2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship

January 2020 November 2013 2007 U19 Rugby World Championship logo.png 4 April 2007 21 April 2007 Ireland 24 19 New Zealand 19 South Africa 19 Australia 60 2006 Leigh Halfpenny WAL thumb|200px|Australia narrowly defeat Wales for third place The International Rugby Board (IRB) awarded the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Ulster branch hosted it. The Tournament, which took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 4–21 April, was split into two divisions of twelve teams. Division A games took place in Belfast at Belfast Harlequins' Deramore Park, Ulster Rugby's Ravenhill Stadium, and Cooke RFC/Instonians' Shaw's Bridge complex. Division B games were held in Queen's University of Belfast's The Dub complex and Malone RFC's Gibson Park in Belfast, and Bangor RFC's Upritchard Park in Bangor. Defending champion and top seed Australia began its title defence against Ireland on 5 April as part of a Round One double-header at Ravenhill that also included number three seed New Zealand against France. The seedings of all teams in Division A and the top six teams in Division B were based on the final standings at the 2006 Tournament. Seeds 7 – 12 inclusive in Division B represented teams who had qualified for 2007 via regional tournaments and their seeding was drawn randomly. All 24 participating teams were confirmed in January 2007. This was the final Under 19 World Championship. The IRB decided to fold its under-19 and under-21 world championships into a two-tiered under-20 tournament structure starting in 2008. The top tier, the IRB Junior World Championship, will feature 16 teams, while eight teams will compete in the second-tier IRB Junior World Trophy. Qualification The following 24 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship . Americas ARG CAN CHL USA URU Asia TPE JPN Oceania 19 AUS COK FIJ 19 NZL SAM TONAfrica 19 RSA ZIM Europe ENG FRA GEO IRE ITA ROU RUS SCO WAL Match officials thumb|200px|The New Zealand vs South Africa 2007 Under 19 Rugby final at Ravenhill thumb|200px|Host nation Ireland beats Scotland 34–0 in the playoff for 9th place Referees These were chosen to Officiate at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 4–21 April. James Bolabiu (Fiji) Phillip Bosch (South Africa) Sarah Corrigan (Australia) Alan Falzone (Italy) Jérôme Garcès (France) James Jones (Wales) David Keane (Ireland) Javier Mancuso (Argentina) João Mourinha (Portugal) Neil Paterson (Scotland) Julian Pritchard (Australia) Dean Richards (England) Phil Smith (Canada) Matt Stanish (New Zealand) Touch judge panel Peter Ferguson (Ireland) Richard Kerr (Ireland) Kyosuke Toda (Japan) Laifaga Unasa (Samoa) Sarah Corrigan the Australian match official created history when she took charge of the Division B match between Zimbabwe v Canada on 4 April 2007, becoming the first female to referee at an IRB 15-man tournament outside the Women's Rugby World Cup. (The first woman ever to officiate at any IRB tournament outside the Women's Rugby World Cup was American Dana Teagarden, who was referee for six matches at the 2007 USA Sevens, an event in the IRB Sevens World Series held in February 2007.) Pool/standings The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 8 teams qualified for the Quarter finals 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 Pool A TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL 19 AUS33006833214 19 RSA32017527210 SCO3003414922 Pool B TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL 19 NZL330017833315 ARG3102565426 SAM3102606505 Pool C TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL WAL32017657210 ENG3201506108 JPN30032617600 Pool D TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL FRA3201394408 IRE 3102285815 FIJ3102428204 New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Wales qualified for the Division A semi-finals by virtue of having the highest points in the pool stage. Pool A vs Pool D Results DateTeamScoreTeamVenue 5 April 2007, 17:30 19 RSA 36–5 FIJ Belfast Harlequins, Belfast5 April 2007, 19:30 19 AUS 15–10 IRE Ravenhill, Belfast5 April 2007, 19:30 SCO 6–11 FRA Belfast Harlequins, Belfast9 April 2007, 17:30 19 RSA 8–17 FRA Ravenhill, Belfast9 April 2007, 19:30 SCO 12–13 IRE Ravenhill, Belfast9 April 2007, 19:30 19 AUS 