2013 IRB Junior World Championship

2013 IRB Junior World Championship
Tournament details

Host nation	France
Date	5–23 June 2013
No. of nations	12
Final positions
Champions	England
Runner-up	Wales
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
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The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the IRB. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament. South Africa went in to the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2012. England were crowned the 2013 champions for the first time after defeating Wales 23 - 15 in the final on the 23 June at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes.

After finishing last at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, Italy were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy and therefore didn't participate in this year's event. After finishing first at the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, the United States were promoted to this competition for 2013.^[1] Their stay in the IRB Junior World Championship was short lived however as they lost in the 11th place final to Fiji 46 - 12 and were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy being replaced for the 2014 competition by its winners Italy.

Venues

The championship was held in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vannes and Nantes in France. In an effort to improve TV broadcasting for all matches, only three venues were used.^[2]

For the first time since the competitions inception, the final was contested by two northern hemisphere teams. Also for the first time New Zealand did not participate in the final.

Pool	City	Venue	Capacity
Pool A	La Roche-sur-Yon	Stade Henri Desgranges	10,000
Pool B	Vannes	Stade de la Rabine	9,500
Pool C	Nantes	Stade Pascal Laporte

Teams

The following teams participated in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship:^[3]

Pool	Team	No. of Tournaments	Position 2012	Position 2013
A	England	5	7th	1st	Champions
A	France	5	6th	5th
A	South Africa	5	1st	3rd	Bronze Medal Winner
A	United States	2	DNP¹	12th	Promoted from 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy Relegated to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
B	Australia	5	8th	7th
B	Fiji	5	11th	11th
B	Ireland	5	5th	8th
B	New Zealand	5	2nd	4th
C	Argentina	5	4th	6th
C	Samoa	4	10th	9th
C	Scotland	5	9th	10th
C	Wales	5	3rd	2nd	Runners-ups

¹ United States were promoted from the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.

Pool stage

The following playing schedule was released in November 2012:^[4]

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).

Pool A

Venue: Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	22	154	43	+111	1	13
England	3	2	1	23	163	37	+126	2	10
France	3	1	2	9	70	59	+11	2	6
United States	3	0	3	0	3	251	–248	0	0

	5 June 2013	France	6–30	England
	18:45	Pen: Serin (2/3) 26', 41' Cards: Alban Placine 33' to 43'	Report	Try: Cowan-Dickie 23' Clifford (2) 56' 80' Con: Slade (3/3) 24', 56', 80' Pen: Slade (3/5) 15', 29', 79'	Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

	5 June 2013	South Africa	97–0	United States
	20:45	Try: Beerwinkel 5' Kolbe 13' Senatla (4) 14' 28' 31' 42' Steenkamp 19' Geduld (2) 22' 26' Du Toit 36' Kriel (2) 44' 67' Willemse (2) 50' 57' Obi (2) 52' 60' Con: Pollard (1/6) 19' Du Preez (6/10) Pen: Pollard (1/1) 3'	Report		Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

	9 June 2013	South Africa	31–24	England
	16:45	Try: Senatla (2) 1' c, 31' m Du Plessis 42' c Con: Du Preez (2/3) 2', 42' Pen: Du Preez (4/6) 6', 10', 16', 56' Cards: Irné Herbst 77' to end'	Report	Try: Hill 36' c Stooke 41' c Purdy 59' c Con: Slade (3/3) 36', 41', 60' Pen: Slade (1/3) 48' Cards: Tom Price 78' to end'	Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

	9 June 2013	France	45–3	United States
	18:45	Try: Jedrasiak 13' c Parez 28' c Lacroix 43' c Cros 45' c Duhalde 61' c Wieprecht 78' c Con: Mallet (6/6) 14', 29', 43', 46', 62', 78' Pen: Mallet (1/1) 9'	Report	Pen: Bourke (1/1) 25'	Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

	13 June 2013	England	109–0	United States
	18:45	Try: Purdy (2) 1' m, 59' c Day (3) 4' m, 16' c, 49' c Sisi (2) 9' c, 63' c Moriarty (3) 19' m, 54' c, 68' m Conlon (2) 21' c, 41' c Devoto 29' m Howard (2) 37' c, 44' c Stephenson (2) 56' c, 74' c Con: Hooley (11/16) 10', 16', 21', 41', 44', 50', 54', 56', 59', 63', 75' Devoto (1/1) 37'	Report		Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)

