2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
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International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
(IRB) awarded the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
Under 19 Rugby World Championship
The IRB under-19 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for male rugby union players under the age of 19 organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board annually from 2004 until 2007...
to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Ulster branch
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
hosted it. The Tournament, which took place in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from 4-21 April, was split into two divisions of twelve teams. Division A games took place in Belfast at Belfast Harlequins
Belfast Harlequins
Belfast Harlequins is a multi-sports club located off the Malone Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club name provides the overall umbrella for rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and squash...
' Deramore Park, Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
's Ravenhill Stadium
Ravenhill Stadium
Ravenhill Stadium is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is used by Ulster Rugby. It has a normal capacity of 12,300 and is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union.-History:The grounds were opened in the 1923/24 season...
, and Cooke RFC
Cooke RFC
Cooke Rugby Football Club, and Ladies' Hockey ClubCooke Rugby Football Club, which was founded in 1910, is the oldest junior rugby club in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It owes its origins to the members of a Bible class in the Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church in the Ballynafeigh area...
/Instonians
Instonians
Instonians is the name of the umbrella organisation that incorporates rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and cricket sections. There is also a golf society that plays under the Instonians name....
' Shaw's Bridge complex. Division B games were held in Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB...
's The Dub complex and Malone RFC
Malone RFC
Malone RFC is a rugby union club based in Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It is currently in the Second Division of the All-Ireland League. The club is affiliated with the Ulster Branch, itself part of the Irish Rugby Football Union...
's Gibson Park in Belfast, and Bangor RFC's Upritchard Park in Bangor
Bangor, County Down
Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...
.
Defending champion and top seed Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
began its title defence against Ireland on 5 April as part of a Round One double-header at Ravenhill that also included number three seed New Zealand against France.
The seedings of all teams in Division A and the top six teams in Division B were based on the final standings at the 2006 Tournament. Seeds 7 – 12 inclusive in Division B represented teams who had qualified for 2007 via regional tournaments and their seeding was drawn randomly. All 24 participating teams were confirmed on January 2007.
This was the final Under 19 World Championship. The IRB decided to fold its under-19 and under-21
Under 21 Rugby World Championship
The IRB Under 21 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for male rugby union players under the age of 21, organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board annually from 2002 through 2006...
world championships into a two-tiered under-20 tournament structure starting in 2008. The top tier, the IRB Junior World Championship
IRB Junior World Championship
The IRB Junior World Championship is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by 12 men's junior national teams , with an under-20 age requirement. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2008,...
, will feature 16 teams, while eight teams will compete in the second-tier IRB Junior World Trophy.
Qualification
The following 24 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship .
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Match officials
Referees
These were chosen to Officiate at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from 4-21 April.
- James Bolabiu (Fiji)
- Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
- Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
- Alan Falzone (Italy)
- Jerome Garces (France)
- James Jones (Wales)
- David Keane (Ireland)
- Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
- João Mourinha (Portugal)
- Neil Paterson (Scotland)
- Julian Pritchard (Australia)
- Dean Richards (England)
- Phil Smith (Canada)
- Matt Stanish (New Zealand)
Touch judge panel
- Peter Ferguson (Ireland)
- Richard Kerr (Ireland)
- Kyosuke Toda (Japan)
- Laifaga Unasa (Samoa)
Sarah Corrigan the Australian match official created history when she took charge of the Division B match between Zimbabwe v Canada on 4 April 2007, becoming the first female to referee at an IRB 15-man tournament outside the Women’s Rugby World Cup. (The first woman ever to officiate at any IRB tournament outside the Women's Rugby World Cup was American Dana Teagarden, who was referee for six matches at the 2007 USA Sevens
2007 USA Sevens
The 2007 Steinlager USA Sevens was a rugby union sevens tournament held on February 10 and February 11, 2007 in the United States at 44,500 capacity PETCO Park in San Diego, California. It is part of the IRB Sevens World Series...
, an event in the IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
held in February 2007.)
Pool/standings
The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 8 teams qualified for the Quarter finals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.- Pool A played against Pool D
- Pool B played against Pool C
Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.
Division A
Pool A| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 33 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 27 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 49 | 2 | 2 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 33 | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 5 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 57 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 61 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 44 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 58 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 82 | 0 | 4 |
New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Wales qualified for the Division A semi-finals by virtue of having the highest points in the pool stage.
Pool A vs Pool D Results
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2007, 17:30 | 36 - 5 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 05/04/2007, 19:30 | 15 - 10 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 05/04/2007, 19:30 | 6 - 11 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 17:30 | 8 - 17 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 19:30 | 12 - 13 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 19:30 | 23 - 12 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 17:30 | 23 - 25 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 19:30 | 30 - 11 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 19:30 | 31 - 5 | Ravenhill, Belfast |
Pool B vs Pool C Results
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2007, 17:30 | 37 - 14 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 05/04/2007, 17:30 | 41 - 8 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 05/04/2007, 19:30 | 12 - 20 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 17:30 | 107 - 6 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 17:30 | 20 - 33 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 09/04/2007, 19:30 | 15 - 17 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 17:30 | 34 - 13 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 17:30 | 28 - 12 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 13/04/2007, 19:30 | 0 - 29 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast |
Division B
Pool A| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 56 | 1 | 5 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 19 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 76 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 127 | 0 | 2 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 61 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 111 | 0 | 2 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | BP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
Italy, Canada, Georgia and the USA qualified for the Division B semi-finals by virtue of having the highest points in the pool stage.
