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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | 
South Africa |
| Dates | 2006-04-01 – 2006-04-28 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions
 |
South Africa |
Runner-up
 | 
New Zealand |
Third place
 | 
Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
←
2004
2006 → | |
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 A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Zealand |
2 | 
France |
3 |
South Africa |
4 | 
England
|
| 8 | 
Japan |
7 | 
Ireland |
6 |
Australia |
5 | 
Wales
|
| 9 | 
Scotland |
10 | 
Argentina |
11 | 
Georgia |
12 | 
Romania
|
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 |
Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Ireland | 36 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Japan | 18 | |||||
|
Ireland | 15 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Scotland | 8 | |||||
|
Scotland | 32 | |||||
|
Georgia | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Japan | 24 | |||||
|
Georgia | 0 | |||||
5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Wales | 36 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Argentina | 18 | |||||
|
Wales | 10 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
France | 13 | |||||
|
France | 36 | |||||
|
Romania | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Argentina | 13 | |||||
|
Romania | 21 | |||||
1st-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
South Africa | 17 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
England | 12 | |||||
|
South Africa | 20 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
New Zealand | 15 | |||||
|
New Zealand | 25 | |||||
|
Australia | 25 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
England | 21 | |||||
|
Australia | 29 | |||||
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 |
Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Russia | 15 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Chile | 14 | |||||
|
Russia | 38 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Spain | 0 | |||||
|
Paraguay | 17 | |||||
|
Spain | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Chile | 38 | |||||
|
Paraguay | 22 | |||||
5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
South Korea | 25 | |||||
|
South Korea | 22 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
United States | 22 | |||||
|
Namibia | 17 | |||||
|
United States | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Zimbabwe | 21 | |||||
|
Namibia | 33 | |||||
1st-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Western Samoa | 24 | |||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Italy | 22 | |||||
|
Western Samoa | 36 | |||||
| 13 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Uruguay | 17 | |||||
|
Tonga | 12 | |||||
|
Uruguay | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 April 2005 | ||||||
|
Italy | 34 | |||||
|
Tonga | 17 | |||||
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.