	13 June 2013	France	19–26	South Africa
	20:45	Try: Regard 8' c Tauleigne 49' m Serin 64' c Con: Selponi (1/2) 9' Serin (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: Swanepoel 1' m Obi 42' c Kolbe 78' m Con: Pollard (1/3) 42' Pen: Pollard (3/3) 14', 44', 70'	Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

Pool B

Venue: Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	14	104	42	+62	2	14
Ireland	3	2	1	12	96	49	+47	2	10
Australia	3	1	2	10	71	45	+36	2	7
Fiji	3	0	3	2	21	151	-130	0	0

	5 June 2013	Ireland	19–15	Australia
	18:45	Try: Scholes 25' Con: Daly (1/1) 26' Pen: Daly (4/6) 6', 47', 66', 76'	Report	Try: Staniforth 40' Northam 73' Con: Seuteni (0/1) Burton (1/1) 73' Pen: Seuteni (1/2) 30'	Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

	5 June 2013	New Zealand	59–6	Fiji
	20:45	Try: Savea 1' Collins (2) 4' 75' Fuatai (2) 34' 64' Visinia 40' Van Dam (2) 46' 80' Scrafton 59' Con: Adams (3/5) 1', 34', 40' Rangihuna (2/4) 64', 75' Pen: Adams (2/2) 18', 26'	Report	Pen: Waqa (2/3) 12', 15' Cards: Sevanaia Galala 32' Nasoni Kunavore 40' to 50' Sunia Tamani 45' to 55' Timilai Rokoduru 45' to 55' Viliame Rarasea 56'	Referee: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

	9 June 2013	Ireland	51–3	Fiji
	18:45	Try: Sweetnam (2) 15' m, 72' c Taylor 44' c Scholes (2) 48' m, 51' m Leavy 65' m Con: Daly (1/4) 45' Scannell (1/2) 72' Pen: Daly (3/5) 10', 29', 36' Scannell (1/1) 70'	Report	Pen: Waqa (1/2) 24'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

	9 June 2013	New Zealand	14–10	Australia
	20:45	Try: Edwards 21' m Pen: Hickey (3/3) 6', 10', 16'	Report	Try: Burton 60' c Con: Hodge (1/1) 61' Pen: Hodge (1/2) 25'	Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

	13 June 2013	New Zealand	31–26	Ireland
	18:45	Try: Tuipulotu 31' m Faiva (2) 45' m, 54' m Visinia 48' c Con: Hickey (1/4) 49' Pen: Hickey (3/5) 16', 19', 39' Cards: Nick Grogan 70' to 80'	Report	Try: Farrell 34' m Leavy 58' m Bryne 66' c Con: Scannell (1/3) 67' Pen: Scannell (2/2) 11', 22' Roche (1/1) 70' Cards: Farrell 40' to 50'	Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

	13 June 2013	Australia	46–12	Fiji
	20:45	Try: Hodge 10' m Browning 29' c Lacey 34' m Baldwin 39' Northam 53' m Burton (2) 65' c 68' c Con: Hodge (2/5) 30', 40' Burton (2/2) 65', 69'	Report	Try: Qionimacawa 15' m Bolenaivalu 58' c Con: Bower (1/1) 59'	Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Pool C

Venue: Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Wales	3	3	0	9	93	44	+49	1	13
Argentina	3	2	1	9	92	53	+39	2	10
Scotland	3	1	2	9	70	103	–33	2	6
Samoa	3	0	3	6	52	106	–54	2	2

	5 June 2013	Wales	42–3	Samoa
	18:00	Try: Amos 12' Dixon 20' C. Jones 53' Bennett 62' I. Jones 65' Dee 78' Con: Davies (3/5) 21', 54', 63' Pen: Davies (2/3) 27', 30'	Report	Pen: Ah Ki (1/3) 15'	Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)

	5 June 2013	Argentina	44–13	Scotland
	20:00	Try: Penalty try 10' Etchart 28' Ezcurra 76' Fernandez 77' Con: Fernandez (3/4) 11', 29', 76' Pen: Fernandez (5/6) 6', 14', 38', 39', 45', 62'	Report	Try: Farndale 23' Bennett 73' Con: Allan (0/2) Pen: Allan (1/2) 20' Cards: Chris Auld 75' to end'	Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

