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2023 Under 20 Championship
Tournament details
Host South Africa
Venue3
Date24 June – 14 July 2023
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Tries scored146 (8.11 per match)
Most tries Nicolas Depoortère
Macca Springer
(4 tries each)
← 2019
2024 →

The 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship is the thirteenth edition of the premier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament is hosted in South Africa for the second time, previously being held in 2012.[1]

This year's under 20 competition (alongside the Trophy) is the first global U20's competitions held since 2019, with the 2020 edition, scheduled to be held in Italy, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing instability in the world following the pandemic delaying the return of the competition. There have however been various regional U20 competitions with the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship continuing to take place.

Venues

Athlone Stellenbosch Paarl
Athlone Stadium Danie Craven Stadium Paarl Gimnasium
Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 2,000

Teams

The teams set to participate in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included.

Team No. Result (2019) Best Result
 Argentina 12 4th Third place (2016)
 Australia 12 2nd Runners-up (2010, 2019)
 England 12 5th Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
 Fiji 8 11th Sixth place (2011)
 France 12 1st Champions (2018, 2019)
 Georgia 4 10th Ninth place (2018)
 Ireland 12 8th Runners-up (2016)
 Italy 10 9th Eighth place (2017, 2018)
 Japan 5 — Tenth place (2015)
 New Zealand 12 7th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 South Africa 12 3rd Champions (2012)
 Wales 12 6th Runners-up (2013)

Match officials

The following officials were named through out the tournament, with an official panel of 10 referees designated to oversee the game. Assistant Referees for the pool stage were local South African referees, whilst in a World Rugby first, a TMO bunker will be trailed where by the Television Match Official will focus on the game, and a Split Screen Operator will focus on any yellow cards needing an upgrade to a red card.

Pool stage

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 France
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Wales

 Australia
 England
 Fiji
 Ireland

 Argentina
 Georgia
 Italy
 South Africa

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 153 45 +108 22 7 3 15
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 103 80 +23 16 12 2 10
 Wales 3 1 0 2 86 89 –3 13 13 3 7
 Japan 3 0 0 3 50 178 –128 8 27 0 0


Match 1 24 June France  75–12  Japan Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
14:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Depoortère (2) 2' c, 48' c
Reus 7' c
Gazzotti (2) 9' c, 34' c
Zinzen 17' c
Capilla 30' c
Ferté 42' c
Carbonneau 70' c
Liufau 74' m
Timo 75' c
Con: Reus (6/6) 3', 8', 10', 18', 30', 35'
Mondinat (4/5) 43', 49', 71', 76'
Cards: Depoortère Yellow card 31'
Capilla Yellow card 38' 		Try: Muto 27' c
Omoto 60' m
Con: Naramoto (1/2) 28' 		Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)


Match 6 24 June Wales  26–27  New Zealand Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
16:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Lloyd 21' m
D. Edwards 26' c
M. Morse 37' c
Scarfe 79' c
Con: D. Edwards (3/4) 26', 38', 79'
Pen: D. Edwards (0/1) 		Try: Tangitau 7' m
Springer 45' m
Hainsworth-Fa’aofo 50' c
Clark 60' c
Con: Kemara (2/4) 51', 61'
Pen: Godfrey (1/1) 55'
Cards: Robinson Yellow card 77' 		Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)


Match 8 29 June France  35–14  New Zealand Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
13:30 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Attisogbé 7' c
Tuilagi (2) 19' c, 42' c
Jauneau 30' c
Liufau 67' c
Con: Reus (5/5) 8', 20', 31', 44', 68'
Cards: Jauneau Yellow card 51'
Costes Yellow card 56' 		Try: Penalty try 57'
Lakai 64' c
Con: Kemara (1/1) 65'
Cards: Springer Yellow card 52' 		Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)


Match 10 29 June Wales  41–19  Japan Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
14:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Hughes 16' c
Lloyd 40' m
Florence 64' m
D. Edwards 75' c
Bradley 76' c
Hennessey 79' c
Con: D. Edwards (3/5) 17', 76', 78'
Wilde (1/1) 80'
Pen: D. Edwards (1/1) 3'
Cards: Hill Yellow card 20' 		Try: Nagashima (2) 21' c, 31' c
Oike 36' m
Con: Naramoto (2/3) 22', 32'
Cards: Omachi Red card 48' 		Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)


Match 18 4 July New Zealand  62–19  Japan Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
16:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Hutchinson 7' m
Hainsworth-Fa’aofo 24' c
Springer (3) 26' m, 33' c, 69' c
Wrampling-Alec 37' c
Kemara (2) 39' c, 46' m
Flanders 72' c
Stodart 76' m
Con: Kemara (2/4) 25', 33'
Godfrey (4/6) 38', 40', 69', 72' 		Try: Imano 4' c
Omoto 16' m
Nagashima 73' c
Con: Taira (1/2) 5'
Naramoto (1/1) 74'
Cards: Nose Yellow card 79' 		Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)


