2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

Tournament details
Host nation	Uruguay
Date	29 August – 10 September 2017
No. of nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Top scorer(s)	(40)
Most tries	Faulua Makisi (6)
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The 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.

The event was held at the Estadio Charrúa and Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Montevideo, Uruguay from 29 August until 10 September and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

A total of 8 teams played in the tournament. The host (Uruguay) and the Junior World Cup relegation country (Japan) qualified automatically. The remaining six countries competed through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).

Pool Stage[]

Pool A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	111	47	+64	11	7	14
Namibia	3	2	0	1	77	68	+9	10	5	10
Chile	3	1	0	2	86	89	-3	8	8	7
Canada	3	0	0	3	56	126	-70	4	13	1

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Pool B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	67	55	+12	6	5	12
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	118	33	+85	7	3	11
Fiji	3	1	0	2	42	57	-15	4	6	6
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	41	123	-82	4	7	1

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Finals[]

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

References[]