2010 IRB Junior World Championship

2010 IRB Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host Argentina
Date5 June 2010–
21 June 2010
Teams12
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Top scorer(s) Tyler Bleyendaal (NZL)
Most tries Julian Savea (NZL)
2009 Japan
Italy 2011

The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third 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 competition was contested by 12 men's junior national teams and was held in June 2010 and hosted by Argentina. The competition was won by New Zealand.[1]

  1. ^ "Record-setting Baby Blacks take JWC crown". ESPNscrum. ESPN EMEA. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.