The 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship took place in Argentina between 9 June and 25 June 2005. The 2005 championship was the fourth contested. This championship saw South Africa win the final over Australia 24–20.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | Argentina |
| Date | 9–25 June 2005 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Africa |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Third place | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Venues
| Chacras Rugby Club | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | Liceo Rugby Club | Marista Rugby Club | Mendoza Rugby Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza | Mendoza |
| Capacity: 40,268 | ||||
Participants
The following 12 teams participated in the 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship.
| Africa | Americas | Europe | Oceania |
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Pool stages
The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams. After all pool matches teams are ranked by total match points. Four group winners qualify for the semi-finals and bottom eight enter play-offs for positions 5–8 and 9–12.
Pool A–D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 68 | +127 | 4 | 12 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 63 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 2 | 6 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 85 | +14 | 2 | 14 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 104 | −34 | 3 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 209 | −175 | 0 | 0 |
- 9 June,New Zealand60–15Wales Liceo RC, Mendoza
- 9 June,Scotland22–28AustraliaChacras RC, Mendoza
- 9 June,Argentina65–7Canada Liceo RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,New Zealand92–7Canada Mendoza RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,Scotland8–24Wales Maristas RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,Argentina20–25AustraliaMendoza RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,New Zealand43–46AustraliaChacras RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,Scotland52–20Canada Liceo RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,Argentina36–31Wales Chacras RC, Mendoza
Pool B–C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 93 | +2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 94 | −17 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 149 | −86 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 44 | +115 | 3 | 15 |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 90 | +21 | 2 | 14 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 101 | −35 | 0 | 4 |
- 9 June, England 52–22 Samoa Maristas RC, Mendoza
- 9 June, Italy 3–83 South Africa Maristas RC, Mendoza
- 9 June,Ireland 23–31France Chacras RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,England 16–34South AfricaLiceo RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,Ireland 29–21Samoa Maristas RC, Mendoza
- 13 June,Italy 40–43France Liceo RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,England 27–37France Mendoza RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,Italy 20–23Samoa Mendoza RC, Mendoza
- 17 June,Ireland 25–42South AfricaLiceo RC, Mendoza
Semi-finals
- 21 June, Argentina20–6EnglandMendoza RC, Mendoza
- 21 June, Ireland77–3CanadaChacras RC, Mendoza
- 21 June, South Africa16–12New ZealandLiceo RC, Mendoza
- 21 June, Wales25–43ScotlandMendoza RC, Mendoza
- 21 June, Samoa38–25ItalyChacras RC, Mendoza
- 21 June, France16–28AustraliaLiceo RC, Mendoza
Play-Offs
- 11th Place Play-Off
- 25 June, Italy 30–33CanadaChacras RC, Mendoza
- 9th Place Play-Off
- 25 June, Ireland34–17SamoaMaristas RC, Mendoza
- 7th Place Play-Off
- 25 June, Wales32–57EnglandLiceo RC, Mendoza
- 5th Place Play-Off
- 25 June, Argentina39–7ScotlandMendoza RC, Mendoza
- 3rd Place Play-Off
- 25 June, France21–47New ZealandMalvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Championship final
25 June, South Africa24–20AustraliaMalvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
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