2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
Tournament details
Host nation  Georgia
Dates May 24 – June 5
No. of nations 8
Champions   Samoa
Runner-up   Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Attendance 37,270 (2,329 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Bakhva Kobakhidze (GEO)
Most tries  Robert Lilomaiava (SAM)
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The 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). Two venues were used, both located in Tbilisi. 12 of the 16 games were played at the Avchala Stadium, the other 4 games at the Shevardeni Stadium.[1]

Contents

Pool stage

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 21 135 31 +104 3 15
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 7 72 47 +25 1 9
 Russia 3 1 0 2 8 61 119 −58 1 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 7 52 123 −43 2 2
24 May 2011
14:00
Samoa  48 – 11  United States Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Try: Vaiomanu 3'
Tuiletufuga 9', 50'
Lilomaiava 15', 66', 74'
Alofipo 20'
Faavae 53'
Con: Fa'apale (3/7)
Report Try: Hughes 60'
Con: Cowley (0/1)
Pen: Magie (1/1) 28'
Drop: Magie (1/1) 11'

24 May 2011
16:00
Russia  5 – 33  Uruguay Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Try: Simplikevich 57'
Con: Kukishev (0/1)
Report Try: Favaro 10'
Duran 17'
Berchesi 72'
Con: Ormaechea (3/3)
Pen: Ormaechea (3/3) 38', 40', 79'
Drop: Berchesi (1/2) 35'

28 May 2011
14:00
Samoa  37 – 6  Uruguay Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 550
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Try: Faavae 9', 16'
Fa'apale 28'
Taufua 47'
Vaiomanu 56'
Lilomaiava 77'
Con: Fa'apale (2/4)
Pen: Fa'apale (1/1) 2'
Report Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 42
Drop: Berchesi (1/1) 5'

28 May 2011
16:00
Russia  42 – 36  United States Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa)
Try: Simplikevich 18', 26', 44'
Pochechuev 58'
Vasiliev 67'
Con: Godlyuk (4/5)
Pen: Godlyuk (3/3) 4', 12', 71'
Report Try: Oliver 23'
Jones 48'
Hughes 50'
Cowley 60'
Magie 78'
Con: Cowley (4/5)
Pen: Cowley (1/2) 32'

1 June 2011
14:00
Uruguay  33 – 5  United States Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 900
Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa)
Try: Del Cerro 6'
Prada 34'
Lammana 55'
Benhayon 70'
Con: Berchesi (2/4)
Pen: Berchesi (3/5) 13', 21', 28'
Report Try: Magie 25'
Con: Cowley (0/1)
Pen: Cowley (0/1)

1 June 2011
16:00
Samoa  50 – 14  Russia Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Try: Lilomaiava 3', 7', 40', 46'
Iosua 57'
Sua 61'
Fa'afou 75'
Con: Fa'apale (1/2)
Faavae (1/4)
Poliko (1/1)
Pen: Fa'apale (3/3) 33', 37', 41
Report Try: Tolmachev 12'
Simplikevich 50'
Con: Godlyuk (2/2)
Pen: Godlyuk (0/2)
Yamschikov (0/1)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 13 96 53 +43 3 15
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 12 102 57 +45 2 10
 Canada 3 1 0 2 10 73 91 −18 1 5
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 8 66 136 −70 0 0
24 May 2011
14:00
Japan  37 – 24  Zimbabwe Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States)
Try: Murakawa 6'
Uchida 14'
Hano 38'
Vaifu 54'
Kim 65'
Con: Nakamura (3/5)
Pen: Nakamura (2/2) 12', 37'
Report Try: Tela 47'
Chiwanza 73'
Coetzee 80'
Con: Nelson (3/3)
Pen: Nelson (1/1) 2'

24 May 2011
18:00
Georgia  38 – 9  Canada Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa)
Try: Chilichava 48'
Tkhilaishvili 58'
Mikautadze 73'
Zhvania 83'
Con: Kobakhidze (3/4)
Pen: Kobakhidze (4/4) 4', 8', 16', 39'
Report Pen: Underwood (3/4) 29', 44', 57'

