The 2010 Junior World Championship is the international rugby competition for the Under-20 players in the IRB nations. It is run by the IRB, the International Rugby Board, which is the organisation that governs and controls the game of rugby throughout the world.
In 2010 the Championship was held in Argentina and there were 12 teams taking part. They played in 3 pools of 4 teams.
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| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 28 | 3 | 15 | |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 59 | 0 | 8 | |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 87 | 0 | 4 | |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 114 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 52 | 1 | 13 | |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 62 | 1 | 9 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 100 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 85 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 53 | 3 | 15 | |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 56 | 4 | 12 | |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 134 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 134 | 0 | 0 | |
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June 5 June 9 June 13 |
Fiji Wales France Argentina Tonga Australia Wales New Zealand England Argentina Australia South Africa New Zealand Samoa England Ireland Scotland South Africa |
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
New Zealand Samoa Ireland England South Africa Scotland Fiji Samoa Ireland France Tonga Scotland Wales Fiji France Argentina Tonga Australia |
Santa Fe Parana Rosario Rosario Parana Santa Fe Parana Santa Fe Rosario Rosario Parana Santa Fe Santa Fe Parana Rosario Rosario Parana Santa Fe |
11 22 25 22 14 58 31 77 36 23 67 73 43 12 17 21 27 35 |
44 13 22 48 40 13 3 7 21 31 5 0 10 15 9 24 3 42 |
Following the pool play, teams played off for final positions. Playoff position was based on their pool points.
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Ireland Scotland 11th Place Samoa 9th Place Ireland |
v v v v |
Samoa Tonga Tonga Scotland |
Parana Parana Parana Parana |
37 28 3 53 |
10 8 23 23 |
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Wales France 7th Place Wales 5th Place Argentina |
v v v v |
Argentina Fiji Fiji France |
Santa Fe Santa Fe Santa Fe Santa Fe |
19 44 39 23 |
19 9 15 37 |
Argentina win 9-8 on a penalty kick-off |
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Australia New Zealand 3rd Place England Final Australia |
v v v v |
England South Africa South Africa New Zealand |
Rosario Rosario Rosario Rosario |
28 36 22 17 |
16 7 27 62 |
New Zealand win the 2010 Junior World Championship.
The 12th placed team, Samoa, is relegated and will play in the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2011.