23–12 FIJ Shaw's Bridge, Belfast13 April 2007, 17:30 SCO 23–25 FIJ Shaw's Bridge, Belfast13 April 2007, 19:30 19 AUS 30–11 FRA Belfast Harlequins, Belfast13 April 2007, 19:30 19 RSA 31–5 IRE Ravenhill, Belfast Pool B vs Pool C Results DateTeamScoreTeamVenue5 April 2007, 17:3019 NZL 37–14 WAL Ravenhill, Belfast5 April 2007, 17:30 ARG 41–8 JPN Shaw's Bridge, Belfast5 April 2007, 19:30 SAM 12–20 ENG Shaw's Bridge, Belfast9 April 2007, 17:30 19 NZL 107–6 JPN Belfast Harlequins, Belfast9 April 2007, 17:30 SAM 20–33 WAL Shaw's Bridge, Belfast9 April 2007, 19:30 ARG 15–17 ENG Belfast Harlequins, Belfast13 April 2007, 17:30 19 NZL 34–13 ENG Ravenhill, Belfast13 April 2007, 17:30 SAM 28–12 JPN Belfast Harlequins, Belfast13 April 2007, 19:30 ARG 0–29 WAL Shaw's Bridge, Belfast Division B Pool A TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL ROU 3003175911 RUS 3003116311 ZIM 3102405615 Pool B TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL TON 320111419311 CHL 3102627615 TPE 30122112702 Pool C TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL ITA 330010225214 URU 3201906119 COK30123011102 Pool D TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL CAN 33005612113 GEO 32017839412 USA 33004417012 Italy, Canada, Georgia and the USA qualified for the Division B semi-finals by virtue of having the highest points in the pool stage. Pool A vs Pool D Results DateTeamScoreTeamVenue4 April 2007, 19:30 ROU 0–28 GEO Bangor, Bangor4 April 2007, 19:30 RUS 0–6 USA Malone, Belfast4 April 2007, 19:30 ZIM 0–8 CAN Queen's, Belfast8 April 2007, 14:30 ROU 10–16 USA Queen's, Belfast8 April 2007, 14:30 RUS 5–33 CAN Bangor, Bangor8 April 2007, 16:30 ZIM 33–26 GEO Malone, Belfast12 April 2007, 17:30 ZIM 7–22 USA Queen's, Belfast12 April 2007, 19:30 ROU 7–15 CAN Bangor, Bangor12 April 2007, 19:30 RUS6–24 GEO Malone, Belfast Pool B vs Pool C Results DateTeamScoreTeamVenue4 April 2007, 17:30 TON 36–5 URU Bangor, Bangor4 April 2007, 17:30 CHL 29–14 COK Queen's, Belfast4 April 2007, 17:30 TPE 6–62 ITAMalone, Belfast8 April 2007, 14:30 TON 72–6 COK Malone, Belfast8 April 2007, 16:30 CHL 13–32 ITA Bangor, Bangor8 April 2007, 16:30 TPE 5–55 URU Queen's, Belfast12 April 2007, 17:30 CHL 20–30 URU Bangor, Bangor12 April 2007, 17:30 TPE 10–10 COK Malone, Belfast12 April 2007, 19:30 TON 6–8 ITA Queen's, Belfast Knock out phase Using the final positions from the pool phase the knock-out round 1 matches were made on the following basis: Match 1 – 10th versus 11th Match 2 – 9th versus 12th Match 3 – 6th versus 7th Match 4 – 5th versus 8th Match 5 – 2nd versus 3rd (deemed a semi-final) Match 6 – 1st versus 4th (deemed a semi-final) For round 2 of the knock out phase The loser of Match 1 plays the loser of Match 2 for 11th place The winner of Match 1 plays the winner of Match 2 for 9th place The loser of Match 3 plays the loser of Match 4 for 7th place The winner of Match 3 plays the winner of Match 4 for 5th place The loser of Match 5 plays the loser of Match 6 for 3rd place The winner of Match 5 plays the winner of Match 6 for 1st place (the final) Division A Round 1 {| class="wikitable" !width="130"|Category !width="130"|Date !width="120"|Team !width="55"|Score !width="120"|Team !width="180"|Venue |- |10th v 11th | 17 April 2007, 17:30 |FIJ |7–11 |SCO |Belfast Harlequins, Belfast |- |9th v 12th |17 April 2007, 19:30 |IRE |31–10 |JPN |Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |- |6th v 7th |17 April 2007, 17:30 |ENG |31–13 |ARG |Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |- |5th v 8th |17 April 2007, 19:30 |FRA |25–13 |SAM |Belfast Harlequins, Belfast |- |2nd v 3rd |17 April 2007, 17:30 |19 AUS |18–32 |19 RSA |Ravenhill, Belfast |- |1st v 4th |17 April 2007, 19:30 |19 NZL |36–12 |WAL |Ravenhill, Belfast |- |} Round 2 (Play-offs) {| class="wikitable" !width="130"|Category !width="130"|Date !width="120"|Team !width="55"|Score !width="120"|Team !width="180"|Venue |- |11th Place Play-Off |21 April 2007, 15:30 |FIJ |60–12 |JPN |Belfast Harlequins, Belfast |- |9th Place Play-Off |21 April 2007, 15:00 |SCO |0–34 |IRE |Ravenhill, Belfast |- |7th Place Play-Off |21 April 2007, 13:30 |ARG |12–13 |SAM |Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |- |5th Place Play-Off |21 April 2007, 15:30 |ENG |17–43 |FRA |Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |- |3rd Place