The 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the fifth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship. The winner of the competition, the United States, was promoted to the IRB Junior World Championship for the 2013 tournament.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  USA |
| Venue | Murray Rugby Park Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dates | June 18 – June 30 |
| No. of nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | United States |
Runner-up  |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Top scorer(s) | Madison Hughes (72) |
| Most tries |  Hosea Saumaki (7) |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The event was held in the USA from 18 June until 30 June by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board. All matches took place at the Murray Rugby Park Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] Attendance was strong for the tournament, with all four match days resulting in packed crowds filling Murray Rugby Park Stadium.[2] All matches in the tournament were streamed live by Deseret News and KSL, with more than 70,000 users logging on to view the official stream.[3] The 2012 JWRT landed several commercial sponsors, including Gatorade, Gilbert, and World Rugby Shop.
Pool stage
editAll times are in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).
Pool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts 
United States
3 3 0 0 112 49 +63 2 14 
Tonga
3 2 0 1 114 43 +71 2 10 
Chile
3 1 0 2 92 114 −22 1 5 
Russia
3 0 0 3 39 151 −112 0 0
| 18 June 2012 18:00 |
| United States | 22 – 11 | Tonga |
Try: Hughes  75' Falcon 79'Con: Hughes (0/2) Pen: Hughes (4/4) | Try: Atiola 49' Con: Makaafi (0/1) Pen: Makaafi (2/5) |
| Murray Rugby Park Stadium, Salt Lake City |
Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts 
Japan
3 3 0 0 113 100 +13 3 15 
Georgia
3 2 0 1 103 60 +43 3 11 
Canada
3 1 0 2 118 114 +4 3 7 
Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 88 148 −60 3 3
Knockout stage
edit7th place game
edit5th place game
editThird place game
editFinal
editLeading scorers
edit- Points = Madison Hughes, USA
- Tries = Hosea Saumaki, Tonga
- Conversions = Conor McCann, Canada
- Penalties = Madison Hughes, USA
- Drop Goals = (none)
- Source
References
edit- ^ "JWRT pools and match schedule announced". irb.com. 2012-03-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ IRB, JWRT Raises Game's Profile in USA, July 1, 2012, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/news/newsid=2063196.html#jwrt+raises+games+profile+usa Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IRB, Global audiences tunes in to JWRT stream Archived 2012-07-03 at the Wayback Machine June 25, 2012