| 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
| Type: | Under 20 |
| Host: | Italy |
| Date: | 2–20 June 2015 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Champion: | New Zealand |
| Runnerup: | England |
| Third: | South Africa |
| Fourth: | France |
| Preceded By: | 2014 |
| Succeeded By: | 2016 |
| Champdest: | 2 |
The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the second time in Italy by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.[1] Twelve nations played in the tournament, with matches hosted by Parma, Viadana, Calvisano and Cremona, host city of the final match. England went into the tournament as the two-time defending champions after they successfully defended their title in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (as the tournament was known through 2014). This was the first U20 Championship held after the sport's governing body changed its name from the International Rugby Board to the current World Rugby.
New Zealand won the title after a 21–16 win against England in the final.[2] [3]
The championship was held across four locations. Parma, Viadana and Calvisano hosted pool matches, with the latter two hosting semi-finals for each bracket (teams 1–4, 5–8 and 9–12). Cremona hosted the final and two of the remaining positional play-offs, with Calvisano hosting the others.
| Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,641 | |||
| 6,000 | |||
| Stadio San Michele | 5,000 | ||
| 5,000 |
The following teams participated in the 2015 World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Pool | Team | No. of Tournaments | Position 2014 | Position 2015 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 1st | 2nd | Runners-up | ||
| A | 8 | 6th | 4th | |||
| A | 3 | DNP | 10th | Promoted from 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy | ||
| A | 8 | 7th | 6th | |||
| B | 8 | 5th | 5th | |||
| B | 6 | 11th | 11th | |||
| B | 8 | 2nd | 3rd | Bronze Medal Winner | ||
| B | 6 | 8th | 12th | Relegated to 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy | ||
| C | 8 | 9th | 9th | |||
| C | 8 | 4th | 7th | |||
| C | 8 | 3rd | 1st | Champions | ||
| C | 8 | 10th | 8th |
The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:[4] [5] [6]
Will Houston (Australia)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Elia Rizzo (Italy)
Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Gianluigi Rossi (Italy) Stefano Pennè (Italy) Filippo Bertelli (Italy) Luca Trentin (Italy) Stefano Roscini (Italy) Francesco Russo (Italy)The playing schedule and pools were announced on 25 November 2014.[7]
| 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)
Points were awarded in the Pool Stage via the standard points system:
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams were level on points, the following tiebreakers were 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 | 96 | 35 | +61 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 53 | +54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 172 | –155 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 83 | –5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 98 | –38 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 94 | –50 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 42 | +83 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 61 | –16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 98 | –39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 79 | –28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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 --> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | +93 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| C1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 42 | +83 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 35 | +61 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 53 | +54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 83 | −5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| C2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| A3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| C3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 98 | −39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 98 | −38 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| C4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| B4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 94 | −50 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| A4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 172 | −155 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||