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| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  Italy |
| Date | 2–20 June 2015 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  France |
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The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the second time in Italy by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.[1] Twelve nations played in the tournament, with matches hosted by Parma, Viadana, Calvisano and Cremona, host city of the final match. England went into the tournament as the two-time defending champions after they successfully defended their title in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (as the tournament was known through 2014). This was the first U20 Championship held after the sport's governing body changed its name from the International Rugby Board to the current World Rugby.
New Zealand won the title after a 21–16 win against England in the final.[2][3]
Venues
The championship was held across four locations. Parma, Viadana and Calvisano hosted pool matches, with the latter two hosting semi-finals for each bracket (teams 1–4, 5–8 and 9–12). Cremona hosted the final and two of the remaining positional play-offs, with Calvisano hosting the others.
| Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Cremona | Stadio Giovanni Zini | 20,641 |
| Viadana | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | 6,000 |
| Calvisano | Stadio San Michele | 5,000 |
| Parma | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 |
Teams
The following teams participated in the 2015 World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Pool | Team | No. of Tournaments | Position 2014 | Position 2015 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | England
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8 | 1st | 2nd | Runners-up |
| A | France
|
8 | 6th | 4th | |
| A |  Japan
|
3 | DNP | 10th | Promoted from 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy |
| A |  Wales
|
8 | 7th | 6th | |
| B |  Australia
|
8 | 5th | 5th | |
| B | Italy
|
6 | 11th | 11th | |
| B | South Africa
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8 | 2nd | 3rd | Bronze Medal Winner |
| B |  Samoa
|
6 | 8th | 12th | Relegated to 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
| C |  Argentina
|
8 | 9th | 9th | |
| C |  Ireland
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8 | 4th | 7th | |
| C | New Zealand
|
8 | 3rd | 1st | Champions |
| C |  Scotland
|
8 | 10th | 8th |
Match officials
The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:[4][5][6]
- TMO Shaun Veldsman travelled to Italy for the semi-finals and the final.
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Pool stage
The playing schedule and pools were announced on 25 November 2014.[7]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advances to finals | |
| Teams in the 5–8th place play-offs | |
| Teams in the 9–12th place play-offs | |
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
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.
Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, PD = Points difference between match points for and match points against, TF = tries for, TA = tries against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts 
France
3 3 0 0 96 35 +61 13 4 1 13 
England
3 2 0 1 107 53 +54 15 6 2 10 
Wales
3 1 0 2 92 52 +40 12 7 1 5 
Japan
3 0 0 3 17 172 –155 2 26 0 0
| 2 June 2015 | France
|
19–10 | Wales
|
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Bonneval 7' m Ramos 13' c Blanc 57' c Con: Ramos (2/3) 14', 58' |
Stats[8] | Try: Smith 62' c Con: Evans (1/1) 63' Pen: Jones (1/2) 30' |
Referee: Matthew Carley (England) |
| 2 June 2015 | England
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59–7 | Japan
|
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Perkins 1' c Walker 5' c Townsend (2) 8' m, 31' m Morris (2) 13' c, 18' c Howe 38' c Skinner 42' c Witty 80' c Con: Jennings (7/9) 2', 6', 14', 19', 39', 43', 80' |
Stats[9] | Try: Penalty try 61' c Con: Noguchi (1/1) 62' |
Referee: Elia Rizzo (Italy) |
| 6 June 2015 | France
|
47–7 | Japan
|
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Bethune 3' c Delannoy 9' c Doubrere 46' m Cancoriet 61' c Chat 63' c Fouyssac (2) 67' c, 79 'c Con: Belleau (2/2) 4', 10' Meret (4/5) 62', 64', 68', 80' |
Stats[10] | Try: Penalty try 17' c Con: Noguchi (1/1) 18' |
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 6 June 2015 | England
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30–16 | Wales
|
Stadio San Michele, Calvisano | ||
| 20:30 | Try: Clark 9' c Packman 17' m Townsend 27' c Skinner 64' m Con: Jennings (2/3) 10', 28' Pen: Jennings (2/2) 1', 34' |
Stats[11] | Try: Watkin 38' c Con: Evans (1/1) 39' Pen: Evans (3/3) 31', 41', 60' |
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) |
| 10 June 2015 | England
|
18–30 | France
|
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Chisholm 34' m Penalty try 60' c Con: Evans (1/1) 61' Pen: Jennings (1/1) 23' Evans (1/1) 66' |
Stats[12] | Try: Penaud (2) 18' c, 25' c Estorge 44' c Con: Ramos (3/3) 19', 26', 45' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 5', 70' Drop: Meret (1/1) 77' |
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland) |
| 10 June 2015 | Wales
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66–3 | Japan
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Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Evans 6' c Wyn Benham (2) 10' c, 31' c Phillips 19' c Adams (2) 40' m, 77' c Beard 45' c Howells 47' m Belcher 65' c Davies 72' c Con: Evans (5/7) 6', 10', 20', 32', 46' D. Jones (3/3) 66', 73', 79' |
Stats[13] | Pen: Noguchi (1/1) 3' | Referee: Lloyd Linton (Scotland) |