2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship

2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Argentina
Date	9–25 June 2005
No. of nations	12
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
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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[]

	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas		Marista Rugby Club
Mendoza	Mendoza	Mendoza	Mendoza	Mendoza
	Capacity: 40,268

Participants[]

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

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
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	195	68	+127	4	12
Argentina	3	2	0	1	121	63	+58	3	11
Scotland	3	1	0	2	82	72	+10	2	6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	99	85	+14	2	14
Wales	3	1	0	2	70	104	−34	3	7
Canada	3	0	0	3	34	209	−175	0	0

• 9 June, New Zealand 60–15 Wales , Mendoza
• 9 June, Scotland 22–28 Australia , Mendoza
• 9 June, Argentina 65–7 Canada , Mendoza
• 13 June, New Zealand 92–7 Canada , Mendoza
• 13 June, Scotland 8–24 Wales , Mendoza
• 13 June, Argentina 20–25 Australia , Mendoza
• 17 June, New Zealand 43–46 Australia , Mendoza
• 17 June, Scotland 52–20 Canada , Mendoza
• 17 June, Argentina 36–31 Wales , Mendoza

Pool B–C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
England	3	1	0	2	95	93	+2	2	6
Ireland	3	1	0	2	77	94	−17	1	5
Italy	3	0	0	3	63	149	−86	3	3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	159	44	+115	3	15
France	3	3	0	0	111	90	+21	2	14
Samoa	3	1	0	2	66	101	−35	0	4

• 9 June, England 52–22 Samoa , Mendoza
• 9 June, Italy 3–83 South Africa , Mendoza
• 9 June, Ireland 23–31 France , Mendoza
• 13 June, England 16–34 South Africa , Mendoza
• 13 June, Ireland 29–21 Samoa , Mendoza
• 13 June, Italy 40–43 France , Mendoza
• 17 June, England 27–37 France , Mendoza
• 17 June, Italy 20–23 Samoa , Mendoza
• 17 June, Ireland 25–42 South Africa , Mendoza

Semi-Finals[]

• 21 June, Argentina 20–6 England , Mendoza
• 21 June, Ireland 77–3 Canada , Mendoza
• 21 June, South Africa 16–12 New Zealand , Mendoza
• 21 June, Wales 25–43 Scotland , Mendoza
• 21 June, Samoa 38–25 Italy , Mendoza
• 21 June, France 16–28 Australia , Mendoza

Play-Offs[]

• 11th Place Play-Off
  • 25 June, Italy 30–33 Canada , Mendoza
• 9th Place Play-Off
  • 25 June, Ireland 34–17 Samoa , Mendoza
• 7th Place Play-Off
  • 25 June, Wales 32–57 England , Mendoza
• 5th Place Play-Off
  • 25 June, Argentina 39–7 Scotland , Mendoza
• 3rd Place Play-Off
  • 25 June, France 21–47 New Zealand Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

Championship Final[]

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

Winners[]

2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship
South Africa Second title

External links[]

• IRB21.com
• IRB.com