2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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]

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

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.