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Under 19 Rugby World Championship

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Under 19 Rugby World Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted2004
Ceased2007; 17 years ago (2007)
RegionalInternational (World Rugby)
Holders New Zealand (2007)
Most titles New Zealand (2 titles)

The IRB under-19 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for male rugby union players under the age of 19 organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB) annually from 2004 until 2007. Both it and the Under 21 Rugby World Championship were replaced by the IRB Junior World Championship for under-20 players which started in 2008.

Format

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Twenty-four teams took part in each tournament. They were placed into two divisions (A and B) based on rankings. Each division was split into four pools (labeled A-D) of three according to their past performance. Each team played three matches against three teams of a specific pool (i.e. pool A played against pool D and pool B played against pool C). Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw, and none for a loss. One bonus point was awarded for scoring 4 tries or more, and one bonus point was awarded for loss by 7 points or less.

After all the pool matches, the teams were ranked by total match points. The top four teams qualified for the semifinals (1st against 4th and 2nd against 3rd). Similarly, other teams entered play-offs for positions 5-8 and 9-12.

The winning semi-finalists met in the final and the losing semi-finalists played to decide third place. The division A winning team won the tournament outright and the division B winning team earned the right to move up to division A the following year at the expense of the team which came 12th in division A, which fell to division B.

Results

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Ed. Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1 2004 South Africa
New Zealand
34–11
France

South Africa
38–31
England
2 2005 South Africa
South Africa
20–15
New Zealand

Australia
29–21
England
3 2006 United Arab Emirates
Australia
17–13
New Zealand

England [n 1]
12–12
France
4 2007 Ireland
New Zealand
31–7
South Africa

Australia
25–21
Wales
Notes
  1. ^ Won on number of tries scored.
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