2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Tournament details
Host	Italien
Teams	12
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The 2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was scheduled to be the 13th edition of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, the premier age-grade rugby union competition organised by World Rugby. The tournament was to be held in Italy for the third time, having previously been played there in 2011 and 2015. France were the defending champions.

On 20 March 2020, World Rugby announced that the championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams

The following teams would have participated in the 2020 U20 Championship:

Team	No.	Result (2019)	Best Result
Argentinien	12	4th	Third place (2016)
Australien	12	2nd	Runners-up (2010, 2019)
England	12	5th	Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
Frankreich	12	1st	Champions (2018, 2019)
Georgien	4	10th	Ninth place (2018)
Irland	12	8th	Runners-up (2016)
Italien	10	9th	Eighth place (2017, 2018)
Japan	5	—	Tenth place (2015)
Fidschi	8	11th	Sixth place (2011)
Neuseeland	12	7th	Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
Südafrika	12	3rd	Champions (2012)
Wales	12	6th	Runners-up (2013)

Pool stage

The pool stage fixture was to have been as follows:

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	−/+	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Frankreich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Argentinien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Irland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Match 6	28 June	Argentinien	Cancelled	Irland	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	21:00

Match 4	28 June	Frankreich	Cancelled	Japan	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	16:00

Match 11	03 July	Argentinien	Cancelled	Japan	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	18:30

Match 10	03 July	Frankreich	Cancelled	Irland	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	16:00

Match 13	08 July	Irland	Cancelled	Japan	Payanini Center, Verona
	16:00

Match 14	08 July	Frankreich	Cancelled	Argentinien	Payanini Center, Verona
	18:30

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	−/+	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Australien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neuseeland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Match 5	28 June	Wales	Cancelled	Neuseeland	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	18:30

Match 3	28 June	Australien	Cancelled	Georgien	Payanini Center, Verona
	21:00

Match 8	03 July	Wales	Cancelled	Georgien	Payanini Center, Verona
	18:30

Match 7	03 July	Australien	Cancelled	Neuseeland	Payanini Center, Verona
	16:00

Match 16	08 July	Neuseeland	Cancelled	Georgien	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
	16:00

Match 15	08 July	Australien	Cancelled	Wales	Payanini Center, Verona
	21:00

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	−/+	TF	TA	BP	Pts
Südafrika	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fidschi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Match 1	28 June	Südafrika	Cancelled	Italien	Payanini Center, Verona
	16:00

Match 2	28 June	England	Cancelled	Fidschi	Payanini Center, Verona
	18:30

Match 9	03 July	Südafrika	Cancelled	Fidschi	Payanini Center, Verona
	21:00

Match 12	03 July	England	Cancelled	Italien	Peroni Stadium, Calvisano
	21:00

Match 18	08 July	Südafrika	Cancelled	England	Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana
	21:00

Match 17	08 July	Italien	Cancelled	Fidschi	Stadio Sergio Zaffanella, Viadana
	18:30