2012 IRB Junior World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  South Africa |
| Date | 4–22 June 2012 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
The 2012 IRB Junior World Championship was the fifth IRB Junior World Championship, an annual international rugby union competition for Under-20 national teams. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 and Under 21 world championships. The event was held in South Africa between 4 and 22 June 2012 and organised by world rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). A total of 12 nations played in the tournament. New Zealand came into the tournament as defending champions. South Africa were crowned 2012 champions after defeating New Zealand 22–16 in the final on 22 June at Newlands Stadium.
After finishing last at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, Tonga had been relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy and therefore did not participate in this year's event. They had been replaced with Samoa, who won the 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Italy were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy for 2013 after losing the last place play-off to Fiji. They were replaced in 2013 with the United States, winner of the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.
The championship was held in Cape Town, South Africa. In an effort to improve TV broadcasting for all matches, only two venues were planned to be used.[1] However, on 8 June 2012, organizers moved all the matches that were scheduled to be played at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch to the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point and Newlands Stadium in Newlands due to heavy rain that damaged the pitches of the initial venue.[2]
| Suburb | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch | Danie Craven Stadium | 16,000 |
| Bellville | University of the Western Cape Stadium | 2,500 |
| Green Point | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
| Newlands | Newlands Stadium | 51,900 |
Squads
Teams
| Pool | Team | Number of tournaments | Position last year | Position this year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 2 | Runners-up |
| A |  Fiji | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| A | Wales | 4 | 7 | 3 | Bronze medal winner |
| A |  Samoa | 3 | DNP | 10 | Promoted from 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy |
| B |  England | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| B | South Africa | 4 | 5 | 1 | Champions |
| B |  Ireland | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| B |  Italy | 3 | 11 | 12 | Relegated to 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy |
| C |  Australia | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| C |  France | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| C |  Argentina | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| C |  Scotland | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Pool stage
All times are in South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
Pool A
Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts 
Wales3 3 0 0 11 127 27 +100 2 14 
New Zealand3 2 0 1 15 102 21 +81 3 11 
Fiji3 1 0 2 7 45 80 -35 0 4 
Samoa3 0 0 3 0 6 152 -146 0 0
| 4 June 2012 14:45 |
| Wales | 44–18 | Fiji |
| Try: D. Thomas 44' m E. Walker 47' c D. Harris 66' c C. Allen 68' c M. Morgan 71' c C. Hill 80' m Con: S. Davies (1/2) 48' M. Morgan (3/4) 67', 68', 72' Pen: S. Davies (2/3) 2', 54' | Report[3] | Try: S. Kerevi 14' m J. Kerevi 25' c Con: S. Gavidi (1/1) 26' Pen: T. Vuibau (2/3) 63', 75' |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
| 4 June 2012 16:45 |
| New Zealand | 63–0 | Samoa |
| Try: A. Curtis (2) 12' c, 68' m M. Keresoma (3) 16' m, 23' c, 77' c R. Marshall 21' c M. McKenzie (2) 35' c, 61' m N. Ross 51' m N. Harris 80' m Con: I. West (4/7) 13', 22', 24', 36' S. Eade (1/3) 78' Pen: I. West (1/1) 4' | Report[4] |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
| 8 June 2012 14:45 |
| Fiji | 15–3 | Samoa |
| Try: A. Simolo 13' m S. Kerevi (2) 69' m, 78' m | Report[5] | Pen: F. Ah Ki (1/1) 30' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) |
| 8 June 2012 16:45 |
| New Zealand | 6–9 | Wales |
| Pen: S. Eade (2/2) 8', 40' | Report[6] | Pen: M. Morgan (1/2) 21' T. Prydie (2/2) 46', 64' |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
| 12 June 2012 16:45 |
| Wales | 74–3 | Samoa |
| Try: E. Walker 5' m M. Morgan 18' c T. Prydie (2) 24' m, 54' c R. Jones 31' m C. Allen 45' c T. Pascoe 48' c E. Jenkins 64' c G. Thomas 74' c I. Jones 77' c D. Harris 79' c Con: T. Prydie (8/11) 19', 46', 49', 55', 65', 75', 78', 80' Pen: T. Prydie (1/1) 14' | Report[7] | Pen: F. Ah Ki (1/1) 11' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
| 12 June 2012 18:45 |
| New Zealand | 33–12 | Fiji |
| Try: Penalty try 36' c G. Preston 44' c M. Proctor 49' c J. Emery (2) 65' c, 80' m Con: I. West (4/5) 37', 45', 50', 66' | Report[8] | Try: J. Sassen 2' m A. Simolo 68' c Con: S. Gavidi (1/1) 69' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 99 | 41 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
| Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 2 | 10 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 1 | 9 |
