The 2008 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 2008 the Championship was held in Wales 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 | 173 | 19 | 3 | 15 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 69 | 1 | 9 | |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 109 | 1 | 5 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 123 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 32 | 2 | 14 | |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 39 | 1 | 9 | |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 115 | 1 | 5 | |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 169 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 48 | 2 | 14 | |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 147 | 47 | 3 | 11 | |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 151 | 0 | 4 | |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 111 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 39 | 2 | 14 | |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 54 | 3 | 11 | |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 81 | 0 | 4 | |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 110 | 1 | 1 | |
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June 6 June 10 June 14 |
New Zealand Argentina South Africa Samoa Australia England France Wales Argentina New Zealand Samoa South Africa England Australia France Wales Ireland New Zealand Scotland South Africa Australia Fiji Japan Wales |
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v |
Tonga Ireland USA Scotland Canada Fiji Japan Italy Tonga Ireland USA Scotland Canada Fiji Italy Japan Tonga Argentina USA Samoa England Canada Italy France |
Cardiff Cardiff Wrexham Wrexham Newport Newport Swansea Swansea Cardiff Cardiff Wrexham Wrexham Newport Newport Swansea Swansea Cardiff Cardiff Wrexham Wrexham Newport Newport Swansea Swansea |
48 17 108 29 81 41 53 29 30 65 20 72 60 53 32 33 45 60 41 16 13 10 20 23 |
9 9 18 17 12 12 17 10 10 10 6 3 18 17 14 10 27 0 14 11 18 17 24 19 |
Following the pool play, teams played off for final positions. Playoff position was based on their pool points.
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June 18 June 21 June 21 |
Tonga USA 15th Place Japan 13th Place Tonga |
v v v v |
Japan Fiji USA Fiji |
Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham |
17 22 44 28 |
5 27 8 20 |
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June 18 June 21 June 21 |
Scotland Ireland 11th Place Italy 9th Place Ireland |
v v v v |
Canada Italy Canada Scotland |
Newport Cardiff Cardiff Osaka |
15 9 33 39 |
10 6 10 12 |
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June 18 June 21 June 21 |
Argentina Samoa 7th Place Argentina 5th Place France |
v v v v |
France Australia Samoa Australia |
Swansea Swansea Newport Cardiff |
6 0 10 21 |
30 32 30 42 |
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June 18 June 22 June 22 |
New Zealand South Africa 3rd Place Wales Final New Zealand |
v v v v |
Wales England South Africa England |
Newport Cardiff Swansea Swansea |
31 18 18 38 |
6 26 43 3 |
New Zealand win the 2008 Junior World Championship.