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2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

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2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host Uruguay
Date29 August – 10 September 2017
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up Portugal
Third place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Alejo Piazza (40)
Most triesJapan Faulua Makisi (6)
2016
2018

The 2017 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.

The event was held at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo and Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado, Uruguay from 29 August until 10 September and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.[1]

Qualified teams

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A total of 8 teams played in the tournament. The host (Uruguay) and the Junior World Cup relegation country (Japan) qualified automatically. The remaining six countries competed through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).

Pool Stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 111 47 +64 11 7 14
 Namibia 3 2 0 1 77 68 +9 10 5 10
 Chile 3 1 0 2 86 89 -3 8 8 7
 Canada 3 0 0 3 56 126 -70 4 13 1
29 August 2017
10:00
Namibia 31–16 Canada
Estadio Charrúa

29 August 2017
14:00
Japan 28–22 Chile
Estadio Charrúa

2 September 2017
12:00
Namibia 33–19 Chile
Estadio Charrúa

2 September 2017
14:00
Japan 50–12 Canada
Estadio Charrúa

6 September 2017
11:30
Canada 28–45 Chile
Estadio Domingo Burgueño

6 September 2017
17:30
Japan 33–13 Namibia
Estadio Domingo Burgueño

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 67 55 +12 6 5 12
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 118 33 +85 7 3 11
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 42 57 -15 4 6 6
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 41 123 -82 4 7 1
29 August 2017
12:00
Portugal 20–18 Uruguay
Estadio Charrúa

29 August 2017
16:00
Fiji 26–7 Hong Kong
Estadio Charrúa

2 September 2017
10:00
Portugal 31–24 Hong Kong
Estadio Charrúa

2 September 2017
16:00
Fiji 3–34 Uruguay
Estadio Charrúa

6 September 2017
13:30
Uruguay 66–10 Hong Kong
Estadio Domingo Burgueño

6 September 2017
15:30
Fiji 13–16 Portugal
Estadio Domingo Burgueño

Finals

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7th place
10 September 2017
Canada 38–0 Hong Kong
Estadio Charrúa
5th place
10 September 2017
Chile 15–13 Fiji
Estadio Charrúa
3rd place
10 September 2017
Namibia 12–34 Uruguay
Estadio Charrúa
Final
10 September 2017
Japan 14-3 Portugal
Estadio Charrúa

References

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  1. ^ "Uruguay to host World Rugby U20 Trophy 2017". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 12 October 2016.