2019 U20 Barthés Trophy

The 2019 U20 Barthés Trophy was hosted by Kenya from 4 April–12 May. Kenya won the tournament after beating Namibia 21–18, they also qualified for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy that was held in Brazil.[1][2][3]

2019 U20 Barthés Trophy
Countries Kenya
Number of teams11
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Namibia
Matches played11

Format

The winner was determined by the results of the finals. The winner of Pool B will be promoted to Pool A and the winner of Pool C will be promoted to Pool B in 2020. The winner of Pool A, Kenya, participated in the 2019 Junior World Cup Trophy.

The last group in Pool A will be relegated to Group B, the last group in Group B will be relegated to Pool C and the last class in Group C will be replaced by a new team in 2020.

The ranking and points system for Pool A and B was as follows: The winner of the final of each group was ranked 1st; the loser of the final was ranked 2nd; the winner of the second final was ranked 3rd and the loser of the second final was ranked 4th.

Pool C's ranking and points system differed from Pools A and B. 4 points was awarded for a win + 1 offensive bonus point if the team scores 3 or more tries difference. A draw was 2 points; 0 points for a loss, or 1 point in the case of a defensive bonus if the team loses by 7 points or less.[4]

Results

Pool A
Team P W D L PF PA PD
 Kenya 2 2 0 0 94 18 76
 Namibia 2 1 0 1 63 33 30
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 40 61 -21
 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 16 101 -85
4 April
3:30 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Kenya 73–0  Tunisia
Report
KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nicardo Pinennar
4 April
1:30 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Namibia 45–12  Senegal
Report
KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka
Attendance: 500
Referee: Youness Marfoq
7 April
4:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Namibia 18–21  Kenya
Report
KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Precious Pazani
7 April
2:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Senegal 28–16  Tunisia
Report
KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ignace Ndrikhan

Pool B
Team P W D L PF PA PD
 Madagascar 2 2 0 0 92 25 67
 Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 51 37 14
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 48 32 16
 Morocco 2 0 0 2 6 103 -97
17 April
3:30 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Morocco 0–65  Madagascar
Report
Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Referee: Aymen Jriri
17 April
1:30 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Zimbabwe 26–10  Ivory Coast
Report
Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Referee: Zaid Isaacs
20 April
12:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Zimbabwe 25–27  Madagascar
Report
Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Referee: Heykel Bahroun
20 April
10:00 AM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Ivory Coast 38–6  Morocco
Report
Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Referee: Victor Oduor

Pool C
Team P W D L PF PA PD P
 Zambia 2 2 0 0 69 15 54 9
 Uganda 2 1 0 1 64 14 50 6
 Ghana 2 0 0 2 3 107 -104 0
7 May
5:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Ghana 3–55  Zambia
Report
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala, Uganda
Referee: Nicardo Pinennar
10 May
5:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Uganda 52–0  Ghana
Report
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala, Uganda
Referee: Stéphane Rakotonirainy
12 May
2:00 PM EAT (UTC+03:00)
 Zambia 14–12  Uganda
Report
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala, Uganda
Referee: Talent Gandiwa

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Final Standings
Rank Team
 Kenya
 Namibia
 Senegal
4  Tunisia
5  Madagascar
6  Zimbabwe
7  Ivory Coast
8  Morocco
9  Zambia
10  Uganda
11  Ghana

References
  1. "Kenya qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy 2019". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. "Nairobi braces to host Rugby Barthes U20 Trophy Competition". Michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. "Kenya qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy 2019". www.world.rugby. 2019-04-08. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. "U20 Barthés Trophy – 2019 Season Tournament Manual" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-30.
  5. "U20 Barthés Trophy 2019". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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