2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

2019 Under 20 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Brazil
Date	July 9–21
No. of nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Top scorer(s)	(65)
Most tries	Raffaele Storti (9)
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The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the twelfth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.

The event was held at the Estádio Martins Pereira in São José dos Campos from 9 until 21 July and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

A total of eight teams played in the tournament. The host  Brazil and the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country  Japan qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified 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	150	89	+61	22	13	15
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	146	67	+79	22	9	11
Kenya	3	1	0	2	71	135	−64	8	21	5
Brazil	3	0	0	3	58	134	−76	9	18	2

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Pool B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	148	51	+97	8	3	15
Tonga	3	2	0	1	93	77	+16	14	6	10
Canada	3	1	0	2	124	101	+23	19	14	7
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	65	201	−136	9	30	1

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Finals[]

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

References[]