2009 IRB Junior World Championship

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.

2009 IRB Junior World Championship

Tournament details
Host	Japan
Date	June 5, 2009– June 21, 2009
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	England
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
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Venues

City	Ground	Capacity
Tokyo	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium	27,188
Nagoya	Mizuho Rugby Stadium	15,000
Osaka	Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium	30,000
Fukuoka	Level-5 Stadium	22,563
Tosu	Best Amenity Stadium	24,490

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

5 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Chris Pollock

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5 June 2009 7:00pm

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'

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: James Leckie

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9 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Andrew Small

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9 June 2009 7:00pm

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

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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13 June 2009 1:00pm

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)

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Carlo Damasco

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13 June 2009 3:00pm

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'

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: James Leckie

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

5 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Andrew Small

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5 June 2009 7:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Peter Allan

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9 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Chris Pollock

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9 June 2009 7:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Ian Smith

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13 June 2009 1:00pm

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)

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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13 June 2009 3:00pm

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)

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Ian Smith

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

5 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Javier Mancuso

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5 June 2009 7:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Keith Brown

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9 June 2009 1:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Carlo Damasco

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9 June 2009 3:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Peter Allan

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13 June 2009 3:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Jérôme Garces

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13 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: James Jones

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

5 June 2009 5:00pm

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)

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Referee: James Jones

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5 June 2009 7:00pm

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'

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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9 June 2009 5:00pm

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'

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Referee: James Bolabiu

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9 June 2009 7:00pm

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: Taizo Hirabayashi

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13 June 2009 1:00pm

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)

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Referee: Javier Mancuso

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13 June 2009 3:00pm

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'

Best Amenity Stadium, Tosu Referee: Keith Brown

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

June 17th, 2009 5:00pm

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

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: James Jones

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June 17th, 2009 7:00pm

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

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Javier Mancuso

15th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 12:00pm

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

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: James Bolabiu

13th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 2:00pm

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

Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi

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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

June 17th, 2009 1:00pm

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

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Peter Allan

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June 17th, 2009 3:00pm

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

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi

11th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 12:00pm

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

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Carlo Damasco

9th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 2:00pm

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

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Referee: Ian Smith

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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

June 17th, 2009 5:00pm

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'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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June 17th, 2009 7:00pm

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'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: James Bolabiu

7th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 12:00pm

Ireland	3 - 9	Samoa
Pen: McKinley 4'		Pen: Sefo 26' Leleisiuao 37' Laulala 68'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

5th Place Final

June 21st, 2009 2:00pm

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'

Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Referee: James Leckie

Championship play-offs

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	New Zealand	31
	4	Australia	17
						New Zealand		44
						England		28
	3	South Africa	21
	2	England	40			3rd Place Final
						Australia		5
						South Africa		32

Championship Semi-finals

June 17th, 2009 5:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Andrew Small

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June 17th, 2009 7:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Chris Pollock

3rd Place Final

June 21st, 2009 1:00pm

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

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: Keith Brown

Championship Final

June 21st, 2009 3:00pm

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'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Referee: James Jones

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	New Zealand
2	England
3	South Africa
4	Australia
5	France
6	Wales
7	Samoa
8	Ireland
9	Scotland
10	Tonga
11	Argentina
12	Fiji
13	Italy
14	Canada
15	Japan
16	Uruguay

See also

• 2009 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

External links

• Official website