	9 June 2013	Argentina	28–16	Samoa
	15:00	Try: Bernardini 29' Mazzoni 57' Penalty try 63' Con: Fernandez (2/2) 58', 64' Pen: Boffelli (2/4) 12', 22 Fernandez (1/1) 52' Cards: Pablo Martera 40' to 50'	Report	Try: Solia 76' Con: Ah Ki (1/1) 77' Pen: Fenika (3/5) 3', 15', 19' Cards: Faranisisi Fenika 11' to 21' Matthew Peni 16' to 26'	Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

	9 June 2013	Wales	26–21	Scotland
	17:00	Try: Warren 14' Huges 57' Con: Davies (2/2) 15', 58' Pen: Davies (3/3) 10', 56', 62' Drop: Davies 28'	Report	Try: Ashe 51' Masterson 76' Con: Allan (1/2) 52' Pen: Allan (3/3) 31', 38', 44'	Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

	13 June 2013	Wales	25–20	Argentina
	16:45	Try: Hallam Amos 19' c Con: Davies (1/1) 20' Pen: Davies (5/5) 1', 17', 61', 69', 79' Drop: Davies 65'	Report	Try: Matera 50' c Cordero 76' c Con: Fernandez (2/2) 50', 76' Pen: Fernandez (2/3) 52', 58' Cards: Guido Petti Pagadizabal 68' to 78' Juan Pablo Aguirre 79' to end'	Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

	13 June 2013	Scotland	36–33	Samoa
	19:00	Try: Farndale 12' c Allan 25' c Hoyland 27' c Fergusson 53' m Kilmartin 59' c Con: Allan (3/3) 13', 26', 28' Cooper (1/2) 60' Pen: Cooper (1/1) 78'	Report	Try: Nanai 10' m Broomhall 36' c Amituanai 43' c Peni 62' c Sam 66' c Con: Ki (1/2) 37' Alatimu (3/3) 44', 63', 67' Cards: Natal Malaki 51' to 61'	Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland

Standings after the Pool Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Overall Standings
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	14	104	42	+62	2	14
2	South Africa	3	3	0	0	22	154	43	+111	1	13
3	Wales	3	3	0	0	9	93	44	+49	1	13
4	England	3	2	0	1	23	163	37	+126	2	10
5	Ireland	3	2	0	1	12	96	49	+47	2	10
6	Argentina	3	2	0	1	9	92	53	+39	2	10
7	Australia	3	1	0	2	10	71	45	+36	2	7
8	France	3	1	0	2	9	70	59	+11	2	6
9	Scotland	3	1	0	2	9	70	103	-33	2	6
10	Samoa	3	0	0	3	6	52	106	-54	2	2
11	Fiji	3	0	0	3	2	21	151	-130	0	0
12	United States	3	0	0	3	0	3	251	-248	0	0

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

Semifinals			9th place


Samoa	19
Fiji	18


			Samoa	33
			Scotland	24


			11th place

Scotland	39	Fiji	46
United States	3		United States	12

Semifinals

	18 June 2013	Samoa	19–18	Fiji	Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
	18:00	Try: Solia 80' m Ki 80' m Pen: Alatimu (3/5) 17', 33', 39'	Report	Try: Waqa 34' c Rokoduru 51' m Con: Waga (1/2) 36' Pen: Waga (2/3) 65', 75'	Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

	18 June 2013	Scotland	39–3	United States	Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
	20:15	Try: Steele 39' c Bennett (2) 44' c, 58' c Kilmartin 75' m Auld 80' c Con: Bennett (3/3) 39', 45', 58' Cooper (1/2) 80' Pen: Bennett (2/2) 7', 11'	Report	Pen: Audsley (1/1) 8' Cards: Christopher Banks 39' to 49' Lemoto Fillikitonga 55' to 65'	Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

11th place game

	23 June 2013	Fiji	46–12	United States	Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
	17:15	Try: Waqa (3) 5' c, 42' m, 79' c Tuisese 12' m Doge 28' m Vatubua 34' m Rarasea 75' c Kunavore 80' m Con: Waqa (1/5) 6' Douglas (2/3) 76', 80'	Report	Try: Toluta'u 53' m Lindell 60' c Con: Audsley (1/2) 61'	Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

