2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

{{Infobox rugby tournament

| name = 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

| type = Under 20

| host = Brazil

| date = July 9–21

| nations = 8

| champion = Japan

| runnerup = Portugal

| third = Tonga

| matches = 16

| attendance =

| top scorer = {{flagicon|CAN}} Will Percillier (65)

| most tries = {{flagicon|POR}} Raffaele Storti (9)

| preceded by = 2018

| succeeded by = 2023

}}

The 2019 World Rugby U20 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/346320|title=Romania and Brazil to host World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2018 and 2019|date=|publisher=worldrugby.org|accessdate=2 July 2018}}

Qualified teams

A total of eight teams played in the tournament. The host {{ruu|20|BRA}} and the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country {{ruu|20|JPN}} qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).

{{col begin}}

{{col-4}}

;Host (1)

  • {{ruu|20|BRA}}

;Relegated from 2018 JWC

  • {{ruu|20|JPN}}

;Asia Rugby (1)

  • {{ruu|20|HKG}}

; Rugby Africa (1)

  • {{ruu|20|KEN}}

{{col-4}}

;Sudamérica Rugby (1)

  • {{ruu|20|URU}}

;Rugby Americas North (1)

  • {{ruu|20|CAN}}

;Rugby Europe (1)

  • {{ruu|20|POR}}

;Oceania Rugby (1)

  • {{ruu|20|TON}}

{{col end}}

Pool Stage

= Pool A =

:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="25"|Pld

!width="25"|W

!width="25"|D

!width="25"|L

!width="35"|PF

!width="35"|PA

!width="35"|PD

!width="25"|TF

!width="25"|TA

!width="25"|Pts

style="background:#BBF3BB;"

| align="left" |{{ruu|20|JPN}}

| 3

30015089+61221315
align="left" |{{ruu|20|URU}}

| 3

20114667+7922911
align="left" |{{ruu|20|KEN}}

| 3

10271135−648215
align="left" |{{ruu|20|BRA}}

| 3

00358134−769182

----

{{rugbybox |date=9 July 2019|time=12:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=56–24

|away= {{ruu|20|BRA}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27488 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=9 July 2019|time=17:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|KEN}}

|score=11–63

|away= {{ruu|20|URU}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27489 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=13 July 2019|time=14:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=46–31

|away= {{ruu|20|URU}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27492 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=13 July 2019|time=17:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|KEN}}

|score=26–24

|away= {{ruu|20|BRA}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27494 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=17 July 2019|time=12:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=48–34

|away= {{ruu|20|KEN}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27497 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=17 July 2019|time=17:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|URU}}

|score=52–10

|away= {{ruu|20|BRA}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27498 Report]

}}

= Pool B =

:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="200"|Team

!width="25"|Pld

!width="25"|W

!width="25"|D

!width="25"|L

!width="35"|PF

!width="35"|PA

!width="35"|PD

!width="25"|TF

!width="25"|TA

!width="25"|Pts

style="background:#BBF3BB;"

| align="left" |{{ruu|20|POR}}

| 3

30014851+978315
align="left" |{{ruu|20|TON}}

| 3

2019377+1614610
align="left" |{{ruu|20|CAN}}

| 3

102124101+2319147
align="left" |{{ruu|20|HKG}}

| 3

00365201−1369301

----

{{rugbybox |date=9 July 2019|time=14:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|TON}}

|score=26–25

|away= {{ruu|20|CAN}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27487 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=9 July 2019|time=19:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|POR}}

|score=59–27

|away= {{ruu|20|HKG}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27490 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=13 July 2019|time=12:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|TON}}

|score= 64–12

|away= {{ruu|20|HKG}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27491 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=13 July 2019|time=19:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|POR}}

|score= 49–21

|away= {{ruu|20|CAN}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27493 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=17 July 2019|time=14:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|TON}}

|score= 3–40

|away= {{ruu|20|POR}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27496 Report]

}}

----

{{rugbybox |date=17 July 2019|time=19:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|HKG}}

|score=26–78

|away= {{ruu|20|CAN}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27495 Report]

}}

Finals

; 7th place

{{rugbybox |date=21 July 2019 |time=17:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home={{ruu-rt|20|BRA}}

|score=32-29

|away={{ruu|20|HKG}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27499 Report]

}}

; 5th place

{{rugbybox |date=21 July 2019 |time=12:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home={{ruu-rt|20|KEN}}

|score=13-52

|away={{ruu|20|CAN}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27500 Report]

}}

; 3rd place

{{rugbybox |date=21 July 2019 |time=14:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home={{ruu-rt|20|URU}}

|score=27-29

|away={{ruu|20|TON}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27501 Report]

}}

; Final

{{rugbybox |date=21 July 2019 |time=19:00|stadium=Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos

|home={{ruu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=35-34

|away={{ruu|20|POR}}

|report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/27502 Report]

}}

References