2009 IRB Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Date June 5, 2009– June 21, 2009
Teams 16
Final positions
Tournament statistics
Matches played 40
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The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (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 (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 Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 22 140 9 +131 2 14 Ireland 3 2 0 1 8 61 26 +35 1 9 Argentina 3 1 0 2 5 51 79 -28 2 6 Uruguay 3 0 0 3 2 15 153 -138 0 0
Argentina 9 - 16 Ireland Pen: Rosati (3/4) 22', 25', 45'Tries: Spence 13' c Con: McKinley (1/1) Pen: McKinley (3/5) 42', 50', 58'
New Zealand 75 - 0 Uruguay Tries: Guildford (3) 9' c, 18' m, 36' c Stanley 11' m Stanaway-Teao (2) 15' c, 48' c Rei (2) 32' m, 43' m Wilson 59' c Treeby 65' m Robinson (2) 69' m, 73' m Eru 80' m Con: Rei (4/8) Cruden (1/2) Taylor (0/3)Pen: Albanell (0/1) Ormaechea 55'
Uruguay 15 - 33 Argentina Tries: Verde 19' c Etcheverry 60' m Con: Brancato (1/1) Albanell (0/1) Pen: Freitas (0/1) Brancato (1/2) 20'Tries: Garriga 3' m Molina 25' m Guzman 38' m Bonilla 43' c Kessen 74' m Con: Bonilla (1/4) Rosati (0/1) Pen: Bonilla (2/2) 47', 51'
Ireland 0 - 17 New Zealand Pen: McKinley (0/1) Spence 59'Tries: Stanley 54' c Treeby 63' c Con: Robinson (2/2) Pen: Cruden (1/3) 12' Robinson (0/1) Robinson
Ireland 45 - 0 Uruguay Tries: Shiels (2) 22' c, 34' c Kearney (2) 29' m, 44' c, Burke 49' c McGregor 64' c Keating 73' m Con: Murray (5/6) Burke (0/1) Pen: Murray (0/1)
Argentina 9 - 48 New Zealand Pen: Rosati (1/1) 11' Bonilla (1/2) 64' Drop: Lucchetti 22'Tries: Wilson 41' c Guildford 44' m Tuitavake (3) 54' m, 59' c, 66' c Hall 72' c Dixon 74' c Con: Robinson (1/3) Rei (4/4) Pen: Robinson (1/2) 37'
Pool B Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts England 3 3 0 0 17 125 14 +111 3 15 Samoa 3 2 0 1 7 53 86 -33 1 9 Scotland 3 1 0 2 4 33 54 -21 1 5 Japan 3 0 0 3 5 27 84 -57 2 2
Samoa 17 - 14 Scotland Tries: Selesele 5' c Faimoa 58' c Con: Laulala (2/2) Pen: Laulala (0/1) Drop: Wilson 80'Tries: Dunbar 50' m Con: Horne (0/1) Pen: Horne (3/4) 33', 38', 46'
England 43 - 0 Japan Tries: Ovens 14' c York 24' c Eves 38' c Lowe 45' c Fearns 53' m Lawes 69' c Con: Homer (5/6) Pen: Homer (1/1) 20'
Scotland 7 - 30 England Tries: Jericevich 79' c Con: Horne (1/1)Tries: Sharples 13' c Trinder 36' c Eves 41' m Fearns 77' m Con: Homer (2/3) Miller (0/1) Pen: Homer (2/3) 2', 40'
Japan 20 - 29 Samoa Tries: Toyosima 7' m Arita (3) 47' m, 59' m, 71' m Con: Toyosima (0/3) Tatekawa (0/1)Tries: Sufia 4' m Laau 19' c Sefo 21' c Selesele 66' c Con: Laulala (3/4) Pen: Laulala (1/2) 15'
