The 2024 U20 Rugby Championship was the first edition of the rugby union competition, the U20 Rugby Championship, the under-20 equivalent of The Rugby Championship, played by senior men's teams of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The first edition consisted of three rounds in which all teams played each other at a single venue (in Australia), with the table leaders New Zealand being crowned winners.[1][2][3][4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Australia |
| Date | 2–12 May 2024 |
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Most tries |
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2025 → | |
Venue
editThe venue was announced in March 2024 to be the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, located in South East Queensland.[1][2]
| Bokarina (Sunshine Coast) |
|---|
| Sunshine Coast Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
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Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand (C)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 58 | +34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit| 2 May 17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| New Zealand | 13–13 | South Africa |
| Try: Solomon 53' m Vaenuku 78' m Con: Simpson (0/2) Pen: Hutchinson (1/2) 30' | Report | Try: Leotlela 58' c Con: Sefoor (1/1) 59' Pen: Sefoor (2/3) 57', 63' Cards: van Heerden  72' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[1][6][7] Referee: Jordan Kaminski (Australia) |
| 2 May 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 6–25 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Pen: Fowler (2/3) 7', 59' Cards: Harley 36' to 46' | Report | Try: Rapetti 38' c Pedro Bernasconi 42' m Rossi 77' c Con: Di Lucca (1/2) 39' Fossati (1/1) 78' Pen: Di Lucca (2/4) 9', 45' Cards: Sánchez Valarolo 50' to 60' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[6][7] Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
Round 2
edit| 7 May 17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 43–20 | Argentina |
| Try: Pledger (2) 1' c, 62' c Wrampling-Alec (2) 5' c, 24' c A. Smith 44' c O'Donovan 67' m Con: Simpson (5/5) 1', 6', 25', 45', 63' Grant (0/1) Pen: Simpson (1/1) 35' | Report | Try: Elías 29' m Manuel Vivas 50' m Torrado 55' c Con: Fossati (0/2) Di Lucca (1/1) 56' Pen: Fossati (1/2) 19' Cards: Asevedo 23' to 33' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[6][7] Referee: George Myers (Australia) |
| 7 May 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 24–19 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try: Wilcox (2) 34' c, 65' c Penalty try 72' Con: Wilcox (1/1) 35' Fowler (1/1) 66' Pen: Gray (1/2) 28' | Report | Try: van Heerden 31' c Bester (2) 62' c, 77' m Con: Williams (2/3) 32', 63' Cards: Maqubela  19'Hlekani 73' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[6][7] Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand) |
Round 3
edit| 12 May 13:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| South Africa | 30–28 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Try: Julius 1' c Jacobs 47' c Badenhorst 58' m Porthen 70' m Con: van Niekerk (2/4) 2', 48' Pen: van Niekerk (2/2) 68', 81' Cards: Ezekiel Ngobeni 33' to 43' | Report | Try: Rossetto (4) 27' c, 35' c, 42' c, 74' c Con: Rodríguez (3/3) 28', 36', 43' Di Lucca (1/1) 75' Pen: Rodríguez (0/1) Di Lucca (0/1) Drop: Rodríguez (0/1) Cards: Gael Galván 67' to 77' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[6][7] Referee: Dan Waenga (New Zealand) |
| 12 May 15:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 25–36 | New Zealand |
| Try: Sawers 49' c McCulloch (2) 56' c, 59' m Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/3) 49', 57' Pen: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/2) 4', 30' | Report | Try: Solomon (2) 18' m, 36' c Pledger 43' c Letiu 66' c Taele 77' c Con: Simpson (3/4) 37', 44', 67' Coles (1/1) 78' Pen: Coles (1/1) 72' Cards: Maxwell 53' to 63'Simpson 69' to 79' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[6][7] Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Junior Boks open U20 Rugby Champs against All Blacks". SA Rugby Magazine. Highbury Media (Pty) Ltd. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "U20 Rugby Championship launched to bridge growing gap with northern hemisphere". Daily Maverick. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Junior Boks to open U20 Rugby Championship against NZ". SuperSport. MultiChoice. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Mostert, Herman (27 March 2024). "Junior Springboks to open U20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand". News24. Naspers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Rugby Championship U20 Standings for 2024". all.rugby. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "SANZAAR CONFIRMS THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-20 MATCH SCHEDULE AND VENUE". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Williamson, Nathan (27 March 2024). "U20s Rugby Championship confirmed for Sunshine Coast". rugby.com.au.