28 May 2011
14:00
Japan  30 – 15  Canada Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States)
Try: Enoki 17'
Hikosaka 26', 40+2'
Kurosawa 47'
Noda 80'
Con: Nakamura (1/5)
Pen: Nakamura (1/1) 52'
Report Try: Hassler 5', 33'
Ardron 68'
Con: Underwood (0/3)
Pen: Underwood (0/1)

28 May 2011
18:00
Georgia  50 – 19  Zimbabwe Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Try: Losaberidze 3'
Chilichava 19', 60'
Bitsadze 40'
Dzneladze 46'
Tkesheliadze 57', 78'
Con: Kobakhidze (5/6)
Pen: Kobakhidze (1/1) 54'
Drop: Kobakhidze (0/1)
Report Try: Coles 30'
Chiwanza 41'
Con: Nelson (0/2)
Pen: Nelson (2/2) 10', 36'
Drop: Nelson (1/1) 7'

1 June 2011
14:00
Canada  49 – 23  Zimbabwe Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 250
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Try: Hassler 30', 46'
Fuailefau 56'
Pierce 61'
Ardron 68'
Nel 72'
Tennant 77'
Con: Ferguson (2/2)
Hamstra (5/5)
Pen: Ferguson (0/1)
Hamstra (0/1)
Report Try: Jiji 48', 64'
Coles 39'
Con: Linfield (0/1)
Nelson (1/1)
Pen: Jiji (0/1)
Linfield (2/3) 37', 44'
Tshuma (0/1)

1 June 2011
18:00
Georgia  14 – 29  Japan Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Try: Navrozashvili 60'
Con: Mchedlishvili 0/1
Pen: Kobakhidze (3/5) 16', 28', 39'
Report Try: Hikosaka 10'
Hano 53'
Hikosaka 77'
Con: Nakamura (1/3)
Pen: Nakamura (4/4) 2', 5', 32', 65'

Knockout stage

7th place game

5 June 2011
13:30
United States  30 – 29  Zimbabwe Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Try: Metcalf 29'
Jones 34'
So'oalo 43'
Mullen
Con: Cowley (2/4)
Pen: Cowley (2/3) 3', 77'
Report Try: Linfield 9'
Chikaka 36'
Coles 61'
Mandiwanza 79'
Con: Linfield (2/3)
Jiji (1/1)
Pen: Linfield (0/2)
Jiji (1/2) 35'

5th place game

5 June 2011
13:30
Russia  24 – 49  Canada Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States)
Try: Pochechuev 10'
Tolmachev 42'
Godlyuk 56'
Sel'skiy 70'
Con: Kukishev (1/1)
Godlyuk (1/3)
Report Try: Hamstra 4', 24'
Ardron 8'
Pierce 20'
Hassler 30', 39'
Con: Underwood (4/6)
Hamstra (0/1)
Pen: Underwood (2/2) 35', 44'

Third place game

5 June 2011
15:45
Uruguay  15 – 20  Georgia Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Pen: Berchesi (4/5) 20', 24', 43', 55'
Drop: Rodrigo Silva (1/1) 48'
Berchesi (0/1)
Report Try: Chilichava 28'
Mchedlishvili 36'
Con: Kobakhidze (2/2)
Pen: Kobakhidze (2/3) 6', 9'

Final

5 June 2011
18:00
Samoa  31 – 24  Japan Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Joaquin Montes (Uruguay)
Try: Taufua 25'
Lilomaiava 29'
Faavae 32'
Alauni 59'
Schuster 76'
Con: Fa'apale (3/5)
Pen: Fa'apale (0/2)
Report Try: Hikosaka 5'
Hikosaka 12'
Enoki 63'
Con: Nakamura (3/3)
Pen: Nakamura (1/1) 20'

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