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2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host |  England |
| Date | 7–25 June 2016 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runner-up |  Ireland |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
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The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester.[1] New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England.[2][3]
Teams
The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Pool | Team | No of Tournaments | Position 2015 | Position 2016 | Previous best result | Notes |
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| A | Georgia
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1 | DNP | 10th | n/a | Promoted from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
| A | Ireland
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9 | 7th | 2nd | Fourth (2014) | |
| A |  New Zealand
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9 | 1st | 5th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015) | |
| A |  Wales
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9 | 6th | 7th | Runners-up (2013) | |
| B |  Australia
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9 | 5th | 6th | Runners-up (2010) | |
| B | England
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9 | 2nd | 1st | Champions (2013, 2014) | |
| B | Italy
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7 | 11th | 11th | Eleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015) | |
| B |  Scotland
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9 | 8th | 8th | Eighth (2015) | |
| C | Argentina
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9 | 9th | 3rd | Fourth (2012) | |
| C |  France
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9 | 4th | 9th | Fourth (2011, 2015) | |
| C |  Japan
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4 | 10th | 12th | Tenth (2015) | Relegated to 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy |
| C | South Africa
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9 | 3rd | 4th | Champions (2012) |
Match officials
The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:[4]
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Pool stage
The fixtures were released in December 2015.[5]
| 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 British Summer Time (UTC+01)
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
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA BP Pts 
Ireland
3 3 0 0 94 56 +38 10 9 1 13 
New Zealand
3 2 0 1 97 50 +47 15 4 2 10 
Wales
3 1 0 2 52 53 –1 6 5 3 7 
Georgia
3 0 0 3 16 100 –84 1 14 1 1
| Match 5 | 7 June 2016 | Wales
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25–26 | Ireland
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Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
| 17:30 | Try: S. Evans 11' m Giles (2) 16' m, 77' m Morgan-Williams 19' c Con: D. Jones (1/4) 20' Pen: D. Jones (1/2) 42' |
Match details | Try: McBurney 36' m Stockdale (2) 40' c, 67' m Con: Johnston (1/3) 40' Pen: Johnston (2/2) 44', 51' Drop: Johnston (1/1) 24' |
Referee: Paul Williams
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| Match 3 | 7 June 2016 | New Zealand
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55–0 | Georgia
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AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
| 19:45 | Try: Stevenson 1' c Makene (2) 8' c, 39' m Nock 26' c Lowe (2) 29' m, 53' m M. Jacobson 50' c Tuitama 71' m Moala-Liava'a 80' c Con: Barrett (4/6) 2', 10', 28', 50' Perofeta (1/3) 80' |
Match details | Referee: Andrew Brace
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| Match 10 | 11 June 2016 | New Zealand
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24–33 | Ireland
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Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
| 13:30 | Try: Barrett 6' c Stevenson 24' c Tuitama (2) 51' m, 73' m Con: Barrett (2/4) 7', 24' Pen: Barrett (0/1) |
Match details | Try: Jones 27' c McBurney 34' c Deegan 71' c Con: Johnston (2/2) 28', 35' McPhillips (1/1) 72' Pen: Johnston (2/2) 2', 15' McPhillips (2/2) 46', 78' |
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
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| Match 11 | 11 June 2016 | Wales
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10–9 | Georgia
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Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
| 15:45 | Try: Brown 4' c Con: Evans (1/1) 4' Pen: Evans (1/3) 55' |
Match details | Pen: Aprasidze (3/5) 35', 40', 66' | Referee: Graham Cooper
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| Match 17 | 15 June 2016 | Ireland
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35–7 | Georgia
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Academy Stadium, Manchester | |
| 17:30 | Try: Keenan 7' c McPhillips 35' c Kennedy 58' m Porter 79' c Con: McPhillips (2/3) 8', 36' Connon (1/1) 80' Pen: McPhillips (3/3) 13', 16', 53' |
Match details | Try: Lobzhanidze 4' c Con: Modzgvrishvili (1/1) 5' |
Referee: Craig Evans
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| Match 14 | 15 June 2016 | New Zealand
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18–17 | Wales
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AJ Bell Stadium, Salford | |
| 17:30 | Try: Nock 40' c Stevenson 57' m Con: Barrett (1/2) 40' Pen: Barrett (2/2) 18', 79' |
Match details | Try: Thomas 8' m Con: D. Jones (0/1) Pen: D. Jones (4/4) 2', 12', 33', 48' McBryde (0/1) |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
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