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About IRB TOSHIBA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
IRB TOSHIBA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is the world prestigious championship for international teams at Under 20 level that integrates former U19 and U21 tournaments and was launched in Wales as the inaugural tournament last year. The IRB ranks this tournament as second important international tournament that is second to the Rugby World Cup (RWC) and the Rugby World Cup Sevens, both held once every four years. The tournament that sixteen teams will participate in and will run about one month will be the biggest international rugby tournament in Japan Rugby history and valuable opportunity to acquire valuable experience for U20 generation players who will be the central generation for the RWC2015.
| Tournament Title | IRB TOSHIBA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009,JAPAN. |
|---|---|
| Tournament Organizer | International Rugby Board (IRB) Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) |
| Co-Organizer | Japan East Rugby Football Union, Kansai Rugby Football Union, Kyushu Rugby Football Union |
| Special Tournament Sponsor | Toshiba Corporation |
| Official Partner | The Yomiuri Shimbun, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
| Official Sponsor | JTB Business World Tokyo Corp. / Shimizu Octo, Inc., Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. |
| Official Supplier | Suntory Beverage & Food Limited |
| Area Partner | < Tokyo > Minato-ku / KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO. INC. |
| Support | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, British Embassy, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, New Zealand Embassy, Australian Embassy, Embassy of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Embassy of Ireland, Embassy of the Argentine Republic, Embassy of Canada, Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Embassy of France, Embassy of Italy and others |
| Schedule | From 5th to 21st of June, 2009 <Pool Phase> 5th, 9th and 13th of Jun <Knock-out Phase> 17th and 21st of Jun |
| Venues | Tokyo : Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground Aichi : Nagoya Municipal Mizuho Park Rugby Ground Osaka : Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Ground Saga : Best Amenity Stadium Fukuoka : Level 5 Stadium |
| Matches | Pool Phase 24 matches, Knock-out Phase 16 matches, 40matches in total |
| Participating Teams | New Zealand (1st), England (2nd), South Africa (3rd), Wales (4th), Australia (5th), France (6th), Samoa (7th), Argentina (8th), Ireland (9th), Scotland (10th), Italy (11th), Canada (12th), Tonga (13th), Fiji (14th), Japan (15th), Uruguay (JWRT 1st) |
| FORMAT | Pool Phase
16 teams have been allocated in 4 pools of 4 teams, and will play each other in respective pool on a round-robin basis. At the conclusion of the pool phase, the teams in a pool are ranked respectively as winner, runner up, third and fourth. The pool allocation has been determined based on the ranking of last year’s tournament as below. <Pool A> Winner, 8th, 9th, Winner of Junior World Trophy 2008* Knock-out Phase Same ranked teams in each pool play at Knock-out Phase and ranking from the tournament winner to the 16th will be determined. |
