The 2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the thirteenth edition of the second-tier age-grade

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competition. The tournament was held in

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for the second time, previously being held in

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. This Under 20 competition (alongside the

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) was the first global U20's competitions held since

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, with the

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edition in Italy cancelled due to the

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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

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and

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continuing to take place. The tournament was held at the 15,000 capacity

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Qualified teams

A total of eight teams were able to qualify. The hosts

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relegation country

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qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania). ;Host (1) * ;Relegated from 2019 JWC * ;

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Match officials

The following 9 referees were announced as official

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referees. ;Referees * Cisco Lopez (

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) * Cauã Ricardo Santos (

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) * Robin Kaluzniak (

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) * Tevita Rokovereni (

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) * Kat Roche (

) * Precious Pazani (

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) * Saba Abulashvili (

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) * Craig Chan (

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) * Sylvain Mane (Senegal)

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Knockout stage

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

References

External links

World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023 - Official Website
{{IRB Junior World Championship World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

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