2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Portugal |
| Date | 12 – 24 May 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Georgia |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Top scorer(s) | Rezi Jinchvelashvili (51) |
| Most tries |  Christo van der Merwe (5) |
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The 2015 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.[1] A total of 8 nations played in the tournament.
The event was held in Portugal and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.
Venues
[edit]The championship was held in Lisbon.
| Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 8,000 |
| Lisbon | CAR Rugby do Jamor |
Teams
[edit]| Pool | Team[2][3][4][5] | Number of Tournaments |
Position Last Year | Best Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Canada |
5 | 7 | 2nd in 2013 |
| A |  Fiji |
0 | Relegated from 2014 IRB JWC | 1st appearance |
| A | Georgia |
5 | 5 | 3rd in 2008, 2011 |
| B |  Hong Kong |
1 | 8 | 8th in 2014 |
| B | Namibia |
4 | 6 | 5th in 2008, 2009 |
| A | Portugal |
2 | N/A | 6th in 2013 |
| B |  Tonga |
3 | 2 | 2nd in 2014 |
| A | Uruguay |
5 | 4 | Won the Trophy in 2008 |
Pool Stage
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 
Georgia
3 3 0 0 95 36 +59 13 4 13 
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 77 98 -21 10 15 10 
Fiji
3 1 0 2 73 77 -4 10 7 7 
Portugal
3 0 0 3 56 90 -34 5 12 0
Fixtures
[edit]Pool B
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 
Canada
3 3 0 0 72 46 +26 8 6 13 
Tonga
3 2 0 1 91 40 +51 13 4 11 
Namibia
3 1 0 2 67 92 -25 10 14 5 
Hong Kong
3 0 0 3 43 95 -52 5 12 0
Fixtures
[edit]Placement matches
[edit]7th place game
[edit]5th place game
[edit]Third place game
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Portugal to host JWRT 2015". irb.com. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Uruguay qualify for Junior World Trophy 2015". irb.com. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Hong Kong reach Junior World Trophy 2015". irb.com. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy". irb.com. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "CANADA U-20 MEN EARN SPOT IN JUNIOR WORLD RUGBY TROPHY". rugbycanada.ca. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.