2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship

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2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship
Tournament details
HostFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Date9–25 June 2005
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Runner-upFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Third placeFile:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played30

The 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship took place in Argentina between 9 June and 25 June 2005. The 2005 championship was the fourth contested. This championship saw South Africa win the final over Australia 24–20.

Venues

Chacras Rugby Club Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Liceo Rugby Club Marista Rugby Club Mendoza Rugby Club
Mendoza Mendoza Mendoza Mendoza Mendoza
Capacity: 40,268
File:Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.JPG

Participants

The following 12 teams participated in the 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship.

Africa Americas Europe Oceania

Pool stages

The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams. After all pool matches teams are ranked by total match points. Four group winners qualify for the semi-finals and bottom eight enter play-offs for positions 5–8 and 9–12.

Pool A–D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 2 0 1 195 68 +127 4 12
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 2 0 1 121 63 +58 3 11
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 1 0 2 82 72 +10 2 6
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 3 0 0 99 85 +14 2 14
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 1 0 2 70 104 −34 3 7
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 0 0 3 34 209 −175 0 0

Pool B–C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 1 0 2 95 93 +2 2 6
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 3 1 0 2 77 94 −17 1 5
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 0 0 3 63 149 −86 3 3
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 3 0 0 159 44 +115 3 15
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 3 0 0 111 90 +21 2 14
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 3 1 0 2 66 101 −35 0 4

Semi-finals

Play-Offs

Championship final

25 June, South Africa 24–20 Australia Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

External links