Tournament details | |
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Host | Italy |
Date | June 10–26, 2011 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runner-up | England |
Third place | Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Top scorer(s) | Gareth Anscombe (84 points) |
Most tries | Arno Botha Charles Piutau Francois Venter (6 tries) |
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The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The winners were New Zealand, who won all the competitions held since the inaugural year in 2008.[1][2]