2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy
The 2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy is the thirteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament is held in Kenya for the second time, previously being held in 2009.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Kenya |
| Date | 15–30 July 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Scotland |
← 2019 2024 → | |
This year's Under 20 competition (alongside the Championship) is the first global U20's competitions held since 2019, with the 2020 edition in Italy cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing instability in the world following the pandemic delaying the return of the competition. There have however been various regional U20 competitions with the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship continuing to take place.
The tournament is held at the 15,000 capacity Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Qualified teams
A total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts Kenya and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country Scotland qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).
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Match officials
The following 9 referees were announced as official World Rugby referees.
- Referees
Cisco Lopez (United States)
Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil).svg.png.webp)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)- Kat Roche (United States)
Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
Craig Chan (Hong Kong)
Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
Pool stage
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts Uruguay3 3 0 0 121 71 +50 13 9 2 14 Scotland3 2 0 1 130 83 +47 20 10 3 11 Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 85 152 −67 11 20 2 6 United States3 0 0 3 81 111 −30 8 13 3 3
| 15 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 64–33 | Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) |
| 15 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Uruguay | 33–31 | United States |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
| 20 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Uruguay | 51–14 | Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
| 20 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 40–13 | United States |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal) |
| 25 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| United States | 37–38 | Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts Spain3 3 0 0 129 28 +101 20 3 2 14 
Samoa3 2 0 1 74 80 -6 10 10 2 10 Kenya3 1 0 2 65 98 −33 9 15 1 5 Hong Kong3 0 0 3 43 105 −62 5 15 3 3
| 15 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Samoa | 34–25 | Kenya |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) |
| 15 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 53–0 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) |
| 20 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Samoa | 30–27 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Cauã Ricardo (Brazil) |
| 20 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 48–18 | Kenya |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
| 25 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Kenya | 22–16 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
| 25 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 28–10 | Samoa |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
Knockout stage
7th place
| 30 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| United States | 47–22 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) |
5th place
3rd place
References
- "World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.