England 52 - 7 Samoa Tries: Trinder (2) 3' c, 8' m Lowe 26' c Fearns (2) 31' c, 60' m Youngs 39' c Sharples 71' m Con: Homer (3/4) Miller (0/2) Pen: Homer (2/2) 12', 21' Clegg (1/1) 44'Tries: Falealii 49' c Con: Laulala (1/1)
Japan 7 - 12 Scotland Tries: Minamihashi 11' c Con: Nakasone (0/1)Tries: Anderson 28' m Fusaro 31' c Con: Horne (1/2) Pen: Horne (0/1)
Pool C Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts South Africa 3 3 0 0 19 144 40 +104 3 15 France 3 2 0 1 17 118 81 +37 2 10 Fiji 3 1 0 2 6 55 98 -43 0 4 Italy 3 0 0 3 2 30 128 -98 1 1
France 43 - 13 Italy Tries: Slimani 1' c Fall (2) 7' m, 55' m Cazenve 43' c Namy 52' m Guillot 70' c Doumayrou 77' c Con: Bernard (2/5) Barraud (2/2)Tries: Benvenuti 79' c Con: Mortali (1/1) Pen: Benvenuti (2/2) 36', 45'
South Africa 36 - 10 Fiji Tries: Stander 24' m R. Ebersohn 49' c S. Ebersohn 55' c Mastriet 69' m Con: S. Ebersohn (2/4) Pen: Brummer (0/2) S. Ebersohn (3/4) 12', 39', 44' Drop: S. Ebersohn 28'Tries: Nakaitaci 15' c Con: Nakaitaci (1/1) Pen: Nakaitaci (1/3) 26'
Fiji 25 - 48 France Tries: Yavala 2' c Nasau 37' m Nakobukobua 49' c Con: Vunaki (1/2) Nakaitaci (1/1) Pen: Vunaki (2/2) 26', 46'Tries: Orioli (2) 9' c, 65' c Camara (2) 23' c, 42' c Griffoul 31' c Lauret 53' m Guillot 60' m Con: Barraud (2/2) Bernard (3/5) Pen: Bernard (1/2) 48'
Italy 3 - 65 South Africa Pen: Benvenuti (0/2) Mortali (1/1) 68'Tries: Van den Heever (2) 25' c, 31' m Seabela (2) 35' m, 68' c L. Cronjé (2) 43' c, 50' m S. Ebersohn 47' m R. Ebersohn 56' c Chikukwa 65' c Sadie 80' c Con: S. Ebersohn (4/8) L. Cronjé (2/2) Pen: S. Ebersohn (1/1) 4'
Fiji 20 - 14 Italy Tries: Ledua 42' c Matawalu 73' c Con: Nakaitaci (1/1) Seniloli (1/1) Pen: Vunaki (0/1) Nakaitaci (2/2) 13', 24'Tries: Venditi 46' m Con: Benvenuti (0/1) Pen: Benvenuti (3/5) 9', 58', 75'
France 27 - 43 South Africa Tries: Lapandry 3' c Doumayrou 20' c Penalty 77' c Con: Bernard (3/3) Pen: Bernard (2/3) 1', 31'Tries: Mastriet (2) 40' m, 73' c Marais 41' c R. Cronjé 57' c L. Cronjé 69' m Con: Brummer (3/5) Pen: S. Ebersohn (0/2) Brummer (3/4) 35', 38', 45' Drop: S. Ebersohn 7'
Pool D Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts Australia 3 3 0 0 24 164 11 +153 3 15 Wales 3 2 0 1 14 107 58 +49 2 10 Tonga 3 1 0 2 7 47 111 -64 1 5 Canada 3 0 0 3 5 35 173 -138 0 0
Australia 86 - 0 Canada Tries: Kingi (4) 6' m, 12' c, 57' m, 64' c Fitzpatrick 24' c To'omua (2) 31' c, 44' c Beale (4) 34' m, 48' m, 52' c, 73' m Tapuai 59' m Davies 66' c Coleman 69' c Con: To'omua (5/9) Kingi (3/5)
