2024 U20 Rugby Championship

International Rugby Championship

2024 U20 Rugby ChampionshipTournament details

Host|  Australia
Date| 2–12 May 2024
Countries|  Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 4
Tries scored| 21 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)|

* Rico Simpson (13)

Most tries|

* Malachi Wrampling-Alec (2)
* Dylan Pledger (2)
* Shane Wilcox (2)
* Litelihle Bester (2)

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The 2024 U20 Rugby Championship is the first edition of the rugby union competition, the U20 Rugby Championship, the under-20 equivalent of the The Rugby Championship, played by senior men's teams of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The first edition will consist of three rounds in which all teams will play each other at a single venue (in Australia), with the table leader being crowned winners at the conclusion of the tournament.[1][2][3][4]

## Venue[edit]

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)

Sunshine Coast Stadium
Capacity: 10,000

Sunshine Coast

## Table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts

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1  |  New Zealand | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 56  | 33  | +23  | 8  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 7
2  |  Argentina | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 45  | 49  | −4  | 6  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5
3  |  Australia (H) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 30  | 44  | −14  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 4
4  |  South Africa | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 32  | 37  | −5  | 4  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 3

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

## Fixtures[edit]

### Round 1[edit]

2 May
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)

New Zealand | 13–13|  South Africa

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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)

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2 May
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 6–25|  Argentina (1 BP)

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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[edit]

7 May
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) New Zealand | 43–20|  Argentina

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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'| | 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)

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Try: Wilcox (2) 34' c, 65' c
Penalty try 72'
Con: Wilcox (1/1) 35'
Fowler (1/1) 66'
Pen: Gray (1/2) 28'| | 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[edit]

12 May
13:30 AEST (UTC+10)

South Africa | v|  Argentina

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Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6]

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12 May
15:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | v|  New Zealand

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Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6]

## See also[edit]

* 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship
* 2024 Six Nations U20 Championship

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Junior Boks open U20 Rugby Champs against All Blacks". SA Rugby Magazine. Highbury Media (Pty) Ltd. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "U20 Rugby Championship launched to bridge growing gap with northern hemisphere". Daily Maverick. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
3. ^ "Junior Boks to open U20 Rugby Championship against NZ". SuperSport. MultiChoice. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
4. ^ Mostert, Herman (27 March 2024). "Junior Springboks to open U20 Rugby Championship campaign against New Zealand". News24. Naspers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
5. ^ a b c d e f "SANZAAR CONFIRMS THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-20 MATCH SCHEDULE AND VENUE". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
6. ^ a b c d e f Williamson, Nathan (27 March 2024). "U20s Rugby Championship confirmed for Sunshine Coast". rugby.com.au.

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Matches played
*[W]: Matches won
*[D]: Matches drawn
*[L]: Matches lost
*[PF]: Match points for
*[PA]: Match points against
*[PD]: Match points difference
*[TF]: Tries for
*[TA]: Tries against
*[TB]: Try bonus competition points
*[LB]: Losing bonus competition points
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