2024 U20 Rugby Championship
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The 2024 U20 Rugby Championship was the first edition of the rugby union competition, the U20 Rugby Championship, the under-20 equivalent of The Rugby Championship, played by senior men's teams of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The first edition consisted of three rounds in which all teams played each other at a single venue (in Australia), with the table leaders New Zealand being crowned winners.[1][2][3][4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | Australia |
| Date | 2–12 May 2024 |
| Countries | Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Franco Rossetto (20) |
| Most tries | Franco Rossetto (4) |
2025 → | |
Venue
The venue was announced in March 2024 to be the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Bokarina, located in South East Queensland.[1][2]
| Bokarina (Sunshine Coast) |
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| Sunshine Coast Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand (C) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 58 | +34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Australia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Fixtures
Round 1
| 2 May 17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| New Zealand | 13–13 | South Africa |
| Try: Solomon 53' m Vaenuku 78' m Con: Simpson (0/2) Pen: Hutchinson (1/2) 30' | Report | Try: Leotlela 58' c Con: Sefoor (1/1) 59' Pen: Sefoor (2/3) 57', 63' Cards: van Heerden  72' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[1][5][6] Referee: Jordan Kaminski (Australia) |
| 2 May 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 6–25 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Pen: Fowler (2/3) 7', 59' Cards: Harley 36' to 46' | Report | Try: Rapetti 38' c Pedro Bernasconi 42' m Rossi 77' c Con: Di Lucca (1/2) 39' Fossati (1/1) 78' Pen: Di Lucca (2/4) 9', 45' Cards: Sánchez Valarolo 50' to 60' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
Round 2
| 7 May 17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 43–20 | Argentina |
| Try: Pledger (2) 1' c, 62' c Wrampling-Alec (2) 5' c, 24' c A. Smith 44' c O'Donovan 67' m Con: Simpson (5/5) 1', 6', 25', 45', 63' Grant (0/1) Pen: Simpson (1/1) 35' | Report | Try: Elías 29' m Manuel Vivas 50' m Torrado 55' c Con: Fossati (0/2) Di Lucca (1/1) 56' Pen: Fossati (1/2) 19' Cards: Asevedo 23' to 33' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee: George Myers (Australia) |
| 7 May 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 24–19 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try: Wilcox (2) 34' c, 65' c Penalty try 72' Con: Wilcox (1/1) 35' Fowler (1/1) 66' Pen: Gray (1/2) 28' | Report | Try: van Heerden 31' c Bester (2) 62' c, 77' m Con: Williams (2/3) 32', 63' Cards: Maqubela  19'Hlekani 73' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand) |
Round 3
| 12 May 13:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| South Africa | 30–28 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Try: Julius 1' c Jacobs 47' c Badenhorst 58' m Porthen 70' m Con: van Niekerk (2/4) 2', 48' Pen: van Niekerk (2/2) 68', 81' Cards: Ezekiel Ngobeni 33' to 43' | Report | Try: Rossetto (4) 27' c, 35' c, 42' c, 74' c Con: Rodríguez (3/3) 28', 36', 43' Di Lucca (1/1) 75' Pen: Rodríguez (0/1) Di Lucca (0/1) Drop: Rodríguez (0/1) Cards: Gael Galván 67' to 77' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee: Dan Waenga (New Zealand) |
| 12 May 15:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 25–36 | New Zealand |
| Try: Sawers 49' c McCulloch (2) 56' c, 59' m Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/3) 49', 57' Pen: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/2) 4', 30' | Report | Try: Solomon (2) 18' m, 36' c Pledger 43' c Letiu 66' c Taele 77' c Con: Simpson (3/4) 37', 44', 67' Coles (1/1) 78' Pen: Coles (1/1) 72' Cards: Maxwell 53' to 63'Simpson 69' to 79' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
Statistics
- As of 12 May 2024.[7]
Points scorers
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Try scorers
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See also
References
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