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2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host Italy
Teams12
2019
2023

The 2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was scheduled to be the 13th edition of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, the premier age-grade rugby union competition organised by World Rugby. The tournament was to be held in Italy for the third time, having previously been played there in 2011 and 2015. France were the defending champions.[1]

On 20 March 2020, World Rugby announced that the championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Teams

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The following teams would have participated in the 2020 U20 Championship:

Team No. Result (2019) Best Result
 Argentina 12 4th Third place (2016)
 Australia 12 2nd Runners-up (2010, 2019)
 England 12 5th Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
 France 12 1st Champions (2018, 2019)
 Georgia 4 10th Ninth place (2018)
 Ireland 12 8th Runners-up (2016)
 Italy 10 9th Eighth place (2017, 2018)
 Japan[a] 5 Tenth place (2015)
 Fiji 8 11th Sixth place (2011)
 New Zealand 12 7th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 South Africa 12 3rd Champions (2012)
 Wales 12 6th Runners-up (2013)
  1. ^ Promoted from 2019 U20 Trophy

Pool stage

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The pool stage fixture was to have been as follows:

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Match 6 28 June Argentina  Cancelled  Ireland Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
21:00


Match 4 28 June France  Cancelled  Japan Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
16:00


Match 11 03 July Argentina  Cancelled  Japan Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
18:30


Match 10 03 July France  Cancelled  Ireland Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
16:00


Match 13 08 July Ireland  Cancelled  Japan Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00


Match 14 08 July France  Cancelled  Argentina Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Match 5 28 June Wales  Cancelled  New Zealand Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
18:30


Match 3 28 June Australia  Cancelled  Georgia Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00


Match 8 03 July Wales  Cancelled  Georgia Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30


Match 7 03 July Australia  Cancelled  New Zealand Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00


Match 16 08 July New Zealand  Cancelled  Georgia Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana  
16:00


Match 15 08 July Australia  Cancelled  Wales Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Match 1 28 June South Africa  Cancelled  Italy Payanini Center, Verona  
16:00


Match 2 28 June England  Cancelled  Fiji Payanini Center, Verona  
18:30


Match 9 03 July South Africa  Cancelled  Fiji Payanini Center, Verona  
21:00


Match 12 03 July England  Cancelled  Italy Peroni Stadium, Calvisano  
21:00


Match 18 08 July South Africa  Cancelled  England Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana  
21:00


Match 17 08 July Italy  Cancelled  Fiji Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana  
18:30

References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2019 hailed as 'one of the greats'" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "World Rugby update on COVID-19 response measures and statement from Sir Bill Beaumont". World Rugby. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2020.