Pool A vs Pool D Results
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2007, 19:30 | 0 - 28 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 04/04/2007, 19:30 | 0 - 6 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 04/04/2007, 19:30 | 0 - 8 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 08/04/2007, 14:30 | 10 - 16 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 08/04/2007, 14:30 | 5 - 33 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 08/04/2007, 16:30 | 33 - 26 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 12/04/2007, 17:30 | 7 - 22 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 12/04/2007, 19:30 | 7 - 15 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 12/04/2007, 19:30 | 6 - 24 | Malone, Belfast |
Pool B vs Pool C Results
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2007, 17:30 | 36 - 5 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 04/04/2007, 17:30 | 29 - 14 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 04/04/2007, 17:30 | 6 - 62 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 08/04/2007, 14:30 | 72 - 6 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 08/04/2007, 16:30 | 13 - 32 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 08/04/2007, 16:30 | 5 - 55 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 12/04/2007, 17:30 | 20 - 30 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 12/04/2007, 17:30 | 10 - 10 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 12/04/2007, 19:30 | 6 - 8 | Queen's, Belfast |
Knock out phase
Using the final positions from the pool phase the knock-out round 1 matches were made on the following basis:- Match 1 - 10th versus 11th
- Match 2 - 9th versus 12th
- Match 3 - 6th versus 7th
- Match 4 - 5th versus 8th
- Match 5 - 2nd versus 3rd (deemed a semi-final)
- Match 6 - 1st versus 4th (deemed a semi-final)
For round 2 of the knock out phase
- The loser of Match 1 plays the loser of Match 2 for 11th place
- The winner of Match 1 plays the winner of Match 2 for 9th place
- The loser of Match 3 plays the loser of Match 4 for 7th place
- The winner of Match 3 plays the winner of Match 4 for 5th place
- The loser of Match 5 plays the loser of Match 6 for 3rd place
- The winner of Match 5 plays the winner of Match 6 for 1st place (the final)
Division A
Round 1| Category | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th v 11th | 17/04/2007, 17:30 | 7 - 11 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 9th v 12th | 17/04/2007, 19:30 | 31 - 10 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 6th v 7th | 17/04/2007, 17:30 | 31 - 13 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 5th v 8th | 17/04/2007, 19:30 | 25 - 13 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 2nd v 3rd | 17/04/2007, 17:30 | 18 - 32 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 1st v 4th | 17/04/2007, 19:30 | 36 - 12 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
Round 2 (Play-offs)
| Category | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Place Play-Off | 21/04/2007, 15:30 | 60 - 12 | Belfast Harlequins, Belfast | ||
| 9th Place Play-Off | 21/04/2007, 15:00 | 0 - 34 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| 7th Place Play-Off | 21/04/2007, 13:30 | 12 - 13 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 5th Place Play-Off | 21/04/2007, 15:30 | 17 - 43 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
| 3rd Place Play-Off | 21/04/2007, 17:30 | 25 - 21 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
| Final | 21/04/2007, 19:30 | 7 - 31 | Ravenhill, Belfast | ||
Division B
Round 1| Category | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th v 11th | 16/04/2007, 17:30 | 10 - 35 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 9th v 12th | 16/04/2007, 17:30 | 14 - 22 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 6th v 7th | 16/04/2007, 17:30 | 21 - 3 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 5th v 8th | 16/04/2007, 19:30 | 26 - 11 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| 2nd v 3rd | 16/04/2007, 19:30 | 19 - 3 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 1st v 4th | 16/04/2007, 19:30 | 31 - 6 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
Round 2 (Play-offs)
| Category | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th Place Play-Off | 20/04/2007, 17:30 | 29 - 10 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 9th Place Play-Off | 20/04/2007, 17:30 | 20 - 10 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 7th Place Play-Off | 20/04/2007, 19:30 | 10 - 12 | Malone, Belfast | ||
| 5th Place Play-Off | 20/04/2007, 19:30 | 15 - 24 | Queen's, Belfast | ||
| 3rd Place Play-Off | 20/04/2007, 18:00 | 5 - 24 | Bangor, Bangor | ||
| Final | 20/04/2007, 19:30 | 3 - 22 | Shaw's Bridge, Belfast | ||
Semi-finals
| Year | Division | Semi-Final (2nd vs 3rd) | Semi-Final (1st vs 4th) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Loser | Winner | Score | Loser | ||||
| 2007 |
A | 32-18 | 36–12 | ||||||
| 2007 |
B | 19-3 | 31-6 | ||||||
Finals
| Year | Division | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2007 |
A | 31–7 | 25-21 | ||||||
| 2007 |
B | 22-3 | 24-5 | ||||||
Therefore New Zealand are the Under 19 Rugby World Champions for 2007 and Italy are promoted to Division A.
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IRB Junior World Championship
The IRB Junior World Championship is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by 12 men's junior national teams , with an under-20 age requirement. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2008,...
, both teams competed in its 2008 inaugural edition
2008 IRB Junior World Championship
9th-12th Place Playoffs5th-8th Places Playoffs1st place playoffs- Semi-finals :----- 3rd place playoffs :-Final:-External links:*...
. This event featured all teams from the 2007 Division A, plus Italy, Canada, the USA, and Tonga.