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The 2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the thirteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade rugby competition. The tournament was held in Kenya for the second time, previously being held in 2009.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Kenya |
| Date | 15–30 July 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Scotland |
← 2019 2024 → | |
This Under 20 competition (alongside the Championship) was the first global U20's competitions held since 2019, with the 2020 edition in Italy cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing instability in the world following the pandemic delaying the return of the competition. There were however various regional U20 competitions with the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship continuing to take place.
The tournament was held at the 15,000 capacity Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
Qualified teams
editA total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts Kenya and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country Scotland qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).
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Match officials
editThe following 9 referees were announced as official World Rugby referees.
- Referees
Cisco Lopez (United States)
Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)- Kat Roche (United States)
Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)
Craig Chan (Hong Kong)
Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
Pool stage
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts 
Uruguay
3 3 0 0 121 71 +50 13 9 2 14 
Scotland
3 2 0 1 130 83 +47 20 10 3 11 Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 85 152 −67 11 20 2 6 United States
3 0 0 3 81 111 −30 8 13 3 3
| 15 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 64–33 |  Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) |
| 15 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Uruguay | 33–31 |  United States |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
| 20 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Uruguay | 51–14 | Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
| 20 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 40–13 | United States |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal) |
| 25 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| United States | 37–38 | Zimbabwe |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong) |
| 25 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 26–37 | Uruguay |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Cauã Ricardo Santos (Brazil) |
Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA −/+ TF TA BP Pts 
Spain
3 3 0 0 129 28 +101 20 3 2 14 
Samoa
3 2 0 1 74 80 -6 10 10 2 10 
Kenya
3 1 0 2 65 98 −33 9 15 1 5 Hong Kong
3 0 0 3 43 105 −62 5 15 3 3
| 15 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
Samoa  | 34–25 | Kenya |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) |
| 15 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 53–0 |  Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) |
| 20 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Samoa | 30–27 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Cauã Ricardo (Brazil) |
| 20 July 16:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 48–18 | Kenya |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
| 25 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Kenya | 22–16 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) |
| 25 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Spain | 28–10 | Samoa |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
Knockout stage
edit7th place
edit| 30 July 10:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| United States | 47–22 | Hong Kong |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) |
5th place
edit| 30 July 14:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Zimbabwe | 64–10 | Kenya |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal) |
3rd place
edit| 30 July 12:00 EAT (UTC+03) |
| Scotland | 83–10 | Samoa |
| Report |
| Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada) |
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Rugby U20 tournaments return to Africa in 2023" (Press release). World Rugby. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.