The 2005

Under 19 Rugby World Championship The IRB under-19 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for male rugby union players under the age of 19 organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB) annually from 2004 until 2007. Both it and the Under 21 Rugby Wo ...

took place in

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between 1 April and 18 April 2005. South Africa won the final over New Zealand 20–15.

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. *Pool A played against Pool D *Pool B played against Pool C 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 phase

Knock out phase

9th-place play-off

5th-place play-off

1st-place play-off

Division B

Groups

Group phase

Knock out phase

9th-place play-off

5th-place play-off

1st-place play-off

Final standings

* Georgia was demoted to Division B and Samoa promoted to Division A for next World Championship. # Namibia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Chile, and Paraguay were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.

Sources

Official site
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