| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Australia |
| Date | 2–12 May 2024 |
| Countries |  Argentina Australia New Zealand South Africa |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Franco Rossetto (20) |
| Most tries | Franco Rossetto (4) |
2025 → | |
The2024 U20 Rugby Championship, also known as the2024 TRC U20, was the first edition of therugby union competition, theU20 Rugby Championship, the under-20 equivalent ofThe Rugby Championship, played by senior men's teams ofArgentina,Australia,New Zealand, andSouth Africa. The first edition consisted of three rounds in which all teams played each other at a single venue (in Australia), with the table leaders New Zealand being crowned winners.[1][2][3][4]
The venue was announced in March 2024 to be theSunshine Coast Stadium inBokarina, located inSouth East Queensland.[1][2]
| Bokarina (Sunshine Coast) | |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast Stadium | |
| Capacity:10,000 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand(C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 58 | +34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 79 | −6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 May 17:00AEST (UTC+10) |
| New Zealand | 13–13 | South Africa |
| Try:Solomon 53' m Vaenuku 78' m Con:Simpson (0/2) Pen:Hutchinson (1/2) 30' | Report | Try:Leotlela 58' c Con:Sefoor (1/1) 59' Pen:Sefoor (2/3) 57', 63' Cards:van Heerden  72' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[1][5][6] Referee:Jordan Kaminski (Australia) |
| 2 May 19:00AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 6–25 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Pen:Fowler (2/3) 7', 59' Cards:Harley 36' to 46' | Report | Try:Rapetti 38' c Pedro Bernasconi 42' m Rossi 77' c Con:Di Lucca (1/2) 39' Fossati (1/1) 78' Pen:Di Lucca (2/4) 9', 45' Cards:Sánchez Valarolo 50' to 60' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee:Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
| 7 May 17:00AEST (UTC+10) |
| (1 BP)New Zealand | 43–20 | Argentina |
| Try:Pledger (2) 1' c, 62' c Wrampling-Alec (2) 5' c, 24' c A. Smith 44' c O'Donovan 67' m Con:Simpson (5/5) 1', 6', 25', 45', 63' Grant (0/1) Pen:Simpson (1/1) 35' | Report | Try:Elías 29' m Manuel Vivas 50' m Torrado 55' c Con:Fossati (0/2) Di Lucca (1/1) 56' Pen:Fossati (1/2) 19' Cards:Asevedo 23' to 33' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee:George Myers (Australia) |
| 7 May 19:00AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 24–19 | South Africa (1 BP) |
| Try:Wilcox (2) 34' c, 65' c Penalty try 72' Con:Wilcox (1/1) 35' Fowler (1/1) 66' Pen:Gray (1/2) 28' | Report | Try:van Heerden 31' c Bester (2) 62' c, 77' m Con:Williams (2/3) 32', 63' Cards:Maqubela  19'Hlekani 73' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee:Angus Mabey (New Zealand) |
| 12 May 13:30AEST (UTC+10) |
| South Africa | 30–28 | Argentina (1 BP) |
| Try:Julius 1' c Jacobs 47' c Badenhorst 58' m Porthen 70' m Con:van Niekerk (2/4) 2', 48' Pen:van Niekerk (2/2) 68', 81' Cards:Ezekiel Ngobeni 33' to 43' | Report | Try:Rossetto (4) 27' c, 35' c, 42' c, 74' c Con:Rodríguez (3/3) 28', 36', 43' Di Lucca (1/1) 75' Pen:Rodríguez (0/1) Di Lucca (0/1) Drop:Rodríguez (0/1) Cards:Gael Galván 67' to 77' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee:Dan Waenga (New Zealand) |
| 12 May 15:30AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | 25–36 | New Zealand |
| Try:Sawers 49' c McCulloch (2) 56' c, 59' m Con:McLaughlin-Phillips (2/3) 49', 57' Pen:McLaughlin-Phillips (2/2) 4', 30' | Report | Try:Solomon (2) 18' m, 36' c Pledger 43' c Letiu 66' c Taele 77' c Con:Simpson (3/4) 37', 44', 67' Coles (1/1) 78' Pen:Coles (1/1) 72' Cards:Maxwell 53' to 63'Simpson 69' to 79' |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium[5][6] Referee:Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina) |
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