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 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) annually from 2004 until 2007. Both it and the

Under 21 Rugby World Championship The IRB Under 21 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for male rugby union players under the age of 21, organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB) annually from 2002 through 2006. Both it and the Under 19 Rugby ...

were replaced by the

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 ...

for under-20 players which started in 2008.

Format

Twenty-four teams took part in each tournament. They were placed into two divisions (A and B) based on rankings. Each division was split into four pools (labeled A-D) of three according to their past performance. Each team played three matches against three teams of a specific pool (i.e. pool A played against pool D and pool B played against pool C). Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw, and none for a loss. One bonus point was awarded for scoring 4 tries or more, and one bonus point was awarded for loss by 7 points or less. After all the pool matches, the teams were ranked by total match points. The top four teams qualified for the semifinals (1st against 4th and 2nd against 3rd). Similarly, other teams entered play-offs for positions 5-8 and 9-12. The winning semi-finalists met in the final and the losing semi-finalists played to decide third place. The division A winning team won the tournament outright and the division B winning team earned the right to move up to division A the following year at the expense of the team which came 12th in division A, which fell to division B.

Results

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External links

IRB U19 Home Page

Worldcup Schedule
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