The 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the fourth IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, an annual international rugby union competition for Under-20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). Two venues were used, both located in Tbilisi. 12 of the 16 games were played at the Avchala Stadium, the other four games at the Shevardeni Stadium.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Georgia |
| Dates | May 24 – June 5 |
| No. of nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Samoa |
Runner-up  |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Attendance | 37,270 (2,329 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bakhva Kobakhidze (GEO) |
| Most tries | Robert Lilomaiava (SAM) |
2012 → | |
Pool stage edit
All times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 21 135 31 +104 3 15 
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 7 72 47 +25 1 9 
Russia
3 1 0 2 8 61 119 −58 1 5 
United States
3 0 0 3 7 52 123 −71 2 2
| 24 May 2011 14:00 |
| Samoa | 48 – 11 |  United States |
| Try: Vaiomanu 3' Tuiletufuga 9', 50' Lilomaiava 15', 66', 74' Alofipo 20' Faavae 53' Con: Fa'apale (3/7) | Report | Try: Hughes 60' Con: Cowley (0/1) Pen: Magie (1/1) 28' Drop: Magie (1/1) 11' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 24 May 2011 16:00 |
Russia  | 5 – 33 |  Uruguay |
| Try: Simplikevich 57' Con: Kukishev (0/1) | Report | Try: Favaro 10' Duran 17' Berchesi 72' Con: Ormaechea (3/3) Pen: Ormaechea (3/3) 38', 40', 79' Drop: Berchesi (1/2) 35' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
| 28 May 2011 14:00 |
| Samoa | 37 – 6 | Uruguay |
| Try: Faavae 9', 16' Fa'apale 28' Taufua 47' Vaiomanu 56' Lilomaiava 77' Con: Fa'apale (2/4) Pen: Fa'apale (1/1) 2' | Report | Pen: Ormaechea (1/2) 42 Drop: Berchesi (1/1) 5' |
| Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 550 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
| 28 May 2011 16:00 |
| Russia | 42 – 36 | United States |
| Try: Simplikevich 18', 26', 44' Pochechuev 58' Vasiliev 67' Con: Godlyuk (4/5) Pen: Godlyuk (3/3) 4', 12', 71' | Report | Try: Oliver 23' Jones 48' Hughes 50' Cowley 60' Magie 78' Con: Cowley (4/5) Pen: Cowley (1/2) 32' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa) |
| 1 June 2011 14:00 |
| Uruguay | 33 – 5 | United States |
| Try: Del Cerro 6' Prada 34' Lammana 55' Benhayon 70' Con: Berchesi (2/4) Pen: Berchesi (3/5) 13', 21', 28' | Report | Try: Magie 25' Con: Cowley (0/1) Pen: Cowley (0/1) |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 900 Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa) |
| 1 June 2011 16:00 |
| Samoa | 50 – 14 | Russia |
| Try: Lilomaiava 3', 7', 40', 46' Iosua 57' Sua 61' Fa'afou 75' Con: Fa'apale (1/2) Faavae (1/4) Poliko (1/1) Pen: Fa'apale (3/3) 33', 37', 41 | Report | Try: Tolmachev 12' Simplikevich 50' Con: Godlyuk (2/2) Pen: Godlyuk (0/2) Yamschikov (0/1) |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts 
Japan
3 3 0 0 13 96 53 +43 3 15 
Georgia
3 2 0 1 12 102 57 +45 2 10 
Canada
3 1 0 2 10 73 91 −18 1 5 
Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 8 66 136 −70 0 0
| 24 May 2011 14:00 |
| Japan | 37 – 24 |  Zimbabwe |