Play-Off |21 April 2007, 17:30 |19 AUS |25–21 |WAL |Ravenhill, Belfast |- |Final |21 April 2007, 19:30 |19 RSA |7–31 |19 NZL |Ravenhill, Belfast |- |} Division B Round 1 {| class="wikitable" !width="130"|Category !width="130"|Date !width="120"|Team !width="55"|Score !width="120"|Team !width="180"|Venue |- |10th v 11th |16 April 2007, 17:30 |TPE |10–35 |ROU |Queen's, Belfast |- |9th v 12th |16 April 2007, 17:30 |COK |14–22 |RUS |Malone, Belfast |- |6th v 7th |16 April 2007, 17:30 |URU |21–3 |CHL |Bangor, Bangor |- |5th v 8th |16 April 2007, 19:30 |TON |26–11 |ZIM |Bangor, Bangor |- |2nd v 3rd |16 April 2007, 19:30 |CAN |19–3 |GEO |Malone, Belfast |- |1st v 4th |16 April 2007, 19:30 |ITA |31–6 |USA |Queen's, Belfast |- |} Round 2 (Play-offs) {| class="wikitable" !width="130"|Category !width="130"|Date !width="120"|Team !width="55"|Score !width="120"|Team !width="180"|Venue |- |11th Place Play-Off |20 April 2007, 17:30 |TPE |29–10 |COK |Malone, Belfast |- |9th Place Play-Off |20 April 2007, 17:30 |ROU |20–10 |RUS |Queen's, Belfast |- |7th Place Play-Off |20 April 2007, 19:30 |CHL |10–12 |ZIM |Malone, Belfast |- |5th Place Play-Off |20 April 2007, 19:30 |URU |15–24 |TON |Queen's, Belfast |- |3rd Place Play-Off |20 April 2007, 18:00 |GEO |5–24 |USA |Bangor, Bangor |- |Final |20 April 2007, 19:30 |CAN |3–22 |ITA |Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |- |} Semi-finals Year Division Semi-Final (2nd vs 3rd) Semi-Final (1st vs 4th)Winner Score Loser WinnerScore Loser 2007 ASouth Africa32–18AustraliaNew Zealand36–12Wales2007 BCanada19–3GEOItaly31–6USA Finals Year Division Final Third place match Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place 2007 ANew Zealand31–7South AfricaAustralia25–21Wales2007 BItaly22–3CanadaUSA24–5GEO Therefore, New Zealand are the Under 19 Rugby World Champions for 2007 and Italy are promoted to Division A. Final standings The final standings are based on the 3 pool matches plus a further 2 matches to determine standings. {| class="wikitable" !width="160"|Division A !width="20"|Pos !width="160"|Division B |- |align=left| 19 NZL |1 |align=left| ITA * |- |align=left| 19 RSA |2 |align=left| CAN |- |align=left| 19 AUS |3 |align=left| USA |- |align=left| WAL |4 |align=left| GEO |- |align=left| FRA |5 |align=left| TON |- |align=left| ENG |6 |align=left| URU |- |align=left| SAM |7 |align=left| ZIM # |- |align=left| ARG |8 |align=left| CHL # |- |align=left| IRE |9 |align=left| ROU # |- |align=left| SCO |10 |align=left| RUS # |- |align=left| FIJ |11 |align=left| TPE # |- |align=left| JPN * |12 |align=left| COK # |} * Japan was initially demoted to Division B and Italy promoted to Division A for future World Championships. However, with the creation of the IRB Junior World Championship, both teams competed in its inaugural edition in 2008. This event featured all teams from the 2007 Division A, plus Italy, Canada, the US, and Tonga. # Zimbabwe, Chile, Romania, Russia, Chinese Taipei and the Cook Islands were initially relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for future World Championships. This did not change with the creation of the Junior World Championship and IRB Junior World Trophy; Georgia and Uruguay were given automatic berths to the 2008 IRB Junior World Trophy, while remaining nations had to play in regional qualifying for the remaining six berths. Overall Stats Overall Pointshttp://www.irbu19.com/EN/Statistics/Player+stats/player+statistics.htm?EventId=948&MethodId=Pointsl Player Statistics International Rugby Board 16 May 2007 June 2016 medicmedic Pos. Player Country Points 1 Leigh Halfpenny WAL 57 2 Germán Albanell URU 56 3 Sione Toke TGA 54 4 Riccardo Bocchino ITA 50 5 Trent Renata 19 NZL 42 6 Hamish Roberts USA 32 7= Daniel Kirkpatrick 19 NZL 37 7= Stefan Watermeyer ZAF 37 9 Mathieu Belie FRA 35 10 Nathan Hirayama CAN 33 11 Alex Goode ENG 31 12 Kade Poki 19 NZL 30 13 Titi Jnr Esau SAM 28 14= Stephen McColl SCO 26 14= Eoin O'Malley IRE 26 16= Andrew Barrett 19 AUS 25 16= Alberto Chiesa ITA 25 16= Francisco González CHL 25 16= Bogdan Petreanu ROM 25 16= Henry Speight FJI 25 References External links Official website Category:2007 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2007 Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Ireland Category:2006–07 in Irish rugby union Category:2007 in youth sport