The Australian national under-19 rugby union team formerly represented Australia on a national level in age graded rugby union. The team competed in all four editions of the Under 19 Rugby World Championship, winning the title in 2006,[1] and finishing third in 2005 and 2007.[2][3][4]
| Union | Australian Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| First international | ||
 Australia 62–12 Japan  (27 March 2004) | ||
| Largest win | ||
Australia 88–9 Romania  (9 April 2006) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
Australia 5–30 New Zealand  (4 April 2004) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2004) | |
| Best result | Champions, 2006 | |
Starting in 2008, the International Rugby Board scrapped its under-21 and under-19 world championships in favour of a single under-20 competition, the IRB Junior World Championship. Australia accordingly replaced its under-21 and under-19 sides with a new under-20 side.
Record
edit| Under 19 World Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2004
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Fifth play-off | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2005
|
Third play-off | 
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
 2006
|
Champions | 
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2007
|
Third play-off |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 Title | 4/4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | |||
Results 2004 to 2007
edit2007 Under 19 World Championship – (3rd place)
| Match | Score | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| Pool match | 15–10 | Ireland |
| Pool match | 23–12 |  Fiji |
| Pool match | 30–11 |  France |
| Semi-final | 18–32 | South Africa |
| 3rd place play-off | 25–21 |  Wales |
2006 Under 19 World Championship – (1st place)
| Match | Score | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| Pool match | 78–3 |  Scotland |
| Pool match | 88–9 | Romania |
| Pool match | 17–22 | New Zealand |
| Semi-final | 26–16 | France |
| Final | 17–13 | New Zealand |
2005 Under 19 World Championship – (3rd place)
| Match | Score | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| Pool match | 10–6 | France |
| Pool match | 38–0 |  Argentina |
| Pool match | 23–0 | Ireland |
| Semi-final | 25–25 | New Zealand |
| 3rd place play-off | 29–21 |  England |
2004 Under 19 World Championship – (6th place)
| Match | Score | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| Pool match | 62–12 | Japan |
| Pool match | 23–33 | England |
| Pool match | 5–30 | New Zealand |
| Play-off | 66–19 | Japan |
| 5th place play-off | 10–14 | Wales |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Aussie beats Tasman rivals for U19 World Cup". ESPN Scrum. 22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Ioane leads Australia towards fifth place finish". ESPN Scrum. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "South Africa lift Under 19 title". ESPN Scrum. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand clinch IRB U19 World Championship crown". ESPN Scrum. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.