2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship


The 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the tenth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Georgia by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in Tbilisi and Kutaisi from 31 May to 18 June.

Teams

The following teams participated in the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship:
PoolTeamNo of TournamentsPosition 2016Position 2017Previous best resultNotes
A106th6thRunner-up
A101st2ndChampions
A7DNP12thEighth Promoted from 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Relegated to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
A107th7thRunner-up
B102nd9thRunner-up
B811th8thEleventh
B105th1stChampions
B108th5thEighth
C103rd11thThird
C109th4thFourth
C210th10thTenth
C104th3rdChampions

Match officials

The following officials will oversee the thirty matches:
;Referees
;Assistant Referees
;Television match officials

Pool stage

The fixtures were released in September 2016.
All times are in Georgian Standard Time
Points were awarded in the Pool Stage via the standard points system: 4 points for a win2 points for a draw1 bonus scoring point for scoring 4 or more tries1 bonus losing point for losing by 7 or less points0 points for a loss above 7 points
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams were level on points, the following tiebreakers were applied:
  1. The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other;
  2. The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its Pool Matches;
  3. The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its Pool Matches;
  4. The Team which has scored most points in all its Pool Matches;
  5. The Team which has scored most tries in all its Pool Matches; and
  6. If none of the above produce a result, then it will be resolved with a toss of a coin.