| 2014 IRB Junior World Championship | |
| Type: | Under 20 |
| Date: | 2–20 June 2014 |
| Host: | New Zealand |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Champion: | England |
| Runnerup: | South Africa |
| Third: | New Zealand |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Preceded By: | 2013  |
| Succeeded By: | 2015  |
| Champdest: | 2 |
The 2014 IRB Junior World Championship was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Auckland, New Zealand by rugby's governing body, World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board.[1] A total of 12 nations took part in the tournament. England went into the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2013. England went on to win the Championship for a second time in two years. While hosts New Zealand, the most successful team in the tournament, were looking to win the title for the first time since 2011.
Italy were the champions of the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, thus being promoted to the Championship. Fiji finished last in 2014 and therefore were relegated to the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy for 2015.
This was the final event to be known as the "IRB Junior World Championship". Following the renaming of the governing body as World Rugby, the Championship was renamed the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, and the second-tier competition was renamed from "IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy" to World Rugby U20 Trophy.
The championship was held across three two location, Auckland and Pukekohe. ECOLight Stadium and QBE Stadium are only designated to the pool matches, while Eden Park will be used for top three play-offs; Final, 3rd place play-off and 5th place play-off.
| City/Town | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | |||
| 25,000 | |||
| 12,000 |
The following teams participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship:[2]
| Pool | Team | No. of Tournaments | Position 2013 | Position 2014 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 6th | 9th | |||
| A | 7 | 7th | 5th | |||
| A | 7 | 1st | 1st | Champions | ||
| A | 5 | DNP | 11th | Promoted from 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy | ||
| B | 7 | 11th | 12th | Relegated to 2015 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy | ||
| B | 7 | 5th | 6th | |||
| B | 7 | 8th | 4th | |||
| B | 7 | 2nd | 7th | |||
| C | 5 | 9th | 8th | |||
| C | 7 | 10th | 10th | |||
| C | 7 | 4th | 3rd | Bronze Medal Winner | ||
| C | 7 | 3rd | 2nd | Runners-up |
Below are the list of officials that officiated across the 30 matches:[3]
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Angus Gardner (Australia) Matt O'Brien (Australia) Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Akihisa Aso (Japan)
Ben O'Keefe (New Zealand) Brett Johnson (New Zealand) Richard Kelly (New Zealand) Angus Mabey (New Zealand) Shane McDermott (New Zealand) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Grant Stuart (New Zealand) Paul Williams (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Peter Nock (New Zealand) Aaron Paterson (New Zealand) Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Chris Wratt (New Zealand)The playing schedule and pools were announced on 28 November 2013.[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 New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12)
The points awarded in the Pool Stage are as follows:
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams are level on points the following tiebreakers are applied:
Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, PD = Points difference between match points for and match points against, TF = tries for, TA = tries against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 43 | +75 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 58 | +31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 118 | −83 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 123 | −99 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 37 | +78 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 52 | +74 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 142 | −112 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
Overall Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pool Pos | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts< | -- Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts --> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 37 | +78 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 43 | +75 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| C2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 52 | +74 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 58 | +31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| C3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| A3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 118 | −83 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| A4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| B4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 123 | −89 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| C4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 142 | −112 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||