9th place game

	23 June 2013	Samoa	33–24	Scotland	Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
	15:00	Try: Nanai (2) 5' m, 10' c Slater 29' m Fonoti 72' c Fergusson 63' c Con: Alatimu (3/5) 11', 73', 74' Pen: Alatimu (3/3) 22', 46', 76' Cards: Melani Nanai 38'	Report	Try: Allan 13' c Hoyland 16' c Con: Allan (2/2) 14', 17', Pen: Allan (1/3) 26'	Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

5–8th place play-offs

Semifinals			5th place


Argentina	22
Australia	15


			Argentina	34
			France	37


			7th place

Ireland	8	Australia	28
France	9		Ireland	17

Semifinals

	18 June 2013	Argentina	22–15	Australia	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	18:00	Try: Fernandez (2) 36' c, 71' m Schulz 45' c Con: Fernandez (2/3) 37', 45' Pen: Fernandez (1/3) 17' Cards: Pablo Matera 80' to end'	Report	Try: Latu 13' c Paraka 58' m Con: Burton (1/2) 13' Pen: Burton (1/2) 43' Cards: Jack Dempsey 71' to end'	Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

	18 June 2013	Ireland	8–9	France	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	20:15	Try: Murphy 30' m Pen: Scannell (1/2) 63' Cards: Sweetnam 1' to 11'	Report	Pen: Serin (3/4) 2', 34', 47'	Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)

7th place game

	23 June 2013	Australia	28–17	Ireland	Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon
	15:00	Try: Parker 20' c Wells 24' c Northam 63' m Con: Burton (2/3) 20', 25' Pen: McIntyre (1/1) 4' Burton (2/2) 13', 52'	Report	Try: Scholes 42' m Pen: Scannell (4/6) 36', 41', 56', 61'	Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)

5th place game

	23 June 2013	Argentina	34–37	France	Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon
	17:15	Try: Lezana (2) 16' c, 61' c Matera 39' m Con: Fernandez (2/3) 17', 61' Pen: Fernandez (5/5) 12', 20', 26', 30', 35' Cards: Pablo Matera 55' to 65'	Report	Try: Thomas (2) 2' m, 78' c Jedrasiak 76' c Con: Mallet (2/2) 76' 78' Pen: Selponi (1/1) 42' Mallet (3/3) 46', 55', 64' Drop: Mallet 59', 68'	Referee: Ian Davies

Finals

Semifinals			Final


South Africa	17
Wales	18


			Wales	15
			England	23


			3rd place

New Zealand	21	South Africa	41
England	33		New Zealand	34

Semifinals

	18 June 2013	South Africa	17–18	Wales	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	18:15	Try: Herbst 36' c Smith 59' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 37', 60' Pen: Pollard (1/4) 75'	Report	Try: Jenkins 56' m Evans 79' c Con: Davies (1/2) 80' Pen: Davies (2/3) 20', 30'	Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

	18 June 2013	New Zealand	21–33	England	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	20:45	Try: Faiva 9' m Emery 59' c Con: Hickey (0/1) Rure (1/1) 59' Pen: Hickey (1/1) 40' Rure (2/2) 54', 73'	Report	Try: Hankin 16' c Watson 37' c Smallbone 76' c Con: Slade (3/3) 16', 38', 77' Pen: Slade (4/4) 5', 12', 51', 80'	Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)

Third place game

	23 June 2013	South Africa	41–34	New Zealand	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	15:15	Try: Obi 34' c De Bruin 37' c Senatla 40' c Steenkamp 52' m Smith 56' c Ungerer 71' m Con: Pollard (4/6) 35', 38', 40', 56' Pen: Pollard (1/2) 61'	Report	Try: Visinia (2) 8' c, 14' c Edwards 21' c Webber 40' Manihera 77' m Con: Hickey (3/4) 9', 15', 22' Pen: Hickey (1/1) 46' Cards: Jordan Manihera 52' to 62' Kalafi Pongi 62' to 72'	Referee: Dudley Phillips (Ireland)

Final

	23 June 2013	Wales	15–23	England	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	18:45	Try: Evans (2) 11' m, 25' c Con: Davies (1/2) 26' Pen: Davies (1/1) 23'	Report	Try: Nowell 58' c Hill 63' c Con: Slade (2/2) 58', 63' Pen: Slade (3/5) 16', 72', 76'	Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

References

↑ "IRB Junior World Championship : Rules". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "IRB Junior World Championship : Hosts". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "IRB Junior World Championship : Teams". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "IRB Junior World Championship : Fixtures and Results". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

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