The 2011 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 2011 the Championship was held in Italy 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 | 204 | 22 | 3 | 15 | |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 106 | 2 | 10 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 85 | 0 | 4 | |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 147 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 51 | 2 | 14 | |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 63 | 3 | 11 | |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 92 | 1 | 5 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 117 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 63 | 2 | 14 | |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 52 | 3 | 11 | |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 88 | 0 | 4 | |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 102 | 0 | 0 | |
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June 10 June 14 June 18 |
Argentina Italy Australia France England South Africa New Zealand Italy Australia France England Ireland Italy Argentina Fiji Australia England Ireland |
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
Wales New Zealand Tonga Fiji Ireland Scotland Wales Argentina Fiji Tonga Scotland South Africa Wales New Zealand Tonga France South Africa Scotland |
Padua Treviso Rovigo Rovigo Treviso Padua Rovigo Rovigo Padua Padua Treviso Treviso Treviso Padua Rovigo Treviso Padua Rovigo |
8 7 54 24 33 33 92 3 50 27 39 26 6 15 36 25 26 30 |
34 64 7 12 25 0 0 27 25 14 18 42 56 48 18 31 20 13 |
Following the pool play, teams played off for final positions. Playoff position was based on their pool points.
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June 22 June 26 June 26 |
Scotland Argentina 11th Place Tonga 9th Place Scotland |
v v v v |
Tonga Italy Italy Argentina |
Rovigo Rovigo Rovigo Rovigo |
30 12 22 14 |
11 8 34 15 |
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June 22 June 26 June 26 |
Wales South Africa 7th Place Wales 5th Place Fiji |
v v v v |
Fiji Ireland Ireland South Africa |
Padua Padua Treviso Treviso |
20 57 38 17 |
34 15 24 104 |
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June 22 June 26 June 26 |
England New Zealand 3rd Place France Final England |
v v v v |
France Australia Australia New Zealand |
Treviso Treviso Padua Padua |
33 37 17 22 |
18 7 30 33 |
New Zealand win the 2011 Junior World Championship.
The 12th placed team, Tonga, is relegated and will play in the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2012.