The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced 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 12 men's junior national teams and was held in June 2010 and hosted by Argentina. The competition was won by New Zealand.

Venues

CityGroundCapacity
Santa FeEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López46,000
ParanáEstudiantes de Paraná16,740
RosarioEstadio Marcelo Bielsa42,000

Pool stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 22 164 28 +136 3 15 Wales 3 2 0 1 5 63 59 +4 0 8 Fiji 3 1 0 2 3 29 87 −58 0 4 Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 32 114 −82 1 1

5 June 2:00pm
Fiji11 – 44New Zealand
Nasiganiyavi 29' mReportTry: Robertson 16' c Allen 24' c Grice 46' c Polwart 80' c Marshall 89' c Con: Parker (3/3) 17', 25', 47' Bleyendaal (2/2) 81', 90' Pen: Parker (3) 2', 5', 57'
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: JP Doyle (England)

5 June 4:00pm
Wales22 – 13Samoa
Jarvis P 5 Jarvis P 15 Faletau 18' Jarvis P 28 Jarvis P 42 Jarvis P 70 Beck T 73 Jarvis C 74ReportTualaulelei T 20 Sililoto T 40+1 Faleono P 47
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)

9 June 3:00pm
Wales31 – 3Fiji
Jarvis P 8 Jarvis P 10 John T 12 Jarvis C 13 Jarvis P 19 Allen T 24 Jarvis P 46 Beck T 80+2 Shingler C 80+3ReportNalasekata 18' Matavesi P 20 Ugavule 66'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

9 June 4:00pm
New Zealand77 – 7Samoa
Bleyendaal (c) P 11 Bleyendaal (c) P 17 Thomson T 20 Thomson T 25 Bleyendaal (c) C 26 Veainu T 29 Bleyendaal (c) C 30 Savea T 32 Bleyendaal (c) T 36 Bleyendaal (c) C 37 Savea T 46 Bleyendaal (c) C 47 Savea T 50 Bleyendaal (c) C 51 Ngauamo T 63 Savea T 72 Parker C 73 Ngatai T 75 Parker C 76 Prattley T 80+5 Parker C 80+6ReportIopu 57' Tyrell T 68 Faleono C 68
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

13 June 2:10pm
New Zealand43 – 10Wales
Bleyendaal (c) P 1 Kerr-Barlow T 7 Bleyendaal (c) C 8 Savea T 16 Bleyendaal (c) C 17 Savea T 26 Bleyendaal (c) C 27 Marshall T 35 Bleyendaal (c) C 36 Veainu T 67 Bleyendaal (c) C 68 Marshall T 70ReportJarvis P 18 Williams T 29 Jarvis C 30 Taylor 60'
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

13 June 3:00pm
Samoa12 – 15Fiji
Faleono P 7 Faleono P 26 Faleono P 69 Faleono P 74ReportMatavesi P 3 Maritino Nemani William Marcus 22' Tanikorolevu T 49 Dawai T 79 Matavesi C 80 Nalasekata 80+4'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts England 3 3 0 0 9 101 52 +49 1 13 France 3 2 0 1 5 65 62 +3 1 9 Argentina 3 1 0 2 8 69 100 −31 0 4 Ireland 3 0 0 3 5 64 85 −21 2 2

5 June 2:10pm
France25 – 22Ireland
Doussain P 19 Doussain P 25 Doussain P 40 Doussain P 40+2 Erbani T 73 Bosch C 74 Bosch P 75 Bosch P 80+5ReportMcKinney P 28 McKinney P 40+4 McKinney P 43 McKinney P 51 McKinney P 57 Zebo T 79 McKinney C 80
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

5 June 4:10pm
Argentina22 – 48England
Moyano T 7 Muedra C 8 Coria T 25 Muedra C 26 Muedra T 40+1 Muedra P 42ReportMartin P 5 Martin P 16 May T 28 Martin C 29 Martin P 35 May T 37 Martin C 38 Martin P 44 May T 57 Martin P 61 Rowan (c) T 74 Martin C 75 Wade T 80+3 Martin C 80+4
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

9 June 2:10pm
England36 – 21Ireland
Homer P 5 Homer P 10 Gibson T 18 Homer C 18 Homer P 24 Homer P 49 Burns T 64 Homer C 65 Homer P 71 Burns T 80+1 Homer C 80+2ReportMcKinney P 2 McKinney P 14 Conway T 40 McKinney P 52 Griffin T 80+4 Reid C 80+5
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

9 June 4:10pm
Argentina23 – 31France
Muedra DG 15 Baravalle T 24 Moyano T 39 De la Vega T 53 Mendez C 54 Hernestrosa P 60ReportBales T 3 Bosch C 3 Lamerat T 13 Bosch C 13 Lamerat T 17 Bosch C 18 Sousa T 27 Bosch C 28 Taofifenua 56' Bosch P 72
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: JP Doyle (England)

