18 July, 2019

World Rugby U20 Trophy 2019Day four head-to-head records

SEVENTH PLACE PLAY-OFF

BRAZIL v HONG KONG First meeting in U20 Trophy history

Both teams are still seeking their first victory in the 2019 Trophy Brazil have scored the fewest points (58) but Hong Kong have conceded the most

points (201) in the 2019 competition Brazil are the 24th nation to play in the U20 Trophy Hong Kong have finished eighth in three of their five U20 Trophies (2014-15 and 2017),

seventh in 2016 and sixth in 2018 Hong Kong captain Paul Altier and Sam Tsoi made their test debuts in the Asia Rugby

Championship in June

FIFTH PLACE PLAY-OFF

KENYA v CANADAFirst meeting in U20 Trophy history

Canada captain Will Percillier is the top point scorer with 48 after a national record 32 points against Hong Kong (the overall tournament record is 72 points by USA’s Madison Hughes in 2012)

Percillier made his test debut for Canada in the Americas Rugby Championship 2019 Dominic Coulson is also test-capped, having made his Kenya debut v Uganda in June Canada will record their best finish since losing to Georgia in the 2015 final Kenya finished fourth in their only other U20 Trophy, as hosts in 2009 Kenya scored five tries against Japan, having only scored three in two previous games

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

URUGUAY v TONGA Played 2 – One win each

01/06/2013 – Tonga 35-20 Uruguay24/05/2015 – Uruguay 44-43 Tonga (third place play-off)

Uruguay have won the bronze medal twice, in 2015 and 2017, Tonga once on their debut in 2012

This will be Uruguay’s 40th match in U20 Trophy history – the most by any team It will be Tonga’s 20th match having played only five events to Uruguay’s 10 Uruguay have capped the most U20 Trophy graduates with 64 Uruguay won the inaugural U20 Trophy in 2008 but have not reached a final in their

nine tournaments since

FINAL

JAPAN v PORTUGALPlayed 1 – Japan leads 1-0

10/09/2017 – Japan 14-3 Portugal* (final)* Match abandoned after 65 minutes due to torrential rain and thunderstorms

The 2019 title decider is a repeat of the 2017 final played in Montevideo, Uruguay The winner will replace Scotland in the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2020 Portugal have never played at that level, Japan have in 2008-09, 2015-16 and 2018 This is Japan’s sixth U20 Trophy final and Portugal’s second 22 of the 26 players in Portugal’s 2017 squad are now capped at test level Japan captain Shota Fukui played on the wing in 2017 but is playing as a

flanker/number eight in 2019 – no player has won two U20 Trophy titles Portugal’s Raffaele Storti is the top try-scorer with seven – the U20 Trophy record is

nine by Samoa’s Robert Lilomaiava in 2011 Portugal’s Jerónimo Portela is the second highest point-scorer with 44. His father

Miguel played for Portugal at Rugby World Cup 2007