Categories
2025 World Rugby U20 Championship
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 6 min
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Italy |
| Venue | 4 |
| Date | 29 June – 19 July 2025 (21 days) |
| Teams | 12 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship will be the 15th edition of the premier age-grade (World Rugby Under-20 Championship) rugby union competition.
It will be held from 29 June to 19 July in the Italian cities of Viadana, Calvisano, Verona and Rovigo.[1] The country has previously hosted the age-grade Championship twice before; 2011 and 2015. Italy were also confirmed to host the 2020 edition, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The championship will feature 12 teams, 11 of those are teams ranked 1-11 in the previous championship,[2] with the twelfth being 2024 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy winners Scotland, who returns to the Championship having been relegated in 2022.[3]
England are defending champions, after defeating France 21–13 in the 2024 final.
Teams
[edit]The teams participating in the tournament are listed below, as well as a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
| Team | No. | Result
(2024) |
Best Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
14 | 5th | 3rd (2016) |
 Australia
|
14 | 6th | 2nd (2010, 2019) |
 England
|
14 | Champions | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016, 2024) |
 France
|
14 | 2nd | Champions (2018, 2019, 2023) |
 Georgia
|
6 | 9th | 8th (2023) |
 Ireland
|
14 | 4th | 2nd (2016, 2023) |
| Italy
|
12 | 10th | 8th (2017, 2018) |
 New Zealand
|
14 | 3rd | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
 South Africa
|
14 | 7th | Champions (2012) |
 Scotland
|
12 | Trophy | 5th (2017) |
 Spain
|
1 | 11th | 11th (2024) |
 Wales
|
14 | 8th | 2nd (2013) |
Match Officials
[edit]Match officials are yet to be announced.
Venues
[edit]Four venues were announced on 14 March in line with the announcement of the hosts. It included Stadio San Michele, Calvisano and Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana who previously hosted the tournament in 2015, whilst Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo hosted the tournament in 2011. It will be the first time Payanini Center, Verona has hosted the event when in Italy, though was due to host matches in the cancelled 2020 edition.
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Viadana | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | 6,000 |
| Rovigo | Stadio Mario Battaglini | 5,500 |
| Calvisano | Stadio San Michele | 5,000 |
| Verona | Payanini Center | 2,500 |
Pool Stage
[edit]Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Africa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Scotland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Wales
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ireland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Ninth-place bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Ninth-place Final | |||||
| 14 July – Payanini Center | ||||||
| 9th Seed | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio San Michele | ||||||
| 12th Seed | ||||||
| 14 July – Payanini Center | ||||||
| 10th Seed | ||||||
| 11th Seed | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio San Michele | ||||||
Ninth-place Semi-finals
[edit]Eleventh-place Final
[edit]Ninth-place Final
[edit]Fifth-place bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Fifth-place Final | |||||
| 14 July – Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | ||||||
| 5th Seed | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio Mario Battaglini | ||||||
| 8th Seed | ||||||
| 14 July – Payanini Center | ||||||
| 6th Seed | ||||||
| 7th Seed | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio Mario Battaglini | ||||||
Fifth-place Semi-finals
[edit]Seventh-place Final
[edit]Fifth-place Final
[edit]Finals bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 July – Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | ||||||
| 1st Seed | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio Mario Battaglini | ||||||
| 4th Seed | ||||||
| 14 July – Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | ||||||
| 2nd Seed | ||||||
| 3rd Seed | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 July – Stadio San Michele | ||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Third-place Final
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby U20 Championship 2025". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby U20 Championship". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "Italy excited to host rugby's next generation with World Rugby U20 Championship 2025". World Rugby. 2025-03-14.
External links
[edit]
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF