The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester. New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England.
Teams The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship: PoolTeamNo of TournamentsPosition 2015Position 2016Previous best resultNotesA1DNP10thn/aPromoted from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 TrophyA97th2ndFourth (2014)A91st5thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)A96th7thRunners-up (2013)B95th6thRunners-up (2010)B92nd1stChampions (2013, 2014)B711th11thEleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)B98th8thEighth (2015)C99th3rdFourth (2012)C94th9thFourth (2011, 2015)C410th12thTenth (2015)Relegated to 2017 World Rugby Under 20 TrophyC93rd4thChampions (2012)
Match officials The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:
Referees Andrew Brace (Ireland) Thomas Charabas (France) Graham Cooper (Australia) Craig Evans (Wales) Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) Elia Rizzo (Italy) Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees Peter Allan (England) Paul Dix (England) Tom Foley (England) Greg Garner (England) Andrew Jackson (England) Greg MacDonald (England) John Meredith (England) Matthew O'Grady (England) Ian Tempest (England) Phil Watters (England)
Television match officials Paul Adams (Wales) Trevor Fisher (England) David Grashoff (England) Rowan Kitt (England) Keith Lewis (England) John Mason (Wales) David Rose (England) David Sainsbury (England) Stuart Terheege (England) Geoff Warren (England)
Pool stage The fixtures were released in December 2015.
Key to colours in group tablesTeams advanced to finalsTeams in the 5–8th place play-offsTeams in the 9–12th place play-offs
All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01)
Points were awarded in the Pool Stage via the standard points system: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus scoring point for scoring 4 or more tries 1 bonus losing point for losing by 7 or less points 0 points for a loss above 7 points
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams were level on points, the following tiebreakers were applied:
The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other; The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its Pool Matches; The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its Pool Matches; The Team which has scored most points in all its Pool Matches; The Team which has scored most tries in all its Pool Matches; and If none of the above produce a result, then it will be resolved with a toss of a coin.
Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="32"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 94 || 56 || +38 || 10 || 9 || 1 || 13 |- style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| | 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 97 || 50 || +47 || 15 || 4 || 2 || 10 |- style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| | 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 52 || 53 || –1 || 6 || 5 || 3 || 7 |- style="background:#fcc" |align=left| | 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 16 || 100 || –84 || 1 || 14 || 1 || 1
Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="32"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 109 || 23 || +86 || 12 || 2 || 2 || 14 |- style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| | 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 42 || 73 || –31 || 6 || 9 || 1 || 9 |- style="background:#ffe6bd" |align=left| | 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 61 || 42 || +19 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 |- style="background:#fcc" |align=left| | 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 39 || 113 || –74 || 5 || 15 || 0 || 0
Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="32"|PD !width="20"|TF !width="20"|TA !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts |- style="background:#ccffcc" | align="left" | | 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 82 || 48 || +34 || 8 || 6 || 1 ||13 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |align=left| | 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 112 || 69 || +43 || 14 || 8 || 3 ||11 |- style="background:#fcc" | align="left" | | 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 92 || 78 || +14 || 13 || 9 || 2 ||6 |- style="background:#fcc" |align=left| | 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 53 || 144 || –91 || 8 || 20 || 0 ||0
Current combined standings Overall StandingsPool PosPosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTABPPts B1 1 3 3 0 0 109 23 +86 12 2 2 14 A1 2 3 3 0 0 94 56 +38 10 9 1 13 C1 3 3 3 0 0 82 48 +34 8 6 1 13 C2 4 3 2 0 1 112 69 +43 14 8 3 11 A2 5 3 2 0 1 97 50 +47 15 4 2 10 B2 6 3 2 0 1 42 73 –31 6 9 1 9 B3 7 3 1 0 2 61 42 +19 7 4 3 7 A3 8 3 1 0 2 52 53 –1 6 5 3 7 C3 9 3 1 0 2 92 78 +14 13 9 2 6 A4 10 3 0 0 3 16 100 –84 1 14 1 1 B4 11 3 0 0 3 39 113 –74 5 15 0 0 C4 12 3 0 0 3 53 144 –91 8 20 0 0
Knockout stage
9–12th place play-offs
Semi-finals
11th place game
9th place game
5–8th place play-offs
Semi-finals
7th place game
5th place game
Finals
Semi-finals
3rd place game
Final
References
External links Official website