The iRB Junior World Championships 2013 are in France during June. The first game kicking-off on the 5th June and the final on the 23rd June.
The pool games have ended and we had some interesting results. England beating the USA by 109-0 and qualifying for the semis. Ireland pushing New Zealand all the way and just falling short, three tries and the losing bonus point. One more try and they would have been in the semi-finals. Wales beating Argentina and so qualifying by right for the semi-finals. So we called five results wrongly and thirteen right.
Here are all the results to date:
Pool Round Results
Pool A
05 Jun South Africa 97-0 USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
05 Jun France 6-30 England Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
09 Jun South Africa 31-24 England Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
09 Jun France 45-3 USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun England 109-0 USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun France 19-26 South Africa Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
Pool B
05 Jun New Zealand 59-6 Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
05 Jun Ireland 19-15 Australia Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
09 Jun Ireland 46-3 Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
09 Jun New Zealand 14-10 Australia Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
13 Jun Australia 46-12 Fiji Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
13 Jun New Zealand 31-26 Ireland Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Pool C
05 Jun Wales 42-3 Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
05 Jun Argentina 44-13 Scotland Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
09 Jun Argentina 28-16 Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
09 Jun Wales 26-21 Scotland Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
13 Jun Wales 25-20 Argentina Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
13 Jun Scotland 36-33 Samoa Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
Everything to play for in all the semis as seeding for next year in New Zealand counts for all those except the main semifinalists who will be top seeds. Samoa and Fiji continue their old rivalry and that is hard to call. Scotland should be way to strong for the USA. Argentina Australia is another tough to call. Ireland France we will go with Ireland then in the main South Africa and new Zealand to meet in the final.
Check out our selections for the semi-finals winners here in Bold:
Fixtures Semis
9th Place Semi Final 18 Jun, 18:00 Samoa v Fiji Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
9th Place Semi Final 18 Jun, 20:15 Scotland v USA Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes
5th Place Semi Final 18 Jun, 18:00 Argentina v Australia Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
5th Place Semi Final 18 Jun, 20:15 Ireland v France Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
Semi Finals 18 Jun, 18:15 South Africa v Wales Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Semi Finals 18 Jun, 20:45 New Zealand v England Stade de la Rabine, Vannes