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2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship

The International Rugby Board (IRB) awarded the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Ulster branch hosted it. The Tournament, which took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 4–21 April, was split into two divisions of twelve teams. Division A games took place in Belfast at Belfast Harlequins' Deramore Park, Ulster Rugby's Ravenhill Stadium, and Cooke RFC/Instonians' Shaw's Bridge complex. Division B games were held in Queen's University of Belfast's The Dub complex and Malone RFC's Gibson Park in Belfast, and Bangor RFC's Upritchard Park in Bangor.

2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation[[:Template:Country data  Ireland]] 
Dates2007-04-04 – 2007-04-21
No. of nations24
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  South Africa
Third place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Top scorer(s)Leigh Halfpenny  Wales
← 2006
Australia narrowly defeat Wales for third place

Defending champion and top seed Australia 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 in January 2007.

This was the final Under 19 World Championship. The IRB decided to fold its under-19 and under-21 world championships into a two-tiered under-20 tournament structure starting in 2008. The top tier, the IRB Junior World Championship, will feature 16 teams, while eight teams will compete in the second-tier IRB Junior World Trophy.

Qualification

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The following 24 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship .

Match officials

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The New Zealand vs South Africa 2007 Under 19 Rugby final at Ravenhill
Host nation Ireland beats Scotland 34–0 in the playoff for 9th place

Referees

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These were chosen to Officiate at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 4–21 April.

  • James Bolabiu (Fiji)
  • Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
  • Sarah Corrigan (Australia)
  • Alan Falzone (Italy)
  • Jérôme Garcès (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

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  • 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, an event in the IRB Sevens World Series held in February 2007.)

Pool/standings

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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

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Pool A

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Australia33006833214
 South Africa32017527210
 Scotland3003414922


Pool B

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 New Zealand330017833315
 Argentina3102565426
 Samoa3102606505

Pool C

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Wales32017657210
 England3201506108
 Japan30032617600

Pool D

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 France3201394408
 Ireland3102285815
 Fiji3102428204

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

DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
5 April 2007, 17:30  South Africa36–5  FijiBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
5 April 2007, 19:30  Australia15–10  IrelandRavenhill, Belfast
5 April 2007, 19:30  Scotland6–11  FranceBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
9 April 2007, 17:30  South Africa8–17  FranceRavenhill, Belfast
9 April 2007, 19:30  Scotland12–13  IrelandRavenhill, Belfast
9 April 2007, 19:30  Australia23–12  FijiShaw's Bridge, Belfast
13 April 2007, 17:30  Scotland23–25  FijiShaw's Bridge, Belfast
13 April 2007, 19:30  Australia30–11  FranceBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
13 April 2007, 19:30  South Africa31–5  IrelandRavenhill, Belfast

Pool B vs Pool C Results

DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
5 April 2007, 17:30  New Zealand37–14  WalesRavenhill, Belfast
5 April 2007, 17:30  Argentina41–8  JapanShaw's Bridge, Belfast
5 April 2007, 19:30  Samoa12–20  EnglandShaw's Bridge, Belfast
9 April 2007, 17:30  New Zealand107–6  JapanBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
9 April 2007, 17:30  Samoa20–33  WalesShaw's Bridge, Belfast
9 April 2007, 19:30  Argentina15–17  EnglandBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
13 April 2007, 17:30  New Zealand34–13  EnglandRavenhill, Belfast
13 April 2007, 17:30  Samoa28–12  JapanBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
13 April 2007, 19:30  Argentina0–29  WalesShaw's Bridge, Belfast

Division B

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Pool A

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Romania3003175911
 Russia3003116311
 Zimbabwe3102405615


Pool B

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Tonga320111419311
 Chile3102627615
 Chinese Taipei30122112702

Pool C

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Italy330010225214
 Uruguay3201906119
 Cook Islands30123011102

Pool D

TeamPldWDLFABPTOTAL
 Canada33005612113
 Georgia32017839412
 United States33004417012

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

DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
4 April 2007, 19:30  Romania0–28  GeorgiaBangor, Bangor
4 April 2007, 19:30  Russia0–6  United StatesMalone, Belfast
4 April 2007, 19:30  Zimbabwe0–8  CanadaQueen's, Belfast
8 April 2007, 14:30  Romania10–16  United StatesQueen's, Belfast
8 April 2007, 14:30  Russia5–33  CanadaBangor, Bangor
8 April 2007, 16:30  Zimbabwe33–26  GeorgiaMalone, Belfast
12 April 2007, 17:30  Zimbabwe7–22  United StatesQueen's, Belfast
12 April 2007, 19:30  Romania7–15  CanadaBangor, Bangor
12 April 2007, 19:30  Russia6–24  GeorgiaMalone, Belfast

Pool B vs Pool C Results

DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
4 April 2007, 17:30  Tonga36–5  UruguayBangor, Bangor
4 April 2007, 17:30  Chile29–14  Cook IslandsQueen's, Belfast
4 April 2007, 17:30  Chinese Taipei6–62  ItalyMalone, Belfast
8 April 2007, 14:30  Tonga72–6  Cook IslandsMalone, Belfast
8 April 2007, 16:30  Chile13–32  ItalyBangor, Bangor
8 April 2007, 16:30  Chinese Taipei5–55  UruguayQueen's, Belfast
12 April 2007, 17:30  Chile20–30  UruguayBangor, Bangor
12 April 2007, 17:30  Chinese Taipei10–10  Cook IslandsMalone, Belfast
12 April 2007, 19:30  Tonga6–8  ItalyQueen's, Belfast