Match 14 4 July France  43–19  Wales Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
16:30 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Depoortère (2) 8' c, 41' c
Mondinat 18' c
Carbonneau 20' c
Julien 57' c
Moustin 78' m
Con: Mondinat (5/5) 10', 19', 22', 42', 58'
Reus (0/1)
Pen: Mondinat (1/1) 4'
Cards: Massa Red card 13'
Liufau Yellow card 76' 		Try: Driscoll 40' c
Florence 47' c
Houston 71' m
Con: D. Edwards (2/3) 40+1', 48' 		Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 Ireland 3 2 1 0 111 71 +40 17 10 3 13
 England 3 1 2 0 109 63 +46 15 10 2 10
 Australia 3 1 1 1 78 89 –11 11 11 1 7
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 71 146 –75 10 22 2 2


Match 5 24 June England  34–34  Ireland Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
13:30 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Opoku-Fordjour 23' c
Penalty try 48'
Cusick (2) 52' c, 69' c
Con: Slevin (3/3) 24', 53', 71'
Pen: Slevin (2/2) 3', 67'
Cards: Fisilau Yellow card 59' 		Report Try: Prendergast 11' m
Hadden 21' m
McNabney 40' m
Quinn 56' m
McErlean 60' c
Cooney 64' c
Con: Prendergast (2/6) 61', 64'
Cards: Mangan Yellow card 47'
Cooney Red card 75' 		Referee: Luc Ramos (France)


Match 2 24 June Australia  46–37  Fiji Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
16:30 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Bowron 11' c
Bloomfield 18' m
Lancaster (2) 24' m, 68' c
Vaihu 34' c
Leahy 41' m
Gordon 66' c
Con: Gordon (2/5) 12', 35'
Bowen (2/2) 67', 69'
Pen: Bowen (1/1) 79'
Cards: Pearce Red card 53' 		Try: Waqaicece 13 c'
Murray 38' c
Tagivetaua 47' c
Nakalevu 56' c
Con: Armstrong-Ravula (4/4) 14', 39', 49', 58'
Pen: Armstrong-Ravula (3/3) 9', 22', 64'
Cards: Waqalala Yellow card 17' 		Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)


Match 7 29 June Australia  10–30  Ireland Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
11:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: O'Donnell 23' x
Con: Bowen (1/1) 24'
Pen: Bowen (1/1) 26' 		Report Try: Nicholson 30' m
Gleeson 52' c
G. McCarthy 62' m
Mangan 80' c
Con: Prendergast (1/3) 53'
Oliver (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Prendergast (2/2) 6', 40'
Cards: Telfer Red card 77' 		Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)


Match 12 29 June England  53–7  Fiji Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Cleaves 14' c
Penalty try 25'
Jibulu 32' m
Thomas 46' c
Thame 49' m
Michelow 54' c
Woodman 66' m
Fisilau 80' c
Con: Slevin (3/5) 15', 47', 55'
Johnson (1/2) 80+1'
Pen: Slevin (1/1) 11' 		Try: McGoon 19'
Con: Armstrong-Ravula (1/1) 20'
Cards: Tuitubou Yellow card 31'
McGoon Yellow card 45' 		Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)


Match 17 4 July Ireland  47–27  Fiji Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
13:30 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Gleeson (2) 6' c, 33' c
Sheahan 10' m
Hadden 20' c
G. McCarthy (2) 55' c, 76' c
Osborne 66' c
Con: Lynch (3/4) 7', 21', 34'
Prendergast (3/3) 55', 66', 76' 		Report Try: McGoon 14' c
Armstrong-Ravula 38' m
Murray 41' m
Finau 48' m
Vonovono 80' m
Con: Armstrong-Ravula (1/4) 15'
Ralogaivau (0/1) 		Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)


Match 13 4 July Australia  22–22  England Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
14:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Talataina 30' c
Craig 38' c
McLaughlin-Phillips 77' m
Con: Bowen (2/3) 31', 39'
Pen: Bowen (1/1) 18' 		Try: Bracken 3' m
Cleaves 34' m
Jibulu 42' m
Con: Slevin (2/3) 4', 35'
Pen: Slevin (1/1) 55'
Cards: Ma'asi-White Yellow card 32'
Cunningham-South Yellow card 67' 		Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 83 73 +10 7 7 1 9
 Georgia 3 2 0 1 73 50 +23 9 5 1 9
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 59 59 0 6 4 1 5
 Italy 3 1 0 2 66 99 –33 8 14 1 5


Match 4 24 June Argentina  43–15  Italy Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
11:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Baronio 25' c
Chiavassa 34' c
Soler 37' c
Elías 44' c
Minoyetti 62' m
Elizalde 78' c
Con: Baronio (4/5) 26', 34', 38', 45'
Dicapua (1/1) 79'
Drop: Baronio (1/1) 68' 		Try: Passarella 20' m
Odiase 67' c
Con: Sante (1/2) 68'
Pen: Sante (1/1) 2'
Cards: Aminu Red card 14' 		Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)


