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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 2006-04-04 – 2006-04-21 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Runner-up  |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Top scorer(s) | Colin Slade New Zealand |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 4 April and 21 April 2006. Australia won the final over New Zealand 17–13.
Pool/standings
The IRB setting for this tournament was that the matches were to be played between two pools from which the top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals and the team that finished at the bottom of the Division A pool was to be relegated to the Division B.
- Pool A played against Pool D
- Pool B played against Pool C
Match points were awarded on the basis of 4 points for a Win, 2 points for a draw and 0 points for a Loss. Bonus points were awarded for teams scoring 4 tries or more and to losing teams who lost be 7 points or less.
Division A
Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 2 | New Zealand | 3 | Australia | 4 |  England |
| 8 |  Argentina | 7 |  Romania | 6 |  Wales | 5 |  France |
| 9 |  Ireland | 10 |  Scotland | 11 |  Japan | 12 |  Western Samoa |
Group phase
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- | ||||
| 1. | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 41 | +109 | 2 | 14 |
| 2. | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 33 | +54 | 1 | 13 |
| 3. | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 34 | +149 | 3 | 11 |
| 4. | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 58 | +31 | 3 | 11 |
| 5. | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 43 | +76 | 2 | 10 |
| 6. | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 0 | 8 |
| 7. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 2 | 6 |
| 8. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 87 | -22 | 1 | 5 |
| 9. | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 113 | -57 | 1 | 5 |
| 10. | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 155 | -115 | 1 | 5 |
| 11. | Western Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 70 | -47 | 2 | 2 |
| 12. | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 188 | -162 | 0 | 0 |
Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| Western Samoa | 26 | |||||
| Western Samoa | 12 | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| Scotland | 18 | |||||
| Scotland | 38 | |||||
| Romania | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| Japan | 13 | |||||
| Romania | 13 | |||||
5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| Argentina | 13 | |||||
| Ireland | 20 | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| Wales | 15 | |||||
| Wales | 33 | |||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
1st-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| England | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | 13 | |||||
| 17 April 2006 | ||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| France | 16 | |||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 April 2006 | ||||||
| England | 12 | |||||
| France | 12 | |||||
| 21 April 2006 |
| New Zealand | 13–17 | Australia |
| Try: Sanders (2) 57', 62' Con: Slade (0/2) Pen: Slade (1/2) 27' | Report | Try: Linde 15' c, Turner 18' c Con: Lealiifano (2/2) Drop: A Fainga'a 77' |
| Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai |
Division B
Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia | 2 |  Uruguay | 3 |  Italy | 4 |  Tonga |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 6 |  United States | 5 |  South Korea |
| 9 |  Chile | 10 |  Fiji | 11 |  Russia | 12 |  Namibia |
Group phase
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Points | BP | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | + | - | +/- | ||||
| 1. | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 36 | +93 | 3 | 15 |
| 2. | Tonga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 2 | 14 |
| 3. | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 56 | +118 | 3 | 11 |
| 4. | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 39 | +90 | 2 | 10 |
| 5. | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 25 | +55 | 2 | 10 |
| 6. | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 1 | 9 |
| 7. | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8. | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 1 | 5 |
| 9. | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 0 | 4 |
| 10. | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 100 | -77 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 160 | -129 | 0 | 2 |
| 12. | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 176 | -163 | 0 | 0 |
Knock out phase
9th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Namibia | 51 | |||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||
| Namibia | 57 | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 10 | |||||
| United States | 14 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 15 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| South Korea | 30 | |||||
| United States | 28 | |||||
5th-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Georgia | 33 | |||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| Russia | 8 | |||||
| Georgia | 38 | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 18 | |||||
| Uruguay | 24 | |||||
| Chile | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||
| Chile | 10 | |||||
1st-place play-off
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Fiji | 20 | |||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| Canada | 13 | |||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||
| 16 April 2006 | ||||||
| Tonga | 14 | |||||
| Tonga | 24 | |||||
| Italy | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 April 2006 | ||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||
| Italy | 35 | |||||
Final standings
| Division A | Pos | Division B |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | Fiji * |
| New Zealand | 2 | Tonga |
| England | 3 | Italy |
| France | 4 | Canada |
| Ireland | 5 | Georgia |
| Wales | 6 | Uruguay |
| Argentina | 7 | Chile # |
| South Africa | 8 | Russia # |
| Scotland | 9 | Namibia # |
| Western Samoa | 10 | Chinese Taipei # |
| Japan | 11 | South Korea # |
| Romania * | 12 | United States # |
* Romania was initially demoted to Division B and Fiji promoted to Division A for next World Championship.
# Chile, Russia, Namibia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and USA were relegated from Division B and had to enter regional competitions to qualify for next World Championship.