2024 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
{{short description|Under 20 rugby union championship}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby tournament
|name = World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
|type = Under 20
|host = Scotland
|venue = 1
|date = 2–17 July 2024
|countries =
|nations = 8
|champion = SCO
|runnerup = USA
|third = JAP
|fourth = URU
|count = 1
|matches = 16
|tries = 167
|attendance =
|top scorer =
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|preceded by = 2023
|succeeded by = 2025
}}
The 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the fourteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament was held in Scotland for the first time.{{cite press release |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/904512 |title=South Africa and Scotland to host World Rugby U20 competitions in 2024 |publisher=World Rugby |date=7 February 2024 |accessdate=7 February 2024 }}
The tournament was held at the 7,800 capacity Edinburgh Rugby Stadium in Edinburgh.
Qualified teams
A total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts Scotland and the 2023 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).
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;Host (1)
- {{ruu|20|SCO}}
;Relegated from 2023 JWC
- {{ruu|20|JAP}}
;Asia Rugby (1)
- {{ruu|20|HKG}}
; Rugby Africa (1)
- {{ruu|20|KEN}}
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;Sudamérica Rugby (1)
- {{ruu|20|URU}}
;Rugby Americas North (1)
- {{ruu|20|USA}}
;Rugby Europe (1)
- {{ruu|20|NED}}
;Oceania Rugby (1)
- {{ruu|20|SAM}}
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Match officials
The following 8 referees were announced as official World Rugby referees.
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;Referees
- {{flagdeco|BRA}} Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)
- {{flagdeco|HKG}} Morgan White (Hong Kong)
- {{flagdeco|JAP}} Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
- {{flagdeco|SEN}} Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
- {{flagdeco|SCO}} Ru Campbell (Scotland)
- {{flagdeco|ROM}} Nicolae Fratila (Romania)
- {{flagdeco|ESP}} Luis Fernandez (Spain)
- {{flagdeco|SWI}} Ethan Glass (Switzerland)
- {{flagdeco|USA}} Lex Weiner (United States)
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Pool stage
=Pool A=
{{2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy Pool A standings}}
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|score= 105–20
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|score= 123–15
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|score= 101–0
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|score= 81–7
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|away= {{ruu|20|SAM}}
|score= 19–39
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|score= 46–10
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=Pool B=
{{2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy Pool B standings}}
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|away= {{ruu|20|KEN}}
|score= 25–7
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|away= {{ruu|20|USA}}
|score= 33–44
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|score= 15–32
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|score= 51–3
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|score= 17–30
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|score= 32–16
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Knockout stage
= 7th place playoff =
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|score = 34–14
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= 5th place playoff =
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|score = 29–46
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= 3rd place playoff =
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|home = {{ruu-rt|20|JAP}}
|score = 73–22
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= Final =
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|home = {{ruu-rt|20|SCO}}
|score = 48–10
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- Scotland were promoted to the World Rugby U20 Championship.
Final rankings
{{2024 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy final rankings}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/u20/trophy World Rugby U20 Trophy 2024 - Official Website]
{{IRB Junior World Championship}}
Category:World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
World Rugby Under 20 Championship