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2011 IRB Junior World Championship

Field	Value
name	2011 IRB Junior World Championship
type	Under 20
logo	2011_IRB_Junior_World_Championship_logo.jpg
date	June 10–26, 2011
host	Italy
nations	12
champion	New Zealand
runnerup	England
third	Australia
matches	30
top scorer	NZL Gareth Anscombe (84 points)
most tries	RSA Arno Botha
NZL Charles Piutau
RSA Francois Venter (6 tries)
preceded by	[2010](2010-irb-junior-world-championship) Argentina
succeeded by	South Africa [2012](2012-irb-junior-world-championship)
champdest	2

NZL Charles Piutau RSA Francois Venter (6 tries)

The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The winners were New Zealand, who won all the competitions held since the inaugural year in 2008.

Venues

Four stadia will be used for this world cup. There will be four double header match days at the three smaller venues with the final to be played in Stadio Euganeo.

City	Ground	Capacity
Rovigo	Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini	5,000
Treviso	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700
Padova	Stadio Plebiscito	9,600
Padova	Stadio Euganeo	32,336

Teams

Pool	Number of tournaments	Position last year	Position this year	Notes
A	3	1	1	Champions
A	3	6	9
A	3	7	7
A	2	DNP	11	Promoted from [2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy](2010-irb-junior-world-rugby-trophy)
B	3	2	3	Bronze Medal Winner
B	3	5	4
B	3	8	6
B	3	11	12	Relegated to [2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy](2012-irb-junior-world-rugby-trophy)
C	3	3	5
C	3	4	2	Runners-up
C	3	9	8
C	3	10	10

Pool stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Williams 23' c, 64' c Walker 51' c

Scott 14' c Luatua 30' c Saili 38' c Anscombe 55' c Sopoaga 63' c Perenara 69' c Barrett 74' c Nathan George (1/1) 75'

Piutau 7' c, 51' m Sopoaga 18' m, 41' c Whitelock 23' c Luatua 35' c Llewellyn 37' c Perenara 47' c Shields 58' c Robertson 74' c Weber 78' c

Masera 61' c Moroni 72' c

Jones 31' c Hamilton 38' c Walker 40+4' m Evans 46' c James 53' c Jones 77' c Siggery 80+3' c

Cruz Guillemaín 27' m Saili 6' m, 64' c Llewellyn 13' c Barrett 29' c Pleasants-Tate 39' c Perenara 80' c

Pool B

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Kingston 11' Enever 20' Roach 25' Sitauti 30' Fainga'a 56' Butler 64' Latunipulu 71' Lucas (2/2) 65', 72'

Bourgeois 33' Penalty try 60' Lalagavesi (3/3) 42', 63', 66'

Hooper 9' c Butler 16' c Postal 28' m Anderson 40' c Siliva 41' m Woodhouse 52' m Enever 57' c Talebula 50' c Mudu 75' m

Penalty try 43' c Chateau 55' m Gayraud 72' c Barraque (1/2) 72' Faeamani 70' c

Mudu 42' c Radradra 52' c Nalasekata 57' m Talebula (1/1) 66' Lavemai 76' m

Hooper 40' m Bredenhann 79' c Palis 18' c Buttin 26' c Barraque 58' c Buttin (0/1) Doussain (0/1)

Pool C

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Thomas 40+3' Vunipola 61' Yarde 80+5'

Botha 34', 58' Beyers (0/1)

Wade 37' c, 80+2' c, 80+4' c Mills 70' m Ford (2/3) 80+3', 80+5' Ford (0/1) Gossman 73' m Jackson (0/1)

Etzebeth 38' c Mjekevu 68' m Botha 80+3' c

Gray 43' m Wade 70' c Cook (1/1) 70'

Marshall 73' c Annett 75' c

Knockout stage

9–12th place play-offs

|22 June – 18:00 (Rovigo)||30||11 |22 June – 20:10 (Rovigo)||12||8 |26 June – 12:00 (Rovigo)||14||15 |26 June – 14:10 (Rovigo)||22||34

Semifinals

Hogg 51' c Gossman 73' c

11th place game

Afu 21' m, 75' m Vanisi 69' m Paraki (0/2) Visentin 36' c Penalty try 55' c Castello 62' c

9th place game

Hogg 55' c Poet 22' m Ormson (0/1)

5–8th place play-offs

|22 June – 18:00 (Padua)||20||34 |22 June – 20:10 (Padua)||57||15 |26 June – 14:10 (Treviso)||17||104 |26 June – 12:00 (Treviso)||38||24

Semifinals

Jones 55' m Shingler 64' m Sicinilawa 74' c

Mjekevu 8' c, 25' c Botha 13' m Mbovane 28' m, 54' c, 73' c Taute 42' c Venter 70' m Welthagen (1/2) 73' Jackson 77' c

7th place game

Cook 22' Williams 37' Hill 64' Young 75' Boyle 39' Henderson 80'

5th place game

Lalagavesi 33' Radradra (0/1) Mjekevu 5' Carr 9' Botha 13' 24', 81' Venter 16' Rademan 36', 42' Taute 55', 79' Penalty try 58' Skosan 66' Jordaan 70' Kleinhans 72'

Finals

|22 June – 18:00 (Treviso)||33||18 |22 June – 20:10 (Treviso)||37||7 |26 June – 19:10 (Padua)||22||33 |26 June – 17:00 (Padua)||17||30

Semifinals

Ford 40' m Ransom 56' c Gray 80+5' c O'Connor 51' m

Piutau 53' c Anscombe 62' c Weber 80' c

Third place game

Come 76' Lucas 19' Morahan 79'

Final

Thomas 47' Tameifuna 40' Barrett 71'

Statistics

Top point scorers

Points	Team	Tries	Con	Pen
Gareth Anscombe	2	25	8	0
Johan Goosen	0	23	10	1
Josateki Lalagavesi	1	8	14	0
Matthew Morgan	1	12	8	0
George Ford	1	9	9	0
Jean-Pascal Barraque	1	10	5	0
Paddy Jackson	1	4	9	0
Duncan Weir	1	6	6	1
Ben Volavola	0	11	5	0
Brian Ormson	0	4	9	0

Top try scorers

Rank	Name	Team	Tries
1	Arno Botha		7
2	Charles Piutau		6
2	Francois Venter		6
2	Christian Wade		6
5	Andrew Conway		5
5	Tshotsho Mbovane		5
7	Francis Saili		4
8	9 players	-	3

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(27 June 2011). "New Zealand U20 33-22 England U20". BBC Sport.
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