Tonga 5 - 51 Wales Tries: Mulikiha'amea 71' m Con: Hifo (0/1)Tries: Gardiner 1' c Tipuric (2) 27' c, 46' c Williams 66' c Reynolds 74' c Sweet 76' c Con: Jarvis (4/4) Newton (2/2) Pen: Jarvis (3/5) 11', 25', 40'
Australia 40 - 6 Tonga Tries: Taumoepeau 4' c Charles 31' c Davies (2) 35' c, 76' c Murday 44' c Swanepoel 79' m Con: White (4/4) Beale (1/2)Pen: Morath-Hansen (2/2) 9', 24'
Canada 15 - 51 Wales Tries: Pearso 35' m Crow 79' c Con: Jones (1/2) Pen: Jones (1/2) 32'Tries: Loxton (2) 2' m, 44' c Gardiner 10' c Tipuric (3) 16' c, 34' c, 70' m Downes 61' c Con: Jarvis (5/6) Langdon (0/1) Pen: Jarvis (2/2) 24', 28'
Best Amenity Stadium , Tosu Referee: Japan Taizo Hirabayashi
Canada 20 - 36 Tonga Tries: Beukeboom15' m Johnstone 56' m philippson 70' c Con: Jones (0/1) Braid (1/2) Pen: Jones (0/2) Braid (1/1) 33'Tries: Finau 7' m Moli 21' m Lafo'ou (2) 30' c, 77' m Morath-Hansen 47' c Mulikiha'amea 50' c Con: Morath-Hansen (0/1) Hifo (3/5) Pen: Morath-Hansen (0/1)
Wales 5 - 38 Australia Tries: Downes 71' m Con: Newton (0/1) Pen: Jarvis (0/3)Tries: Anae 42' m Davies (2) 57' c, 69' c Simmons 75' c Con: Kingi (2/3) White (1/1) Pen: Kingi (4/4) 6', 14', 17', 25'
Knockout stage 13th-place play-offs Play-off Semi-finals 13th Place Final 1 Uruguay 11 4 Canada 29 Canada 22 Italy 32 3 Japan 15 2 Italy 21 15th Place Final Uruguay 17 Japan 54
Play-off Semi-finals
Uruguay 11 - 29 Canada Albanell P 37 Brancato P 42 Etcheverry T 49 Kliman T 14 Barrett T 34 Johnstone T 40+ Jones (C) C 40+ Kliman 61 Wilson-Ross T 67 Schneider T 78 Jones (C) C 79
Japan 15 - 21 Italy Yamashita T 10 Arita (C) T 59 Nakasone C 60 Nakasone P 67 Venditti T 13 Benvenuti C 14 Gori T 20 Benvenuti C 21 Gori T 38 Benvenuti C 39 Majstorovic 59 Lovotti 73
15th Place Final
Uruguay 17 - 54 Japan De Freitas 17 Magno T 42 Albanell C 43 Pirotto T 51 Verde T 67 Tsurugasaki T 1 Nakasone T 13 Nakasone C 14 Shokai T 17 Nakasone C 17 Yamashita T 26 Nakasone C 27 Minamihashi T 31 Nakasone C 32 Minamihashi T 40+ Nakasone C 40+ Arita (C) T 47 Nakasone C 48 Shokai T 78 Tatekawa C 79
13th Place Final
Canada 22 - 32 Italy Jones (C) DG 17 Trainor T 22 Jones (C) C 23 Wilson-Ross T 40+ Jones (C) C 40+ Crow T 53 Wodzicki 62 Crow 73 Benvenuti T 14 Mortali P 20 Mortali T 30 Benvenuti C 31 Manici T 36 Mortali C 37 Lovotti 51 Manici T 62 Mortali C 63 Mortali P 64
9th-place play-offs Play-off Semi-finals 9th Place Final 1 Argentina 17 4 Tonga 26 Tonga 25 Scotland 28 3 Scotland 39 2 Fiji 26 11th Place Final Argentina 27 Fiji 10
Play-off Semi-finals
Argentina 17 - 26 Tonga De La Vega T 26 Rosati C 27 Guisasola T 50 Rosati T 53 Hifo T 5 Hifo C 6 Finau T 9 Fifita (C) T 13 Hifo C 14 Pakalani T 41 Hifo C 42 Finau 52
