The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international

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competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 Rugby World Championship and

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 ...

. The event, organised by rugby's governing body, the

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(IRB), was contested by sixteen men's under-20 national teams. The tournament was held in June and hosted by

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, at four separate venues, and won by

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Venues

Calendar

Pools

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout stage

13th-16th Places Playoffs 9th-12th Place Playoffs 5th-8th Places Playoffs 1st place playoffs

Semi-finals

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3rd place playoffs

Final

External links

Official website
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