2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship
Tournament details | |
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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 |
2006 → |
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 | |||
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Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza |
Capacity: 40,268 | ||||
Participants[]
The following 12 teams participated in the 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship.
Africa | Americas | Europe | Oceania |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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South Africa Second title |
External links[]
Categories:
- Under 21 Rugby World Championship
- 2005 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 2005 in Argentine rugby union
- International rugby union competitions hosted by Argentina
- Sport in Mendoza, Argentina
- 2005 in youth sport