| Italy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 157 | -137 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 June 2012 16:45 |
| England | 64–5 | Italy |
| Try: J. Bassett 15' m M. Yarde (2) 29' c, 78' c D. Robson 38' c L. Cowan-Dickie 45' c K. Sinckler 62' c R. Mills 65' c T. Heathcote 68' c S. Hill 76' c Con: H. Slade (4/4) 5', 30', 39', 46' T. Heathcote (4/5) 63', 66', 69', 78' Pen: H. Slade (1/1) 16' | Report[9] | Try: L. Sarto 10' c |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina) |
| 4 June 2012 18:45 |
| South Africa | 19–23 | Ireland |
| Try: P. Willemse 53' c Con: T. Jantjies (1/1) 54' Pen: T. Jantjies (4/4) 10', 60', 64', 71' | Report[10] | Try: J. Coghlan 27' c C. Gilsenan 66' c Con: JJ Hanrahan (2/2) 28', 67' Pen: JJ Hanrahan (2/2) 21', 24' Drop: JJ Hanrahan (1/1) 57' |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales) |
| 8 June 2012 18:45 |
| South Africa | 52–3 | Italy |
| Try: W. Small-Smith 15' m P. Willemse 20' c J. Serfontein (2) 27' c, 58' c S. Kitshoff 38' m V. van der Watt 52' c B. Steyn 62' c P. Howard 80+1' c Con: H. Pollard (5/6) 21', 28', 53', 59', 63' T. Jantjies (1/2) 80+2' | Report[11] | Pen: J. Apperley (1/2) 30' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
| 8 June 2012 18:45 |
| England | 20–15 | Ireland |
| Try: Penalty try 61' c K. Sinckler 66' c Con: T. Heathcote (2/2) 61', 67' Pen: T. Heathcore (2/2) 4', 43' | Report[12] | Try: JJ Hanrahan 13' c K. Marmion 25' m Con: JJ Hanrahan (1/2) 14' Pen: JJ Hanrahan (1/1) 39' |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) |
| 12 June 2012 14:45 |
| Ireland | 41–12 | Italy |
| Try: P. Nelson (2) 1' c, 65' m C. Farrell 5' c A. Conneely 7' c J. Rael 51' m L. McGrath 55' c Con: J. Carty (4/6) 2', 6', 8', 56' Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 20' | Report[13] | Try: E. Padovani 12' c G. Calabrese 17' m Con: E. Padovani (1/2) 13' |
| Cape Town Stadium, Green Point Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) |
| 12 June 2012 18:45 |
| South Africa | 28–15 | England |
| Try: W. Small-Smith 42' c S. Adendorff (2) 47' c, 68' c P.-S. du Toit 60' c Con: H. Pollard (4/4) 43', 48', 61', 69' | Report[14] | Pen: T. Bell (5/5) 32', 45', 57', 68', 74' |
| Cape Town Stadium, Green Point Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 0 | 12 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 3 | 11 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 1 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 114 | -61 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 June 2012 14:45 |
| Australia | 67–12 | Scotland |
| Try: J. Holloway 1' m N. Frisby 4' c H. Roach (2) 13' m, 43' c J. Dargaville 17' c A. Latunipulu 26' m C. Sautia (2) 31' c, 47' m C. Browning 63' c S. Latu 65' c M. Ngauamo 74' m Con: K. Godwin (4/8) 5', 18', 32', 44' U. Seuteni (2/3) 64', 65' | Report[15] | Try: A. Redmayne 38' m J. Farndale 55' c Con: L. Coutts (1/2) 56' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) |
| 4 June 2012 18:45 |
| France | 15–18 | Argentina |
| Pen: E. Escande (5/5) 4', 12', 19', 27', 28' | Report[16] | Try: L. Ramella 22' m J. Cappiello 54' c Con: S. Poet (1/2) 55' Pen: S. Poet (2/4) 62', 67' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Greg Garner (England) |
| 8 June 2012 14:45 |
| Australia | 3–15 | Argentina |
| Pen: K. Godwin (1/3) 37' | Report[17] | Try: F. Nougues 26' c P. Matera 76' m Con: S. Poet (1/1) 27' Pen: S. Poet (1/4) 34' |
| Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) |
| 8 June 2012 16:45 |
| France | 30–29 | Scotland |
| Try: G. Fickou (2) 2' c, 28' m J. Kazubek 55' c S. Taofifenua 77' m Con: C. Otazo (1/2) 3' E. Selponi (1/2) 57' Pen: E. Selponi (2/2) 37', 46' | Report[18] | Try: Penalty try 39' c H. Leonard 64' m J. Farndale 72' m Con: H. Leonard (1/3) 39' Pen: H. Leonard (4/4) 12', 20', 34', 59' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
| 12 June 2012 14:45 |
| Argentina | 17–12 | Scotland |
| Try: F. Ezcurra (2) 16' m, 26' c L. Ramella 41' m Con: J. Paz (1/3) 27' | Report[19] | Try: J. Bhatti 15' m M. Eadie 80' c Con: H. Leonard (1/2) 80+1' |
| University of the Western Cape Stadium, Bellville Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales) |
| 12 June 2012 16:45 |
| France | 31–7 | Australia |
| Try: B. Fuster (2) 15' c, 20' c V. Martin 59' c P. Jedrasiak 79' c Con: E. Escande (3/3) 16', 21', 60' T. Laranjeira (1/1) 80' Pen: E. Escande (1/2) 66' | Report[20] | Try: L. Gill 34' c Con: K. Godwin (1/1) 35' |
| Cape Town Stadium, Green Point Referee: Greg Garner (England) |
Standings after the group stage
| Overall Standings | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 127 | 27 | +100 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 99 | 41 | +59 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 102 | 21 | +81 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 5 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 7 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 10 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 114 | −61 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 157 | −137 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 152 | −146 | 0 | 0 | |||