World Rugby U20 Championship 2026 Results 2026

World Rugby U20 Championship 2026

Full Time

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NZL

New Zealand U20

45–15

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ITA

Italy U20

DateJuly 7, 2026

VenueAIA Arena, Kutaisi, Georgia

RFC INTELLIGENCE ENGINE 2.0

Match Intelligence

Verified rugby data, translated into context.

DATA-BACKED

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RFC Verdict

New Zealand U20 defeated Italy U20 by 30 points, 45–15.

Winner	New Zealand U20
Margin	30
Verified score	45–15

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Inside the Numbers

60 total points were scored.

New Zealand U20 scored 75% of the match points.

The total was 8.5 points below the competition average of 68.5.

Total points	60
Margin	30

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Form Guide

New Zealand U20: W L W W W

Italy U20: L W L W L

Window	Latest five completed matches in this competition
Key	W win, D draw, L loss

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Records & Milestones

This matched the closest recorded finish between these teams.

RFC currently has 2 completed meetings between these teams available in this dataset.

Recorded meetings	2
Scope	All synchronized RFC competitions

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Key Battle

New Zealand U20’s attack (36.4 points per match) against Italy U20’s defence (32.2 conceded per match) is the clearest data-backed matchup.

New Zealand U20 points for	36.4
New Zealand U20 points against	22.8
Italy U20 points for	31.4
Italy U20 points against	32.2

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What This Means

New Zealand U20 is now 4-0-1 in this competition.

Italy U20 is now 2-0-3 in this competition.

Scope	Current competition record after this result

RFC

RFC Match Insight

This is the closest meeting between these teams currently available in this dataset.

Definition: Closest meeting
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: New Zealand U20 vs Italy U20
Method: Identifies whether the current result matches the smallest recorded margin.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-21 11:54:04 UTC

Data used

Current Margin	30
Smallest Recorded Margin	30
Meetings	2

RFC currently has 2 completed meetings between New Zealand U20 and Italy U20 available in this dataset.

Definition: Recorded meetings
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: New Zealand U20 vs Italy U20
Method: Counts completed meetings between two teams.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-21 11:54:04 UTC

Data used

Meetings	2
Home Team	New Zealand U20
Away Team	Italy U20

Their recorded meetings average 62.0 combined points.

Definition: Meeting scoring average
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: New Zealand U20 vs Italy U20
Method: Calculates average combined points across recorded meetings.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-21 11:54:04 UTC

