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Revision as of 15:38, 19 December 2015

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host nation Zimbabwe
DatesApril 19 – May 1
No. of nations8
Tournament statistics
Matches played16

The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy is the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.[1]

The event will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe and is organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.

Venue

The championship will be held in Harare.

Location Venue Capacity
Harare Harare Sports Club Ground 10,000

Qualifying

As the host nation, Zimbabwe qualify automatically, as Samoa for being relegated from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The remaining six countries will compete on qualification process on their regional competitions (Africa, Asia, North America , South America and Europe).

Qualified teams

A total of 8 teams will play in the tournament.

Teams

Pool Team[2][3] Number of
Tournaments		 Position Last Year Best Position
 Zimbabwe 3 N/A 7th in 2010, 2012
 Samoa 1 Relegated from 2015 IRB JWC Won the Trophy in 2011
 Uruguay 6 3 Won the Trophy in 2008
 Namibia 5 6 5th in 2008, 2009
 Spain 0 N/A 1st appearance
 Fiji 1 5 5th in 2015
 Hong Kong 2 8 8th in 2014, 2015
North America qualifier

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe to host World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016". worldrugby.org. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Uruguay campeón del Sudamericano Juvenil "A"" (in Spanish). sudamericarugby.org. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "AFRICA CUP U19 A". rugbyafrique.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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