The 2009
IRB Junior World Championship
The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men's junior nat ...
(known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the
International Rugby Board
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ...
(IRB). The competition was contested by 16 men's junior national teams and was held in June 2009. It was hosted by Japan.
Venues
Pool Stage
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Knockout stage
13th Place Play-offs
Play-off Semi-finals
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15th Place Final
13th Place Final
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9th Place Play-offs
Play-off Semi-finals
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11th Place Final
9th Place Final
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5th Place Play-offs
Play-off Semi-finals
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7th Place Final
5th Place Final
Championship Play-offs
Championship Semi-finals
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3rd Place Final
Championship Final
Final standings
See also
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2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
External links
Official website
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International rugby union competitions hosted by Japan
2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2008–09 in Japanese rugby union
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...