Data used

Combined Points	124
Meetings	2
Average	62

RFC Match Centre

Match Details

Full Time

DateJuly 7, 2026Match date

VenueAIA Arena, Kutaisi, GeorgiaMatch venue

StatusFull TimeFinal whistle

The officiating team

Match Officials

4 officials

RefereeKevin BralleyLead match official

Assistant Referee 1Morgan White

Assistant Referee 2Sulkhan Chikhladze

TV Match OfficialPaulo Duarte

1′

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Change Match Status0–0

New Zealand U20

3′

🏉

Try0–5

Giacomo FalchettoItaly U20

9′

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Yellow Card0–5

Simone FardinItaly U20

11′

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Try5–5

Bradley TockerNew Zealand U20

17′

🏉

Try10–5

David LewaiNew Zealand U20

18′

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Conversion12–5

Cohen NorrieNew Zealand U20

23′

🏉

Try12–10

Enoch Opoku GyamfiItaly U20

26′

🏉

Try17–10

Josh FindlayNew Zealand U20

27′

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Conversion19–10

Cohen NorrieNew Zealand U20

29′

🏉

Try24–10

Charlie SintonNew Zealand U20

30′

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Conversion26–10

Logan WilliamsNew Zealand U20

41′

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Change Match Status26–10

New Zealand U20

41′

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Replacement On26–10

Valerio PelliItaly U20

41′

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Replacement Off26–10

Ettore Dinarte PatricioItaly U20

41′

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Replacement On26–10

Emiliano MastropasquaItaly U20

41′

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Replacement Off26–10

Christian BrasiniItaly U20

41′

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Replacement On26–10

Erik MeroiItaly U20

41′

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Replacement Off26–10

Luca TrevisanItaly U20

47′

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Replacement On26–10

Dane JohnstonNew Zealand U20

47′

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Replacement Off26–10

Ethan WebberNew Zealand U20

48′

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Replacement On26–10

Davide SetteItaly U20

48′

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Replacement Off26–10

Simone FardinItaly U20

48′

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Replacement On26–10

Antony Italo MirandaItaly U20

48′

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Replacement Off26–10

Carlo Antonio BianchiItaly U20

54′

🏉

Try31–10

Lautasi EtualeNew Zealand U20

54′

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Replacement On31–10

Kobe BrownleeNew Zealand U20

54′

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Replacement Off31–10

Max FaleNew Zealand U20

56′

🏉

Try36–10

Cohen NorrieNew Zealand U20

57′

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Conversion38–10

Logan WilliamsNew Zealand U20

57′

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Replacement On38–10

James MooreNew Zealand U20

57′

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Replacement Off38–10

Henry StuartNew Zealand U20

57′

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Replacement On38–10

Xavier LeotaNew Zealand U20

57′

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Replacement Off38–10

Josh FindlayNew Zealand U20

58′

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Replacement On38–10

Finn McLeodNew Zealand U20

58′

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Replacement Off38–10

Jake FrostNew Zealand U20

59′

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Replacement On38–10

Micah FaleNew Zealand U20

59′

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Replacement Off38–10

Patrick MaugaNew Zealand U20

61′

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Replacement On38–10

Christian Germano'Italy U20

61′

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Replacement Off38–10

Marco SpreafichiItaly U20

61′

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Replacement On38–10

Nikolaj VarottoItaly U20

61′

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Replacement Off38–10

Mattia AndrettiItaly U20

63′

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Try43–10

Siale PahuluNew Zealand U20

64′

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Conversion45–10

Logan WilliamsNew Zealand U20

64′

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Replacement On45–10

Boston KroneNew Zealand U20

64′

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Replacement Off45–10

Charlie SintonNew Zealand U20

67′

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Replacement On45–10

Edoardo VitaleItaly U20

67′

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Replacement Off45–10

Roberto FastiItaly U20

68′

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Replacement On45–10

Jimmy TaylorNew Zealand U20

68′

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Replacement Off45–10

Cohen NorrieNew Zealand U20

71′

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Try45–15

David LuisatoItaly U20

78′

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Replacement Off45–15

David LuisatoItaly U20

RFC Intelligence · Player Ratings

New Zealand U20 45–15 Italy U20

RFC Player Ratings

Data-informed performance ratings generated from the player-level match data available to RFC Intelligence.

RFC Player of the MatchCohen Norrie9.5New Zealand U20 · Fly Half

Italy U20Top rated · Giacomo Falchetto 8.2

Starting XV

Christian BrasiniProp · 41 min

2 penalty concededs · 6 tackles · 1 scrum penalty losts · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.7.

5.7RFC rating

Ettore Dinarte PatricioHooker · 41 min

2 dominant tackles · 1 clean breaks · 7 tackles · 1 scrum penalty losts. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Luca TrevisanProp · 41 min

2 penalty concededs · 1 scrum penalty losts · 5 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.8.

5.8RFC rating

Simone FardinLock · 37 min

1 yellow cards · 1 handling errors · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.1.

5.1RFC rating

Marco SpreafichiLock · 60 min

11 tackles · 1 handling errors · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Carlo Antonio BianchiFlanker · 48 min

3 handling errors · 3 turnover concededs · 6 tackles · 1 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.6.

5.6RFC rating

Jaheim WilsonFlanker · 80 min

4 defender beatens · 1 turnover wons · 2 handling errors · 2 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.8.

6.8RFC rating

Enoch Opoku GyamfiNumber 8 · 80 min

1 trys · 12 tackles · 5 points · 1 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.8.

7.8RFC rating

Mattia AndrettiScrum Half · 60 min

4 turnover concededs · 3 handling errors · 3 missed tackles · 2 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.2.

5.2RFC rating

Roberto FastiFly Half · 66 min

2 missed tackles · 1 clean breaks · 42 carry metres · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

David LuisatoWing · 78 min

1 trys · 3 turnover concededs · 2 handling errors · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Riccardo CasarinCentre · 80 min

3 penalty concededs · 13 tackles · 1 turnover wons · 2 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Giacomo FalchettoCentre · 80 min

1 trys · 1 try assists · 2 line-break assists · 3 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.2.

8.2RFC rating

Luca De NovellisWing · 80 min

1 turnover wons · 10 tackles · 61 carry metres · 2 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.3.

7.3RFC rating

Pietro CeliFull Back · 80 min

96 carry metres · 2 turnover concededs · 1 line-break assists · 7 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.5.

