The 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship was played in the Auvergne region of France throughout June 2006. The final was played between South Africa and France at the Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand, which saw France win 24–13.
Participants edit
Results edit
Pool stages edit
- 9 June England 34–8 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 9 June Italy 16–75 New Zealand Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 9 June Wales 73–25 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 9 June Ireland 8–26 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 9 June Australia 18–14 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 9 June South Africa 20–16 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 13 June Ireland 22–26 Argentina Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
- 13 June Australia 43–20 Fiji Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
- 13 June England 14–29 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 13 June South Africa 102–17 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
- 13 June Wales 3–32 France Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
- 13 June Italy 10–26 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June Italy 17–43 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June Wales 10–13 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 17 June Ireland 47–0 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
- 17 June Australia 21–17 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
- 17 June England 31–12 Scotland Stade Émile Pons, Riom
- 17 June South Africa 14–10 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
Results after pool games edit
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | For | Against | Tries For | Tries Against | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
 Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
 New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
 England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 59 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 94 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
 Italy
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 144 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 222 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Second round edit
10th v 11th edit
- 21 June Fiji 33–12 Italy Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
9th v 12th edit
- 21 June Scotland 46–14 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
6th v 7th edit
- 21 June Argentina 20–42 Ireland Stade Darragon, Vichy
5th v 8th edit
- 21 June England 13–11 Wales Stade Darragon, Vichy
Semi-finals edit
2nd v 3rd edit
- 21 June Australia 17–32 France Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
1st v 4th edit
- 21 June South Africa 40–23 New Zealand Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Play-offs edit
11th place play-off edit
- 25 June Italy 12–9 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
9th place play-off edit
- 25 June Fiji 21–19 Scotland Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
7th place play-off edit
- 25 June Argentina 28–12 Wales Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
5th place play-off edit
- 25 June Ireland 8–32 England Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
Finals edit
3rd place play-off edit
- 25 June New Zealand 39–36 Australia Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Championship final edit
- 25 June South Africa 13–24 France Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand