2008 IRB Junior World Championship

January 2024 2008 IRB Junior World Championship Under 20 Junior World Cup2008.JPG 6–22 June 2008 Wales 16 New Zealand England South Africa 40 Japan 2009 2 The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship. The event, organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), was contested by sixteen men's under-20 national teams. The tournament was held in June and hosted by Wales, at four separate venues, and won by New Zealand. Venues CityGroundCapacity Cardiff Arms Park 13,500 Newport Rodney Parade 11,700 Swansea Liberty Stadium 20,532 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,500 Calendar Stage First Match Last Match Matchday 1 17:00 2008-06-06 to 19:00 2008-06-06 Matchday 2 17:00 2008-06-10 to 19:00 2008-06-10 Matchday 3 15:00 2008-06-14 to 17:00 2008-06-14 Matchday 4 17:00 2008-06-18 to 19:00 2008-06-18 Final Day – North Wales 18:00 2008-06-21 to 20:00 2008-06-21 Final Day – South Wales 13:00 2008-06-22 to 19:00 2008-06-22 Pools Qualified for the Championship Semi-finalsQualified for the 5th to 8th Placed PlayoffsQualified for the 9th to 12th Placed PlayoffsQualified for the 13th to 16th Placed Playoffs Pool A {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|Tries !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|BP !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| 20 NZL |3||3||0||0||25||173||19||+154||3||15 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc align=center |align=left| 20 ARG |3||2||0||1||6||47||69||–32||1||9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center |align=left| 20 IRE |3||1||0||2||6||64||109||–45||1||5 |- align=center |align=left| 20 TON |3||0||0||3||3||46||123||–77||0||0 |} Match ResultsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue6 June 200820 NZL48–920 TONArms Park, Cardiff6 June 200820 ARG17–920 IREArms Park, Cardiff10 June 200820 ARG30–1020 TONArms Park, Cardiff10 June 200820 NZL65–1020 IREArms Park, Cardiff14 June 200820 IRE45–2720 TONArms Park, Cardiff14 June 200820 NZL60–020 ARGArms Park, Cardiff Pool B {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|Tries !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|BP !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| 20 RSA |3||3||0||0||27||196||32||+164||2||14 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc align=center |align=left| 20 SAM |3||2||0||1||7||60||39||+21||1||9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center |align=left| 20 SCO |3||1||0||2||8||61||115||–54||1||5 |- align=center |align=left| 20 USA |3||0||0||3||3||38||169||–131||0||0 |} Match ResultsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue6 June 200820 RSA108–1820 USARacecourse Ground, Wrexham6 June 200820 SAM29–1720 SCORacecourse Ground, Wrexham10 June 200820 SAM20–620 USARacecourse Ground, Wrexham10 June 200820 RSA72–320 SCORacecourse Ground, Wrexham14 June 200820 SCO41–1420 USARacecourse Ground, Wrexham14 June 200820 RSA16–1120 SAMRacecourse Ground, Wrexham Pool C {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|Tries !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|BP !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| 20 ENG |3||3||0||0||17||119||48||+71||2||14 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc align=center |align=left| 20 AUS |3||2||0||1||27||147||47||+100||3||11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center |align=left| 20 CAN |3||1||0||2||5||47||151||–104||0||4 |- align=center |align=left| 20 FIJ |3||0||0||3||4||44||111||–67||1||1 |} Match ResultsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue6 June 200820 AUS81–1220 CANRodney Parade, Newport6 June 200820 ENG41–1720 FIJRodney Parade, Newport10 June 200820 ENG60–1820 CANRodney Parade, Newport10 June 200820 AUS53–1720 FIJRodney Parade, Newport14 June 200820 AUS13–1820 ENGRodney Parade, Newport14 June 200820 FIJ10–1720 CANRodney Parade, Newport Pool D {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|Tries !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Difference !width=40|BP !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| 20 WAL |3||3||0||0||11||85||39||+46||2||14 |- bgcolor=#ffffcc align=center |align=left| 20 FRA |3||2||0||1||13||104||54||+50||3||11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center |align=left| 20 ITA |3||1||0||2||4||48||81||–33||0||4 |- align=center |align=left| 20 JPN |3||0||0||3||7||47||110||–63||1||1 |} Match ResultsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue6 June 200820 FRA53–1720 JPNLiberty Stadium, Swansea6 June 200820 WAL29–1020 ITALiberty Stadium, Swansea10 June 200820 FRA32–1420 ITALiberty Stadium, Swansea10 June 200820 WAL33–1020 JPNLiberty Stadium, Swansea14 June 200820 JPN20–2420 ITALiberty Stadium, Swansea14 June 200820 WAL23–1920 FRALiberty Stadium, Swansea Knockout stage 13th-16th Places Playoffs Semi-finals Final 20 TON 17 20 JPN 5 20 USA 22 20 FIJ 27 20 TON 28 20 FIJ 20 13th-16th Places PlayoffsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue18 June 200820 TON17–520 JPNRacecourse Ground, Wrexham18 June 200820 USA22–2720 FIJRacecourse Ground, Wrexham 15th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 JPN44–820 USARacecourse Ground, Wrexham 13th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 TON28–2020 FIJRacecourse Ground, Wrexham 9th-12th Place Playoffs Semi-finals Final 20 IRE 9 20 ITA 6 20 SCO 15 20 CAN 10 20 IRE 39 20 SCO 12 9th-12th Places PlayoffsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue18 June 200820 SCO15–1020 CANRodney Parade, Newport18 June 200820 IRE9–620 ITAArms Park, Cardiff 11th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 ITA33–1020 CANArms Park, Cardiff 9th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 IRE39–1220 SCORodney Parade, Newport 5th-8th Places Playoffs Semi-finals Final 20 ARG 6 20 FRA 30 20 SAM 0 20 AUS 32 20 FRA 21 20 AUS 42 5th-8th Places PlayoffsDateHomeScoreAwayVenue18 June 200820 ARG6–3020 FRALiberty Stadium, Swansea18 June 200820 SAM0–3220 AUSLiberty Stadium, Swansea 7th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 ARG10–3020 SAMRodney Parade, Newport 5th Place Play-OffDateHomeScoreAwayVenue21 June 200820 FRA21–4220 AUSArms Park, Cardiff 1st place playoffs Semi-finals Final 20 NZL 31 20 WAL 6 20 RSA 18 20 ENG 26 20 NZL 38 20 ENG 3 Semi-finals 18 June 2008 19:15 20 NZL 31–6 (Report) 20 WAL Rodney Parade, Newport 18 June 2008 19:15 20 RSA 18–26 (Report) 20 ENG Arms Park, Cardiff 3rd place playoffs 22 June 2008 17:00 20 WAL 18–43 (Report) 20 RSA Liberty Stadium, Swansea Final 22 June 2008 19:00 20 NZL 38–3 (Report) 20 ENG Liberty Stadium, Swansea 8537 Peter Fitzgibbon See also Sports 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy External links Official website 2008 Category:2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2007–08 in Welsh rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Wales Category:2008 in youth sport