Match 3 24 June South Africa  33–23  Georgia Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Letebele 6' c
Julius 22' c
Hooker 70' c
Con: Smith (3/3) 7', 23', 72'
Pen: Smith (4/4) 3', 40', 66', 68'
Cards: Van Reenen Yellow card 63' 		Try: Tsikhistavi 13' c
Tsirekidze 58' m
Babunashvili 74' m
Con: Khutsishvili (1/2) 14'
Kheladze (0/1)
Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 45', 63' 		Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)


Match 9 29 June South Africa  26–34  Italy Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
16:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Letebele 30' m
Julius 36' c
Markus 56' c
Else 60' c
Con: Khan (3/4) 38', 57', 61'
Pen: Khan (0/1)
Cards: Mdanda Yellow card 8' 		Try: Penalty try 8'
Gasperini 17' c
Gallorini (2) 45' c, 50' c
Con: Brisighella (3/3) 18', 46', 51'
Pen: Brisighella (1/1) 24'
Sante (1/1) 74' 		Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)


Match 11 29 June Argentina  0–20  Georgia Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
16:30 SAST (UTC+02) Cards: Soler Yellow card 80+2' Try: Khorbaladze 17' c
Khonelidze 34' c
Con: Khutsishvili (2/2) 18', 36'
Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 43', 55'
Cards: Khutsishvili Yellow card 1' 		Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)


Match 16 4 July Italy  17–30  Georgia Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
11:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Casilio 19' c
Gallorini 44' c
Con: Brisighella (2/2) 21', 45'
Pen: Brisighella (1/2) 14'
Cards: Gallorini Yellow card 8'
Douglas Yellow card 69' 		Try: Lomidze 9' c
Khonelidze (2) 28' m, 53' c
Tchamiashvili 77' m
Con: Khutsishvili (2/4) 11', 54'
Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 24', 35'
Cards: Shvelidze Yellow card 38' 		Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)


Match 15 4 July South Africa  24–16  Argentina Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
19:00 SAST (UTC+02) Try: Else 26' c
Beets (2) 68' c, 75' c
Con: Smith (3/3) 27', 69', 76'
Pen: Smith (1/1) 42'
Cards: Van Heerden Yellow card 30' 		Try: Zanella 35' c
Con: Dicapua (1/1) 36'
Pen: Dicapua (3/3) 3', 14', 22' 		Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Pool stage standings

Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage:[2].

Pos Team Pool Pld −/+ Pts
Finals
1  France A 3 +108 15
2  Ireland B 3 +40 13
3  South Africa C 3 +10 9
4  England B 3 +46 10
5–8th place play-offs
5  New Zealand A 3 +23 10
6  Georgia C 3 +23 9
7  Wales A 3 −3 7
8  Australia B 3 −11 7
9–12th place play-offs
9  Argentina C 3 0 5
10  Italy C 3 −33 5
11  Fiji B 3 –75 2
12  Japan A 3 −128 0

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

 
Semi-finals9th place
 
      
 
9 July – 11:00 – Paarl Gymnasium
 
 
 Italy
 
14 July – 14:30 – Danie Craven Stadium
 
 Fiji
 
 
 
9 July – 13:30 – Paarl Gymnasium
 
 
 
 Argentina
 
 
 Japan
 
11th place
 
 
14 July – 12:00 – Danie Craven Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

Match 19 9 July Italy  v  Fiji Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
11:00 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Luc Ramos (France)


Match 20 9 July Argentina  v  Japan Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
13:30 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

11th place

Match 25 14 July Loser match 19 v Loser match 20 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
12:00 SAST (UTC+02)

9th place

Match 26 14 July Winner match 19 v Winner match 20 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
14:30 SAST (UTC+02)

5–8th place play-offs

 
Semi-finals5th place
 
      
 
9 July – 14:00 – Athlone Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand
 
14 July – 14:00 – Athlone Stadium
 
Australia 
 
 
 
9 July – 16:00 – Paarl Gymnasium
 
 
 
 Georgia
 
 
 Wales
 
7th place
 
 
14 July – 17:00 – Danie Craven Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

Match 22 9 July New Zealand  v  Australia Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
14:00 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)


Match 21 9 July Georgia  v  Wales Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl  
16:00 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

7th place

Match 25 14 July Loser match 21 v Loser match 22 Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)

5th place

Match 26 14 July Winner match 21 v Winner match 22 Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July – 16:30 – Athlone Stadium
 
 
 Ireland
 
14 July – 19:00 – Athlone Stadium
 
 South Africa
 
 
 
9 July – 19:00 – Athlone Stadium
 
 
 
 France
 
 
 England
 
3rd
 
 
14 July – 16:30 – Athlone Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

Match 23 9 July Ireland  v  South Africa Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
16:30 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)


Match 24 9 July France  v  England Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
19:00 SAST (UTC+02) Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

3rd place

Match 25 14 July Loser match 23 v Loser match 24 Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)

Final

Match 26 14 July Winner match 23 v Winner match 24 Athlone Stadium, Athlone  
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "South Africa leave it late to deny Georgia an historic semi-final place at the U20 Championship". World Rugby. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023. The 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship tournament rules don't appear to have been published, but the seeding is consistent with the tournament rules for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
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