 | |||||
| France | 15 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Match 23 | 13 June 2017 | England | 24–22 | South Africa | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Mercer (2) 2' c, 75' c Mitchell 15' c Con: Malins (3/3) 3', 16', 76' Pen: Malins (1/2) 20' |
Match details | Try: Augustus (2) 9' c, 40' m Van Heerden 55' c Con: Bosch (2/3) 10', 56' Pen: Bosch (1/1) 72' |
Referee: Frank Murphy |
| Match 24 | 13 June 2017 | New Zealand | 39–26 | France | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 20:30 | Try: Jordan 6' c Falcon 10' m Papalii 23' c Clarke 33' c Aumua 45' c Con: Falcon (4/5) 8', 24', 35', 46' Pen: Falcon (2/2) 2', 77' |
Match details | Try: Couilloud 49' c Pesenti 51' c Mauvaka 63' m Tauzin 69' c Con: Arrate (3/4) 50', 53', 70' |
Referee: Mike Adamson |
3rd place game
edit| Match 29 | 18 June 2017 | South Africa | 37–15 | France | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 15:30 | Try: Van Heerden 15' c Grobbelaar (2) 41' c, 65' m Brits 52' c Augustus 71' m Con: Libbok (3/5) 15', 42', 53' Pen: Libbok (2/2) 48', 60' |
Match details | Try: Mauvaka 27' m Couilloud 77' c Con: Couilloud (1/2) 77' Pen: Couilloud (1/1) 34' |
Referee: Tom Foley |
Final
edit| Match 30 | 18 June 2017 | England | 17–64 | New Zealand | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Earl 18' c Mitchell 52' m Bayliss 71' m Con: Malins (1/3) 19' |
Match details | Try: Papalii 4' m Rakete-Stones 9' c Aumua (3) 25' c, 37' c, 60' m Walker-Leawere 28' c Jacobson (2) 40' c, 78' c McKay 46' m Christie 67' c Con: Perofeta (7/10) 10', 27', 29', 39', 40', 67', 80' |
Referee: Nic Berry |
References
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017". worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Schedule announced for U20 Championship 2017 in Georgia". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Match officials announced for U20 Championship". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Schedule announced for U20 Championship 2017 in Georgia". World Rugby. 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "U20 Championship". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.