2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 England
|
| Date | 7–25 June 2016 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
England
|
| Runner-up |
 Ireland
|
| Third place |
 Argentina
|
| Fourth place |
 South Africa
|
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The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. A total of twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester.New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England.
The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship:
The following officials oversaw the thirty matches:
The fixtures were released in December 2015.
All times are in British Summer Time (UTC+01)
Points were awarded in the Pool Stage via the standard points system:
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams were level on points, the following tiebreakers were applied:
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