The 2009 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 2009 the Championship was held in Japan and there were 16 teams taking part. They played in 4 pools of 4 teams.
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| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 26 | 1 | 9 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 79 | 2 | 6 | |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 153 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 14 | 3 | 15 | |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 86 | 1 | 9 | |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 54 | 1 | 5 | |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 84 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 40 | 3 | 15 | |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 81 | 2 | 10 | |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 98 | 0 | 4 | |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 128 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 11 | 3 | 15 | |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 58 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 111 | 1 | 5 | |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 173 | 0 | 0 | |
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June 5 June 9 June 13 |
Argentina New Zealand Samoa England France South Africa Australia Tonga Uruguay Ireland Scotland Japan Fiji Italy Australia Canada Ireland Argentina England Japan Fiji France Canada Wales |
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Ireland Uruguay Scotland Japan Italy Fiji Canada Wales Argentina New Zealand England Samoa France South Africa Tonga Wales Uruguay New Zealand Samoa Scotland Italy South Africa Tonga Australia |
Nagoya Nagoya Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Tosu Tosu Nagoya Nagoya Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Tosu Tosu Nagoya Nagoya Tokyo Tokyo Osaka Osaka Tosu Tosu |
9 75 17 43 43 36 86 5 15 0 7 20 25 3 40 15 45 9 52 7 20 27 20 5 |
16 0 14 0 13 10 0 51 33 17 30 29 48 65 6 51 0 48 7 12 14 43 36 38 |
Following the pool play, teams played off for final positions. Playoff position was based on their pool points.
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Uruguay Japan 15th Place Uruguay 13th Place Canada |
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Canada Italy Japan Italy |
Nagoya Nagoya Nagoya Nagoya |
11 15 17 22 |
29 21 54 32 |
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Argentina Scotland 11th Place Argentina 9th Place Tonga |
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Tonga Fiji Fiji Scotland |
Osaka Osaka Osaka Osaka |
17 39 27 25 |
26 26 10 28 |
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
Ireland Samoa 7th Place Ireland 5th Place Wales |
v v v v |
Wales France Samoa France |
Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka |
17 6 3 13 |
19 16 9 68 |
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June 17 June 21 June 21 |
New Zealand South Africa 3rd Place Australia Final New Zealand |
v v v v |
Australia England South Africa England |
Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo |
31 21 5 44 |
17 40 32 28 |
New Zealand win the 2009 Junior World Championship.