Knock out phase

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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

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Round 1

CategoryDateTeamScoreTeamVenue
10th v 11th17 April 2007, 17:30  Fiji7–11  ScotlandBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
9th v 12th17 April 2007, 19:30  Ireland31–10  JapanShaw's Bridge, Belfast
6th v 7th17 April 2007, 17:30  England31–13  ArgentinaShaw's Bridge, Belfast
5th v 8th17 April 2007, 19:30  France25–13  SamoaBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
2nd v 3rd17 April 2007, 17:30  Australia18–32  South AfricaRavenhill, Belfast
1st v 4th17 April 2007, 19:30  New Zealand36–12  WalesRavenhill, Belfast

Round 2 (Play-offs)

CategoryDateTeamScoreTeamVenue
11th Place Play-Off21 April 2007, 15:30  Fiji60–12  JapanBelfast Harlequins, Belfast
9th Place Play-Off21 April 2007, 15:00  Scotland0–34  IrelandRavenhill, Belfast
7th Place Play-Off21 April 2007, 13:30  Argentina12–13  SamoaShaw's Bridge, Belfast
5th Place Play-Off21 April 2007, 15:30  England17–43  FranceShaw's Bridge, Belfast
3rd Place Play-Off21 April 2007, 17:30  Australia25–21  WalesRavenhill, Belfast
Final21 April 2007, 19:30  South Africa7–31  New ZealandRavenhill, Belfast

Division B

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Round 1

CategoryDateTeamScoreTeamVenue
10th v 11th16 April 2007, 17:30  Chinese Taipei10–35  RomaniaQueen's, Belfast
9th v 12th16 April 2007, 17:30  Cook Islands14–22  RussiaMalone, Belfast
6th v 7th16 April 2007, 17:30  Uruguay21–3  ChileBangor, Bangor
5th v 8th16 April 2007, 19:30  Tonga26–11  ZimbabweBangor, Bangor
2nd v 3rd16 April 2007, 19:30  Canada19–3  GeorgiaMalone, Belfast
1st v 4th16 April 2007, 19:30  Italy31–6  United StatesQueen's, Belfast

Round 2 (Play-offs)

CategoryDateTeamScoreTeamVenue
11th Place Play-Off20 April 2007, 17:30  Chinese Taipei29–10  Cook IslandsMalone, Belfast
9th Place Play-Off20 April 2007, 17:30  Romania20–10  RussiaQueen's, Belfast
7th Place Play-Off20 April 2007, 19:30  Chile10–12  ZimbabweMalone, Belfast
5th Place Play-Off20 April 2007, 19:30  Uruguay15–24  TongaQueen's, Belfast
3rd Place Play-Off20 April 2007, 18:00  Georgia5–24  United StatesBangor, Bangor
Final20 April 2007, 19:30  Canada3–22  ItalyShaw's Bridge, Belfast

Semi-finals

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YearDivisionSemi-Final (2nd vs 3rd)Semi-Final (1st vs 4th)
WinnerScoreLoserWinnerScoreLoser
2007
A
South Africa		32–18
Australia
New Zealand		36–12
Wales
2007
B
Canada		19–3
Georgia
Italy		31–6
United States

Finals

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YearDivisionFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd placeScore4th place
2007
A
New Zealand		31–7
South Africa
Australia		25–21
Wales
2007
B
Italy		22–3
Canada
United States		24–5
Georgia

Therefore, New Zealand are the Under 19 Rugby World Champions for 2007 and Italy are promoted to Division A.

Final standings

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The final standings are based on the 3 pool matches plus a further 2 matches to determine standings.

Division APosDivision B
 New Zealand1  Italy *
 South Africa2  Canada
 Australia3  United States
 Wales4  Georgia
 France5  Tonga
 England6  Uruguay
 Samoa7  Zimbabwe #
 Argentina8  Chile #
 Ireland9  Romania #
 Scotland10  Russia #
 Fiji11  Chinese Taipei #
 Japan *12  Cook Islands #

* Japan was initially demoted to Division B and Italy promoted to Division A for future World Championships. However, with the creation of the IRB Junior World Championship, both teams competed in its inaugural edition in 2008. This event featured all teams from the 2007 Division A, plus Italy, Canada, the US, and Tonga.

# Zimbabwe, Chile, Romania, Russia, Chinese Taipei and the Cook Islands were initially relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for future World Championships. This did not change with the creation of the Junior World Championship and IRB Junior World Trophy; Georgia and Uruguay were given automatic berths to the 2008 IRB Junior World Trophy, while remaining nations had to play in regional qualifying for the remaining six berths.

Overall Stats

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Overall Points[1]
Pos.PlayerCountryPoints
1Leigh Halfpenny  Wales57
2Germán Albanell  Uruguay56
3Sione Toke  Tonga54
4Riccardo Bocchino  Italy50
5Trent Renata  New Zealand42
6Hamish Roberts  United States32
7=Daniel Kirkpatrick  New Zealand37
7=Stefan Watermeyer  South Africa37
9Mathieu Belie  France35
10Nathan Hirayama  Canada33
11Alex Goode  England31
12Kade Poki  New Zealand30
13Titi Jnr Esau  Samoa28
14=Stephen McColl  Scotland26
14=Eoin O'Malley  Ireland26
16=Andrew Barrett  Australia25
16=Alberto Chiesa  Italy25
16=Francisco González  Chile25
16=Bogdan Petreanu  Romania25
16=Henry Speight  Fiji25

References

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  1. ^ "Player Statistics". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 16 May 2007.[dead link]
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