2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 South Africa |
| Dates | 2006-04-01 – 2006-04-28 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
South Africa |
Runner-up  |
 New Zealand |
Third-place  |
 Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
|
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in South Africa between 1 April and 18 April 2005. South Africa won the final over New Zealand 20–15.
Pool/standings
The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.
- Pool A played against Pool D
- Pool B played against Pool C
Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.
Division A
Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 |  France | 3 | South Africa | 4 |  England |
| 8 |  Japan | 7 |  Ireland | 6 | Australia | 5 |  Wales |
| 9 |  Scotland | 10 |  Argentina | 11 |  Georgia | 12 |  Romania |
Group phase
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- | ||||
| 1. | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 34 | +75 | 2 | 14 |
| 2. | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 25 | +86 | 2 | 14 |
| 3. | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | +65 | 1 | 13 |
| 4. | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 3 | 11 |
| 5. | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 40 | +93 | 2 | 10 |
| 6. | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 3 | 7 |
| 7. | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 75 | -53 | 1 | 5 |
| 8. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 106 | -62 | 1 | 5 |
| 9. | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 55 | -32 | 0 | 4 |
| 10. | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 83 | -52 | 0 | 4 |
| 11. | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 90 | -84 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 139 | -122 | 0 | 0 |
Knock out phase
9th Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Ireland |
36 | ||||||
| Japan |
18 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| Ireland |
15 | ||||||
| Scotland |
8 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| Scotland |
32 | Japan |
24 | ||||
| Georgia |
10 | Georgia |
0 | ||||
5th Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Wales |
36 | ||||||
| Argentina |
18 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| Wales |
10 | ||||||
| France |
13 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| France |
36 | Argentina |
13 | ||||
| Romania |
17 | Romania |
21 | ||||
1st Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| South Africa |
17 | ||||||
| England |
12 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| South Africa |
20 | ||||||
| New Zealand |
15 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| New Zealand |
25 | England |
21 | ||||
| Australia |
25 | Australia |
29 | ||||
Division B
Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 2 |  Uruguay | 3 |  Chile | 4 |  Namibia |
| 8 |  United States | 7 |  Samoa | 6 |  Russia | 5 |  Tonga |
| 9 |  Spain | 10 |  South Korea | 11 |  Zimbabwe | 12 |  Paraguay |
Group phase
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- | ||||
| 1. | Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | +83 | 3 | 15 |
| 2. | Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 31 | +58 | 2 | 14 |
| 3. | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 25 | +83 | 3 | 11 |
| 4. | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 52 | +83 | 2 | 10 |
| 5. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 1 | 9 |
| 6. | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 2 | 8 |
| 7. | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 1 | 7 |
| 8. | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 82 | -11 | 2 | 6 |
| 9. | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 83 | -51 | 1 | 5 |
| 10. | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 131 | -101 | 0 | 4 |
| 11. | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 91 | -72 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 112 | -95 | 0 | 0 |
Knock out phase
9th Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Russia |
15 | ||||||
| Chile |
14 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| Russia |
38 | ||||||
| Spain |
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| Paraguay |
17 | Chile |
38 | ||||
| Spain |
19 | Paraguay |
22 | ||||
5th Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Zimbabwe |
17 | ||||||
| South Korea |
25 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| South Korea |
22 | ||||||
| United States |
22 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| Namibia |
17 | Zimbabwe |
21 | ||||
| United States |
19 | Namibia |
33 | ||||
1st Place Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 13 April 2005 | |||||||
| Samoa |
24 | ||||||
| Italy |
22 | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | |||||||
| Samoa |
36 | ||||||
| Uruguay |
17 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 13 April 2005 | 17 April 2005 | ||||||
| Tonga |
12 | Italy |
34 | ||||
| Uruguay |
19 | Tonga |
17 | ||||
Final standings
| Division A | Pos | Division B |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | Samoa * |
| New Zealand | 2 | Uruguay |
| Australia | 3 | Italy |
| England | 4 | Tonga |
| France | 5 | South Korea |
| Wales | 6 | United States |
| Romania | 7 | Namibia # |
| Argentina | 8 | Zimbabwe # |
| Ireland | 9 | Russia # |
| Scotland | 10 | Spain # |
| Japan | 11 | Chile # |
| Georgia * | 12 | Paraguay # |
* Georgia was demoted to Division B and Samoa promoted to Division A for next World Championship.
# Namibia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Chile, and Paraguay were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.