13 June 2:10pm
England17 – 9France
Burns P 21 Burns P 52 Gibson T 56 Clegg DG 73 Burns P 79ReportDoussain P 11 Doussain P 22 Lamerat 62' Bosch P 75
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

13 June 4:10pm
Ireland21 – 24Argentina
McKinney P 10 Marshall T 15 McKinney C 16 McKinney P 24 Butler 36' McKinney P 50 Doyle T 75ReportVila T 34 Mendez C 34 Mendez P 36 Muedra DG 40 De la Vega T 46 Mendez P 52 Mendez P 69
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts Australia 3 3 0 0 25 167 53 +114 3 15 South Africa 3 2 0 1 20 148 56 +92 4 12 Scotland 3 1 0 2 4 40 134 −94 0 4 Tonga 3 0 0 3 2 22 134 −112 0 0

5 June 2:00pm
Tonga14 – 40South Africa
Toloke P 7 Latu 48' Toloke P 57 Toloke P 68 Moala T 76ReportLambie P 1 Lambie P 9 Lambie P 18 Mastriet T 22 Lambie C 23 Lambie P 30 Stander (c) T 40+1 Lambie C 40+1 Venter T 53 Lambie C 54 Lambie T 80+3 Lambie C 80+4
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

5 June 4:00pm
Australia58 – 13Scotland
To'omua P 4 Morahan T 12 Coleman T 19 To'omua C 20 Toua T 24 To'omua C 25 Toua T 32 Schatz (c) T 40+3 To'omua C 40+4 Toua T 61 Alo-Emile 67' Faingaa T 74 To'omua C 75 Jeloudev T 77 To'omua C 78 Jones T 80+2ReportWeir P 15 Weir P 29 Fife T 65 Weir C 66
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

9 June 1:00pm
Australia67 – 5Tonga
McCaffrey T 4 White C 4 White T 8 White C 8 Sio T 35 Mitchell T 40+1 White C 40+1 Coleman T 42 White C 42 Battye T 46 Manu 54' Robertson T 60 White T 64 Schatz T 73 Lance (c) T 78 To'omua C 78 White T 80+1 To'omua C 80+2ReportSakalia 31' Latu T 48
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

9 June 2:00pm
South Africa73 – 0Scotland
Mjekevu T 2 Lambie C 3 Kolisi T 9 Lambie C 10 Kolisi T 12 Lambie C 13 Van der Merwe T 21 Lambie C 22 Badenhorst T 28 Jantjies T 37 Lambie C 38 Lambie T 46 Lambie C 47 Sithole T 50 Lambie C 51 Sithole T 57 Lambie C 58 Jantjies T 64 Jantjies C 65 Okafor T 72Report
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

13 June 1:00pm
Scotland27 – 3Tonga
Weir P 4 Kennedy T 13 Weir C 14 Weir P 33 Maltman T 54 Weir C 55 McInally (c) T 80+1 Weir C 80+2ReportSoatame P 47 Pinomi 53' Sekona 80+3'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)

13 June 4:10pm
South Africa35 – 42Australia
Lambie P 1 Mjekevu T 8 Lambie T 23 Van der Merwe T 40 Lambie C 40+1 Lambie P 42 Mjekevu T 54 Lambie C 55 Taute T 67ReportShipperley T 12 To'omua C 13 To'omua P 15 Coleman T 26 To'omua C 27 Shipperley T 33 To'omua C 34 Shipperley T 49 To'omua C 50 To'omua P 60 Quirk T 64 To'omua P 76
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

9th place play-offs

9th Place Play-Off Semi-finals9th Place Play-Off
1Ireland37
4Samoa10
Ireland53
Scotland23
3Scotland28
2Tonga811th Place Play-Off
Samoa3
Tonga23

Play-off semi finals

17 June 1:00pm
Ireland37 – 10Samoa
Reid P 1 Reid T 15 Annett (c) T 21 Reid C 22 Conway T 36 Boyle T 47 Reid C 48 Griffin T 75 Boyle T 77 Reid C 78ReportFaleono P 5 Keresoma T 28 Maleilegaoi C 29 Sililoto 44' Faleono 47' Malo 73'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
17 June 3:15pm
Scotland28 – 8Tonga
Weir P 3 McInally (c) T 6 Weir C 7 Weir P 15 Weir P 40+3 Tait T 50 Weir C 51 Walker T 58ReportSoatame P 9 Latu T 74
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

11th place play-off

21 June 2:15pm
Samoa3 – 23Tonga
Maleilegaoi P 40+1ReportMichael Toloke P 17 Michael Toloke P 26 Katoa T 31 Aho T 46 Piutau T 89 Soatame C 89 Tuku'afu 80+2'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

