The 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship was played in the Auvergne region of France throughout June 2006. The final was played between South Africa and France at the Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand, which saw France win 24–13.
Participants
Results
Pool stages
9 June England 34–8 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
9 June Italy 16–75 New Zealand Stade Émile Pons, Riom
9 June Wales 73–25 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
9 June Ireland 8–26 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
9 June Australia 18–14 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
9 June South Africa 20–16 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
13 June Ireland 22–26 Argentina Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
13 June Australia 43–20 Fiji Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
13 June England 14–29 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
13 June South Africa 102–17 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
13 June Wales 3–32 France Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
13 June Italy 10–26 Scotland Stade Darragon, Vichy
17 June Italy 17–43 Fiji Stade Darragon, Vichy
17 June Wales 10–13 Argentina Stade Émile Pons, Riom
17 June Ireland 47–0 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
17 June Australia 21–17 New Zealand Stade Darragon, Vichy
17 June England 31–12 Scotland Stade Émile Pons, Riom
17 June South Africa 14–10 France Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
Results after pool games
Second round
10th v 11th
21 June Fiji 33–12 Italy Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
9th v 12th
21 June Scotland 46–14 Georgia Stade au Complexe du Mas, Issoire
6th v 7th
21 June Argentina 20–42 Ireland Stade Darragon, Vichy
5th v 8th
21 June England 13–11 Wales Stade Darragon, Vichy
Semi-finals
2nd v 3rd
21 June Australia 17–32 France Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
1st v 4th
21 June South Africa 40–23 New Zealand Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Play-offs
11th place play-off
25 June Italy 12–9 Georgia Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
9th place play-off
25 June Fiji 21–19 Scotland Stade Antonin Chastel, Thiers
7th place play-off
25 June Argentina 28–12 Wales Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
5th place play-off
25 June Ireland 8–32 England Stade Couturier, Cournon d'Auvergne
Finals
3rd place play-off
25 June New Zealand 39–36 Australia Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Championship final
25 June South Africa 13–24 France Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
External links
IRB21.com
IRB.com
2006
2006 rugby union tournaments for national teams
International rugby union competitions hosted by France
2005–06 in French rugby union
2006 in youth sport
