2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy

2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
Tournament details
Host Hong Kong
Date7 – 19 April 2014
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up Tonga
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s)Georgia (country) Rezi Jinchvelashvili (63)
Most triesGeorgia (country) Vakhtang Amiranashvili (4)
Uruguay German Kessler (4)
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The 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the seventh IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, an annual international rugby union competition for Under-20 national teams, second-tier world championship.

The event was held in Hong Kong and was organized by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board.[1][2]

Teams

PoolTeam[3][4][5]Number of
Tournaments
Position Last YearBest Position
B Canada42
A Georgia43
A Hong Kong0N/A
B Japan44
B Namibia38
A Tonga25
A United States4Relegated from 2013 IRB JWCWon the Trophy in 2012
B Uruguay47Won the Trophy in 2008

Pool Stage

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Pool A

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 Tonga 3201107772+5210
 United States 320177240+32210
 Georgia 320166731+3619
 Hong Kong 300322497-7300

Fixtures

Pool B

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA PD BP Pts
 Japan 3201159973+26412
 Uruguay 321066759+8010
 Namibia 310287875+337
 Canada 301265592-3702

Fixtures

Knockout stage

7th place game

5th place game

Third place game

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Chile and Hong Kong to host next two JWRT". irb.com. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chile and Hong Kong to Host Secondary IRB Junior Tournaments in 2013 and 2014". Association of Summer Olympic International Federations. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Japan secure place at JWRT 2014". irb.com. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Namibia book their place at JWRT 2014". irb.com. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Uruguay claim penultimate place at JWRT 2014". irb.com. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. ↑ JWRT14 Pools and Match Schedule http://www.irb.com/mm/document/tournament/home/02/06/98/87/irbjwrt2014matchschedule.pdf Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine