Australia national under-19 rugby union team

The Australian national under-19 rugby union team formerly represented Australia on a national level in age graded rugby union. The team competed in all four editions of the Under 19 Rugby World Championship, winning the title in 2006,^[1] and finishing third in 2005 and 2007.^[2][3][4]

Australia U-19

Union	Australian Rugby Union
Team kit
First international
Australia 62–12 Japan (27 March 2004)
Largest win
Australia 88–9 Romania (9 April 2006)
Largest defeat
Australia 5–30 New Zealand (4 April 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 2004)
Best result	Champions, 2006

Starting in 2008, the International Rugby Board scrapped its under-21 and under-19 world championships in favour of a single under-20 competition, the IRB Junior World Championship. Australia accordingly replaced its under-21 and under-19 sides with a new under-20 side.

Record

Under 19 World Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	D
2004	Fifth play-off	6	5	2	3	0
2005	Third play-off		5	4	0	1
2006	Champions		5	4	1	0
2007	Third play-off		5	4	1	0
Total	1 Title	4/4	20	14	5	1

Results 2004 to 2007

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	15–10	Ireland
Pool match	23–12	Fiji
Pool match	30–11	France
Semi-final	18–32	South Africa
3rd place play-off	25–21	Wales

2007 Under 19 World Championship – (3rd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	78–3	Scotland
Pool match	88–9	Romania
Pool match	17–22	New Zealand
Semi-final	26–16	France
Final	17–13	New Zealand

2006 Under 19 World Championship – (1st place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	10–6	France
Pool match	38–0	Argentina
Pool match	23–0	Ireland
Semi-final	25–25	New Zealand
3rd place play-off	29–21	England

2005 Under 19 World Championship – (3rd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	62–12	Japan
Pool match	23–33	England
Pool match	5–30	New Zealand
Play-off	66–19	Japan
5th place play-off	10–14	Wales

2004 Under 19 World Championship – (6th place)

See also

• Sports portal
• Australia portal

• Australia national under-20 rugby union team
• Australia national under-21 rugby union team

References

1. "Aussie beats Tasman rivals for U19 World Cup". ESPN Scrum. 22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
2. "Ioane leads Australia towards fifth place finish". ESPN Scrum. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. "South Africa lift Under 19 title". ESPN Scrum. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
4. "New Zealand clinch IRB U19 World Championship crown". ESPN Scrum. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.