9th place play-off

21 June 12:00pm
Ireland53 – 23Scotland
Zebo P 7 Reid P 11 Conway T 12 Reid T 17 Reid C 17 Conway T 22 Reid C 22 Zebo T 46 Reid C 46 Annett (c) T 50 Reid C 50 Conway T 63 Reid C 63 Cooney T 70 Reid C 70ReportWeir P 14 Weir P 20 Harley T 28 Weir C 28 Weir P 31 McInally (c) T 61 Weir C 61 Weir 80+9' Fedorciow 80+10'
C.A. Estudiantes, Paraná Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

5th place play-offs

5th Place Play-Off Semi-finals5th Place Play-Off
1Wales19 (8)
4Argentina19 (9)
Argentina23
France37
3France44
2Fiji97th Place Play-Off
Wales39
Fiji15

Play-off semi finals

17 June 2:00pm
Wales19 – 19 (8–9 a.p.)Argentina
Shingler P 12 Shingler P 34 Shingler P 46 Downes T 60 Shingler C 61 Jarvis P 75ReportMendez P 8 Mendez P 44 Barone T 63 Mendez C 64 Muedra P 73 Muedra P 80+1
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

17 June 4:15pm
France44 – 9Fiji
Bosch P 10 Geledan T 29 Bosch C 30 Bosch P 40+4 Erbani T 49 Bosch C 50 Bosch P 54 Lagain T 73 Bosch C 74 Erbani T 80+1 Bosch C 80+2 Bonneval T 80+5 Bosch C 80+6ReportMatavesi DG 8 Matavesi P 12 Matavesi P 44
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)

7th place play-off

21 June 12:00pm
Wales39 – 15Fiji
Jarvis P 3 Jarvis P 15 Jarvis P 23 Jarvis P 40+1 Jarvis P 45 Jarvis P 62 Allen T 67 Jarvis C 68 Davies T 79 Jarvis C 80 Allen T 80+3 Shingler C 80+4ReportRatulevu T 1 Linde C 2 Linde P 13 Marcus T35
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

5th place play-off

21 June 2:15pm
Argentina23 – 37France
Mendez P 24 Mendez P 42 De la Vega T 62 Muedra C 63 Lopez T 69 De la Vega T 89+3ReportGimeno T 28 Taofifenua T 40+5 Doussain C 40+6 Gimeno T 48 Doussain C 49 Ivaldi (c) T 52 Doussain P 58 Bosch P 65 Dulin T 72 Bosch C 73
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

Championship play-offs

Semi-finalsFinal
1Australia28
4England16
Australia17
New Zealand62
3New Zealand36
2South Africa73rd Place Play-Off
England22
South Africa27

Championship semi finals

17 June 2:10pm
Australia28 – 16England
To'omua P 4 Aidan Toua T 15 To'omua C 16 Morahan T 31 To'omua C 32 To'omua P 39 To'omua P 67 Sitauti T 75ReportSmith T 8 Martin P 22 Martin P 58 May T 79
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

17 June 4:30pm
New Zealand36 – 7South Africa
Savea T 5 Bleyendaal (c) P 18 Thomson T 23 Bleyendaal (c) C 24 Grice T 29 Bleyendaal (c) C 30 Bleyendaal (c) P 51 Bleyendaal (c) P 57 Bleyendaal (c) P 59 Savea T 70ReportDu Preez T 40+2 Lambie C 40+3
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

3rd place play-off

21 June 4:45pm
England22 – 27South Africa
Watson T 13 Burns C 14 Green 16' Burns T 23 Burns C 23 Marler T 33 Clegg P 68ReportScheepers T 8 Lambie C 9 Van der Walt 16' Sithole T 25 Lambie T 41 Sithole T 57 Lambie C 57 Lambie P 73
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)

Final

21 June 7:10pm
Australia17 – 62New Zealand
To'omua P 5 Morahan T 54 To'omua C 55 Sitauti T 69 To'omua C 70ReportColtman T 1 Tom Marshall T 9 Bleyendaal (c) C 9 Bleyendaal (c) P 15 Veainu T 19 Bleyendaal (c) C 20 Bleyendaal (c) P 37 Bleyendaal (c) P 41 Polwart T 44 Bleyendaal (c) C 45 Bleyendaal (c) T 47 Bleyendaal (c) C 48 Bleyendaal (c) P 52 Bleyendaal (c) P 60 Coltman 62' Veainu T 71 Parker C 72 Veainu T 76 Parker C 77
Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Rosario Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Final standings

PosTeam
1New Zealand
2Australia
3South Africa
4England
5France
6Argentina
7Wales
8Fiji
9Ireland
10Scotland
11Tonga
12Samoa

Media coverage

IRB broadcasting rights:

See also

External links