6.5RFC rating

Replacements

Valerio PelliReplacement · 40 min

6 tackles · 1 turnover concededs · 3 gain-line success · 4 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Emiliano MastropasquaReplacement · 40 min

7 tackles · 1 defender beatens · 1 penalty concededs · 1 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Erik MeroiReplacement · 40 min

1 turnover wons · 6 tackles · 1 penalty concededs · 1 offloads. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Christian Germano'Replacement · 20 min

3 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Antony Italo MirandaReplacement · 32 min

1 dominant tackles · 2 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.2.

6.2RFC rating

Davide SetteReplacement · 32 min

2 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Nikolaj VarottoReplacement · 20 min

1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 1 bad pass · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.8.

5.8RFC rating

Edoardo VitaleReplacement · 14 min

1 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

New Zealand U20Top rated · Cohen Norrie 9.5

Starting XV

Henry StuartProp · 57 min

3 tackles · 2 gain-line success · 3 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Josh FindlayHooker · 57 min

1 trys · 13 lineout wins · 5 points · 2 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.3.

7.3RFC rating

Ethan WebberProp · 46 min

3 missed tackles · 2 gain-line success · 2 tackles · 4 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.8.

5.8RFC rating

Max FaleLock · 53 min

3 gain-line success · 3 maul wins · 4 lineout wins · 3 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Jake FrostLock · 57 min

6 tackles · 1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 3 lineout wins. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Bradley TockerFlanker · 80 min

1 trys · 5 points · 2 penalty concededs · 1 lineout steals. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.3.

7.3RFC rating

Caleb WoodleyFlanker · 80 min

1 try assists · 2 penalty concededs · 1 line-break assists · 7 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.7.

6.7RFC rating

Patrick MaugaNumber 8 · 58 min

3 defender beatens · 1 line-break assists · 7 tackles · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Charlie SintonScrum Half · 63 min

1 trys · 2 try assists · 5 points · 1 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.2.

8.2RFC rating

Cohen NorrieFly Half · 67 min

1 trys · 2 try assists · 6 defender beatens · 3 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 9.5.

9.5RFC rating

Lautasi EtualeWing · 80 min

1 trys · 4 turnover concededs · 4 defender beatens · 2 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.2.

8.2RFC rating

Siale PahuluCentre · 80 min

1 trys · 3 clean breaks · 10 gain-line success · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.5.

7.5RFC rating

David LewaiCentre · 80 min

1 trys · 93 carry metres · 5 points · 2 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.8.

7.8RFC rating

Ollie GuerinWing · 80 min

3 turnover concededs · 2 handling errors · 53 carry metres · 2 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.6.

5.6RFC rating

Logan WilliamsFull Back · 80 min

6 points · 2 handling errors · 2 missed tackles · 2 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Replacements

Xavier LeotaReplacement · 23 min

1 penalty concededs · 2 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

James MooreReplacement · 23 min

1 missed tackles · 3 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Dane JohnstonReplacement · 34 min

1 turnover wons · 1 missed tackles · 4 gain-line success · 1 penalty concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Finn McLeodReplacement · 23 min

3 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 2 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Micah FaleReplacement · 22 min

2 penalty concededs · 1 line-break assists · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Boston KroneReplacement · 17 min

14 carry metres · 1 gain-line success · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Jimmy TaylorReplacement · 13 min

1 missed tackles · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Kobe BrownleeReplacement · 27 min

4 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

How RFC Player Ratings work

Ratings combine the player-level statistics returned for the match, playing time, positive impact, errors, discipline and role-specific contributions. The methodology is versioned so RFC can track how every stored rating was produced. “NR” means there was not enough playing time or evidence for a responsible score.

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

Data used

Data used

Data used

Match Details

Match Officials

New Zealand U20

Starting XV

Replacements

Italy U20

Starting XV

Replacements

Points

Tries

Possession

Territory

Carries

Carry Metres

Clean Breaks

Defenders Beaten

Offloads

Passes

Try Assists

Rucks Beyond Gain Line

Ruck Success

Rucks Won

Rucks Total

Rucks Under 3 Seconds

Rucks 3–6 Seconds

Rucks Over 6 Seconds

Turnovers Won

Scrum Success

Scrums Won

Scrums Total

Lineout Success

Lineouts Won

Lineouts Lost

Mauls Won

Maul Metres

Kicks From Hand

Kick Metres

Goal Kicking

Conversions

Successful Goal Kicks

Kicks to Touch

Kicks Retained

Tackles Made

Missed Tackles

Tackle Success

Dominant Tackles

Turnover Tackles

Penalties Conceded

Yellow Cards

Free Kicks Conceded

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

RFC Player Ratings

Starting XV

Replacements

Starting XV

Replacements

Recent meetings