2008 IRB Junior World Championship

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

City	Ground	Capacity
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-finals

Qualified for the 5th to 8th Placed Playoffs

Qualified for the 9th to 12th Placed Playoffs

Qualified for the 13th to 16th Placed Playoffs

Pool A

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
Template:Ruu	3	3	0	0	25	173	19	+154	3	15
Template:Ruu	3	2	0	1	6	47	69	–32	1	9
Template:Ruu	3	1	0	2	6	64	109	–45	1	5
Template:Ruu	3	0	0	3	3	46	123	–77	0	0

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	48–9	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	17–9	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	30–10	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	65–10	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	45–27	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	60–0	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff

Pool B

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
Template:Ruu	3	3	0	0	27	196	32	+164	2	14
Template:Ruu	3	2	0	1	7	60	39	+21	1	9
Template:Ruu	3	1	0	2	8	61	115	–54	1	5
Template:Ruu	3	0	0	3	3	38	169	–131	0	0

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	108–18	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	29–17	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	20–6	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	72–3	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	41–14	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	16–11	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Pool C

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
Template:Ruu	3	3	0	0	17	119	48	+71	2	14
Template:Ruu	3	2	0	1	27	147	47	+100	3	11
Template:Ruu	3	1	0	2	5	47	151	–104	0	4
Template:Ruu	3	0	0	3	4	44	111	–67	1	1

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	81–12	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	41–17	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	60–18	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	53–17	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	13–18	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	10–17	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport

Pool D

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Tries	For	Against	Difference	BP	Points
Template:Ruu	3	3	0	0	11	85	39	+46	2	14
Template:Ruu	3	2	0	1	13	104	54	+50	3	11
Template:Ruu	3	1	0	2	4	48	81	–33	0	4
Template:Ruu	3	0	0	3	7	47	110	–63	1	1

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	53–17	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
6 June 2008	Template:Ruu	29–10	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	32–14	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
10 June 2008	Template:Ruu	33–10	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	20–24	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
14 June 2008	Template:Ruu	23–19	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Knockout stage

13th-16th Places Playoffs

13th-16th Places Playoffs
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	17–5	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	22–27	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

15th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	44–8	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

13th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	28–20	Template:Ruu	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

9th-12th Place Playoffs

9th-12th Places Playoffs
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	15–10	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	9–6	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff

11th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	33–10	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff

9th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	39–12	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport

5th-8th Places Playoffs

5th-8th Places Playoffs
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	6–30	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea
18 June 2008	Template:Ruu	0–32	Template:Ruu	Liberty Stadium, Swansea

7th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	10–30	Template:Ruu	Rodney Parade, Newport

5th Place Play-Off
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
21 June 2008	Template:Ruu	21–42	Template:Ruu	Arms Park, Cardiff

1st place playoffs

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See also

• 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

External links

• Official website