2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

The inaugural IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was hosted by Chile in April 2008. The eight-team competition for national men under-20 sides is the second tier of the IRB Junior World Championship, which replaced the U19 & U21 World Championships.

Host nation

Dates15 April 2008 – 27 April 2008

No. of nations8

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Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	BP	Pts	Status
Chile	3	3	0	9	67	19	+48	1	13	Into final
Romania	3	2	1	12	77	47	+30	2	10	Into play-off for 3rd place
Namibia	3	1	2	7	57	62	−5	2	6	Into play-off for 5th place
Cook Islands	3	0	3	3	31	104	−73	0	0	Into play-off for 7th place

Romania	28 – 26	Namibia
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Cook Islands	10 – 33	Chile
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Romania	46 – 7	Cook Islands
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Chile	20 – 6	Namibia
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Pool Stage

Team	Pld	W	L	TF	PF	PA	+/-	BP	Pts	Status
Uruguay	3	3	0	24	169	24	+145	2	14	Into final
Georgia	3	2	1	23	156	54	+102	3	11	Into play-off for 3rd place
South Korea	3	1	2	15	94	134	−40	2	6	Into play-off for 5th place
Jamaica	3	0	3	2	20	227	−207	0	0	Into play-off for 7th place