| Try: Murakawa 6' Uchida 14' Hano 38' Vaifu 54' Kim 65' Con: Nakamura (3/5) Pen: Nakamura (2/2) 12', 37' | Report | Try: Tela 47' Chiwanza 73' Coetzee 80' Con: Nelson (3/3) Pen: Nelson (1/1) 2' |
| Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 200 Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States) |
| 24 May 2011 18:00 |
| Georgia | 38 – 9 |  Canada |
| Try: Chilachava 48' Tkhilaishvili 58' Mikautadze 73' Zhvania 83' Con: Kobakhidze (3/4) Pen: Kobakhidze (4/4) 4', 8', 16', 39' | Report | Pen: Underwood (3/4) 29', 44', 57' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tui Komiti (Samoa) |
| 28 May 2011 14:00 |
| Japan | 30 – 15 | Canada |
| Try: Enoki 17' Hikosaka 26', 40+2' Kurosawa 47' Noda 80' Con: Nakamura (1/5) Pen: Nakamura (1/1) 52' | Report | Try: Hassler 5', 33' Ardron 68' Con: Underwood (0/3) Pen: Underwood (0/1) |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States) |
| 28 May 2011 18:00 |
| Georgia | 50 – 19 | Zimbabwe |
| Try: Losaberidze 3' Chilachava 19', 60' Bitsadze 40' Dzneladze 46' Tkesheliadze 57', 78' Con: Kobakhidze (5/6) Pen: Kobakhidze (1/1) 54' Drop: Kobakhidze (0/1) | Report | Try: Coles 30' Chiwanza 41' Con: Nelson (0/2) Pen: Nelson (2/2) 10', 36' Drop: Nelson (1/1) 7' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) |
| 1 June 2011 14:00 |
| Canada | 49 – 23 | Zimbabwe |
| Try: Hassler 30', 46' Fuailefau 56' Pierce 61' Ardron 68' Nel 72' Tennant 77' Con: Ferguson (2/2) Hamstra (5/5) Pen: Ferguson (0/1) Hamstra (0/1) | Report | Try: Jiji 48', 64' Coles 39' Con: Linfield (0/1) Nelson (1/1) Pen: Jiji (0/1) Linfield (2/3) 37', 44' Tshuma (0/1) |
| Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 250 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
| 1 June 2011 18:00 |
| Georgia | 14 – 29 | Japan |
| Try: Navrozashvili 60' Con: Mchedlishvili 0/1 Pen: Kobakhidze (3/5) 16', 28', 39' | Report | Try: Hikosaka 10' Hano 53' Hikosaka 77' Con: Nakamura (1/3) Pen: Nakamura (4/4) 2', 5', 32', 65' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) |
Knockout stage edit
7th place game edit
| 5 June 2011 13:30 |
| United States | 30 – 29 | Zimbabwe |
| Try: Metcalf 29' Jones 34' So'oalo 43' Mullen Con: Cowley (2/4) Pen: Cowley (2/3) 3', 77' | Report | Try: Linfield 9' Chikaka 36' Coles 61' Mandiwanza 79' Con: Linfield (2/3) Jiji (1/1) Pen: Linfield (0/2) Jiji (1/2) 35' |
| Shevardeni Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 300 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
5th place game edit
| 5 June 2011 13:30 |
| Russia | 24 – 49 | Canada |
| Try: Pochechuev 10' Tolmachev 42' Godlyuk 56' Sel'skiy 70' Con: Kukishev (1/1) Godlyuk (1/3) | Report | Try: Hamstra 4', 24' Ardron 8' Pierce 20' Hassler 30', 39' Con: Underwood (4/6) Hamstra (0/1) Pen: Underwood (2/2) 35', 44' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tim Luscombe (United States) |
Third place game edit
| 5 June 2011 15:45 |
| Uruguay | 15 – 20 | Georgia |
| Pen: Berchesi (4/5) 20', 24', 43', 55' Drop: Rodrigo Silva (1/1) 48' Berchesi (0/1) | Report | Try: Chilachava 28' Mchedlishvili 36' Con: Kobakhidze (2/2) Pen: Kobakhidze (2/3) 6', 9' |
| Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "Pools, schedule and officials named for JWRT". irb.com. 2011-02-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-07.