Scotland 39 - 26 Fiji Horne P 1 Anderson T 3 Fusaro (C) T 10 Horne C 11 Horne P 17 Gillies T 27 Horne C 28 Anderson T 43 Horne C 44 Gillies T 64 Horne C 65 Yavala P 23 Levula T 30 Ledua T 37 Murimurivalu (C) C 37 Nakaitaci P 51 Nakaitaci P 54 Murimurivalu (C) T 62
11th Place Final
Argentina 27 - 10 Fiji Lucchetti T 7 Rosati C 8 Rosati P 24 Rosati P 26 Ionna 42 De La Vega T 68 Bonilla C 69 Valega T 72 Bonilla C 73 Levula T 14 Vunaki C 15 Malai 22 Vunaki P 64
9th Place Final
Tonga 25 - 28 Scotland Hifo P 8 Vaiomounga 10 Hifo P 15 Ngaluafe T 21 Hifo C 22 Hifo 52 Vaiomounga T 55 Paea T 70 Hifo C 71 Horne P 15 McInally T 18 Horne C 19 Johnstone T 29 Horne C 30 Horne P 49 Anderson T 52 McGowan P 69
5th-place play-offs Play-off Semi-finals 5th Place Final 1 Ireland 17 4 Wales 19 Wales 13 France 68 3 Samoa 6 2 France 16 7th Place Final Ireland 3 Samoa 9
Play-off Semi-finals
Ireland 17 - 19 Wales Tries: Keating 6' m Pen: McKinley (4) 30', 37', 67', 74'Tries: Tipuric 21' c Con: Jarvis (1/1) Pen: Jarvis (4) 11', 25', 32', 44' Loxton 26'
Samoa 6 - 16 France Pen: Laulala (2) 7', 28' Sufia 10' Totini 76'Tries: Lapandry 19' c Con: Bosch (1/1) Pen: Bosch (3) 4', 9', 35' De Marco 45' Lamerat 70'
7th Place Final
Ireland 3 - 9 Samoa Pen: McKinley 4'Pen: Sefo 26' Leleisiuao 37' Laulala 68'
5th Place Final
Wales 13 - 68 France Tries: Harries 78' c Con: Jarvis (1/1) Pen: Jarvis (2) 36', 40' Pitman 54' Tipuric 57'Tries: Lapandry 12' c Bezy 16' c Lamerat 28' c Camara 43' c Colliat 58' c Slimani 60' c Bernard 67' c Guyot 75' c Con: Bernard (8/8) Pen: Bernard (4) 1', 5', 10', 19' Camara 54'
Championship play-offs Championship Semi-finals
New Zealand 31 - 17 Australia Tries: Guildford (2) 8' c, 51' c Treeby 48' c Robinson 64' c Con: Cruden (4/4) Pen: Cruden 55'Tries: Fitzpaterick 19' c Tapuai 42' c Con: Kingi (2/2) Pen: Kingi 59'
South Africa 21 - 40 England Tries: Stander 15' m Hanekom 54' c Con: Brummer (1/2) Pen: Brummer (3) 13', 40', 59' Elstadt 64'Tries: Youngs 41' c Gaskell 60' c Lawes 70' c Trinder 79' c Con: Homer (4/4) Pen: Homer (4) 3', 7', 10', 65'
3rd Place Final
Australia 5 - 32 South Africa Tries: Anae 14' m White 28'Tries: Cronjé 4' m, 79' c Van den Heever 8' c Hanekom 52' c Con: Brummer (3/4) Pen: Brummer (2) 1', 20' Schoeman 56 Stander 66
Championship Final
New Zealand 44 - 28 England Tries: Robinson 14' m Guildford (2) 21' m, 59' m Cruden (2) 27' m, 30' c Treeby 43' c Mitchell 71' c Con: Cruden (3/7) Pen: Cruden 25' Talakai 68'Tries: Gaskell 17' m Fearns 49' c Lewis 77' c Con: Homer (1/2) Miller (1/1) Pen: Homer (3) 6', 12', 34'
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