The 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in South Africa between 1 April and 18 April 2005. South Africa won the final over New Zealand 20–15.
Pool/standings
The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals 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
Groups
Group phase
Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL |
M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- |
1. | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 34 | +75 | 2 | 14 |
2. | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 25 | +86 | 2 | 14 |
3. | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | +65 | 1 | 13 |
4. | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 3 | 11 |
5. | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 40 | +93 | 2 | 10 |
6. | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 3 | 7 |
7. | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 75 | -53 | 1 | 5 |
8. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 106 | -62 | 1 | 5 |
9. | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 55 | -32 | 0 | 4 |
10. | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 83 | -52 | 0 | 4 |
11. | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 90 | -84 | 0 | 0 |
12. | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 139 | -122 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png) | 16–0 | Georgia |
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Japan ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) | 5–15 | Romania |
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South Africa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) | 62–18 | Argentina |
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France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 48–0 | Georgia |
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South Africa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) | 32–7 | Ireland |
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Argentina ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png) | 26–6 | Georgia |
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Japan ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) | 3–79 | Wales |
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South Africa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) | 15–9 | France |
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Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 13 April 2005 | | |
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| Ireland | 36 |
| 17 April 2005 |
| Japan | 18 | |
| Ireland | 15 |
| 13 April 2005 |
| | Scotland | 8 |
| Scotland | 32 |
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| Georgia | 10 | |
| Third place |
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| 17 April 2005 |
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| Japan | 24 |
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| Georgia | 0 |
Ireland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png) | 36–18 | Japan |
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Japan ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) | 24–0 | Georgia |
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5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 13 April 2005 | | |
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| Wales | 36 |
| 17 April 2005 |
| Argentina | 18 | |
| Wales | 10 |
| 13 April 2005 |
| | France | 13 |
| France | 36 |
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| Romania | 17 | |
| Third place |
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| 17 April 2005 |
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| Argentina | 13 |
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| Romania | 21 |
Wales ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png) | 36–18 | Argentina |
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France ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png) | 36–17 | Romania |
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Wales ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png) | 10–13 | France |
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Argentina ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png) | 13–21 | Romania |
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1st-place play-off
Division B
Groups
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
1 | Italy | 2 | Uruguay | 3 | Chile | 4 | Namibia |
8 | United States | 7 | Western Samoa | 6 | Russia | 5 | Tonga |
9 | Spain | 10 | South Korea | 11 | Zimbabwe | 12 | Paraguay |
Group phase
Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL |
M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- |
1. | Western Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | +83 | 3 | 15 |
2. | Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 31 | +58 | 2 | 14 |
3. | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 25 | +83 | 3 | 11 |
4. | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 52 | +83 | 2 | 10 |
5. | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 1 | 9 |
6. | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 2 | 8 |
7. | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 1 | 7 |
8. | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 82 | -11 | 2 | 6 |
9. | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 83 | -51 | 1 | 5 |
10. | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 131 | -101 | 0 | 4 |
11. | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 91 | -72 | 0 | 0 |
12. | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 112 | -95 | 0 | 0 |
Namibia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Namibia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Namibia.svg.png) | 49–5 | Spain |
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Western Samoa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png) | 27–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Italy ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) | 15–25 | Tonga |
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Uruguay ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png) | 41–0 | Russia |
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Chile ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png) | 12–39 | South Korea |
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South Korea ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) | 15–32 | Russia |
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Italy ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) | 91–0 | Paraguay |
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Spain ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png) | 6–25 | Tonga |
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Western Samoa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png) | 36–5 | Chile |
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Zimbabwe ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png) | 25–23 | Uruguay |
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South Korea ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) | 22–36 | Zimbabwe |
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Uruguay ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png) | 42–0 | Chile |
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Western Samoa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png) | 27–0 | Russia |
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Italy ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) | 29–27 | Namibia |
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Spain ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png) | 8–17 | Paraguay |
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Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 13 April 2005 | | |
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| Russia | 15 |
| 17 April 2005 |
| Chile | 14 | |
| Russia | 38 |
| 13 April 2005 |
| | Spain | 0 |
| Paraguay | 17 |
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| Spain | 19 | |
| Third place |
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| 17 April 2005 |
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| Chile | 38 |
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| Paraguay | 22 |
Russia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | 15–14 | Chile |
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Paraguay ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png) | 17–19 | Spain |
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Russia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | 38–0 | Spain |
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Chile ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png) | 38–22 | Paraguay |
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5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 13 April 2005 | | |
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| Zimbabwe | 17 |
| 17 April 2005 |
| South Korea | 25 | |
| South Korea | 22 |
| 13 April 2005 |
| | United States | 22 |
| Namibia | 17 |
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| United States | 19 | |
| Third place |
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| 17 April 2005 |
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| Zimbabwe | 21 |
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| Namibia | 33 |
Zimbabwe ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png) | 17–25 | South Korea |
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Zimbabwe ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png) | 21–33 | Namibia |
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1st-place play-off
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 13 April 2005 | | |
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| Western Samoa | 24 |
| 17 April 2005 |
| Italy | 22 | |
| Western Samoa | 36 |
| 13 April 2005 |
| | Uruguay | 17 |
| Tonga | 12 |
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| Uruguay | 19 | |
| Third place |
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| 17 April 2005 |
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| Italy | 34 |
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| Tonga | 17 |
Western Samoa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png) | 24–22 | Italy |
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Tonga ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png) | 12–19 | Uruguay |
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Western Samoa ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png) | 36–17 | Uruguay |
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Italy ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) | 34–17 | Tonga |
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Final standings
Division A | Pos | Division B |
South Africa | 1 | Western Samoa * |
New Zealand | 2 | Uruguay |
Australia | 3 | Italy |
England | 4 | Tonga |
France | 5 | South Korea |
Wales | 6 | United States |
Romania | 7 | Namibia # |
Argentina | 8 | Zimbabwe # |
Ireland | 9 | Russia # |
Scotland | 10 | Spain # |
Japan | 11 | Chile # |
Georgia * | 12 | Paraguay # |
* Georgia was demoted to Division B and Samoa promoted to Division A for next World Championship.
# Namibia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Spain, Chile, and Paraguay were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.
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