2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship

2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  United Arab Emirates
Dates 2006-04-04 – 2006-04-21
No. of nations 24
Final positions
Champions   Australia
Runner-up   New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 60
Top scorer(s) Colin Slade  New Zealand
2005
2007

The 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 4 April and 21 April 2006. Australia won the final over New Zealand 17–13.

Pool/standings

The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.

Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.

Division A

Groups

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
1 South Africa2 New Zealand3 Australia4 England
8 Argentina7 Romania6 Wales5 France
9 Ireland10 Scotland11 Japan12 Samoa

Group phase

Pos.TeamMatchesPointsBPTOTAL
MWDL+-+/-
1. New Zealand330015041+109214
2. France33008733+54113
3. Australia320118334+149311
4. England32018958+31311
5. Wales320111943+76210
6. Ireland32015157-608
7. Argentina31024555-1026
8. South Africa31026587-2215
9. Scotland310256113-5715
10. Japan310240155-11515
11. Samoa30032370-4722
12. Romania300326188-16200
5 April 2006
South Africa  3-42  France
5 April 2006
Argentina  10-8  Samoa
5 April 2006
New Zealand  38-14  Wales
5 April 2006
Romania  17-30  Japan
5 April 2006
Ireland  17-16  England
5 April 2006
Scotland  3-78  Australia
9 April 2006
South Africa  44-0  Samoa
9 April 2006
Ireland  18-26  France
9 April 2006
Argentina  23-28  England
9 April 2006
Romania  9-88  Australia
9 April 2006
New Zealand  90-10  Japan
9 April 2006
Scotland  5-35  Wales
13 April 2006
Scotland  48-0  Japan
13 April 2006
Romania  0-70  Wales
13 April 2006
Argentina  12-19  France
13 April 2006
Ireland  16-15  Samoa
13 April 2006
South Africa  18-45  England

Knock out phase

9th Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
17 April 2006
  Japan  0  
  Samoa  26  
 
21 April 2006
      Samoa  12
    Scotland  18
Third place
17 April 2006 21 April 2006
  Scotland  38   Japan  13
  Romania  10     Romania  13
17 April 2006
18:30
Japan  0-26  Samoa
17 April 2006
18:15
Scotland  38-10  Romania
21 April 2006
Samoa  12-18  Scotland
21 April 2006
Japan  13-13  Romania

5th Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
17 April 2006
  Ireland  19  
  Argentina  13  
 
21 April 2006
      Ireland  20
    Wales  15
Third place
17 April 2006 21 April 2006
  Wales  33   Argentina  26
  South Africa  21     South Africa  7
17 April 2006
20:00
Ireland  19-13  Argentina
17 April 2006
18:30
Wales  33-21  South Africa
21 April 2006
Ireland  20-15  Wales
21 April 2006
Argentina  26-7  South Africa

1st Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
17 April 2006
  New Zealand  24  
  England  11  
 
21 April 2006
      New Zealand  13
    Australia  17
Third place
17 April 2006 21 April 2006
  France  16   England  12
  Australia  26     France  12
17 April 2006
20:00
New Zealand  24-11  England
17 April 2006
18:15
France  16-26  Australia
21 April 2006
New Zealand  13-17  Australia
Try: Sanders (2) 57', 62'
Con: Slade (0/2)
Pen: Slade (1/2) 27'
Report Try: Linde 15' c, Turner 18' c
Con: Lealiifano (2/2)
Drop: A Fainga'a 77'
21 April 2006
England  12-12  France

Division B

Groups

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
1 Georgia2 Uruguay3 Italy4 Tonga
8 Canada7 Chinese Taipei6 United States5 South Korea
9 Chile10 Fiji11 Russia12 Namibia

Group phase

Pos.TeamMatchesPointsBPTOTAL
MWDL+-+/-
1. Fiji330012936+93315
2. Tonga33006929+40214
3. Italy320117456+118311
4. Canada320112939+90210
5. Georgia32018025+55210
6. Uruguay32017443+3119
7. Chile31024548-315
8. Russia31024278-3615
9. Namibia31023049-1904
10. United States301223100-7702
11. Chinese Taipei301231160-12902
12. South Korea300313176-16300
4 April 2006
Canada  29-10  Namibia
4 April 2006
Uruguay  35-3  United States
4 April 2006
Chile  6-24  Tonga
4 April 2006
Chinese Taipei  14-36  Russia
4 April 2006
Fiji  38-30  Italy
4 April 2006
Georgia  57-3  South Korea
8 April 2006
Georgia  14-6  Namibia
8 April 2006
Canada  14-29  Tonga
8 April 2006
Chile  33-10  South Korea
8 April 2006
Uruguay  21-3  Russia
8 April 2006
Chinese Taipei  0-107  Italy
8 April 2006
Fiji  48-3  United States
12 April 2006
Georgia  9-16  Tonga
12 April 2006
Canada  86-0  South Korea
12 April 2006
Chile  6-14  Namibia
12 April 2006
Uruguay  18-37  Italy
12 April 2006
Chinese Taipei  17-17  United States
12 April 2006
Fiji  43-3  Russia

Knock out phase

9th Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
16 April 2006
  Namibia  51  
  South Korea  5  
 
20 April 2006
      Namibia  57
    Chinese Taipei  10
Third place
16 April 2006 20 April 2006
  United States  14   South Korea  30
  Chinese Taipei  15     United States  28
16 April 2006
18:00
Namibia  51-5  South Korea
16 April 2006
18:15
United States  14-15  Chinese Taipei
20 April 2006
Namibia  57-10  Chinese Taipei
20 April 2006
South Korea  30-28  United States

5th Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
16 April 2006
  Georgia  33  
  Russia  8  
 
20 April 2006
      Georgia  38
    Uruguay  18
Third place
16 April 2006 20 April 2006
  Uruguay  24   Russia  9
  Chile  5     Chile  10
16 April 2006
18:15
Georgia  33-8  Russia
16 April 2006
20:00
Uruguay  24-5  Chile
20 April 2006
Georgia  38-18  Uruguay
20 April 2006
Russia  9-10  Chile

1st Place Play-Off

Semi-finals Final
16 April 2006
  Fiji  20  
  Canada  13  
 
20 April 2006
      Fiji  22
    Tonga  14
Third place
16 April 2006 20 April 2006
  Tonga  24   Canada  8
  Italy  10     Italy  35
16 April 2006
20:00
Fiji  20-13  Canada
16 April 2006
18:00
Tonga  24-10  Italy
20 April 2006
Fiji  22-14  Tonga
20 April 2006
Canada  8-35  Italy

Final standings

Division APosDivision B
 Australia 1  Fiji *
 New Zealand 2  Tonga
 England 3  Italy
 France 4  Canada
 Ireland 5  Georgia
 Wales 6  Uruguay
 Argentina 7  Chile #
 South Africa 8  Russia #
 Scotland 9  Namibia #
 Samoa 10  Chinese Taipei #
 Japan 11  South Korea #
 Romania * 12  United States #

* Romania was initially demoted to Division B and Fiji promoted to Division A for next World Championship.

# Chile, Russia, Namibia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and USA were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.

Sources

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